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Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Benefit Plans
Note 10. Benefit Plans

Pension Plans

Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost
Net periodic pension cost/(benefit) consisted of the following:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 For the Three Months Ended
March 31,		For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 2024202320242023
 (in millions)
Service cost$1 $1 $15 $14 
Interest cost15 15 71 76 
Expected return on plan assets(23)(25)(108)(102)
Amortization:
Net loss from experience differences— — 16 11 
Prior service cost
— 1 — — 
Settlement losses and other expenses6 5 — — 
  Net periodic pension benefit
$(1)$(3)$(6)$(1)

Employer Contributions
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we contributed $1 million to our U.S. pension plans and $46 million to our non-U.S. pension plans. We make contributions to our pension plans in accordance with local funding arrangements and statutory minimum funding requirements. Discretionary contributions are made to the extent that they are tax deductible and do not generate an excise tax liability.

As of March 31, 2024, we plan to make further contributions of approximately $3 million to our U.S. plans and $83 million to our non-U.S. plans for the remainder of 2024. Our actual contributions may be different due to many factors, including changes in tax and other benefit laws, significant differences between expected and actual pension asset performance or interest rates.

Multiemployer Pension Plans
On July 11, 2019, we received an undiscounted withdrawal liability assessment from the Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension Fund totaling $491 million requiring pro-rata monthly payments over 20 years. We began making monthly payments during the third quarter of 2019. In connection with the discounted long-term liability, we recorded accreted interest of $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, within interest and other expense, net. As of March 31, 2024, the remaining discounted withdrawal liability was $324 million, with $16 million recorded in other current liabilities and $308 million recorded in long-term other liabilities.

Postretirement and Postemployment Benefit Plans
The net periodic postretirement (benefit)/cost was $(3) million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and zero for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The net periodic postemployment cost was $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023.