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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
The following table shows the components of the net cost of pension and other postretirement benefits recognized for our U.S. benefit plans. Information about similar international plans is not presented due to immateriality.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
January 31,
 
January 31,
(Dollars in millions)
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
Pension Benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
6

 
$
6

 
$
18

 
$
18

Interest cost
9

 
8

 
26

 
24

Expected return on plan assets
(12
)
 
(12
)
 
(35
)
 
(35
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (credit)

 

 
1

 
1

Net actuarial loss
5

 
5

 
15

 
14

Settlement charge
13

 

 
13

 

Net cost
$
21

 
$
7

 
$
38

 
$
22

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Postretirement Benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$

 
$

 
$
1

 
$
1

Interest cost
1

 
1

 
1

 
1

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Net cost
$

 
$

 
$

 
$