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Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Postemployment Benefit Obligations
The following table shows the change in the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation ("APBO") for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
(in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
APBO at beginning of period
 
$
232

 
$
275

Service cost
 
17

 
18

Interest cost
 
10

 
9

Benefits paid
 
(9
)
 
(5
)
Actuarial (gain)/loss
 
38

 
(69
)
  Plan amendments
 

 
4

APBO at end of period
 
$
288


$
232


Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet The following table reconciles the funded status of the plans to the accrued postretirement benefit cost recognized in Other non-current liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
(in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Funded status
 
$
(288
)
 
$
(232
)
Unrecognized net actuarial gain
 
(24
)
 
(64
)
Unrecognized prior service cost
 
4

 
5

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
20

 
59

Cost recognized on Consolidated Balance Sheet
 
$
(288
)

$
(232
)


Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
The consolidated periodic postretirement benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, included the following:
 
(in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Service cost
 
$
17

 
$
18

 
$
18

Interest cost
 
10

 
9

 
11

Amortization of prior service cost
 
1

 
3

 
3

Amortization of net gain
 
(2
)
 

 

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
 
$
26

 
$
30

 
$
32


Schedule of Assumptions Used The following actuarial assumptions were used to account for the Company’s postretirement benefit plans at December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017:
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Weighted-average discount rate
 
3.30
%
 
4.35
%
 
3.65
%
Assumed healthcare cost trend rate (a)
 
7.13
%
 
7.13
%
 
7.08
%
 
(a)
The assumed healthcare cost trend rate is expected to be 6.79% for 2020, then decline gradually to 5.19% by 2027 and remain level thereafter.