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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2013
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of summary of participants
The Company engages independent, external actuaries to compute the amounts of liabilities and expenses related to these plans subject to the assumptions that the Company selects. In order to perform this valuation, the actuaries are provided with the details of the population covered at the beginning of the year, summarized in the table below, and projects that population forward to the end of the year.
NOTE 8.  Employee Benefit Plans, continued

 
Summary of Participants as of
 
January 1, 2013
 
Pension Plans
 
Post-retirement Medical Plan
Active Employees
5,153

 
2,176

Retirees and Beneficiaries
11,569

 
12,277

Other(a)
5,715

 
112

Total
22,437

 
14,565


(a) For pension plans, the other category consists mostly of terminated but vested former employees.  For post-retirement plans, the other category consists of employees on long-term disability that have not yet retired.
Schedule of future expected benefit payments
Future expected benefit payments are as follows:
 
Expected Cash Flows
(Dollars in Millions)
Pension Benefits
 
Post-retirement Benefits
2014
$
167

 
$
38

2015
171

 
36

2016
173

 
34

2017
176

 
32

2018
179

 
31

2019-2023
910

 
126

Total
$
1,776

 
$
297

Schedule of allocation of plan assets
The distribution of pension plan assets as of the measurement date is shown in the table below, and these assets are netted against the pension liabilities on the balance sheet.

 
December 2013
 
December 2012
 
 
 
Percent of
 
 
 
Percent of
(Dollars in Millions)
Amount
 
Total Assets
 
Amount
 
Total Assets
Equity
$
1,619

 
65
%
 
$
1,408

 
61
%
Fixed Income
795

 
32

 
829

 
36

Cash and Cash Equivalents
86

 
3

 
57

 
3

Total
$
2,500

 
100
%
 
$
2,294

 
100
%
Schedule of changes in benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets
Changes in benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets for the 2013 and 2012 calendar plan years are as follows:

 
Pension Benefits
 
Post-retirement Benefits
 
Plan Year
 
Plan Year
 
Plan Year
 
Plan Year
(Dollars in Millions)
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Actuarial Present Value of Benefit Obligation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated Benefit Obligation
$
2,538

 
$
2,806

 
N/A

 
N/A

Projected Benefit Obligation
2,679

 
2,954

 
$
350

 
$
415

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Projected Benefit Obligation at Beginning of Plan Year
$
2,954

 
$
2,668

 
$
415

 
$
388

Service Cost
49

 
44

 
3

 
4

Interest Cost
108

 
123

 
13

 
16

Plan Participants' Contributions

 

 
8

 
8

Plan Amendments

 

 

 
(1
)
Actuarial (Gain) Loss
(275
)
 
274

 
(49
)
 
43

Benefits Paid
(157
)
 
(155
)
 
(40
)
 
(43
)
Benefit Obligation at End of Plan Year
$
2,679

 
$
2,954

 
$
350

 
$
415

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in Plan Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Fair Value of Plan Assets at Beginning of Plan Year
$
2,294

 
$
1,850

 
$

 
$

Actual Return on Plan Assets
350

 
311

 

 

Qualified Employer Contributions

 
275

 

 

Non-qualified Employer Contributions
13

 
13

 
32

 
35

Plan Participants' Contributions

 

 
8

 
8

Benefits Paid
(157
)
 
(155
)
 
(40
)
 
(43
)
Fair Value of Plan Assets at End of Plan Year
2,500

 
2,294

 

 

Funded Status at End of Plan Year
$
(179
)
 
$
(660
)
 
$
(350
)
 
$
(415
)
Schedule of amount recognized in balance sheet
Amounts related to pension and post-retirement benefits recorded in other long-term assets, labor and fringe benefits payable and other long-term liabilities on the balance sheet are as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
 
Post-retirement Benefits
 
December
 
December
 
December
 
December
(Dollars in Millions)
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Amounts Recorded in Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term Assets (a)
$
44

 
$
3

 
$

 
$

Current Liabilities
(14
)
 
(15
)
 
(38
)
 
(41
)
Long-term Liabilities
(209
)
 
(648
)
 
(312
)
 
(374
)
Net Amount Recognized in
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Consolidated Balance Sheet
$
(179
)
 
$
(660
)
 
$
(350
)
 
$
(415
)


(a)
Long-term assets relate to two of the qualified pension plans whose assets exceed projected benefit obligations.

