PENSION, SAVINGS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

We provide employees with defined benefit pension or defined contribution savings plans.

Defined benefit pension cost follows:



	U.S.						U.S.
	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(In millions)	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	2		$	2
Interest cost	41			40			81			82
Expected return on plan assets	(61		)	(63		)	(121		)	(127		)
Amortization of net losses	28			27			56			54
Net periodic pension cost	9			5			18			11
Net curtailments/settlements/termination benefits	1			—			1			—
Total defined benefit pension cost	$	10		$	5		$	19		$	11



	Non-U.S.						Non-U.S.
	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(In millions)	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service cost	$	8		$	8		$	15		$	15
Interest cost	18			21			35			41
Expected return on plan assets	(20		)	(24		)	(39		)	(46		)
Amortization of net losses	8			7			16			14
Net periodic pension cost	14			12			27			24
Net curtailments/settlements/termination benefits	—			13			—			13
Total defined benefit pension cost	$	14		$	25		$	27		$	37

During the second quarter of 2016, annuities were purchased from existing plan assets to settle $41 million in obligations of one of our U.K. pension plans which resulted in a settlement charge of $14 million.

We expect to contribute approximately $50 million to $75 million to our funded non-U.S. pension plans in 2017. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, we contributed $13 million and $27 million, respectively, to our non-U.S. plans.

The expense recognized for our contributions to defined contribution savings plans for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $28 million and $29 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $58 million and $63 million, respectively.

We also provide certain U.S. employees and employees at certain non-U.S. subsidiaries with health care benefits or life insurance benefits upon retirement. Other postretirement benefits credit for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $1 million and $7 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $3 million and $13 million, respectively.