The Coca-Cola Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2022

Net periodic benefit cost or income for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following (in millions):


	Pension Plans				Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
	Three Months Ended
	April 1, 2022		April 2, 2021		April 1, 2022		April 2, 2021
Service cost	$	22	$	24	$	2	$	2
Interest cost	51		44		4		4
Expected return on plan assets1	(149)		(151)		(4)		(4)
Amortization of prior service credit	—		—		(1)		(1)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	29		47		—		1
Net periodic benefit cost (income)	(47)		(36)		1		2

Settlement charges2	—		54		—		—


Total cost (income)	$	(47)	$	18	$	1	$	2

1The weighted-average expected long-term rates of return on plan assets used in computing 2022 net periodic benefit cost (income) were 7.00 percent for pension plans and 4.00 percent for other postretirement benefit plans.

2Settlement charges were primarily related to our strategic realignment initiatives.