Retirement Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs

The components of the net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit and other post-retirement plans are as follows:

Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. Plans	Pension						Postretirement
For the Three Months Ended March 31,	Benefits						Benefits
(In millions of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	61		$	56		$	2		$	2
Interest cost	148			152			3			3
Expected return on plan assets	(226		)	(221		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	(5		)	(5		)	(3		)	(3		)
Recognized actuarial loss	66			55			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	44		$	37		$	2		$	2

U.S. Plans only	Pension						Postretirement
For the Three Months Ended March 31,	Benefits						Benefits
(In millions of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	24		$	21		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	57			58			2			2
Expected return on plan assets	(81		)	(79		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	(4		)	(4		)	(3		)	(3		)
Recognized actuarial loss	37			26			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	33		$	22		$	—		$	—

Significant non-U.S. Plans only	Pension						Postretirement
For the Three Months Ended March 31,	Benefits						Benefits
(In millions of dollars)	2012			2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	37		$	35		$	1	$	1
Interest cost	91			94			1		1
Expected return on plan assets	(145		)	(142		)	—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	(1		)	(1		)	—		—
Recognized actuarial loss	29			29			—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	11		$	15		$	2	$	2

Schedule of Assumptions Used

The weighted average actuarial assumptions utilized to calculate the net periodic benefit costs for the U.S. and significant non-U.S. defined benefit plans are as follows:

Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. Plans	Pension Benefits				Postretirement Benefits
March 31,	2012		2011		2012		2011
Weighted average assumptions:
Expected return on plan assets	8.04	%	8.18	%	—	%	—	%
Discount rate	4.91	%	5.59	%	5.05	%	5.84	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.09	%	4.09	%	—	%	—	%