Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

(5) Employee Benefit Plans

Net periodic benefit cost for the pension and other postretirement benefit plans included the following components (in millions):

	Three-Month Periods						Six-Month Periods
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Pension:
Service cost	$	2		$	2		$	3		$	4
Interest cost	13			15			27			30
Expected return on plan assets	(18		)	(18		)	(37		)	(37		)
Net amortization	12			8			24			17
Net periodic benefit cost	$	9		$	7		$	17		$	14
Other postretirement:
Service cost	$	2		$	1		$	4		$	3
Interest cost	7			7			13			14
Expected return on plan assets	(8		)	(7		)	(15		)	(15		)
Net amortization	2			1			4			2
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3		$	2		$	6		$	4

Employer contributions to the pension and other postretirement benefit plans are expected to be $64 million and $13 million, respectively, during 2013. As of June 30, 2013, $46 million and $4 million of contributions had been made to the pension and other postretirement benefit plans, respectively.