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Consolidated Financial Information 2003
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The changes in benefit obligation and plan assets, funded status and composition of amounts recognized in
the consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
Japanese plans Foreign plans
Yen in millions
Dollars in
millions
Yen in millions
Dollars in
millions
March 31 March 31, March 31 March 31,
2002 2003 2003 2002 2003 2003
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of
year
¥801,322 ¥869,142 $7,243 ¥128,162 ¥143,210 $1,193
Service cost 48,609 47,884 399 15,161 13,954 116
Interest cost 21,232 20,857 174 7,944 8,478 71
Plan participants’ contributions 5,102 5,148 43 740 706 6
Amendments (26,085)
(852) (23) (0)
Actuarial (gain) loss 47,877 114,665 955 (3,404) 9,019 75
Foreign currency exchange rate
changes
4,415 (9,551) (80)
Curtailments and settlements (4,103) (1,010) (8) (1,092) (9)
Benefits paid (24,812) (24,926) (208) (8,956) (7,121) (59)
Benefit obligation at end of year 869,142 1,031,760 8,598 143,210 157,580 1,313
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning
of year
460,167 456,678 3,806 86,351 82,602 688
Actual return (loss) on plan assets (29,094) (66,682) (556) (6,215) (10,466) (87)
Foreign currency exchange rate
changes
5,774 (3,287) (28)
Employer contribution 31,936 21,296 177 4,694 5,235 44
Plan participants’ contributions 5,102 5,148 43 740 706 6
Benefits paid (11,433) (11,192) (93) (8,742) (6,853) (57)
Fair value of plan assets at end of
year
¥456,678 ¥405,248 $3,377 ¥82,602 ¥67,937 $566