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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS  
Components of Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

April 30

 

May 1

 

April 30

 

May 1

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

 

Service cost

    

$

67

    

$

62

    

$

135

    

$

126

 

Interest cost

 

 

90

 

 

97

 

 

180

 

 

195

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(197)

 

 

(194)

 

 

(394)

 

 

(387)

 

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

61

 

 

52

 

 

121

 

 

104

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

6

 

 

8

 

Settlements/curtailments

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

9

 

Net cost

 

$

25

 

$

23

 

$

49

 

$

55

 

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

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

April 30

 

May 1

 

April 30

 

May 1

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

 

Service cost

    

$

11

    

$

10

    

$

21

    

$

19

 

Interest cost

 

 

49

 

 

51

 

 

98

 

 

102

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(5)

 

 

(9)

 

 

(9)

 

 

(18)

 

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

24

 

 

18

 

 

49

 

 

37

 

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

(19)

 

 

(20)

 

 

(38)

 

 

(39)

 

Net cost

 

$

60

 

$

50

 

$

121

 

$

101