The following table provides information about the assets and liabilities not carried at fair value in our Statement of Financial Position. Consistent with ASC 825, Financial Instruments, the table excludes finance leases and non-financial assets and liabilities. Substantially all of the assets discussed below are considered to be Level 3 in accordance with ASC 820. The vast majority of our liabilities' fair value can be determined based on significant observable inputs and thus considered Level 2 in accordance with ASC 820. Few of the instruments are actively traded and their fair values must often be determined using financial models. Realization of the fair value of these instruments depends upon market forces beyond our control, including marketplace liquidity.

		2012						2011
				Assets (liabilities)						Assets (liabilities)
		Notional		Carrying		Estimated		Notional		Carrying		Estimated
December 31 (In millions)		amount		amount (net)		fair value		amount		amount (net)		fair value

Assets
Loans	$	(a)	$	236,678	$	239,084	$	(a)	$	250,999	$	251,433
Other commercial mortgages		(a)		2,222		2,249		(a)		1,494		1,537
Loans held for sale		(a)		1,180		1,181		(a)		496		497
Other financial instruments(c)		(a)		1,858		2,276		(a)		2,071		2,534
Liabilities
Borrowings and
bank deposits(b)(d)		(a)		(397,300)		(414,533)		(a)		(443,097)		(449,403)
Investment contract benefits		(a)		(3,321)		(4,150)		(a)		(3,493)		(4,240)
Guaranteed investment contracts		(a)		(1,644)		(1,674)		(a)		(4,226)		(4,266)
Insurance - credit life(e)		2,277		(120)		(104)		1,944		(106)		(88)

Based on a discounted future cash flows methodology, using current market interest rate data adjusted for inherent credit risk or quoted market prices and recent transactions, if available.

Based on valuation methodologies using current market interest rate data which are comparable to market quotes adjusted for our non-performance risk.

Based on expected future cash flows, discounted at currently offered rates for immediate annuity contracts or the income approach for single premium deferred annuities.

Based on valuation methodologies using current market interest rate data, adjusted for our non-performance risk.

Based on observable market transactions and/or valuation methodologies using current market interest rate data adjusted for inherent credit risk.

Assets and liabilities that are reflected in the accompanying financial statements at fair value are not included in the above disclosures; such items include cash and equivalents, investment securities and derivative financial instruments.

Certain insurance affiliates, primarily in Consumer, issue credit life insurance designed to pay the balance due on a loan if the borrower dies before the loan is repaid. As part of our overall risk management process, we cede to third parties a portion of this associated risk, but are not relieved of our primary obligation to policyholders.

		Notional amount
December 31 (In millions)		2012		2011

Ordinary course of business lending commitments(a)	$	3,708	$	3,756
Unused revolving credit lines(b)
Commercial(c)		17,929		18,757
Consumer - principally credit cards		271,387		257,646

As a matter of policy, we use derivatives for risk management purposes, and we do not use derivatives for speculative purposes. A key risk management objective for our financial services businesses is to mitigate interest rate and currency risk by seeking to ensure that the characteristics of the debt match the assets they are funding. If the form (fixed versus floating) and currency denomination of the debt we issue do not match the related assets, we typically execute derivatives to adjust the nature and tenor of funding to meet this objective. The determination of whether we enter into a derivative transaction or issue debt directly to achieve this objective depends on a number of factors, including market related factors that affect the type of debt we can issue.

The notional amounts of derivative contracts represent the basis upon which interest and other payments are calculated and are reported gross, except for offsetting foreign currency forward contracts that are executed in order to manage our currency risk of net investment in foreign subsidiaries. Of the outstanding notional amount of $292,000 million, approximately 96% or $282,000 million, is associated with reducing or eliminating the interest rate, currency or market risk between financial assets and liabilities in our financial services businesses. The instruments used in these activities are designated as hedges when practicable. When we are not able to apply hedge accounting, or when the derivative and the hedged item are both recorded in earnings concurrently, the derivatives are deemed economic hedges and hedge accounting is not applied. This most frequently occurs when we hedge a recognized foreign currency transaction (e.g., a receivable or payable) with a derivative. Since the effects of changes in exchange rates are reflected concurrently in earnings for both the derivative and the transaction, the economic hedge does not require hedge accounting.

The following table provides information about the fair value of our derivatives, by contract type, separating those accounted for as hedges and those that are not.

	2012				2011
	Fair value				Fair value
December 31 (In millions)	Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities


Interest rate contracts	$	8,443	$	719	$	9,445	$	1,049
Currency exchange contracts		827		1,762		3,720		2,239
Other contracts		0		0		0		0
		9,270		2,481		13,165		3,288
Derivatives not accounted for as hedges
Interest rate contracts		452		195		314		241
Currency exchange contracts		1,457		358		1,440		972
Other contracts		35		26		71		22
		1,944		579		1,825		1,235

Netting adjustments(a)		(2,532)		(2,517)		(3,009)		(2,998)

Cash collateral(b)(c)		(5,125)		(391)		(2,310)		(1,027)
Total	$	3,557	$	152	$	9,671	$	498

Derivatives are classified in the captions “Other assets” and “Other liabilities” in our financial statements.

We use interest rate and currency exchange derivatives to hedge the fair value effects of interest rate and currency exchange rate changes on local and non-functional currency denominated fixed-rate debt. For relationships designated as fair value hedges, changes in fair value of the derivatives are recorded in earnings within interest along with offsetting adjustments to the carrying amount of the hedged debt. The following table provides information about the earnings effects of our fair value hedging relationships for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.


