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Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans

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Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]

12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

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Components of the net periodic benefit costs from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows (dollars in millions):

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Huntsman Corporation

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Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Three months

   

Three months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 14     $ 12     $ —     $ 1  

Interest cost

    12       16       1       —  

Expected return on assets

    (42 )     (42 )     —       —  

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (1 )     (1 )     (1 )     (1 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    23       19       —       —  

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 6     $ 4     $ —     $ —  

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Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Six months

   

Six months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 28     $ 26     $ —     $ 1  

Interest cost

    24       31       1       1  

Expected return on assets

    (84 )     (85 )     —       —  

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (3 )     (3 )     (2 )     (2 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    46       39       1       —  

Settlement loss

    3       —       —       —  

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 14     $ 8     $ —     $ —  

 

Huntsman International

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Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Three months

   

Three months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 14     $ 12     $ —     $ 1  

Interest cost

    12       16       1       —  

Expected return on assets

    (42 )     (42 )     —       —  

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (1 )     (1 )     (1 )     (1 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    23       20       —       —  

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 6     $ 5     $ —     $ —  

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Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Six months

   

Six months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 28     $ 26     $ —     $ 1  

Interest cost

    24       31       1       1  

Expected return on assets

    (84 )     (85 )     —       —  

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (3 )     (3 )     (2 )     (2 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    47       41       1       —  

Settlement loss

    3       —       —       —  

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 15     $ 10     $ —     $ —  

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we made contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans of $28 million and $46 million, respectively. During the remainder of 2021, we expect to contribute an additional amount of approximately $29 million to these plans.

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