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The components of net periodic benefit cost/(income) and other amounts recognized in Other comprehensive income (OCI) were
as follows.
Table 114: Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Qualified Pension Plan Nonqualified Pension Plan
Postretirement
Benefits
Year ended December 31 – in millions 2014 2013 2012 2014 2013 2012 2014 2013 2012
Net periodic cost consists of:
Service cost $ 103 $ 113 $ 101 $ 3 $ 3 $ 4 $ 5 $ 6 $ 5
Interest cost 187 170 191 12 12 14 16 14 16
Expected return on plan assets (289) (288) (284)
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit) (8) (8) (8) (2) (3) (3)
Amortization of actuarial (gain)/loss 87 89 4 8 6 (1)
Settlement (gain)/loss 71
Net periodic cost (benefit) (7) 74 89 19 30 24 19 18 17
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in Other
comprehensive income:
Current year prior service cost/(credit) (7)
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit 8 8 8 2 3 3
Current year actuarial loss/(gain) 434 (784) 112 40 (26) 27 4 (9) (18)
Amortization of actuarial gain/(loss) (87) (89) (4) (15) (6) (1)
Total recognized in OCI 435 (863) 31 36 (41) 21 6 (7) (15)
Total recognized in net periodic cost and OCI $ 428 $(789) $ 120 $55 $(11) $45 $25 $11 $ 2
The weighted-average assumptions used (as of the beginning
of each year) to determine the net periodic costs shown above
were as follows.
Table 115: Net Periodic Costs – Assumptions
Net Periodic Cost Determination
Year ended December 31 2014 2013 2012
Discount rate
Qualified pension 4.75% 3.80% 4.60%
Nonqualified pension 4.35 3.45 4.20
Postretirement benefits 4.50 3.60 4.40
Rate of compensation increase (average) 4.00 4.00 4.00
Assumed health care cost trend rate
Initial trend 7.75 8.00 8.00
Ultimate trend 5.00 5.00 5.00
Year ultimate reached 2025 2019 2019
Expected long-term return on plan assets 7.00 7.50 7.75
The weighted-average assumptions used (as of the end of each
year) to determine year end obligations for pension and
postretirement benefits were as follows.
Table 116: Other Pension Assumptions
Year ended December 31 2014 2013
Discount rate
Qualified pension 3.95% 4.75%
Nonqualified pension 3.65 4.35
Postretirement benefits 3.80 4.50
Rate of compensation increase (average) 4.00 4.00
Assumed health care cost trend rate
Initial trend 7.50 7.75
Ultimate trend 5.00 5.00
Year ultimate reached 2025 2025
The discount rates are determined independently for each plan
by comparing the expected future benefits that will be paid
under each plan with yields available on high quality
corporate bonds of similar duration. For this analysis, 10% of
bonds with the highest yields and 40% with the lowest yields
were removed from the bond universe.
The expected return on plan assets is a long-term assumption
established by considering historical and anticipated returns of
the asset classes invested in by the pension plan and the
allocation strategy currently in place among those classes. We
review this assumption at each measurement date and adjust it
if warranted. This assumption will be changed from 7.00% to
6.75% for determining 2015 net periodic cost.
182 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. – Form 10-K