Retirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of defined benefit plans expense [Table Text Block]

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

	Second Quarter
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Worldwide OPEB
	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	151		$	130		$	119		$	93		$	16		$	17
Interest cost	477			552			280			298			64			72
Expected return on assets	(724		)	(718		)	(341		)	(335		)	—			—
Amortization of
Prior service costs/(credits)	44			55			16			18			(71		)	(136		)
(Gains)/Losses	195			106			170			103			40			32
Separation programs/other	3			(2		)	142			11			—			—
(Gains)/Losses from curtailments and settlements	294			—			—			—			—			—
Net expense/(income)	$	440		$	123		$	386		$	188		$	49		$	(15	)

	First Half
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Worldwide OPEB
	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	303		$	260		$	241		$	186		$	32		$	34
Interest cost	955			1,104			567			596			129			144
Expected return on assets	(1,448		)	(1,436		)	(690		)	(669		)	—			—
Amortization of
Prior service costs/(credits)	87			110			33			36			(142		)	(272		)
(Gains)/Losses	390			212			343			206			80			64
Separation programs/other	4			5			151			45			—			1
(Gains)/Losses from curtailments and settlements	294			—			—			—			—			(10		)
Net expense/(income)	$	585		$	255		$	645		$	400		$	99		$	(39	)