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RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

Components of the net periodic benefit cost

		Three months ended March 31,
		2016							2015
		Pension Benefit				Postretirement Benefit			Pension Benefit				Postretirement Benefit
		(in millions)
Service cost		$	—			$	1		$	1			$	1
Interest cost		1				1			1				1
Expected return on plan assets		(1		)		—			(1		)		—
Settlement loss		3				—			—				—
Total		$	3			$	2		$	1			$	2

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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
-Subparagraph (h)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920

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