MEDTRONIC INC | 2013 | FY | 3


The change in benefit obligation and funded status of the Company’s employee retirement plans are as follows:
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
 
Post-Retirement Benefits
 
Fiscal Year
 
Fiscal Year
 
Fiscal Year
(in millions)
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year:
$
1,924

 
$
1,673

 
$
689

 
$
589

 
$
302

 
$
339

Change in projected benefit obligation:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
$
1,877

 
$
1,516

 
$
717

 
$
638

 
$
339

 
$
295

Service cost
104

 
92

 
43

 
42

 
19

 
19

Interest cost
94

 
87

 
27

 
29

 
15

 
17

Employee contributions

 

 
15

 
14

 
9

 
9

Plan amendments

 

 
(8
)
 
(4
)
 

 

Actuarial loss (gain)
151

 
230

 
65

 
72

 
(62
)
 
16

Benefits paid
(72
)
 
(48
)
 
(25
)
 
(25
)
 
(19
)
 
(18
)
Medicare Part D reimbursements

 

 

 

 
1

 
1

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

 
(23
)
 
(49
)
 

 

Projected benefit obligation at end of year
$
2,154

 
$
1,877

 
$
811

 
$
717

 
$
302

 
$
339

Change in plan assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
$
1,470

 
$
1,392

 
$
638

 
$
606

 
$
204

 
$
198

Actual return on plan assets
129

 
25

 
69

 
49

 
19

 
4

Employer contributions
190

 
101

 
49

 
39

 
20

 
11

Employee contributions

 

 
15

 
14

 
9

 
9

Benefits paid
(72
)
 
(48
)
 
(25
)
 
(25
)
 
(19
)
 
(18
)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

 
(13
)
 
(45
)
 

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year
$
1,717

 
$
1,470

 
$
733

 
$
638

 
$
233

 
$
204

Funded status at end of year:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value of plan assets
$
1,717

 
$
1,470

 
$
733

 
$
638

 
$
233

 
$
204

Benefit obligations
2,154

 
1,877

 
811

 
717

 
302

 
339

Underfunded status of the plans
$
(437
)
 
$
(407
)
 
$
(78
)
 
$
(79
)
 
$
(69
)
 
$
(135
)
Recognized liability
$
(437
)
 
$
(407
)
 
$
(78
)
 
$
(79
)
 
$
(69
)
 
$
(135
)
Amounts recognized on the consolidated
balance sheets consist of:
 
 

 
 

Non-current assets
$

 
$

 
$
19

 
$
20

 
$

 
$

Current liabilities
(9
)
 
(8
)
 
(4
)
 
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Non-current liabilities
(428
)
 
(399
)
 
(93
)
 
(97
)
 
(68
)
 
(134
)
Recognized liability
$
(437
)
 
$
(407
)
 
$
(78
)
 
$
(79
)
 
$
(69
)
 
$
(135
)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other
comprehensive (loss) income:
 
 

Prior service (benefit) cost
$
5

 
$
5

 
$
(1
)
 
$
6

 
$
(3
)
 
$
(3
)
Net actuarial loss
1,048

 
969

 
190

 
175

 
43

 
108

Ending balance
$
1,053

 
$
974

 
$
189

 
$
181

 
$
40

 
$
105


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