	2012				2011
(In millions)	Gain (loss)		Gain (loss)		Gain (loss)		Gain (loss)
	on hedging		on hedged		on hedging		on hedged
	derivatives		items		derivatives		items

Interest rate contracts	$	708	$	(1,041)	$	5,888	$	(6,322)
Currency exchange contracts		(169)		199		119		(144)

Fair value hedges resulted in $(303) million and $(459) million of ineffectiveness in 2012 and 2011, respectively. In both 2012 and 2011, there were insignificant amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness.

We use interest rate, currency exchange and commodity derivatives to reduce the variability of expected future cash flows associated with variable rate borrowings and commercial purchase and sale transactions, including commodities. For derivatives that are designated in a cash flow hedging relationship, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is reported as a component of AOCI and reclassified into earnings contemporaneously and in the same caption with the earnings effects of the hedged transaction.

The following table provides information about the amounts recorded in AOCI, as well as the gain (loss) recorded in earnings, primarily in interest, when reclassified out of AOCI, for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.



					Gain (loss) reclassified
	Gain (loss) recognized in AOCI				from AOCI into earnings
(In millions)	2012		2011		2012		2011


Interest rate contracts	$	(158)	$	(302)	$	(494)	$	(821)
Currency exchange contracts		359		(338)		137		(487)

Total	$	201	$	(640)	$	(357)	$	(1,308)

The total pre-tax amount in AOCI related to cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions was a $831 million loss at December 31, 2012. We expect to transfer $419 million to earnings as an expense in the next 12 months contemporaneously with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions. In 2012, we recognized insignificant gains and losses related to hedged forecasted transactions and firm commitments that did not occur by the end of the originally specified period. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the maximum term of derivative instruments that hedge forecasted transactions was 20 years and 21 years, respectively.

For cash flow hedges, the amount of ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship and amount of the changes in fair value of the derivatives that are not included in the measurement of ineffectiveness are both reflected in earnings each reporting period. These amounts are primarily reported in revenues from services and totaled $4 million and $31 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

We use currency exchange derivatives to protect our net investments in global operations conducted in non-U.S. dollar currencies. For derivatives that are designated as hedges of net investment in a foreign operation, we assess effectiveness based on changes in spot currency exchange rates. Changes in spot rates on the derivative are recorded as a component of AOCI until such time as the foreign entity is substantially liquidated or sold. The change in fair value of the forward points, which reflects the interest rate differential between the two countries on the derivative, is excluded from the effectiveness assessment.

The following table provides information about the amounts recorded in AOCI for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, as well as the gain (loss) recorded in revenues from services when reclassified out of AOCI.



	Gain (loss) recognized in CTA				Gain (loss) reclassified from CTA
(In millions)	2012		2011		2012		2011


Currency exchange contracts	$	(2,905)	$	1,232	$	27	$	(716)

The amounts related to the change in the fair value of the forward points that are excluded from the measure of effectiveness were $(874) million and $(1,345) million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and are recorded in interest.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are not designated as hedges are recorded in earnings each period. As discussed above, these derivatives are typically entered into as economic hedges of changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices and other risks. Gains or losses related to the derivative are typically recorded in revenues from services, based on our accounting policy. In general, the earnings effects of the item that represent the economic risk exposure are recorded in the same caption as the derivative. Losses for the year ended December 31, 2012 on derivatives not designated as hedges were $(608) million composed of amounts related to interest rate contracts of $(291) million, currency exchange contracts of $(310) million, and other derivatives of $(7) million. These losses more than offset the earnings effects from the underlying items that were economically hedged. Losses for the year ended December 31, 2011 on derivatives not designated as hedges were $(667) million composed of amounts related to interest rate contracts of $(25) million, currency exchange contracts of $(666) million, and other derivatives of $24 million. These losses were more than offset by the earnings effects from the underlying items that were economically hedged.

Fair values of our derivatives can change significantly from period to period based on, among other factors, market movements and changes in our positions. We manage counterparty credit risk (the risk that counterparties will default and not make payments to us according to the terms of our agreements) on an individual counterparty basis. Where we have agreed to netting of derivative exposures with a counterparty, we net our exposures with that counterparty and apply the value of collateral posted to us to determine the exposure. We actively monitor these net exposures against defined limits and take appropriate actions in response, including requiring additional collateral.

As discussed above, we have provisions in certain of our master agreements that require counterparties to post collateral (typically, cash or U.S. Treasury securities) when our receivable due from the counterparty, measured at current market value, exceeds a specified limit. At December 31, 2012, our exposure to counterparties, including interest due, net of collateral we hold, was $375 million. The fair value of such collateral was $10,185 million, of which $5,125 million was cash and $5,060 million was in the form of securities held by a custodian for our benefit. Under certain of these same agreements, we post collateral to our counterparties for our derivative obligations, the fair value of which was $391 million at December 31, 2012.

Additionally, our master agreements typically contain mutual downgrade provisions that provide the ability of each party to require termination if the long-term credit rating of the counterparty were to fall below A-/A3. In certain of these master agreements, each party also has the ability to require termination if the short-term rating of the counterparty were to fall below A-1/P-1. The net amount relating to our derivative liability subject to these provisions, after consideration of collateral posted by us, and outstanding interest payments, was $249 million at December 31, 2012.