2009
2008
(in millions of
United
States
Plans
Plans
Outside of
the United
States
Total
United
States
Plans
Plans
Outside of
the United
States
Tota l
Historical Information
Defined benefit obligation
136
121
257
111
106
217
Plan assets
99
78
177
79
69
148
Deficit
37
43
80
32
37
69
Experience (gains) and losses
Related to plan assets
(9)
1
(8)
28
1
29
P ercentage of plan assets
-9.15%
-0.93%
-4.52%
35.61%
0.87%
19.38%
Related to plan liabilities
1
1
2
1
3
Percentage of plan liabilities
-0.04%
0.49%
0.39%
1.83%
1.13%
1.51%
2012
2011
2010
(in millions of
United
States
Plans
Plans
Outs ide
of the
United
States
United
States
Total Plans
Plans
Outside
of the
United
States
Total
Plans
Outside
United of the
States United
Plans State s
Total
Balance sheet reconciliation:
Balance sheet liability at January 1
44
46
90 38
41
79
37
43
80
P ension expense recognized in the income
statement in the year
3
7
10 (1)
7
6
8
6
14
Amounts recognized in OCI
(7)
23
16 17
17
(1)
(1)
(2)
Employer contributions made in the year
(3)
(3) (11)
(11)
(12)
(5)
(17)
Benefits paid directly by company in the year
(3)
(3)
(6) (1)
(2)
(3)
(1)
(2)
(3)
Business com binations/divestures/tra nsfers
22
1
23
4
4
Currency translation effect
(1)
(1) 2
2
3
3
Balance sheet liability at December 31
55
74
129 44
46
90
38
41
79
The asset portfolio of the GfOUp S defined benefit pension plan in Belgium is funded through a group insurance program. The
plan assets, which benefit from a guaranteed minimum return, are part of the insurance company's overall investments. The
insurance company's asset allocation was as follows:
December 31,
2012
2011
2010
Equities
5%
5%
5%
Debt
91%
94%
91%
Real estate
0%
0%
0%
Other assets (e.g., cash equivalents)
4%
1%
4%
In 2013, the Group expects to contribute an insic
3 nific a nt amount to the defined benefit pension plan in Belgiut
The expected long-term rate of return for the E
insurance company and the expected insurance
elgian defined benefit pension plan is based on the guara
dividend.
nteed return
by the
134 DELHAIZE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS'12
