Benefit Plans Several non-contributory defined benefit plans and postretirement benefit plans cover eligible employees and retirees.
The following tables present the components of net periodic (benefit) cost for the defined benefit plans:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Benefits | | | | Three Months Ended | | | | Six Months Ended | | | | June 30, | | | | June 30, | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | | (In millions) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Service cost | | | | | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 1 | | | | Interest cost | $ | 11 | | | $ | 25 | | | | | 22 | | | 49 | | | | Expected return on plan assets | (15) | | | (30) | | | | | (30) | | | (59) | | | | Amortization of unrecognized net loss | 2 | | | 8 | | | | | 4 | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Settlements | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net periodic (benefit) cost | $ | (1) | | | $ | 3 | | | | | $ | (2) | | | $ | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other Postretirement Benefits | | Three Months Ended | | | | Six Months Ended | | June 30, | | | | June 30, | | 2025 | | 2024 | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | (In millions) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest cost | | | | | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 1 | | Expected return on plan assets | | | | | | | (1) | | | (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net periodic benefit | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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