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Employee Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Funded Status of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

The funded status of the pension and other postretirement benefit plans at December 31, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

 

     Pension
Benefits
     Other
Postretirement
Benefits
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  
     (in millions)  

Benefit obligation, beginning of year

   $ 2,494       $ 2,114       $ 454       $ 392   

Service cost

     88         79         12         11   

Interest cost

     124         120         20         22   

Actuarial loss (gain)

     256         256         (4      40   

Benefits paid

     (74      (75      (12      (11

Foreign currency translation effect

     6                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Benefit obligation, end of year

     2,894         2,494         470         454   

Plan assets at fair value

     2,305         2,001         96         73   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Funded status at end of year, included in other liabilities

   $ 589       $ 493       $ 374       $ 381   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Cost Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Net actuarial loss and prior service cost included in accumulated other comprehensive income that were not yet recognized as components of net benefit costs at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

 

     Pension
Benefits
       Other
Postretirement
Benefits
 
     2012        2011        2012        2011  
     (in millions)  

Net actuarial loss

   $ 989         $ 928         $ 108         $ 122   

Prior service cost

     18           20                       
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,007         $ 948         $ 108         $ 122   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations

The weighted average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations were as follows:

 

     Pension Benefits     Other
Postretirement
Benefits
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Discount rate

     4.4     5.0     4.4     5.0

Rate of compensation increase

     4.5        4.5                 
Components of Net Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs Reflected in Net Income

The components of net pension and other postretirement benefit costs reflected in net income and other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

     Pension Benefits     Other
Postretirement Benefits
 
     2012     2011     2010     2012     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Costs reflected in net income

            

Service cost

   $ 88      $ 79      $ 75      $ 12      $ 11      $ 11   

Interest cost

     124        120        112        20        22        21   

Expected return on plan assets

     (155     (140     (131     (6     (5     (4

Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost and other

     80        68        64        3        3        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 137      $ 127      $ 120      $ 29      $ 31      $ 30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
     Pension Benefits     Other
Postretirement Benefits
 
     2012     2011     2010     2012     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Costs reflected in net income

            

Service cost

   $ 88      $ 79      $ 75      $ 12      $ 11      $ 11   

Interest cost

     124        120        112        20        22        21   

Expected return on plan assets

     (155     (140     (131     (6     (5     (4

Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost and other

     80        68        64        3        3        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 137      $ 127      $ 120      $ 29      $ 31      $ 30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income

            

Net actuarial loss (gain)

   $ 139      $ 355      $ 16      $ (11   $ 45      $ 30   

Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost and other

     (80     (68     (64     (3     (3     (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 59      $ 287      $ (48   $ (14   $ 42      $ 28   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs

The weighted average assumptions used to determine net pension and other postretirement benefit costs were as follows:

 

     Pension Benefits      Other
Postretirement Benefits
 
     2012      2011      2010      2012      2011      2010  

Discount rate

     5.0%         5.75%         6.0%         5.0%         5.75%         6.0%   

Rate of compensation increase

     4.5            4.5             4.5            —            —            —      

Expected long term rate of return on plan assets

     7.75          7.75            8.0            7.75            7.75            8.0      
Weighted Average Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumptions

The weighted average health care cost trend rate assumptions used to measure the expected cost of medical benefits were as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2012     2011  

Health care cost trend rate for next year

     7.9     8.1

Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)

     4.5        4.5   

Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate

     2028        2028   
Fair Values of Pension Plan Assets

The fair values of the pension plan assets were as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2012        2011  
     (in millions)  

Short term investments

   $ 33         $ 45   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fixed maturities

       

U.S. government and government agency and authority obligations

     239           207   

Corporate bonds

     321           290   

Foreign government and government agency obligations

     80           62   

Mortgage-backed securities

     174           176   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     814           735   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Equity securities

     1,404           1,174   

Other assets

     54           47   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 2,305         $ 2,001   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Estimated Benefits Expected to be Paid

The estimated benefits expected to be paid in each of the next five years and in the aggregate for the following five years are as follows:

 

Years Ending December 31

   Pension
Benefits
       Other
Postretirement
Benefits
 
     (in millions)  

2013

   $ 93         $ 14   

2014

     101           15   

2015

     136           17   

2016

     114           18   

2017

     123           20   

2018-2022

     771           124