Employee Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic benefit costs for 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(Millions of dollars)
Pension Benefits
United States
Service cost	$	124		$	113		$	371		$	339
Interest cost	117			109			353			327
Expected return on plan assets	(175		)	(158		)	(525		)	(475		)
Amortization of prior service costs (credits)	—			(2		)	1			(6		)
Amortization of actuarial losses	121			117			364			352
Settlement losses	57			65			171			204
Total United States	244			244			735			741
International
Service cost	48			45			145			135
Interest cost	77			79			236			241
Expected return on plan assets	(68		)	(67		)	(204		)	(201		)
Amortization of prior service costs	6			5			16			14
Amortization of actuarial losses	35			32			110			102
Total International	98			94			303			291
Net Periodic Pension Benefit Costs	$	342		$	338		$	1,038		$	1,032
Other Benefits*
Service cost	$	13		$	16		$	49		$	46
Interest cost	32			37			112			114
Amortization of prior service credits	(12		)	(18		)	(37		)	(54		)
Amortization of actuarial losses	13			13			40			42
Settlement gains	—			—			—			(26		)
Net Periodic Other Benefit Costs	$	46		$	48		$	164		$	122

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* Includes costs for U.S. and international OPEB plans. Obligations for plans outside the United States are not significant relative to the company’s total OPEB obligation.