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Pensions, Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pensions,Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans
Pension, Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans.
Federal-Mogul, ARI and Viskase each sponsor several defined benefit pension plans (''Pension Benefits'') (and, in the case of Viskase, its pension plans include defined contribution plans). Additionally, Federal-Mogul, ARI and Viskase each sponsors health care and life insurance benefits (''OPEB'') for certain employees and retirees around the world. The Pension Benefits are funded based on the funding requirements of federal and international laws and regulations, as applicable, and are typically funded in advance of benefit payments. Other Post-Employment Benefits are funded as benefits are provided to participating employees.  As prescribed by applicable U.S. GAAP, Federal-Mogul, ARI and Viskase each uses, as applicable, appropriate actuarial methods and assumptions in accounting for its defined benefit pension plans, non-pension post-employment benefits, and disability, early retirement and other post-employment benefits. The measurement date for all defined benefit plans is December 31 of each year.
Components of net periodic benefit cost (gain) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
 
OPEB
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(in millions)
Service cost
$
4

 
$
7

 
$
—

 
$
—

Interest cost
18

 
21

 
4

 
4

Expected return on plan assets
(17
)
 
(16
)
 
—

 
—

Amortization of actuarial losses
6

 
10

 
2

 
—

Amortization of prior service credit
—

 
—

 
(3
)
 
(4
)
Settlement gain
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
$
11

 
$
21

 
$
3

 
$
—