Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

v3.20.2
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS  
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, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (dollars in millions):

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Huntsman Corporation

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

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​

Defined Benefit Plans

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Benefit Plans

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​

Three months

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Three months

​

​

ended

​

ended

​

​

June 30, 

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June 30, 

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2020

    

2019

    

2020

    

2019

Service cost

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$

12

​

$

12

​

$

1

​

$

1

Interest cost

​

​

16

​

​

20

​

​

—

​

​

—

Expected return on assets

​

​

(42)

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​

(39)

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​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

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​

(1)

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​

(1)

​

​

(1)

​

​

(1)

Amortization of actuarial loss

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​

19

​

​

17

​

​

—

​

​

—

Net periodic benefit cost

​

$

4

​

$

9

​

$

—

​

$

—

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

​

​

Defined Benefit Plans

​

Benefit Plans

​

​

Six months

​

Six months

​

​

ended

​

ended

​

​

June 30, 

​

June 30, 

​

    

2020

    

2019

    

2020

    

2019

Service cost

​

$

26

​

$

25

​

$

1

​

$

1

Interest cost

​

​

31

​

​

40

​

​

1

​

​

1

Expected return on assets

​

​

(85)

​

​

(78)

​

​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

​

​

(3)

​

​

(3)

​

​

(2)

​

​

(2)

Amortization of actuarial loss

​

​

39

​

​

34

​

​

—

​

​

—

Net periodic benefit cost

​

$

8

​

$

18

​

$

—

​

$

—

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Huntsman International

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

​

​

Defined Benefit Plans

​

Benefit Plans

​

​

Three months

​

Three months

​

​

ended

​

ended

​

​

June 30, 

​

June 30, 

​

    

2020

    

2019

    

2020

    

2019

Service cost

​

$

12

​

$

12

​

$

1

​

$

1

Interest cost

​

​

16

​

​

20

​

​

—

​

​

—

Expected return on assets

​

​

(42)

​

​

(39)

​

​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

​

​

(1)

​

​

(1)

​

​

(1)

​

​

(1)

Amortization of actuarial loss

​

​

20

​

​

19

​

​

—

​

​

—

Net periodic benefit cost

​

$

5

​

$

11

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Other Postretirement

​

​

Defined Benefit Plans

​

Benefit Plans

​

​

Six months

​

Six months

​

​

ended

​

ended

​

​

June 30, 

​

June 30, 

​

    

2020

    

2019

    

2020

    

2019

Service cost

​

$

26

​

$

25

​

$

1

​

$

1

Interest cost

​

​

31

​

​

40

​

​

1

​

​

1

Expected return on assets

​

​

(85)

​

​

(78)

​

​

—

​

​

—

Amortization of prior service benefit

​

​

(3)

​

​

(3)

​

​

(2)

​

​

(2)

Amortization of actuarial loss

​

​

41

​

​

36

​

​

—

​

​

—

Net periodic benefit cost

​

$

10

​

$

20

​

$

—

​

$

—

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During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we made contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans of $46 million and $38 million, respectively. During the remainder of 2020, we expect to contribute an additional amount of approximately $41 million to these plans.