Benefit obligations in excess of plan assets
At December 2013, the status of CSX plans only with a net liability is disclosed below. The total fair value of all plans as of December 2013 was $2.5 billion, which includes the qualified pension plans with net assets.

 
Aggregate
Aggregate
(Dollars in Millions)
Fair Value
Projected
Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets
of Plan Assets
Benefit Obligation
Projected Benefit Obligation
$
69

$
(292
)
Accumulated Benefit Obligation
69

(280
)
Schedule of net benefit expense
The following table describes the components of expense/(income) related to net benefit expense recorded in labor and fringe on the income statement.
 
Pension Benefits
Fiscal Years
 
Post-retirement Benefits
Fiscal Years
(Dollars in Millions)
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Service Cost
$
49

 
$
44

 
$
40

 
$
3

 
$
4

 
$
2

Interest Cost
108

 
123

 
121

 
13

 
16

 
11

Expected Return on Plan Assets
(162
)
 
(166
)
 
(157
)
 

 

 

Amortization of Net Loss
100

 
82

 
71

 
14

 
9

 
7

Amortization of Prior Service Cost

 

 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Net Periodic Benefit Expense
95

 
83

 
75

 
29

 
28

 
19

Settlement Gain(a)
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 

 

 

Total Expense
$
93

 
$
81

 
$
73

 
$
29

 
$
28

 
$
19


(a)
Settlement gains were recognized as one of the pension plan's lump-sum payments exceeded the sum of the service cost and interest cost recognized.  The gain is the recognition of a portion of its accumulated other comprehensive income related to that plan
Schedule of pre-tax change in other comprehensive loss (income)
The following table shows the pre-tax change in other comprehensive loss (income) attributable to the components of net expense and the change in benefit obligation for CSX for pension and other post-employment benefits.
(Dollars in Millions)
Pension Benefits
 
Post-retirement Benefits
Components of Other Comprehensive
December
 
December
 
December
 
December
Loss (Income)
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Recognized in the balance sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Gains) Losses
$
(462
)
 
$
130

 
$
(48
)
 
$
43

Prior service credits

 

 

 
(1
)
Expense (Income) recognized in the income statement
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Amortization of net losses (a)
$
100

 
$
82

 
$
14

 
$
9

Settlement gain
(2
)
 
(2
)
 

 

Amortization of prior service costs (b)

 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)

(a)
Amortization of net losses estimated to be expensed for 2014 is $57 million and $6 million for pension benefits and post-retirement benefits, respectively. The decrease in amortization is largely related to the impact of increasing discount rates.
(b)
Amortization of prior service costs estimated to be expensed in 2014 are less than $1 million for pension benefits. The estimated post-retirement benefits amount to be credited to expense for 2014 is $1 million.
Schedule of pre-tax amounts to be amortized that included in accumulated other comprehensive loss
As of December 2013, the balances of pre-tax amounts to be amortized that are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss (a component of shareholders’ equity) are as follows:
 
Pension
Benefits
 
Post-retirement
Benefits
Losses
$
658

 
$
73

Prior Service Costs (Credits)
1

 
(3
)
Total
$
659

 
$
70

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used
Weighted-average assumptions used in accounting for the plans were as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
 
Post-retirement Benefits
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Expected Long-term Return on Plan Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit Cost for Plan Year
7.75
%
 
8.00
%
 
N/A

 
N/A

Benefit Obligation at End of Plan Year
7.50
%
 
7.75
%
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount Rates:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit Cost for Plan Year
3.75
%
 
4.75
%
 
3.20
%
 
4.25
%
Benefit Obligation at End of Plan Year
4.75
%
 
3.75
%
 
4.25
%
 
3.20
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salary Scale Inflation
3.75
%
 
3.75
%
 
N/A

 
N/A

Schedule of health care cost trend rates
Additionally, there are cost differentials between Medicare and Non-Medicare eligible individuals which are reflected below.
 
Post-retirement Benefits
 
2013
 
2012
Health Care Cost Trend Rate:
 
 
 
Components of Benefit Cost:  Non-Medicare Eligible
8.5%
 
8.5%
Components of Benefit Cost:  Medicare Eligible
8.0%
 
8.0%
Benefit Obligations:  Non-Medicare Eligible
8.0%
 
8.5%
Benefit Obligations:  Medicare Eligible
7.5%
 
8.0%