Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

v3.19.2
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

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Components of the net periodic benefit costs from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (dollars in millions):

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Huntsman Corporation

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

​

​

Defined Benefit Plans

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Benefit Plans

​

​

Three months

​

Three months

​

​

ended

​

ended

​

​

June 30, 

​

June 30, 

​

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Service cost

​

$

14

​

$

16

​

$

—

​

$

—

Interest cost

​

​

21

​

​

20

​

​

1

​

​

1

Expected return on assets

​

​

(41)

​

​

(43)

​

​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

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​

(1)

​

​

(1)

​

​

(1)

​

​

(2)

Amortization of actuarial loss

​

​

18

​

​

18

​

​

—

​

​

1

Net periodic benefit cost

​

$

11

​

$

10

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

​

​

Defined Benefit Plans

​

Benefit Plans

​

​

Six months

​

Six months

​

​

ended

​

ended

​

​

June 30, 

​

June 30, 

​

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Service cost

​

$

29

​

$

33

​

$

1

​

$

1

Interest cost

​

​

42

​

​

40

​

​

1

​

​

2

Expected return on assets

​

​

(82)

​

​

(86)

​

​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

​

​

(3)

​

​

(3)

​

​

(3)

​

​

(3)

Amortization of actuarial loss

​

​

36

​

​

36

​

​

1

​

​

1

Settlement loss

​

​

—

​

​

2

​

​

—

​

​

—

Net periodic benefit cost

​

$

22

​

$

22

​

$

—

​

$

1

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Huntsman International

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

​

​

Defined Benefit Plans

​

Benefit Plans

​

​

Three months

​

Three months

​

​

ended

​

ended

​

​

June 30, 

​

June 30, 

​

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Service cost

​

$

14

​

$

16

​

$

—

​

$

—

Interest cost

​

​

21

​

​

20

​

​

1

​

​

1

Expected return on assets

​

​

(41)

​

​

(43)

​

​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

​

​

(1)

​

​

(1)

​

​

—

​

​

(2)

Amortization of actuarial loss

​

​

19

​

​

19

​

​

(1)

​

​

1

Net periodic benefit cost

​

$

12

​

$

11

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

​

​

Defined Benefit Plans

​

Benefit Plans

​

​

Six months

​

Six months

​

​

ended

​

ended

​

​

June 30, 

​

June 30, 

​

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Service cost

​

$

29

​

$

33

​

$

1

​

$

1

Interest cost

​

​

42

​

​

40

​

​

1

​

​

2

Expected return on assets

​

​

(82)

​

​

(86)

​

​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

​

​

(3)

​

​

(3)

​

​

(3)

​

​

(3)

Amortization of actuarial loss

​

​

38

​

​

38

​

​

1

​

​

1

Settlement loss

​

​

—

​

​

2

​

​

—

​

​

—

Net periodic benefit cost

​

$

24

​

$

24

​

$

—

​

$

1

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During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we made contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans of $42 million and $46 million, respectively. During the remainder of 2019, we expect to contribute an additional amount of approximately $51 million to these plans.