Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits

18.  Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans.

	Pension Plans												Postretirement Benefit Plans
	Third Quarter Ended						Year-to-Date Ended						Third Quarter Ended					Year-to-Date Ended
	September 30,			September 24,			September 30,			September 24,			September 30,			September 24,		September 30,			September 24,
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010		2011			2010
	(in millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	24		$	24		$	80		$	73		$	1		$	—	$	4		$	3
Interest cost		32			32			96			92			3			2		8			8
Expected return on plan assets		(34	)		(28	)		(104	)		(84	)		(1	)		—		(2	)		(1	)
Amortization of prior service costs (credits)		—			1			—			3			—			—		(2	)		(2	)
Amortization of net losses (gains)		11			11			38			30			(1	)		—		—			—
Curtailment gains		(2	)		—			—			—			—			—		—			(2	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	31		$	40		$	110		$	114		$	2		$	2	$	8		$	6

Contributions. For the year ending December 31, 2011, the Company currently expects to contribute cash of approximately $176 million to its pension plans, and approximately $13 million to its postretirement benefit plans. The Company contributed cash of $148 million to its pension plans and $8 million to its postretirement benefit plans during the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2011.