Pensions, Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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 (the ''Pension Benefits'') (and, in the case of Viskase, its pension plans include defined contribution plans). Additionally, Federal-Mogul and Viskase each sponsor health care and life insurance benefits (''Other Post-Retirement Benefits'') for certain employees and retirees around the world.

Components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:



	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	4		$	4		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	16			17			3			3
Expected return on plan assets	(14		)	(14		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial losses	6			5			—			1
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(1		)	(1		)
	$	12		$	12		$	2		$	3