Kodak 2011 Annual Report Download - page 109

Other postretirement benefit cost from continuing operations for the Company's U.S., United Kingdom and Canada plans included:
The prior service credit and net actuarial loss estimated to be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost over the
next year is $80 million and $31 million, respectively.
The U.S. plan represents approximately 94% of the total other postretirement net benefit obligation as of December 31, 2011 and 93% as of December
31, 2010 and, therefore, the weighted-average assumptions used to compute the other postretirement benefit amounts approximate the U.S.
assumptions.
The weighted-average assumptions used to determine the net benefit obligations were as follows:
The weighted-average assumptions used to determine the net postretirement benefit cost were as follows:
The weighted-average assumed healthcare cost trend rates used to compute the other postretirement amounts were as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)
2011
2010
2009
Components of net postretirement benefit cost:
Service cost
$
2
$
1
$
1
Interest cost
64
72
92
Amortization of:
Prior service credit
(80
)
(76
)
(71
)
Actuarial loss
33
28
22
Other postretirement benefit cost before curtailments
19
25
44
Curtailment losses
-
-
1
Net other postretirement benefit cost from continuing o
perations
$
19
$
25
$
45
As of December 31,
2011
2010
Discount rate
4.25
%
5.03
%
Salary increase rate
3.45
%
3.84
%
For the Year Ended December 31,
2011
2010
2009
Discount rate
5.00
%
5.93
%
6.59
%
Salary increase rate
4.10
%
3.90
%
3.96
%
2011 2010
Healthcare cost trend
7.50
%
7.50
%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the
ultimate trend rate)
5.00
%
5.00
%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate
2017
2016
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