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						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(In millions)	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	3		$	3
Interest cost	39			41			120			123
Expected return on plan assets	(60		)	(64		)	(181		)	(191		)
Amortization of net losses	27			28			83			82
Net periodic pension cost	7			6			25			17
Net curtailments and settlements	24			—			25			—
Total defined benefit pension cost	$	31		$	6		$	50		$	17



	Non-U.S.						Non-U.S.
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(In millions)	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service cost	$	8		$	7		$	23		$	22
Interest cost	18			20			53			61
Expected return on plan assets	(20		)	(21		)	(59		)	(67		)
Amortization of net losses	8			7			24			21
Net periodic pension cost	14			13			41			37
Net curtailments and settlements	2			—			2			13
Total defined benefit pension cost	$	16		$	13		$	43		$	50

During the third quarter of 2017, we recognized a settlement charge of $24 million in connection with our frozen salaried U.S. pension plan. The settlement charge resulted from total lump sum benefit payments exceeding annual interest cost.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, net curtailment and settlement charges of $13 million and $14 million, respectively, were included in rationalization charges for employees who terminated service as a result of ongoing rationalization plans.

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 nine months ended September 30, 2017, we contributed $14 million and $41 million, respectively, to our non-U.S. plans.

The expense recognized for our contributions to defined contribution savings plans for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $28 million and $30 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $86 million and $93 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 September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $2 million and $4 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $5 million and $17 million, respectively.