Thorn Enterprises, a large manufacturing company, reported the following items in the 2023 pension footnote (in millions): service cost of $1,050 million, benefits paid to retirees of $200 million, interest cost of $900 million, actuarial loss of $50 million, actual returns on invested assets of $1,100 million, expected returns on invested assets of $1,150 million, and company contributions of $1,100 million. What is the increase in the company's projected benefit obligation during the year?

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Thorn Enterprises, a large manufacturing company, reported the following items in the 2023 pension footnote (in millions): service cost of $1,050 million, benefits paid to retirees of $200 million, interest cost of $900 million, actuarial loss of $50 million, actual returns on invested assets of $1,100 million, expected returns on invested assets of $1,150 million, and company contributions of $1,100 million. What is the increase in the company's projected benefit obligation during the year?

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