Pensions Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Pensions Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

Pensions Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

11.  Pensions Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

The components of the net periodic pension cost for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	U.S.						Non-U.S.
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	6		$	6		$	6		$	6
Interest cost	31			32			24			23
Expected asset return	(46		)	(47		)	(23		)	(24		)
Amortization:
Prior service credit							(1		)
Actuarial loss	21			18			6			6
Net amortization	21			18			5			6
Net periodic pension cost	$	12		$	9		$	12		$	11

The components of the net periodic pension cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	U.S.						Non-U.S.
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	19		$	19		$	18		$	16
Interest cost	93			98			66			61
Expected asset return	(140		)	(143		)	(67		)	(63		)
Amortization:
Prior service credit							(1		)
Actuarial loss	63			53			18			16
Net amortization	63			53			17			16
Net periodic pension cost	$	35		$	27		$	34		$	30

The components of the net postretirement benefit cost for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	U.S.						Non-U.S.
	2011			2010			2011		2010
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	—	$	—
Interest cost	2			2			1		2
Amortization:
Prior service credit	(1		)	(1		)
Actuarial loss	1			1
Net amortization	—			—			—		—
Net postretirement benefit cost	$	3		$	3		$	1	$	2

The components of the net postretirement benefit cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	U.S.						Non-U.S.
	2011			2010			2011		2010
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	1	$	1
Interest cost	7			8			3		4
Amortization:
Prior service credit	(3		)	(3		)
Actuarial loss	4			4
Net amortization	1			1			—		—
Net postretirement benefit cost	$	9		$	10		$	4	$	5