(7) The Company has several defined benefit pension plans and defined postretirement health care and life insurance plans covering its U.S. employees and employees in certain foreign countries.

The worldwide components of net periodic pension cost consisted of the following in millions of dollars:

	Three Months Ended April 30						Six Months Ended April 30
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	62		$	69		$	123		$	136
Interest cost	120			112			239			222
Expected return on plan assets	(193		)	(196		)	(386		)	(390		)
Amortization of actuarial loss	43			63			86			128
Amortization of prior service cost	6			8			12			16
Settlements/curtailments	4			1			6			1
Net cost	$	42		$	57		$	80		$	113

The worldwide components of net periodic postretirement benefits cost (health care and life insurance) consisted of the following in millions of dollars:

	Three Months Ended April 30						Six Months Ended April 30
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	11		$	15		$	22		$	29
Interest cost	65			63			131			127
Expected return on plan assets	(17		)	(21		)	(35		)	(42		)
Amortization of actuarial loss	8			34			17			70
Amortization of prior service credit	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)	(2		)
Net cost	$	66		$	90		$	133		$	182

During the first six months of 2014, the Company contributed approximately $47 million to its pension plans and $18 million to its other postretirement benefit plans. The Company presently anticipates contributing an additional $43 million to its pension plans and $9 million to its other postretirement benefit plans during the remainder of fiscal year 2014. These contributions include payments from Company funds to either increase plan assets or make direct payments to plan participants.