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Pension Plans (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Pension Plans Tables [Abstract] |
Net Periodic Benefit Cost Table |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | U.S. |  | Foreign |  | U.S. |  | Foreign
|  | (in millions)
Service cost |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 5
Interest cost |  |  | 12 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 142
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (14) |  |  | (122) |  |  | (8) |  |  | (128)
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | -
Amortization of net loss |  |  | 6 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 6
Loss on curtailment |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 4
Total pension cost |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 36 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 29

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph (h) -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 1 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6962843&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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