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Note 13. Employee Benefit Plans (Continued)<br />
Archer Daniels Midland Company<br />
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)<br />
The Company uses a March 31 measurement date for substantially all defined benefit plans. The following<br />
tables set forth changes in the defined benefit obligation and the fair value of defined benefit plan assets:<br />
Pension Benefits<br />
Postretirement<br />
Benefits<br />
2008 2007 2008 2007<br />
(In millions) (In millions)<br />
Benefit obligation, beginning $ 1,916 $ 1,707 $ 208 $ 165<br />
Service cost 68 62 9 7<br />
Interest cost 109 94 12 10<br />
Actuarial loss (gain) (242) 65 (15) 24<br />
Curtailment – (1) – –<br />
Employee contributions 3 4 – 2<br />
Benefits paid (78) (77) (8) (7)<br />
Plan amendments 6 3 – –<br />
Acquisitions and divestitures – 15 – 7<br />
Foreign currency effects 69 44 – –<br />
Benefit obligation, ending $ 1,851 $ 1,916 $ 206 $ 208<br />
Fair value of plan assets, beginning $ 1,611 $ 1,468 $ – $ –<br />
Actual return on plan assets 5 118 – –<br />
Employer contributions 69 50 8 5<br />
Employee contributions 3 4 – 2<br />
Benefits paid (78) (77) (8) (7)<br />
Acquisitions and divestitures – 14 – –<br />
Foreign currency effects 52 34 – –<br />
Fair value of plan assets, ending $ 1,662 $ 1,611 $ – $ –<br />
Funded status $ (189) $ (305) $ (206) $ (208)<br />
Adjustment for fourth quarter contributions 7 5 – –<br />
Pension liability recognized in the balance sheet $ (182) $ (300) $ (206) $ (208)<br />
Prepaid benefit cost $ 68 $ 22 $ – $ –<br />
Accrued benefit liability – current (11) (9) (8) (7)<br />
Accrued benefit liability – long-term (239) (313) (198) (201)<br />
Net amount recognized in the balance sheet $ (182) $ (300) $ (206) $ (208)<br />
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