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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
We sponsor defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans, healthcare plans and disability and survivorship plans for eligible employees and retirees and their eligible family members. The net periodic cost table below includes our domestic defined benefit pension plans and postretirement healthcare plans.

Employee benefit plans net periodic cost
Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement and Postemployment Benefits
(in millions)2024202320242023
Three Months Ended September 30,
Service cost$— $— $23 $18 
Interest cost201 213 45 50 
Expected return on plan assets(263)(264)(1)— 
Amortization of prior service credit— — (1)(1)
Recognized net actuarial loss62 60 5 3 
Net periodic cost$— $9 $71 $70 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Service cost$— $— $69 $54 
Interest cost603 638 136 150 
Expected return on plan assets(789)(791)(2)(1)
Amortization of prior service credit— — (3)(4)
Recognized net actuarial loss186 179 14 10 
Net periodic cost$— $26 $214 $209 

Service cost is recorded in salaries and related costs in our income statement, while all other components are recorded within miscellaneous, net under non-operating expense.

We also sponsor defined benefit pension plans for eligible employees in certain foreign countries and a market based cash balance plan for eligible pilots, which have immaterial obligations. These plans are not included in the net periodic cost table above.