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Benefit Obligations
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Benefit Obligations
Benefit Obligations
Pension Obligations 
The Company sponsors defined benefit pension plans in North America, Europe and Asia. Independent trusts or insurance companies administer the majority of these plans. Pension obligations are established for benefits payable in the form of retirement, disability and surviving dependent pensions. The commitments result from participation in defined contribution and defined benefit plans, primarily in the US. Benefits are dependent on years of service and the employee's compensation. Supplemental retirement benefits provided to certain employees are nonqualified for US tax purposes. Separate nonqualified trusts have been established for certain US nonqualified plan obligations. Pension costs under the Company's retirement plans are actuarially determined.
In October 2014, the Company offered a limited-time, voluntary program to certain participants of the Company's US qualified defined benefit pension plan with a vested benefit who terminated from the Company on or before May 31, 2014. The limited-time opportunity ended in November 2014 and included an offer of a single lump sum payment in December 2014 or to begin monthly annuity payments, regardless of age, or to continue to defer benefits until retirement age. If an election was not made by the eligible participant, the participant will begin receiving payments when otherwise eligible under the terms of the US qualified defined benefit pension plan.
Effective June 2014, the Company's US qualified defined benefit plan was amended and benefits offered to all current union participants of the Cash Balance Plan (hired on or after January 1, 2001) at the Company's Narrows, Virginia facility have been frozen and the US qualified defined benefit plan was closed to future union participants at the facility. Accumulated benefits earned and service rendered through May 2014 under the Plan provisions for the Cash Balance Plan Participants will continue to be considered for purposes of determining retirement benefits. Effective May 2014, the Company's US qualified defined benefit plan was amended and benefits offered to all current union participants of the Flat Rate Plan at the Company's Narrows, Virginia facility have been frozen and the US qualified defined benefit plan was closed to future union participants at the facility. Accumulated benefits earned and service rendered through December 2014 under the Plan provisions for the Flat Rate Plan Participants will continue to be considered for purposes of determining retirement benefits and eligibility for early retirement. These actions did not result in a curtailment gain or loss as the projected benefit obligation does not rely on salary assumptions.
Effective December 2013, benefits offered to all US non-union eligible employees in the Company's US qualified defined benefit pension plan have been frozen and the US qualified defined benefit pension plan was closed to new participants. Accumulated benefits earned and service rendered through December 31, 2013 under the US qualified defined benefit pension plan provisions will continue to be considered for purposes of determining retirement benefits and eligibility for early retirement.
The Company participates in a multiemployer defined benefit plan and a multiemployer defined contribution plan in Germany covering certain employees. The Company's contributions to the multiemployer defined benefit plan are based on specified percentages of employee contributions as outlined in a works council agreement, covering all German entity employees hired prior to January 1, 2012. As of January 1, 2012, the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan described above was closed to new employees. Qualifying employees hired in Germany after December 31, 2011 are covered by a multiemployer defined contribution plan. The Company's contributions to the multiemployer defined contribution plan are based on specified percentages of employee contributions, similar to the multiemployer defined benefit plan, but at a lower rate.
Statutory regulations and the works council agreement require the contributions to fully fund the multiemployer plans. The risks of participating in the multiemployer plans are different from single-employer plans in the following aspects:
•
Assets contributed to the multiemployer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.
•
If a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, any underfunding may be borne by the remaining participants, especially since regulations strictly enforce funding requirements.
•
If the Company chooses to stop participating in the multiemployer plan, the Company may be required to pay the plan an amount based on the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as the withdrawal liability.
Based on the 2017 unaudited and 2016 audited multiemployer defined benefit plan's financial statements, the plan is 100% funded in 2017, 2016 and 2015. The number of employees covered by the Company's multiemployer defined benefit plan remained relatively stable year over year from 2015 to 2017, resulting in minimal changes to employer contributions. Participation in the German multiemployer defined benefit plan is not considered individually significant to the Company.
Contributions made by the Company to the German multiemployer plan are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(In $ millions)
Multiemployer defined benefit plan
7

 
7

 
6


Other Postretirement Obligations
Certain retired employees receive postretirement health care and life insurance benefits under plans sponsored by the Company, which has the right to modify or terminate these plans at any time. The cost for coverage is shared between the Company and the retiree. The cost of providing retiree health care and life insurance benefits is actuarially determined and accrued over the service period of the active employee group. The Company's policy is to fund benefits as claims and premiums are paid. The US postretirement health care plan was closed to new participants effective January 1, 2006.
Postemployment Obligations
The Company provides benefits to certain employees after employment but prior to retirement, including severance and disability-related benefits offered pursuant to ongoing benefit arrangements. The cost of providing postemployment benefits is actuarially determined and recorded when the obligation is probable of occurring and can be reasonably estimated.
Postemployment obligations are as follows:
 
