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. 28, 2014
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 (in millions):
 
Pension Benefits  
 
Other Benefits  
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 28,
2014

March 29,
2013

 
March 28,
2014

March 29,
2013

Service cost
$
67

$
69

 
$
6

$
9

Interest cost
101

94

 
11

11

Expected return on plan assets
(178
)
(164
)
 
(3
)
(2
)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
(1
)
(1
)
 
(4
)
(3
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
18

50

 
1

3

Total cost (credit) recognized in statements of income
$
7

$
48

 
$
11

$
18


During the three months ended March 28, 2014, the Company contributed $157 million to our pension plans, and we anticipate making additional contributions of approximately $18 million to our pension plans during the remainder of 2014. The Company contributed $558 million to our pension plans during the three months ended March 29, 2013.