Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

v3.19.3
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS  
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

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Components of the net periodic benefit costs from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (dollars in millions):

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Huntsman Corporation

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

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​

Defined Benefit Plans

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Benefit Plans

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Three months

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Three months

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​

ended

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ended

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September 30, 

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September 30, 

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2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Service cost

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$

14

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$

13

​

$

—

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$

—

Interest cost

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​

19

​

​

20

​

​

1

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​

—

Expected return on assets

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(40)

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(40)

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​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

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(1)

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(2)

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​

(1)

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(1)

Amortization of actuarial loss

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​

17

​

​

17

​

​

—

​

​

1

Net periodic benefit cost

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$

9

​

$

8

​

$

—

​

$

—

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

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​

Defined Benefit Plans

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Benefit Plans

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Nine months

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Nine months

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​

ended

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ended

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​

September 30, 

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September 30, 

​

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Service cost

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$

39

​

$

41

​

$

1

​

$

1

Interest cost

​

​

59

​

​

57

​

​

2

​

​

2

Expected return on assets

​

​

(118)

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​

(122)

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​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

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​

(4)

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​

(5)

​

​

(4)

​

​

(4)

Amortization of actuarial loss

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​

51

​

​

52

​

​

1

​

​

2

Settlement loss

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​

—

​

​

2

​

​

—

​

​

—

Net periodic benefit cost

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$

27

​

$

25

​

$

—

​

$

1

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Huntsman International

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​

​

​

​

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

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​

Defined Benefit Plans

​

Benefit Plans

​

​

Three months

​

Three months

​

​

ended

​

ended

​

​

September 30, 

​

September 30, 

​

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Service cost

​

$

14

​

$

13

​

$

—

​

$

—

Interest cost

​

​

19

​

​

20

​

​

1

​

​

—

Expected return on assets

​

​

(40)

​

​

(40)

​

​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

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​

(1)

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​

(2)

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​

(1)

​

​

(1)

Amortization of actuarial loss

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​

17

​

​

18

​

​

—

​

​

1

Net periodic benefit cost

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$

9

​

$

9

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

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​

Defined Benefit Plans

​

Benefit Plans

​

​

Nine months

​

Nine months

​

​

ended

​

ended

​

​

September 30, 

​

September 30, 

​

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Service cost

​

$

39

​

$

41

​

$

1

​

$

1

Interest cost

​

​

59

​

​

57

​

​

2

​

​

2

Expected return on assets

​

​

(118)

​

​

(122)

​

​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

​

​

(4)

​

​

(5)

​

​

(4)

​

​

(4)

Amortization of actuarial loss

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​

53

​

​

54

​

​

1

​

​

2

Settlement loss

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​

—

​

​

2

​

​

—

​

​

—

Net periodic benefit cost

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$

29

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$

27

​

$

—

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$

1

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During both of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we made contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans of $67 million. During the remainder of 2019, we expect to contribute an additional amount of approximately $10 million to these plans.