Pension and Postretirement Benefits

The company sponsors certain defined benefit pension plans and postretirement benefit plans for employees. Components of benefit expense were as follows:



	Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
	Pension						Postretirement				Pension						Postretirement
	April 27, 2014			April 28, 2013			April 27, 2014		April 28, 2013		April 27, 2014			April 28, 2013			April 27, 2014			April 28, 2013
Service cost	$	11		$	15		$	1	$	1	$	32		$	43		$	2		$	3
Interest cost	29			27			4		3		87			81			13			11
Expected return on plan assets	(44		)	(44		)	—		—		(133		)	(133		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	(1		)	—			—		—		(1		)	(1		)	(1		)	(1		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	20			27			2		4		58			81			9			11
Curtailment loss	—			—			—		—		—			3			—			—
Settlement charge	18			—			—		—		18			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit expense	$	33		$	25		$	7	$	8	$	61		$	74		$	23		$	24

The settlement charge of $18 in 2014 was associated with a U.S. pension plan. The settlement resulted from the level of lump sum distributions from the plan's assets in 2014, primarily due to the closure of the facility in Sacramento, California.

The curtailment loss of $3 in 2013 related to the closure of the plant in Mexico and was included in the Restructuring charges. See also Note 8.

A contribution of $35 was made to U.S. pension plans and contributions of $10 were made to non-U.S. pension plans during the nine-month period ended April 27, 2014. Additional contributions to U.S. pension plans are not expected this year. Contributions to non-U.S. pension plans are expected to be approximately $1 during the remainder of the year.