Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans

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Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]

12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Components of the net periodic benefit costs from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 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,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 13     $ 13     $ 1     $  

Interest cost

    13       15             1  

Expected return on assets

    (42 )     (44 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (2 )     (2 )     (1 )     (2 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    23       21             1  

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 5     $ 3     $     $  

                   

Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Nine months

   

Nine months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 41     $ 39     $ 1     $ 1  

Interest cost

    37       46       1       2  

Expected return on assets

    (126 )     (129 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (5 )     (5 )     (3 )     (4 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    69       60       1       1  

Settlement loss

    3                    

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 19     $ 11     $     $  

 

Huntsman International

                   

Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Three months

   

Three months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 13     $ 13     $ 1     $  

Interest cost

    13       15             1  

Expected return on assets

    (42 )     (44 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (2 )     (2 )     (1 )     (2 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    24       21             1  

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 6     $ 3     $     $  

                   

Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Nine months

   

Nine months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 41     $ 39     $ 1     $ 1  

Interest cost

    37       46       1       2  

Expected return on assets

    (126 )     (129 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (5 )     (5 )     (3 )     (4 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    71       62       1       1  

Settlement loss

    3                    

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 21     $ 13     $     $  

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we made contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans of $45 million and $73 million, respectively. During the remainder of 2021, we expect to contribute an additional amount of approximately $9 million to these plans.

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