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, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]

12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS 

Components of the net periodic benefit cost from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (dollars in millions):

 

                   

Other postretirement

 
   

Defined benefit plans

   

benefit plans

 
   

Three months

   

Three months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2024

   

2023

 

Service cost

  $ 7     $ 6     $     $ 1  

Interest cost

    23       24       1        

Expected return on assets

    (32 )     (32 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (2 )     (2 )     (1 )     (2 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    9       9              

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 5     $ 5     $     $ (1 )

                   

Other postretirement

 
   

Defined benefit plans

   

benefit plans

 
   

Nine months

   

Nine months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2024

   

2023

 

Service cost

  $ 20     $ 19     $     $ 1  

Interest cost

    67       70       2       2  

Expected return on assets

    (96 )     (95 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (4 )     (4 )     (2 )     (4 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    25       25              

Special termination benefits

    2                    

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 14     $ 15     $     $ (1 )

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we made contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans related to continuing operations of $26 million and $41 million, respectively. During the remainder of 2024, we expect to contribute an additional amount of approximately $8 million to these plans.

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