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Employee Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans

8. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Components of net periodic benefit cost (income) for the three months ended March 31 were as follows:
In millions
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
International Pension Benefits
 
Total Pension Benefits
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net service cost
$—
 
$—
 
$3
 
$3
 
$3
 
$3
Interest cost
22
 
32
 
14
 
21
 
36
 
53
Expected return on plan assets
(18)
 
(30)
 
(21)
 
(26)
 
(39)
 
(56)
Amortization of prior service cost
—
 
—
 
—
 
1
 
—
 
1
Settlement gain
—
 
—
 
—
 
(2)
 
—
 
(2)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
$4
 
$2
 
$(4)
 
$(3)
 
$—
 
$(1)

The benefit from the postretirement plan for the three months ended March 31 was:
In millions
2015
 
2014
Amortization of:
 
 
 
   Prior service benefit
(5)
 
(5)
   Actuarial loss
1
 
1
Net postretirement benefit
$(4)
 
$(4)


The cost of the postemployment plan for the three months ended March 31 was:
In millions
2015
 
2014
Net service cost
$4
 
$4
Interest cost
1
 
2
Amortization of prior service benefit
(1)
 
(1)
Net benefit cost
$4
 
$5
Restructuring severance cost
(2)
 
—
Total postemployment cost
$2
 
$5


Employer Contributions

Pension For the three months ended March 31, 2015, NCR contributed approximately $7 million to its international pension plans. In 2015, NCR anticipates contributing an additional $28 million to its international pension plans for a total of $35 million. NCR may make one or more additional discretionary contributions over the next twelve months, but no such contributions are currently scheduled.

Postretirement For the three months ended March 31, 2015, NCR contributed $1 million to its U.S. postretirement plan. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $3 million to its U.S. postretirement plan for a total of $4 million in 2015.

Postemployment For the three months ended March 31, 2015, NCR contributed approximately $11 million to its postemployment plans. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $69 million to its postemployment plans for a total of $80 million in 2015, which includes planned contributions associated with the previously announced restructuring plan. See Note 2, "Restructuring Plan,"