Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2013
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
Net periodic benefit cost for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following during the three months ended March 29, 2013, and March 30, 2012, respectively (in millions):
 
Pension Benefits  
 
Other Benefits  
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 29,
2013

March 30,
2012

 
March 29,
2013

March 30,
2012

Service cost
$
69

$
65

 
$
9

$
8

Interest cost
94

98

 
11

11

Expected return on plan assets
(164
)
(144
)
 
(2
)
(2
)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
(1
)
(1
)
 
(3
)
(13
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
50

34

 
3

2

Net periodic benefit cost (credit) recognized in income
$
48

$
52

 
$
18

$
6


During the three months ended March 29, 2013, the Company contributed $558 million to our pension plans, and we anticipate making additional contributions of approximately $82 million to our pension plans during the remainder of 2013. The Company contributed $936 million to our pension plans during the three months ended March 30, 2012.