PENSION PLANS

Total pension cost for the periods indicated includes the following components (in millions):



	Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015						2014						2015						2014
	U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign
Service cost	$	4		$	4		$	3		$	5		$	12		$	12		$	10		$	13
Interest cost	12			84			12			126			35			281			36			377
Expected return on plan assets	(17		)	(59		)	(17		)	(93		)	(51		)	(197		)	(49		)	(279		)
Amortization of prior service cost	1			—			2			—			5			—			5			2
Amortization of net loss	5			6			4			9			15			21			10			26
Total pension cost	$	5		$	35		$	4		$	47		$	16		$	117		$	12		$	139

Total employer contributions for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 for the Company’s U.S. and foreign subsidiaries were $31 million and $64 million, respectively. The expected remaining scheduled employer contributions for 2015 are $0 million and $15 million for U.S. and foreign subsidiaries, respectively.