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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Pension Plans  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Components of net cost of defined benefit plans
The Company has defined benefit pension plans covering eligible employees in the United States and in certain of its international subsidiaries. The net periodic benefit cost of such plans consisted of the following components: 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
20212020
($ in millions)U.S.InternationalU.S.International
Service cost$100 $93 $86 $74 
Interest cost96 29 109 34 
Expected return on plan assets(188)(104)(194)(103)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service credit
(10)(4)(12)(3)
Net loss amortization85 41 75 31 
Termination benefits— 
Curtailments— (1)
 $91 $55 $69 $33 
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Components of net cost of defined benefit plans
The Company provides medical benefits, principally to its eligible U.S. retirees and similar benefits to their dependents, through its other postretirement benefit plans. The net credit of such plans consisted of the following components: 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
($ in millions)20212020
Service cost$13 $13 
Interest cost11 14 
Expected return on plan assets(20)(19)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service credit(25)(22)
 $(21)$(14)