EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

Information about the net periodic benefit cost for our company-sponsored pension and postretirement benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 is as follows (in millions):


	U.S. Pension Benefits				U.S. Postretirement Medical Benefits				International Pension Benefits
	2020		2019		2020		2019		2020		2019
Three Months Ended September 30:
Service cost	$	463	$	360	$	7	$	6	$	17	$	15
Interest cost	495		516		23		27		10		12
Expected return on assets	(887)		(782)		(2)		(2)		(22)		(19)


Amortization of prior service cost	55		55		1		2		—		—



Net periodic benefit cost	$	126	$	149	$	29	$	33	$	5	$	8

	U.S. Pension Benefits				U.S. Postretirement Medical Benefits				International Pension Benefits
	2020		2019		2020		2019		2020		2019
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Service cost	$	1,390	$	1,079	$	22	$	18	$	50	$	43
Interest cost	1,483		1,550		68		81		30		35
Expected return on assets	(2,662)		(2,347)		(6)		(6)		(64)		(57)


Amortization of prior service cost	164		164		5		5		1		1



Net periodic benefit cost	$	375	$	446	$	89	$	98	$	17	$	22