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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Pension and Other Post Retirements Disclosure Paragraph Details [Abstract]  
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

Note 14. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

 

       Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits costs for our significant defined benefit plans include the following components:

 

    Three Months Ended 
    U.S. Plans  Non-U.S. Plans 
 Pension Benefits  March 31,   March 31,  
    2012  2011  2012  2011 
               
 Service cost $ 64 $ 63 $ 12 $ 15 
 Interest cost   184   190   55   60 
 Expected return on plan assets   (255)   (253)   (72)   (71) 
 Amortization of prior service cost   7   8   -   - 
 Settlements and curtailments   -   15   2   - 
               
   $ - $ 23 $ (3) $ 4 
               
               
       Three Months Ended    
 Other Postretirement Benefits     March 31,     
       2012  2011    
               
 Service cost $ - $ 1    
 Interest cost   14   18    
 Amortization of prior service (credit)   (3)   (13)    
 Recognition of actuarial losses   11   12    
               
      $ 22 $ 18    
               

In the first quarter of 2012, Honeywell made cash contributions of $256 million to our pension plans.

 

If required, a mark to market adjustment will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012 in accordance with our pension accounting method as described in Note 1 to our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 contained in our Form 10-K filed on February 17, 2012.