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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Pension Plans  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Net Benefit Costs
The Company has defined benefit pension plans covering eligible employees in the U.S. and in certain of its international subsidiaries. The net periodic benefit cost of such plans (including certain costs reported as part of discontinued operations) consisted of the following components: 
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2021202020212020
($ in millions)U.S.InternationalU.S.InternationalU.S.InternationalU.S.International
Service cost$104 $75 $96 $76 $302 $254 $270 $222 
Interest cost102 33 107 35 305 92 323 102 
Expected return on plan assets(188)(105)(193)(104)(568)(313)(581)(309)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service credit
(9)(3)(12)(3)(29)(12)(37)(9)
Net loss amortization75 32 75 32 218 110 228 94 
Termination benefits— 54 
Curtailments(1)— — 15 (27)(1)
Settlements139 — — 139 11 
 $224 $32 $77 $37 $436 $109 $223 $103 
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Net Benefit Costs
The Company provides medical benefits, principally to its eligible U.S. retirees and similar benefits to their dependents, through its other postretirement benefit plans. The net credit of such plans consisted of the following components: 
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
($ in millions)2021202020212020
Service cost$11 $13 $37 $39 
Interest cost12 14 34 43 
Expected return on plan assets(20)(19)(59)(56)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service credit(16)(18)(48)(54)
Net gain amortization(12)(5)(30)(13)
Termination benefits— — 37 — 
Curtailments(1)— (29)(1)
 $(26)$(15)$(58)$(42)