Note 11: Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Table [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)			2012		2011		2010
Current:
	United States:
		Federal	$	403	$	382	$	48
		State		9		96		117
	Foreign			1,179		1,322		1,135
				1,591		1,800		1,300
Future:
	United States:
		Federal		335		526		467
		State		111		26		4
	Foreign			(326)		(218)		(46)
				120		334		425
Income tax expense			$	1,711	$	2,134	$	1,725
Attributable to items credited to equity and goodwill			$	297	$	864	$	276

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Table [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)		2012		2011
Future income tax benefits:
	Insurance and employee benefits	$	1,168	$	2,579
	Other asset basis differences		119		(569)
	Other liability basis differences		1,052		1,046
	Tax loss carryforwards		382		723
	Tax credit carryforwards		1,107		1,247
	Valuation allowances		(618)		(977)
		$	3,210	$	4,049
Future income taxes payable:
	Insurance and employee benefits	$	(2,238)	$	163
	Other asset basis differences		4,440		681
	Other items, net		(195)		71
	Tax loss carryforwards		(409)		-
	Tax credit carryforwards		(80)		-
	Valuation allowances		286		-
		$	1,804	$	915

Schedule of Income before Income Tax Domestic and Foreign Table [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)	2012		2011		2010
United States	$	2,595	$	3,168	$	2,441
Foreign		4,316		4,182		3,807
	$	6,911	$	7,350	$	6,248

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Table [Text Block]

	2012	2011	2010
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate	35.0%	35.0%	35.0%
Tax on international activities	(6.4)%	(4.4)%	(7.8)%
Tax audit settlements	(3.4)%	(0.9)%	-
Other	(0.4)%	(0.7)%	0.4%
Effective income tax rate	24.8%	29.0%	27.6%

Summary Of Tax Credit Carryforwards [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)	Tax Credit Carryforwards		Tax Loss Carryforwards
Expiration period:
2013-2017	$	52	$	626
2018-2022		17		378
2023-2032		310		1,053
Indefinite		808		2,115
Total	$	1,187	$	4,172

Summary Of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)	Tax Credit Carryforwards		Tax Loss Carryforwards
Expiration period:
2013-2017	$	52	$	626
2018-2022		17		378
2023-2032		310		1,053
Indefinite		808		2,115
Total	$	1,187	$	4,172

Summary Of Income Tax Contingencies [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)		2012		2011		2010
Balance at January 1	$	946	$	891	$	793
Additions for tax positions related to the current year		232		71		115
Additions for tax positions of prior years		221		71		80
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(21)		(24)		(81)
Settlements		(305)		(63)		(16)
Balance at December 31	$	1,073	$	946	$	891
Gross interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits	$	40	$	23	$	27
Total accrued interest balance at December 31	$	270	$	165	$	144