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Note 11 - Employee Benefit Plans
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]

11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS 

Components of the net periodic benefit cost (credit) from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (dollars in millions):

Huntsman Corporation

          

Other postretirement

 
  

Defined benefit plans

  

benefit plans

 
  

Three months

  

Three months

 
  

ended

  

ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 

Service cost

 $6  $11  $1  $1 

Interest cost

  24   13       

Expected return on assets

  (32)  (37)      

Amortization of prior service benefit

  (2)  (2)  (2)  (1)

Amortization of actuarial loss

  9   12       

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

 $5  $(3) $(1) $ 

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Other postretirement

 
  

Defined benefit plans

  

benefit plans

 
  

Nine months

  

Nine months

 
  

ended

  

ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 

Service cost

 $19  $34  $1  $1 

Interest cost

  70   41   2   1 

Expected return on assets

  (95)  (113)      

Amortization of prior service benefit

  (4)  (4)  (4)  (3)

Amortization of actuarial loss

  25   36      1 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

 $15  $(6) $(1) $ 

 

Huntsman International

          

Other postretirement

 
  

Defined benefit plans

  

benefit plans

 
  

Three months

  

Three months

 
  

ended

  

ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 

Service cost

 $6  $11  $1  $1 

Interest cost

  24   13       

Expected return on assets

  (32)  (37)      

Amortization of prior service benefit

  (2)  (2)  (2)  (1)

Amortization of actuarial loss

  9   12       

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

 $5  $(3) $(1) $ 

​ 

          

Other postretirement

 
  

Defined benefit plans

  

benefit plans

 
  

Nine months

  

Nine months

 
  

ended

  

ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 

Service cost

 $19  $34  $1  $1 

Interest cost

  70   41   2   1 

Expected return on assets

  (95)  (113)      

Amortization of prior service benefit

  (4)  (4)  (4)  (3)

Amortization of actuarial loss

  25   36      1 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

 $15  $(6) $(1) $ 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, we made contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans related to continuing operations of $41 million and $35 million, respectively. During the remainder of 2023, we expect to contribute an additional amount of approximately $9 million to these plans.

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