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Employee Benefit Obligations (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Employee Benefit Obligations |
Schedule of employee benefit obligations |
|  | June 30, |  | December 31,
($ in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Underfunded defined benefit pension liabilities |  | $ | 897 |  | $ | 963
Less: Current portion |  |  | (26) |  |  | (25)
Long-term defined benefit pension liabilities |  |  | 871 |  |  | 938
Retiree medical and other postemployment benefits |  |  | 217 |  |  | 226
Deferred compensation plans |  |  | 280 |  |  | 272
Other |  |  | 61 |  |  | 61
|  | $ | 1,429 |  | $ | 1,497
Components of net periodic benefit cost |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
($ in millions) |  | U.S. |  | Foreign |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Foreign |  | Total
Ball-sponsored plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 16 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 15
Interest cost |  |  | 33 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 20
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (33) |  |  | (26) |  |  | (59) |  |  | (18) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (23)
Recognized net actuarial loss |  |  | 9 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 9
Curtailment and settlement losses (gains) including special termination benefits |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 80 | (a) |  | 80
Net periodic benefit cost for Ball sponsored plans |  |  | 21 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 101
Net periodic benefit cost for multi-employer plans |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | —
Total net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 23 |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | 84 |  | $ | 101
| (a) |  | Amount relates to plans transferred to the Divestment Business.
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
($ in millions) |  | U.S. |  | Foreign |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Foreign |  | Total |
Ball-sponsored plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 30 |
Interest cost |  |  | 66 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 110 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 39 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (66) |  |  | (52) |  |  | (118) |  |  | (36) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (45) |
Recognized net actuarial loss |  |  | 18 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 18 |
Curtailment and settlement losses (gains) including special termination benefits |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 80 | (a) |  | 80 |
Net periodic benefit cost for Ball sponsored plans |  |  | 42 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 122 |
Net periodic benefit cost for multi-employer plans |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 44 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 46 |  | $ | 34 |  | $ | 89 |  | $ | 123 |
| (a) |  | Amount relates to plans transferred to the Divestment Business.

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