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Postretirement, Pension and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits |
Components of Our Benefit Expense |
| Three Months Ended June 30
| 2012 |  | 2011
(in millions) |  | Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits |  |  | Pension Benefits |  |  |  | Postretirement Benefits
Service cost | $ | 31 | $ | 8 |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 8
Interest cost |  | 5 |  | 8 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 8
Other |  | (1) |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | -
Total benefits expense | $ | 35 | $ | 16 |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 16
| Six Months Ended June 30
| 2012 |  | 2011
(in millions) |  | Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits |  |  | Pension Benefits |  |  |  | Postretirement Benefits
Service cost | $ | 63 | $ | 16 |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 15
Interest cost |  | 9 |  | 15 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 15
Prior service cost |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | (13)
Other |  | (2) |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | -
Total benefits expense | $ | 70 | $ | 31 |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 17

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph (h) -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 1 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6962843&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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