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Benefit Plans (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Pension Plans |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Components of Net Costs | Net periodic pension cost consisted of the following:
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, |  | For the Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
| (in millions)
Service cost | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 38 |
Interest cost | 16 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 52 |
Expected return on plan assets | (22 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (103 | ) |  | (117 | )
Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss from experience differences | 5 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 42 |
Prior service cost/(credit) | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |
Settlement losses | 4 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net periodic pension cost | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 15 |
Postretirement Benefit Plans |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Components of Net Costs | Net periodic postretirement health care benefit consisted of the following:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
| (in millions)
Service cost | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Interest cost | 4 |  |  | 4 |
Amortization: |  |  |
Net loss from experience differences | 2 |  |  | 4 |
Prior service credit (1) | (10 | ) |  | (10 | )
Net periodic postretirement health care benefit | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | — |
(1) Amortization of prior service credit included gains of $8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 related to a change in the eligibility requirement and a change in benefits to Medicare-eligible participants.
Postemployment Benefit Plans |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Components of Net Costs | Net periodic postemployment cost consisted of the following:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
| (in millions)
Service cost | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Interest cost | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Amortization of net gains | (1 | ) |  | (1 | )
Net periodic postemployment cost | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 2 |

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