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Home >Financials > 2009 Annual Report - The Challenge to Deliver > NOTES TO THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS > NOTE 11—RETIREMENT PROGRAMS > Expense Components

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Expense Components

The following table lists the components of our total retirement expenses that are included in compensation and benefits expense in the Statements of Operations for 2009, 2008 and 2007.

 

Retirement Expense (dollars in millions)

 

2009

2008

2007

FERS

$2,962

$2,909

$2,771

Social Security

1,882

1,932

1,904

FERS Thrift Savings Plan

1,073

1,058

1,007

CSRS

—

—

52

Total Retirement Expense

$5,917

$5,899

$5,734

Employer cash contributions to retirement plans were $4,024 million in 2009, $3,936 million in 2008 and $3,889 million in 2007. These amounts do not include Social Security contribu-tions.




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