Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plans

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Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]

13. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS 

Components of the net periodic benefit cost from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows (dollars in millions):

 

                   

Other postretirement

 
   

Defined benefit plans

   

benefit plans

 
   

Three months ended

   

Three months ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 

Service cost

  $ 7     $ 6     $     $  

Interest cost

    23       22              

Expected return on assets

    (33 )     (32 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (2 )     (1 )            

Amortization of actuarial loss

    7       8              

Special termination benefits

          2              

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 2     $ 5     $     $  

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Other postretirement

 
   

Defined benefit plans

   

benefit plans

 
   

Six months ended

   

Six months ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 

Service cost

  $ 13     $ 13     $     $  

Interest cost

    45       44       1       1  

Expected return on assets

    (64 )     (64 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (3 )     (2 )     (1 )     (1 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    14       16              

Special termination benefits

          2              

Settlement gain

    (1 )                  

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 4     $ 9     $     $  

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, we made contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans related to continuing operations of $16 million and $17 million, respectively. During the remainder of 2025, we expect to make additional contributions of approximately $19 million to these plans.

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