Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	United States						Foreign
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	3,799		$	4,954		$	1,582		$	2,018
Interest cost	18,371			20,603			6,823			6,923
Expected return on plan assets	(27,086		)	(30,618		)	(8,166		)	(8,023		)
Amortization of transition credit	—			—			(2		)	(2		)
Amortization of prior service cost	129			205			28			28
Amortization of net actuarial loss	11,037			13,314			3,176			3,496
Curtailment	814			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	7,064		$	8,458		$	3,441		$	4,440

Through March 31, 2013, we contributed $3 million to our U.S. pension plans and $4 million to our foreign pension plans.

Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for nonpension postretirement benefit plans for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Service cost	$	1,017	$	891
Interest cost	2,514		3,075
Amortization of prior service credit	41		(523		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	2,361		2,367
Net periodic benefit cost	$	5,933	$	5,810

Contributions for benefit payments for our nonpension postretirement benefit plans were $8 million and $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.