Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

v3.3.1.900
Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]
The vested benefit obligation for a defined benefit pension plan is the actuarial present value of the vested benefits to which the employee is currently entitled based on the employee's expected date of separation or retirement. The changes in the projected benefit obligations and plan assets at the end of each period for the plans described above were as follows:
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
Non-U.S. Pension
Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
(In Millions)
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
Beginning projected benefit obligation
 
$
892

 
$
1,137

 
$
2,423

 
$
1,695

 
$
546

 
$
509

Service cost
 
18

 
88

 
128

 
104

 
30

 
26

Interest cost
 
33

 
49

 
63

 
66

 
21

 
23

Actuarial (gain) loss
 
126

 
760

 
(250
)
 
767

 
(21
)
 
10

Currency exchange rate changes
 

 

 
(190
)
 
(254
)
 

 

Plan curtailments
 

 
(1,083
)
 

 

 

 

Other
 
(79
)
 
(59
)
 
(34
)
 
45

 
(16
)
 
(22
)
Ending projected benefit obligation
 
$
990

 
$
892

 
$
2,140

 
$
2,423

 
$
560

 
$
546

Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
Non-U.S. Pension
Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
(In Millions)
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
Beginning fair value of plan assets
 
$
623

 
$
649

 
$
1,017

 
$
1,005

 
$
427

 
$
395

Actual return on plan assets
 
(4
)
 
30

 
42

 
80

 
6

 
33

Employer contributions
 
90

 

 
72

 
73

 
1

 

Currency exchange rate changes
 

 

 
(66
)
 
(114
)
 

 

Other
 
(82
)
 
(56
)
 
(54
)
 
(27
)
 
(24
)
 
(1
)
Ending fair value of plan assets
 
$
627

 
$
623

 
$
1,011

 
$
1,017

 
$
410

 
$
427

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]
The amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheets at the end of each period were as follows:
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
Non-U.S. Pension
Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
(In Millions)
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
Other long-term assets
 
$

 
$

 
$
15

 
$
14

 
$

 
$

Other long-term liabilities
 
(363
)
 
(269
)
 
(1,144
)
 
(1,420
)
 
(150
)
 
(119
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income), before tax
 
158

 
1

 
908

 
1,217

 
39

 
33

Net amount recognized
 
$
(205
)
 
$
(268
)
 
$
(221
)
 
$
(189
)
 
$
(111
)
 
$
(86
)
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Not yet Recognized [Table Text Block]
The amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes at the end of each period were as follows:
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
Non-U.S. Pension
Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
Years Ended
(In Millions)
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
Net prior service credit (cost)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(12
)
 
$
(13
)
 
$
(43
)
 
$
(48
)
Net actuarial gain (loss)
 
(158
)
 
(1
)
 
(896
)
 
(1,204
)
 
4

 
15

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
 
$
(158
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(908
)
 
$
(1,217
)
 
$
(39
)
 
$
(33
)
Schedule of Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
As of December 26, 2015, the accumulated benefit obligation was $899 million for the U.S. Intel Minimum Pension Plan ($808 million as of December 27, 2014) and $1.6 billion for the non-U.S. defined-benefit pension plans ($1.7 billion as of December 27, 2014). Included in the aggregate data in the following tables are the amounts applicable to our pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, as well as plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. Amounts related to such plans at the end of each period were as follows:
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
Non-U.S. Pension
Benefits
(In Millions)
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
Plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated benefit obligations
 
$
899

 
$
808

 
$
1,239

 
$
1,344

Plan assets
 
$
627

 
$
623

 
$
645

 
$
616

Plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligations
 
$
990

 
$
892

 
$
2,079

 
$
2,361

Plan assets
 
$
627

 
$
623

 
$
934

 
$
941

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]
Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for the plans at the end of each period were as follows:
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
Non-U.S. Pension
Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
  
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
Discount rate
 
4.0
%
 
3.8
%
 
3.1
%
 
2.7
%
 
4.1
%
 
4.1
%
Rate of compensation increase
 
3.7
%
 
3.8
%
 
3.8
%
 
4.0
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine costs for the plans for each period were as follows:
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Discount rate
 
3.8
%
 
4.6
%
 
3.9
%
 
2.8
%
 
4.0
%
 
4.2
%
 
3.9
%
 
4.6
%
 
4.2
%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets
 
6.1
%
 
5.4
%
 
4.5
%
 
5.7
%
 
5.7
%
 
5.2
%
 
7.4
%
 
7.4
%
 
7.7
%
Rate of compensation increase
 
3.8
%
 
3.8
%
 
4.1
%
 
4.0
%
 
4.1
%
 
4.3
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
n/a

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]
Estimated benefit payments over the next 10 fiscal years are as follows:
(In Millions)
 
U.S. Pension
Benefits
 
Non-U.S.
Pension
Benefits
 
U.S.
Postretirement
Medical
Benefits
2016
 
$
57

 
$
26

 
$
19

2017
 
$
61

 
$
28

 
$
21

2018
 
$
69

 
$
31

 
$
24

2019
 
$
70

 
$
34

 
$
27

2020
 
$
70

 
$
37

 
$
31

2021-2025
 
$
362

 
$
251

 
$
214

U.S. Pension Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
U.S. Intel Minimum Pension Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following investment categories at the end of each period:
 
 
December 26, 2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
 
Fair Value Measured at Reporting Date Using
 
 
 
 
(In Millions)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Total
Equity securities
 
$
54

 
$
314

 
$

 
$
368

 
$
347

Fixed income
 
16

 
201

 
38

 
255

 
254

Other investments
 
4

 

 

 
4

 
20

Total assets measured at fair value
 
$
74

 
$
515

 
$
38

 
$
627

 
$
621

Cash
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
2

Total U.S. pension plan assets at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
627

 
$
623

Non-U.S. Pension Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
Non-U.S. plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following investment categories at the end of each period:
 
 
December 26, 2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
 
Fair Value Measured at Reporting Date Using
 
 
 
 
(In Millions)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Total
Equity securities
 
$
274

 
$
56

 
$
15

 
$
345

 
$
521

Fixed income
 

 
610

 
34

 
644

 
476

Total assets measured at fair value
 
$
274

 
$
666

 
$
49

 
$
989

 
$
997

Cash
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22

 
20

Total non-U.S. plan assets at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,011

 
$
1,017