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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Expense/(Income) Related to 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.

NOTE 6.    Employee Benefit Plans, continued

 
Pension Benefits
(Dollars in millions)
Second Quarters
 
Six Months
 
2015
2014
 
2015
2014
Service Cost
$
11

$
11

 
$
22

$
22

Interest Cost
29

31

 
58

62

Expected Return on Plan Assets
(41
)
(42
)
 
(81
)
(83
)
Amortization of Net Loss
18

14

 
35

28

Net Periodic Benefit Cost
17

14

 
34

29

Special Termination Employee Benefits(a)


 
7


Total Expense
$
17

$
14

 
$
41

$
29

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Post-retirement Benefits
(Dollars in millions)
Second Quarters
 
Six Months
 
2015
2014
 
2015
2014
Service Cost
$

$

 
$
1

$
1

Interest Cost
3

4

 
7

7

Amortization of Net Loss
1

2

 
2

3

Amortization of Prior Service Costs

(1
)
 

(1
)
Total Expense
$
4

$
5

 
$
10

$
10


(a) These charges result from a management workforce reduction program that was initiated in 2014 and was completed during the first quarter 2015.