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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The following provides a reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets, and funded status of the
postretirement obligations as of January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008:
2008 2007
(millions)
Change in accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, beginning of year ........... $351 $361
Interest cost ...................................................... 19 21
Adjustment for measurement date change .............................. – 1
Actuarial gain .................................................... (70) (3)
Medicare Part D subsidy ............................................ 2 2
Benefits paid ..................................................... (25) (31)
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, end of year ................ $277 $351
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year ............................. $ – $ –
Company contributions ............................................. 25 31
Benefits paid ..................................................... (25) (31)
Fair value of plan assets, end of year .................................. $ – $ –
Funded status at end of year ............................................. $(277) $(351)
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at
January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities ............................... $ (39) $ (34)
Other liabilities ................................................... (238) (317)
$(277) $(351)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss at
January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008
Net actuarial (gain) loss ............................................ $ (53) $ 14
Net postretirement benefit costs and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income included the
following actuarially determined components:
2008 2007 2006
(millions)
Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost
Service cost ......................................................... $ $ – $ –
Interest cost ......................................................... 19 21 20
Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss) ................................... (3) 1 1
Amortization of prior service credit ...................................... (1) (2)
16 21 19
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Projected Benefit Obligation
Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial gain .................................................... (70) (3)
Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss) ................................... 3 (1)
Amortization of prior service credit ...................................... – 1
(67) (3)
Total recognized in net periodic postretirement benefit cost and other comprehensive
income ................................................................... $(51) $18 $19
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