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Employee Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31 were as follows:
In millions
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
International Pension Benefits
 
Total Pension Benefits
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Net service cost
$—
 
$—
 
$4
 
$4
 
$4
 
$4
Interest cost
39
 
45
 
19
 
22
 
58
 
67
Expected return on plan assets
(28)
 
(39)
 
(24)
 
(27)
 
(52)
 
(66)
Amortization of:

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
Prior service cost
—
 
—
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
Actuarial loss
13
 
29
 
15
 
16
 
28
 
45
Net benefit cost
$24
 
$35
 
$15
 
$16
 
$39
 
$51
The income from the postretirement plan for the three months ended March 31 was:
In millions
Three months ended March 31
2012
 
2011
Interest cost
$—
 
$—
Amortization of:

 
 
   Prior service benefit
(4)
 
(4)
   Actuarial loss
1
 
1
Net postretirement income
$(3)
 
$(3)


The cost of the postemployment plan for the three months ended March 31 was:
In millions
Three months ended March 31
2012
 
2011
Net service cost
$6
 
$6
Interest cost
2
 
3
Amortization of:

 
 
   Prior service cost
(2)
 
—
   Actuarial loss
3
 
3
Net benefit cost
$9
 
$12
Restructuring severance cost
(1)
 
—
Total postemployment cost
$8
 
$12


Employer Contributions

Pension For the three months ended March 31, 2012, NCR contributed approximately $16 million to its international pension plans and $2 million to its executive pension plan. In 2012, NCR anticipates contributing $85 million to its U.S. qualified pension plan; an additional $104 million to its international pension plans for a total of $120 million; and an additional $8 million to its executive pension plan for a total of $10 million.

Postretirement For the three months ended March 31, 2012, NCR made $2 million in contributions to its U.S. postretirement plan. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $5 million to its U.S. postretirement plan for a total of $7 million in 2012.

Postemployment For the three months ended March 31, 2012, NCR contributed approximately $8 million to its postemployment plans. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $52 million to its postemployment plans for a total of $60 million in 2012.