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Employee Benefit Plans
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans
7. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Components of net periodic benefit cost (income) of the pension plans for the three months ended June 30 were as follows:
In millions
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
International Pension Benefits
 
Total Pension Benefits
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net service cost
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
2

 
$
3

 
$
2

 
$
3

Interest cost
22

 
22

 
7

 
13

 
29

 
35

Expected return on plan assets
(18
)
 
(18
)
 
(9
)
 
(18
)
 
(27
)
 
(36
)
Curtailment
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
(3
)
Settlement
—

 
—

 
—

 
427

 
—

 
427

Net periodic benefit cost (income)
$
4

 
$
4

 
$
—

 
$
422

 
$
4

 
$
426


Components of net periodic benefit cost (income) of the pension plans for the six months ended June 30 were as follows:
In millions
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
International Pension Benefits
 
Total Pension Benefits
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net service cost
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
4

 
$
6

 
$
4

 
$
6

Interest cost
45

 
44

 
14

 
27

 
59

 
71

Expected return on plan assets
(36
)
 
(36
)
 
(18
)
 
(39
)
 
(54
)
 
(75
)
Curtailment
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
(3
)
Settlement
—

 
—

 
—

 
427

 
—

 
427

Net periodic benefit cost (income)
$
9

 
$
8

 
$
—

 
$
418

 
$
9

 
$
426


During the second quarter of 2015, the Company completed the transfer of the UK London pension plan to an insurer. As a result of the transfer, the Company recorded a settlement loss of $427 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The benefit from the postretirement plan for the three and six months ended June 30 was:
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
In millions
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Interest cost
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Prior service benefit
(3
)
 
(4
)
 
(7
)
 
(9
)
   Actuarial loss
—

 
—

 
1

 
1

Net postretirement benefit
$
(3
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(6
)
 
$
(8
)


The cost of the postemployment plan for the three and six months ended June 30 was:
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
In millions
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net service cost
$
4

 
$
4

 
$
8

 
$
8

Interest cost
1

 
1

 
1

 
2

Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Prior service benefit
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
(2
)
   Actuarial gain
(1
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

Net benefit cost
$
2

 
$
4

 
$
4

 
$
8

Restructuring severance cost
2

 
(3
)
 
2

 
(5
)
Total postemployment cost
$
4

 
$
1

 
$
6

 
$
3



Employer Contributions

Pension For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, NCR contributed approximately $6 million and $13 million to its international pension plans. In 2016, NCR anticipates contributing an additional $22 million to its international pension plans for a total of $35 million.

Postretirement For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, NCR contributed zero and $1 million to its U.S. postretirement plan. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $2 million to its U.S. postretirement plan for a total of $3 million in 2016.

Postemployment For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, NCR contributed approximately $11 million and $21 million to its postemployment plans. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $12 million to its postemployment plans for a total of $33 million in 2016, which includes planned contributions associated with the previously announced restructuring plan. See