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Pension and Postretirement Plans (Tables)

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Pension and Postretirement Plans (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Net Periodic benefit cost (income)
Net periodic benefit cost of the Corporation’s plans for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 included the following components.
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
(Dollars in millions)
Qualified Pension Plans
 
Non-U.S. Pension Plans
 
Nonqualified and Other Pension Plans (1)
 
Postretirement
Health and Life
Plans
Service cost
$
114

 
$
10

 
$
—

 
$
4

Interest cost
172

 
24

 
35

 
18

Expected return on plan assets
(309
)
 
(34
)
 
(38
)
 
(2
)
Amortization of transition obligation
—

 
—

 
—

 
8

Amortization of prior service cost (credits)
5

 
—

 
(2
)
 
1

Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)
123

 
(2
)
 
3

 
(5
)
Recognized loss due to settlements and curtailments
58

 
—

 
3

 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
$
163

 
$
(2
)
 
$
1

 
$
24

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Service cost
$
108

 
$
11

 
$
—

 
$
4

Interest cost
188

 
25

 
39

 
21

Expected return on plan assets
(325
)
 
(29
)
 
(35
)
 
(2
)
Amortization of transition obligation
—

 
—

 
—

 
8

Amortization of prior service cost (credits)
6

 
—

 
(2
)
 
2

Amortization of net actuarial loss
101

 
—

 
5

 
1

Net periodic benefit cost
$
78

 
$
7

 
$
7

 
$
34

(1) 
Includes nonqualified pension plans and the terminated Merrill Lynch U.S. pension plan.