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In $ millions)
Postemployment benefits
8

 
9


Defined Contribution Plans
The Company sponsors various defined contribution plans in North America, Europe and Asia covering certain employees. Employees may contribute to these plans and the Company will match these contributions in varying amounts. The Company's matching contribution to the defined contribution plans are based on specified percentages of employee contributions.
Beginning in 2014, the Company took the following actions as it relates to the US defined contribution plan:
•
Increased its employer match for those employees participating in the US defined contribution plan;
•
Added an annual retirement contribution for US employees who are employed as of December 31st each year (or have died during that year), regardless of whether the employee contributes to the US defined contribution plan; and
•
For certain eligible US employees, provides an incremental retirement contribution through 2017, based on years of service and specified percentages of eligible compensation.
The amount of costs recognized for the Company's defined contribution plans are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(In $ millions)
Defined contribution plans
40

 
43

 
44


Summarized information on the Company's pension and postretirement benefit plans is as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
As of December 31,
 
Postretirement Benefits
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In $ millions)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation as of beginning of period
3,610

 
3,635

 
67

 
66

Service cost
9

 
8

 
1

 
—

Interest cost
107

 
113

 
1

 
2

Participant contributions
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Plan amendments
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Net actuarial (gain) loss(1)
151

 
102

 
(2
)
 
3

Divestitures
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Settlements
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

Benefits paid
(233
)
 
(232
)
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Federal subsidy on Medicare Part D
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Curtailments
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Special termination benefits
1

 
3

 
—

 
—

Exchange rate changes
69

 
(18
)
 
3

 
—

Other(2)
15

 
—

 
—

 
—

Projected benefit obligation as of end of period
3,728

 
3,610

 
66

 
67

Change in Plan Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets as of beginning of period
2,784

 
2,508

 
—

 
—

Actual return on plan assets
302

 
177

 
—

 
—

Employer contributions
359

 
346

 
4

 
4

Participant contributions
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Settlements
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

Benefits paid(3)
(233
)
 
(232
)
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Exchange rate changes
40

 
(14
)
 
—

 
—

Fair value of plan assets as of end of period
3,251

 
2,784

 
—

 
—

Funded status as of end of period
(477
)
 
(826
)
 
(66
)
 
(67
)
Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Consist of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Other assets
64

 
22

 
—

 
—

Current Other liabilities
(24
)
 
(25
)
 
(5
)
 
(5
)
Benefit obligations
(517
)
 
(823
)
 
(61
)
 
(62
)
Net amount recognized
(477
)
 
(826
)
 
(66
)
 
(67
)
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Consist of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net actuarial (gain) loss(4)
9

 
18

 
—

 
—

Prior service (benefit) cost
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
1

 
(1
)
Net amount recognized(5)
8

 
17

 
1

 
(1
)
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(1) 
Primarily relates to change in discount rates.
(2) 
Primarily relates to the acquisition of Nilit (Note 4).
(3) 
Includes benefit payments to nonqualified pension plans of $22 million and $22 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(4) 
Relates to the pension plans of the Company's equity method investments.
(5) 
Amount shown net of an income tax benefit of $6 million and $4 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, in the consolidated statements of equity (Note 17).
The percentage of US and international projected benefit obligation at the end of the period is as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
As of December 31,
 
Postretirement Benefits
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In percentages)
US plans
83
 
85
 
54
 
57
International plans
17
 
15
 
46
 
43
 Total
100
 
100
 
100
 
100

The percentage of US and international fair value of plan assets at the end of the period is as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In percentages)
US plans
88
 
88
International plans
12
 
12
Total
100
 
100

Pension plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets are as follows:
 
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In $ millions)
Projected benefit obligation
882

 
3,559

Fair value of plan assets
341

 
2,711


Pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets are as follows:
 
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In $ millions)
Accumulated benefit obligation
861

 
3,538

Fair value of plan assets
338

 
2,708


The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans is as follows:
 
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In $ millions)
Accumulated benefit obligation
3,710

 
3,591


Beginning in 2016, the Company adopted a full yield curve approach to estimate the service and interest cost components of net periodic benefit cost (Note 2). The Company's adoption of the full yield curve approach reduced 2016 service and interest cost by $29 million as compared to the previous single weighted average discount rate method.
The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
Year Ended December 31,
 
