Shareholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

  NOTE 15   Shareholders’ Equity

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had authority to issue 4 billion shares of common stock and 50 million shares of preferred stock. The Company had 1.9 billion shares of common stock outstanding at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and had 146 million shares reserved for future issuances, primarily under stock option plans and shares that may be issued in connection with the Company’s convertible senior debentures, at December 31, 2011.

The number of shares issued and outstanding and the carrying amount of each outstanding series of the Company’s preferred stock was as follows:

	2011								2010
At December 31 (Dollars in Millions)	Shares Issued and Outstanding		Liquidation Preference		Discount		Carrying Amount		Shares Issued and Outstanding		Liquidation Preference		Discount		Carrying Amount
Series A		12,510	$	1,251	$	145	$	1,106		5,746	$	575	$	145	$	430
Series B		40,000		1,000		–		1,000		40,000		1,000		–		1,000
Series D		20,000		500		–		500		20,000		500		–		500
Total preferred stock (a)		72,510	$	2,751	$	145	$	2,606		65,746	$	2,075	$	145	$	1,930

(a) The par value of all shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and 2010, was $1.00 per share.

During 2010, the Company issued depositary shares representing an ownership interest in 5,746 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to investors, in exchange for their portion of USB Capital IX Income Trust Securities. During 2011, the Company issued depositary shares representing an ownership interest in 6,764 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to USB Capital IX, thereby settling the stock purchase contract established between the Company and USB Capital IX as part of the 2006 issuance of USB Capital IX Income Trust Securities. The preferred shares were issued to USB Capital IX for the purchase price specified in the stock forward purchase contract. The Series A Preferred stock has a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share, no stated maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund or other obligation of the Company. Dividends, if declared, will accrue and be payable quarterly, in arrears, at a rate per annum equal to the greater of three-month LIBOR plus 1.02 percent or 3.50 percent. The Series A Preferred Stock is redeemable at the Company’s option, subject to prior approval by the Federal Reserve Board.

During 2006, the Company issued depositary shares representing an ownership interest in 40,000 shares of Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), and during 2008, the Company issued depositary shares representing an ownership interest in 20,000 shares of Series D Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (the “Series D Preferred Stock”). The Series B Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock have no stated maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund or other obligation of the Company. Dividends, if declared, will accrue and be payable quarterly, in arrears, at a rate per annum equal to the greater of three-month LIBOR plus .60 percent, or 3.50 percent on the Series B Preferred Stock, and 7.875 percent per annum on the Series D Preferred Stock. Both series are redeemable at the Company’s option, on or after specific dates, subject to the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board.

During 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company repurchased shares of its common stock under various authorizations approved by its Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had approximately 29 million shares that may yet be purchased under the current Board of Directors approved authorization.

The following table summarizes the Company’s common stock repurchased in each of the last three years:

(Dollars and Shares in Millions)	Shares		Value
2011		22	$	550
2010		1		16
2009		—		4

Shareholders’ equity is affected by transactions and valuations of asset and liability positions that require adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The reconciliation of the transactions affecting accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) included in shareholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, is as follows:

	Transactions									Balances Net-of-Tax
(Dollars in Millions)	Pre-tax			Tax-effect			Net-of-tax
2011
Changes in unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale	$	920		$	(351	)	$	569		$	360
Other-than-temporary impairment not recognized in earnings on securities available-for-sale		(25	)		10			(15	)		–
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative hedges		(343	)		130			(213	)		(484	)
Foreign currency translation		(16	)		6			(10	)		(49	)
Realized loss on derivative hedges		–			–			–			(5	)
Reclassification for realized (gains) losses		363			(138	)		225			–
Unrealized gains (losses) on retirement plans		(464	)		177			(287	)		(1,022	)
Total	$	435		$	(166	)	$	269		$	(1,200	)
2010
Changes in unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale	$	432		$	(163	)	$	269		$	(213	)
Other-than-temporary impairment not recognized in earnings on securities available-for-sale		(66	)		25			(41	)		–
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative hedges		(145	)		56			(89	)		(408	)
Foreign currency translation		24			(10	)		14			(39	)
Realized loss on derivative hedges		–			–			–			(6	)
Reclassification for realized (gains) losses		(28	)		11			(17	)		–
Unrealized gains (losses) on retirement plans		(197	)		76			(121	)		(803	)
Total	$	20		$	(5	)	$	15		$	(1,469	)
2009
Changes in unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale	$	2,131		$	(810	)	$	1,321		$	(393	)
Other-than-temporary impairment not recognized in earnings on securities available-for-sale		(402	)		153			(249	)		–
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative hedges		516			(196	)		320			(319	)
Foreign currency translation		40			(15	)		25			(53	)
Realized loss on derivative hedges		–			–			–			(8	)
Reclassification for realized (gains) losses		492			(187	)		305			–
Unrealized gains (losses) on retirement plans		254			(97	)		157			(711	)
Total	$	3,031		$	(1,152	)	$	1,879		$	(1,484	)

