GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | 2013 | FY | 3


Our annual pension and other post-retirement benefit costs consisted of the following:
 
Pension Benefits
 
Year Ended December 31
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
Service cost
$
245

 
$
266

 
$
298

 
Interest cost
517

 
523

 
492

 
Expected return on plan assets
(599
)
 
(588
)
 
(590
)
 
Recognized net actuarial loss
173

 
287

 
409

 
Amortization of prior service credit
(43
)
 
(42
)
 
(67
)
 
Annual benefit cost
$
293

 
$
446

 
$
542

 
 
Other Post-retirement Benefits
 
Year Ended December 31
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
Service cost
$
13

 
$
12

 
$
15

 
Interest cost
62

 
59

 
53

 
Expected return on plan assets
(31
)
 
(30
)
 
(29
)
 
Recognized net actuarial loss
4

 
10

 
26

 
Amortization of prior service cost
6

 
7

 
7

 
Annual benefit cost
$
54

 
$
58

 
$
72

 

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