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Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plans

Components of the net periodic benefit cost (in millions)

Three months ended September 30,		2014						2013
Net Periodic Benefit Costs		Pension Benefit			Postretirement Benefit			Pension Benefit			Postretirement Benefit
Service cost		$	1		$	1		$	1		$	1
Interest cost		1			—			1			—
Expected return on plan assets		(1		)	—			(1		)	—
Recognized actuarial loss		—			1			1			1
Total		$	1		$	2		$	2		$	2

Nine months ended September 30,		2014						2013
Net Periodic Benefit Costs		Pension  Benefit			Postretirement Benefit			Pension  Benefit			Postretirement Benefit
Service cost		$	3		$	3		$	3		$	3
Interest cost		3			2			3			2
Expected return on plan assets		(4		)	—			(3		)	—
Recognized actuarial loss		1			1			3			2
Total		$	3		$	6		$	6		$	7

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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.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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