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Postretirement Benefit Plans
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Postretirement Benefit Plans
Postretirement Benefit Plans
The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income for defined benefit pension plans, disaggregated by domestic and international plans.
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in millions)
2012
 
2011 (a)
 
2012
 
2011 (a)
Domestic defined benefit pension plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1

 
$
—

 
$
2

 
$
1

Interest cost
1

 
1

 
3

 
3

Expected return on plan assets
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Amortization of prior service cost
—

 
1

 
—

 
1

Amortization of net actuarial loss
—

 
—

 
1

 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
3

 
$
2

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss (gain)
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Prior service cost
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of prior service cost
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

Change recognized in other comprehensive income
$
—

 
$
(1
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(1
)
International defined benefit pension plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
2

 
$
1

 
$
7

 
$
3

Interest cost
8

 
2

 
22

 
6

Expected return on plan assets
(7
)
 
(1
)
 
(22
)
 
(2
)
Amortization of prior service cost
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of net actuarial loss
2

 
—

 
6

 
1

Settlement
—

 
—

 
2

 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
$
5

 
$
2

 
$
15

 
$
8

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss (gain)
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Amortization of prior service cost
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of net actuarial loss
(2
)
 
—

 
(6
)
 
(1
)
Settlement
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

Change recognized in other comprehensive income
$
(2
)
 
$
—

 
$
(8
)
 
$
(1
)
Totals:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
$
6

 
$
3

 
$
18

 
$
10

Recognized in other comprehensive income
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
(9
)
 
(2
)
Total recognized in comprehensive income
$
4

 
$
2

 
$
9

 
$
8

(a)
Represents periods prior to Spin-off from ITT and does not include plans transferred from ITT in connection with the Spin-off, which were accounted for previously as multi-employer plans.
We contributed $27 million and $6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The contributions for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included $2 million to purchase an annuity in connection with the settlement of five international pension plans. Additional contributions ranging between approximately $10 million and $15 million are expected during the remainder of 2012.