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Employee Benefit Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans
8. 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
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net service cost
$

 
$

 
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
2

Interest cost
15

 
18

 
6

 
5

 
21

 
23

Expected return on plan assets
(11
)
 
(15
)
 
(8
)
 
(8
)
 
(19
)
 
(23
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
$
4

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
(1
)
 
$
4

 
$
2


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
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net service cost
$

 
$

 
$
4

 
$
4

 
$
4

 
$
4

Interest cost
30

 
36

 
11

 
10

 
41

 
46

Expected return on plan assets
(22
)
 
(29
)
 
(16
)
 
(17
)
 
(38
)
 
(46
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
$
8

 
$
7

 
$
(1
)
 
$
(3
)
 
$
7

 
$
4



The benefit from the postretirement plan for the following periods were:
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Prior service benefit
$
(2
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(3
)
 
$
(3
)
   Actuarial loss
1

 
1

 
1

 
1

Net postretirement benefit
$
(1
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(2
)


The net cost of the postemployment plan for the following periods were:
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
In millions
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net service cost
$
9

 
$
5

 
$
19

 
$
19

Interest cost
1

 

 
2

 
1

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

 
(1
)
 

 
(2
)
Net benefit cost
$
9

 
$
3

 
$
19

 
$
16



The components of pension, postretirement and postemployment expense (benefit), other than net service cost, are included in other (expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017.

Employer Contributions

Pension For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, NCR contributed $6 million and $13 million, respectively, to its international pension plans. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $17 million to its international pension plans for a total of $30 million in 2018.

Postretirement For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, NCR contributed zero and $1 million, respectively, to its U.S. postretirement plan. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $1 million to its U.S. postretirement plan for a total of $2 million in 2018.

Postemployment For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, NCR contributed $10 million and $18 million, respectively, to its postemployment plans. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $42 million to its postemployment plans for a total of $60 million in 2018.