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Postretirement Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
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
 
March 31,
(in millions)
2013
 
2012
Domestic defined benefit pension plans:
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1

 
$
1

Interest cost
1

 
1

Expected return on plan assets
(1
)
 
(1
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
1

 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
$
2

 
$
1

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
Amortization of net actuarial loss
(1
)
 
—

Change recognized in other comprehensive income
$
(1
)
 
$
—

International defined benefit pension plans:
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
 
Service cost
$
3

 
$
3

Interest cost
7

 
7

Expected return on plan assets
(8
)
 
(8
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
3

 
2

Settlement
—

 
2

Net periodic benefit cost
$
5

 
$
6

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
Amortization of net actuarial loss
(3
)
 
(2
)
Settlement
—

 
(2
)
Change recognized in other comprehensive income
$
(3
)
 
$
(4
)
Totals:
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
$
7

 
$
7

Recognized in other comprehensive income
(4
)
 
(4
)
Total recognized in comprehensive income
$
3

 
$
3

The total net periodic benefit cost for other postretirement employee benefit plans for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $1 million.
We contributed $11 million and $9 million to postretirement benefit plans during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Additional contributions ranging between approximately $27 million and $37 million are expected during the remainder of 2013.