Regulatory Capital The measures used to assess capital by bank regulatory agencies include two principal risk-based ratios, Tier 1 and total risk-based capital. Tier 1 capital is considered core capital and includes common shareholders’ equity plus qualifying preferred stock, trust preferred securities and noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries (subject to certain limitations), and is adjusted for the aggregate impact of certain items included in other comprehensive income (loss). Total risk-based capital includes Tier 1 capital and other items such as subordinated debt and the allowance for credit losses. Both measures are stated as a percentage of risk-adjusted assets, which are measured based on their perceived credit risk and include certain off-balance sheet exposures, such as unfunded loan commitments, letters of credit, and derivative contracts. The Company is also subject to a leverage ratio requirement, a non risk-based asset ratio, which is defined as Tier 1 capital as a percentage of average assets adjusted for goodwill and other non-qualifying intangibles and other assets.

For a summary of the regulatory capital requirements and the actual ratios as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, for the Company and its bank subsidiaries, see Table 22 included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis, which is incorporated by reference into these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table provides the components of the Company's regulatory capital at December 31:

(Dollars in Millions)	2011			2010
Tier 1 Capital
Common shareholders' equity	$	31,372		$	27,589
Qualifying preferred stock		2,606			1,930
Qualifying trust preferred securities		2,675			3,949
Noncontrolling interests, less preferred
stock not eligible for Tier 1 capital		687			692
Less intangible assets
Goodwill (net of deferred tax liability)		(8,239	)		(8,337	)
Other disallowed intangible assets		(905	)		(1,097	)
Other (a)		977			1,221
Total Tier 1 Capital		29,173			25,947
Tier 2 Capital
Eligible portion of allowance for credit losses		3,412			3,125
Eligible subordinated debt		3,469			3,943
Other		13			18
Total Tier 2 Capital		6,894			7,086
Total Risk Based Capital	$	36,067		$	33,033
Risk-Weighted Assets	$	271,333		$	247,619

(a) Includes the impact of items included in other comprehensive income (loss), such as unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, accumulated net gains on cash flow hedges, pension liability adjustments, etc.

Noncontrolling interests principally represent preferred stock of consolidated subsidiaries. During 2006, the Company’s primary banking subsidiary formed USB Realty Corp., a real estate investment trust, for the purpose of issuing 5,000 shares of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Exchangeable Non-cumulative Perpetual Series A Preferred Stock with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (“Series A Preferred Securities”) to third party investors, and investing the proceeds in certain assets, consisting predominately of mortgage-backed securities from the Company. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Securities, if declared, will accrue and be payable quarterly, in arrears, at a rate per annum of 6.091 percent from December 22, 2006 to, but excluding, January 15, 2012. After January 15, 2012, the rate will be equal to three-month LIBOR plus 1.147 percent. If USB Realty Corp. has not declared a dividend on the Series A Preferred Securities before the dividend payment date for any dividend period, such dividend shall not be cumulative and shall cease to accrue and be payable, and USB Realty Corp. will have no obligation to pay dividends accrued for such dividend period, whether or not dividends on the Series A Preferred Securities are declared for any future dividend period.

The Series A Preferred Securities will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of USB Realty Corp. on the dividend payment date occurring in January 2012 and each fifth anniversary thereafter, or in whole but not in part, at the option of USB Realty Corp. on any dividend date before or after January 2012 that is not a five-year date. Any redemption will be subject to the approval of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.