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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
The Company's net periodic benefit cost includes the following components for the three months ended September 30 (in millions):
Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement BenefitsAffected Line Item
in the Statements of
 Consolidated Operations
2026202520262025
Service cost$33 $32 $2 $1 Salaries and related costs
Interest cost64 61 7 8 Miscellaneous, net
Expected return on plan assets(80)(68)— — Miscellaneous, net
Amortization of unrecognized gain— (2)(7)(8)Miscellaneous, net
Amortization of prior service credit— — (11)(22)Miscellaneous, net
Total$17 $23 $(9)$(20)

The Company's net periodic benefit cost includes the following components for the nine months ended September 30 (in millions):
Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement BenefitsAffected Line Item
in the Statements of
 Consolidated Operations
2026202520262025
Service cost$98 $95 $5 $4 Salaries and related costs
Interest cost193 182 21 24 Miscellaneous, net
Expected return on plan assets(239)(205)(1)(1)Miscellaneous, net
Amortization of unrecognized gain(1)(5)(21)(23)Miscellaneous, net
Amortization of prior service credit— — (32)(65)Miscellaneous, net
Other— 1 — — Miscellaneous, net
Total$51 $68 $(28)$(61)
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company contributed $250 million and $259 million, respectively, to its U.S. domestic tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans.