Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
(In millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	14		$	12		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	16			16			3			4
Expected return on plan assets	(17		)	(14		)	—			—
Amortization:
– prior service cost (credit)	2			2			(2		)	(2		)
– actuarial loss	9			12			—			—
Net settlement loss(a)	15			34			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	39		$	62		$	2		$	3

	Nine months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
(In millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	42		$	37		$	3		$	3
Interest cost	47			48			9			11
Expected return on plan assets	(50		)	(46		)	—			—
Amortization:
– prior service cost (credit)	5			6			(5		)	(5		)
– actuarial loss	38			37			—			—
Net settlement loss(a)	32			34			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	114		$	116		$	7		$	9

(a) Settlements are recognized as they occur, once it is probable that lump sum payments from a plan for a given year will exceed the plan's total service and interest cost for that year. Such settlements were recorded for our U.S. plans in the second and third quarters of 2013 and the third quarter of 2012.