Postretirement Benefits
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(In $ millions)
Service cost
9

 
8

 
12

 
1

 
—

 
1

Interest cost
107

 
113

 
139

 
1

 
2

 
3

Expected return on plan assets
(198
)
 
(177
)
 
(209
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of prior service cost / (credit)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
—

Recognized actuarial (gain) loss
48

 
101

 
134

 
(2
)
 
2

 
(7
)
Curtailment (gain) loss
—

 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Settlement (gain) loss
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Special termination benefit
1

 
3

 
2

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
(33
)
 
48

 
75

 
(1
)
 
1

 
(3
)

Amortization of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net into net periodic benefit cost in 2018 is expected to be as follows:
 
Pension
Benefits
 
Postretirement
Benefits
 
(In $ millions)
Prior service cost
—

 
—


The Company maintains nonqualified pension plans funded with nonqualified trusts for certain US employees as follows:
 
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In $ millions)
Nonqualified Trust Assets
 
 
 
Marketable securities, at fair value
32

 
30

Noncurrent Other assets, consisting of insurance contracts
42

 
49

Nonqualified Pension Obligations
 
 
 
Current Other liabilities
22

 
22

Benefit obligations
237

 
241


Expense relating to the nonqualified pension plans included in net periodic benefit cost, excluding returns on the assets held by the nonqualified trusts, is as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
(In $ millions)
 
Total
18

 
18

 
—

(1) 
______________________________
(1) 
Actuarial gain offset interest cost.
Valuation
The principal weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation are as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
As of December 31,
 
Postretirement Benefits
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In percentages)
Discount Rate Obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US plans
3.5
 
3.9
 
3.4
 
3.8
International plans
2.1
 
2.1
 
3.2
 
3.3
Combined
3.3
 
3.7
 
3.2
 
3.4
Rate of Compensation Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US plans
N/A
 
N/A
 
 
 
 
International plans
2.8
 
2.8
 
 
 
 
Combined
2.8
 
2.8
 
 
 
 
The principal weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
Year Ended December 31,
 
Postretirement Benefits
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(In percentages)
Discount Rate Obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US plans
3.9
 
4.2
 
3.9
 
3.8
 
4.0
 
3.7
International plans
2.1
 
2.6
 
2.4
 
3.3
 
3.6
 
3.5
Combined
3.7
 
4.0
 
3.7
 
3.4
 
3.9
 
3.6
Discount Rate Service Cost(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

US plans
1.2
 
4.5
 
3.9
 
4.0
 
4.2
 
3.7
International plans
2.5
 
3.1
 
2.4
 
3.4
 
3.8
 
3.5
Combined
2.5
 
3.1
 
3.7
 
2.9
 
3.8
 
3.6
Discount Rate Interest Cost(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

US plans
3.3
 
3.4
 
3.9
 
3.1
 
3.1
 
3.7
International plans
1.7
 
2.2
 
2.4
 
2.9
 
3.1
 
3.5
Combined
3.1
 
3.2
 
3.7
 
2.9
 
3.1
 
3.6
Expected Return on Plan Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US plans
7.5
 
7.5
 
8.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
International plans
5.9
 
6.1
 
6.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combined
7.3
 
7.3
 
7.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rate of Compensation Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US plans
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
International plans
2.8
 
2.7
 
2.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combined
2.8
 
2.7
 
2.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(1) 
Beginning in 2016, weighted-average discount rates reflect the adoption of the full yield curve approach.
The Company's health care cost trend assumptions for US postretirement medical plan's net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
 
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(In percentages, except year)
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year
9.0
 
9.5
 
10.0
Health care cost trend ultimate rate
5.0
 
5.0
 
5.0
Health care cost trend ultimate rate year
2026
 
2026
 
2026

Assumed health care cost trend rates for US postretirement medical plans have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plans.
The impact of a one percentage point change in the assumed health care cost trend is as follows:
 
Trend Rate Change
 
Decreases 1%
 
Increases 1%
 
(In $ millions)
Postretirement obligations
2

 
2

Service and interest cost
—

 
—


Plan Assets
The weighted average target asset allocations for the Company's pension plans in 2017 are as follows:
 
