Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

Net periodic (benefit) cost included in “General and administrative expenses” includes the following components:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	2020			2019			2020			2019
	(in millions)
Components of net periodic (benefit) cost:
Service cost	$	80		$	73		$	6		$	6
Interest cost	108			123			16			19
Expected return on plan assets	(201		)	(204		)	(25		)	(24		)
Amortization of prior service cost	(1		)	(1		)	2			1
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net	65			54			4			6
Settlements	0			0			0			0
Special termination benefits(1)	2			0			0			0
Net periodic (benefit) cost	$	53		$	45		$	3		$	8

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(1) For 2020 certain employees were provided special termination benefits under non-qualified plans in the form of unreduced early retirement benefits as a result of their involuntary termination or participation in the Voluntary Separation Program that was offered to eligible U.S.-based employees in 2019.