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Retirement Benefits
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Retirement Benefits
Retirement Benefits
The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost (in millions):
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Retiree Medical and Other Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
—

 
$
—

Interest cost
 
186

 
164

 
15

 
13

Expected return on assets
 
(197
)
 
(180
)
 
(5
)
 
(4
)
Settlements
 
1

 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
7

 
7

 
(55
)
 
(61
)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)
 
12

 
23

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
10

 
$
15

 
$
(47
)
 
$
(54
)
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Retiree Medical and Other Benefits
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
 
$
3

 
$
3

 
$
1

 
$
—

Interest cost
 
557

 
490

 
46

 
39

Expected return on assets
 
(589
)
 
(540
)
 
(15
)
 
(12
)
Settlements
 
4

 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
21

 
21

 
(175
)
 
(183
)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)
 
35

 
69

 
(6
)
 
(6
)
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
31

 
$
43

 
$
(149
)
 
$
(162
)

Effective November 1, 2012, the Company's defined benefit pension plans were frozen.
The Company is required to make minimum contributions to its defined benefit pension plans under the minimum funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004, the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Pension Relief Act of 2010 and the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012. In the first nine months of 2014, the Company has made its aggregate minimum required contributions for 2014 of $168 million, and has made $613 million in supplemental contributions to its pension plans, above and beyond the $168 million of minimum required contributions.
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Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Retirement Benefits
Retirement Benefits    
The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost (in millions):
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Retiree Medical and Other Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
—

 
$
—

Interest cost
 
185

 
164

 
14

 
13

Expected return on assets
 
(196
)
 
(180
)
 
(5
)
 
(4
)
Settlements
 
1

 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
7

 
7

 
(54
)
 
(61
)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)
 
12

 
23

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
10

 
$
15

 
$
(47
)
 
$
(54
)
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Retiree Medical and Other Benefits
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
 
$
2

 
$
3

 
$
—

 
$
—

Interest cost
 
554

 
490

 
42

 
39

Expected return on assets
 
(587
)
 
(540
)
 
(15
)
 
(12
)
Settlements
 
4

 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
21

 
21

 
(172
)
 
(183
)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)
 
35

 
69

 
(6
)
 
(6
)
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
29

 
$
43

 
$
(151
)
 
$
(162
)

Effective November 1, 2012, American's defined benefit pension plans were frozen.
American is required to make minimum contributions to its defined benefit pension plans under the minimum funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004, the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Pension Relief Act of 2010 and the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012. In the first nine months of 2014, American has made its aggregate minimum required contributions for 2014 of $168 million, and has made $613 million in supplemental contributions to its pension plans, above and beyond the $168 million of minimum required contributions.