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Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plans  
Components of amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets (in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

As of December 31,

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

$

57 

 

$

104 

 

$

 

$

 

Accrued liabilities

 

(6)

 

(6)

 

(57)

 

(58)

 

Deferred credits and other liabilities — other

 

(68)

 

(83)

 

(980)

 

(958)

 

 

After-tax balances included in AOCI (in millions)

 

AOCI included the following after-tax balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

83 

 

$

66 

 

$

255 

 

$

225 

 

Prior service cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

83 

 

$

67 

 

$

256 

 

$

227 

 

 

Funding status of Occidental's plans (in millions)

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in the benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation — beginning of year

 

$

523 

 

$

615 

 

$

1,016 

 

$

1,127 

 

Service cost — benefits earned during the period

 

11 

 

13 

 

24 

 

29 

 

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

 

23 

 

24 

 

44 

 

43 

 

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

53 

 

(35)

 

83 

 

(126)

 

Foreign currency exchange rate (gain) loss

 

(9)

 

(5)

 

 

 

Spin-off of California Resources

 

(105)

 

 

(72)

 

 

Benefits paid

 

(43)

 

(54)

 

(59)

 

(57)

 

Settlements

 

 

(35)

 

 

 

Benefit obligation — end of year

 

$

453 

 

$

523 

 

$

1,036 

 

$

1,016 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets — beginning of year

 

$

538 

 

$

499 

 

$

 

$

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

24 

 

88 

 

 

 

Employer contributions

 

 

29 

 

 

 

Spin-off of California Resources

 

(90)

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

(43)

 

(54)

 

 

 

Settlements

 

 

(24)

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets — end of year

 

$

436 

 

$

538 

 

$

 

$

 

Funded/(Unfunded) status:

 

$

(17)

 

$

15 

 

$

(1,036)

 

$

(1,016)

 

 

Schedule of projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for defined benefit pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets and plan assets in excess of the accumulated benefit obligation

 

(in millions)

 

Accumulated Benefit
Obligation in Excess of
Plan Assets

 

Plan Assets
in Excess of Accumulated
Benefit Obligation

 

As of December 31,

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

Projected Benefit Obligation

 

$

173 

 

$

122 

 

$

280 

 

$

401 

 

Accumulated Benefit Obligation

 

$

168 

 

$

112 

 

$

280 

 

$

386 

 

Fair Value of Plan Assets

 

$

100 

 

$

39 

 

$

336 

 

$

499 

 

 

Components of the net periodic benefit cost (in millions)

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

For the years ended December 31, (in millions)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost — benefits earned during the period

 

$

11 

 

$

13 

 

$

13 

 

$

24 

 

$

29 

 

$

25 

 

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

 

23 

 

24 

 

27 

 

44 

 

43 

 

42 

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(33)

 

(31)

 

(31)

 

 

 

 

Recognized actuarial loss

 

 

19 

 

19 

 

20 

 

38 

 

37 

 

Other costs and adjustments

 

(8)

 

(13)

 

17 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

(1)

 

$

12 

 

$

45 

 

$

89 

 

$

111 

 

$

105 

 

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine Occidental's benefit obligation and net periodic benefit cost for domestic plans

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

Benefit Obligation Assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

3.81% 

 

4.45% 

 

3.99% 

 

4.75% 

 

Rate of compensation increase

 

(a)

4.00% 

 

 

 

Net Periodic Benefit Cost Assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

4.45% 

 

3.59% 

 

4.75% 

 

3.89% 

 

Assumed long term rate of return on assets

 

6.50% 

 

6.50% 

 

 

 

Rate of compensation increase

 

4.00% 

(a)

4.00% 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Plans requiring a salary increase assumption were separated with California Resources.

 

Fair values of Occidental's pension plan assets by asset category (in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using

 

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Class:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government securities

 

$

15 

 

$

 

$

 

$

15 

 

Corporate bonds (a)

 

 

76 

 

 

76 

 

Common/collective trusts (b)

 

 

13 

 

 

13 

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond funds

 

42 

 

 

 

42 

 

Blend funds

 

68 

 

 

 

68 

 

Common and preferred stocks (c)

 

196 

 

 

 

196 

 

Other

 

 

38 

 

 

39 

 

Total pension plan assets (d)

 

$

321 

 

$

127 

 

$

 

$

449 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2013 Using

 

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Class:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government securities

 

$

16 

 

$

 

$

 

$

16 

 

Corporate bonds (a)

 

 

84 

 

 

84 

 

Common/collective trusts (b)

 

 

19 

 

 

19 

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond funds

 

64 

 

 

 

64 

 

Blend funds

 

105 

 

 

 

105 

 

Value and growth funds

 

 

 

 

 

Common and preferred stocks (c)

 

201 

 

 

 

201 

 

Other

 

 

37 

 

11 

 

48 

 

Total pension plan assets (d)

 

$

392 

 

$

140 

 

$

11 

 

$

543 

 

 

(a)

This category represents investment grade bonds of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers from diverse industries.

(b)

This category includes investment funds that primarily invest in U.S. and non-U.S. common stocks and fixed-income securities.

(c)

This category represents direct investments in common and preferred stocks from diverse U.S. and non-U.S. industries.

(d)

Amounts exclude net payables of approximately $13 million and $5 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Estimated future benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate

 

For the years ended December 31, (in millions)

 

Pension
Benefits

 

Postretirement
Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

38 

 

$

58 

 

2016

 

$

37 

 

$

59 

 

2017

 

$

33 

 

$

59 

 

2018

 

$

32 

 

$

59 

 

2019

 

$

32 

 

$

60 

 

2020— 2024

 

$

191 

 

$

304