US
Plans
 
International
Plans
 
(In percentages)
Bonds - domestic to plans
75
 
59
Equities - domestic to plans
8
 
16
Equities - international to plans
7
 
—
Other
10
 
25
Total
100
 
100

On average, the actual return on the US qualified defined pension plans' assets over the long-term (20 years) has exceeded the expected long-term rate of asset return assumption. The US qualified defined benefit plans' actual return on assets for the year ended December 31, 2017 was 11.4% versus an expected long-term rate of asset return assumption of 7.5%. The expected long-term rate of asset return assumption used to determine 2018 net periodic benefit cost is 6.8% for the US qualified defined benefit plans.
The Company's defined benefit plan assets are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (Note 2) as follows:
Cash and Cash Equivalents: Foreign and domestic currencies as well as short term securities are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value.
Equity securities, treasuries and corporate debt: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market in which the individual securities are traded. Automated quotes are provided by multiple pricing services and validated by the plan custodian. These securities are traded on exchanges as well as in the over the counter market.
Registered Investment Companies: Composed of various mutual funds and other investment companies whose diversified portfolio is comprised of foreign and domestic equities, fixed income securities, and short-term investments. Investments are valued at the net asset value of units held by the plan at year-end.
Common/Collective Trusts: Composed of various funds whose diversified portfolio is comprised of foreign and domestic equities, fixed income securities, and short-term investments. Investments are valued at the net asset value of units held by the plan at year-end.
Derivatives: Derivative financial instruments are valued in the market using discounted cash flow techniques. These techniques incorporate Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurement inputs such as interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. These market inputs are utilized in the discounted cash flow calculation considering the instrument's term, notional amount, discount rate and credit risk. Significant inputs to the derivative valuation for interest rate swaps, foreign currency forwards and swaps, and options are observable in the active markets and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value measurement hierarchy.
Mortgage backed securities: Fair value is estimated based on valuations obtained from third-party pricing services for identical or comparable assets. Mortgage Backed Securities are traded in the over the counter broker/dealer market.
Insurance contracts: Valued at contributions made, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses, which approximates fair value.
Short-term investment funds: Composed of various funds whose portfolio is comprised of foreign and domestic currencies as well as short-term securities. Investments are valued at the net asset value of units held by the plan at year-end.
Other: Composed of real estate investment trust common stock valued at closing price as reported on the active market in which the individual securities are traded.
 
Fair Value Measurement
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Total
 
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In $ millions)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
5

 
2

 
—

 
—

 
5

 
2

Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
—

 
—

 
8

 
2

 
8

 
2

Equity securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US companies
—

 
260

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
260

International companies
72

 
345

 
—

 
—

 
72

 
345

Fixed income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate debt
—

 
—

 
776

 
798

 
776

 
798

Treasuries, other debt
48

 
37

 
1,411

 
793

 
1,459

 
830

Mortgage backed securities
—

 
—

 
7

 
7

 
7

 
7

Insurance contracts
—

 
—

 
36

 
31

 
36

 
31

Other
4

 
24

 
1

 
—

 
5

 
24

Total investments, at fair value(1)
129

 
668

 
2,239

 
1,631

 
2,368

 
2,299

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
—

 
—

 
7

 
2

 
7

 
2

Other
—

 
—

 
—

 
1

 
—

 
1

Total liabilities
—

 
—

 
7

 
3

 
7

 
3

Total net assets(2)
129

 
668

 
2,232

 
1,628

 
2,361

 
2,296

______________________________
(1) 
In accordance with ASU 2015-07 (Note 2), certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. Total investments, at fair value, for the year ended December 31, 2017 excludes investments in common/collective trusts, registered investment companies and short-term investment funds with fair values of $727 million, $60 million and $96 million, respectively. Total investments, at fair value, for the year ended December 31, 2016 excludes investments in common/collective trusts, registered investment companies and short-term investment funds with fair values of $195 million, $134 million and $149 million, respectively.
(2) 
Total net assets excludes non-financial plan receivables and payables of $25 million and $18 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2017 and $20 million and $10 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2016. Non-financial items include due to/from broker, interest receivables and accrued expenses.
Benefit obligation funding is as follows:
 
Total
Expected
2018
 
(In $ millions)
Cash contributions to defined benefit pension plans
23

Benefit payments to nonqualified pension plans
21

Benefit payments to other postretirement benefit plans
5


The Company's estimates of its US defined benefit pension plan contributions reflect the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
Pension and postretirement benefits expected to be paid are as follows:
 
Pension
Benefit
Payments(1)
 
Company Portion
of Postretirement
Benefit Cost(2)
 
(In $ millions)
2018
235

 
5

2019
233

 
5

2020
231

 
4

2021
227

 
4

2022
224

 
4

2023-2027
1,090

 
18

______________________________
(1) 
Payments are expected to be made primarily from plan assets.
(2) 
Payments are expected to be made primarily from Company assets.