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Employee Benefit Plans
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
7. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) for our company-sponsored pension plans for three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, were as follows:
U.S. Pension BenefitsInternational Pension BenefitsTotal Pension Benefits
In millions202620252026202520262025
Net service cost$— $— $— $— $— $— 
Interest cost14 15 5 6 19 21 
Expected return on plan assets(19)(16)(10)(9)(29)(25)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)$(5)$(1)$(5)$(3)$(10)$(4)
The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) for our company-sponsored pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, were as follows:
U.S. Pension BenefitsInternational Pension BenefitsTotal Pension Benefits
In millions202620252026202520262025
Net service cost$— $— $1 $1 $1 $1 
Interest cost42 47 15 15 57 62 
Expected return on plan assets(56)(50)(30)(26)(86)(76)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)$(14)$(3)$(14)$(10)$(28)$(13)

The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) for our company-sponsored postretirement plan were immaterial for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.

The components of net periodic benefit cost for our postemployment plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, were as follows:

Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
In millions2026202520262025
Net service cost$1 $2 $3 $6 
Interest cost1 2 2 4 
Amortization of actuarial (gains) losses(1)— (2)1 
Net periodic benefit cost$1 $4 $3 $11 

For all of our company-sponsored plans, the components of net periodic benefit cost (income) other than net service cost are recorded in Other income (expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Employer Contributions
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, we contributed $2 million and $4 million, respectively, to our international pension plans, and $16 million and $35 million, respectively, to our U.S. pension plan. We anticipate contributing an additional $9 million to our U.S. pension plan during the remainder of the year, resulting in total expected contributions of $4 million and $44 million to our international and U.S. plans, respectively, in 2026.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, we made immaterial contributions to our postretirement plan. We do not anticipate making material contributions during the remainder of 2026.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, we contributed $3 million and $17 million, respectively, to our postemployment plans. We do not anticipate making additional contributions to our postemployment plans during the remainder of 2026.