Pensions Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Pensions Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

Pensions Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

12.  Pensions Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

The components of the net periodic pension cost for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

	U.S.						Non-U.S.
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	6		$	6		$	10		$	6
Interest cost	29			31			18			24
Expected asset return	(46		)	(46		)	(22		)	(23		)
Amortization:
Prior service credit										(1		)
Actuarial loss	24			21			6			6
Net amortization	24			21			6			5
Net periodic pension cost	$	13		$	12		$	12		$	12

The components of the net periodic pension cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

	U.S.						Non-U.S.
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	20		$	19		$	23		$	18
Interest cost	86			93			55			66
Expected asset return	(138		)	(140		)	(66		)	(67		)
Amortization:
Prior service credit										(1		)
Actuarial loss	72			63			17			18
Net amortization	72			63			17			17
Net periodic pension cost	$	40		$	35		$	29		$	34

The components of the net postretirement benefit cost for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

	U.S.					Non-U.S.
	2012		2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	—	$	1		$	—	$	—
Interest cost	2		2			1		1
Amortization:
Prior service credit			(1		)
Actuarial loss			1
Net amortization	—		—			—		—
Net postretirement benefit cost	$	2	$	3		$	1	$	1

The components of the net postretirement benefit cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

	U.S.						Non-U.S.
	2012			2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	1	$	1
Interest cost	6			7			3		3
Amortization:
Prior service credit	(2		)	(3		)
Actuarial loss	3			4
Net amortization	1			1			—		—
Net postretirement benefit cost	$	8		$	9		$	4	$	4