Retirement Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of defined benefit plans expense [Table Text Block]

The expense for our defined benefit pension and OPEB plans for the periods ended September 30 was as follows (in millions):

	Third Quarter
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Worldwide OPEB
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	130		$	116		$	92		$	83		$	17		$	16
Interest cost	552			594			293			312			72			83
Expected return on assets	(718		)	(757		)	(332		)	(356		)	—			—
Amortization of
Prior service costs/(credits)	55			86			18			18			(137		)	(151		)
(Gains)/Losses	106			49			102			75			33			28
Separation programs/other	(1		)	—			9			80			—			8
(Gains)/Losses from curtailments and settlements	—			—			—			—			—			(23		)
Net expense/(income)	$	124		$	88		$	182		$	212		$	(15	)	$	(39	)

	First Nine Months
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Worldwide OPEB
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	390		$	350		$	278		$	247		$	51		$	47
Interest cost	1,656			1,782			889			929			216			248
Expected return on assets	(2,154		)	(2,271		)	(1,001		)	(1,062		)	—			—
Amortization of
Prior service costs/(credits)	165			257			54			54			(409		)	(454		)
(Gains)/Losses	318			145			308			228			97			85
Separation programs/other	4			(1		)	54			140			1			9
(Gains)/Losses from curtailments and settlements	—			—			—			104			(10		)	(23		)
Net expense/(income)	$	379		$	262		$	582		$	640		$	(54	)	$	(88	)