Retirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 September 30,	Benefits						Benefits
(In millions of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	59		$	55		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	148			153			3			2
Expected return on plan assets	(225		)	(223		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	(4		)	(5		)	(3		)	(3		)
Recognized actuarial loss	67			54			—			(3		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	45		$	34		$	1		$	(3	)
Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. Plans	Pension						Postretirement
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,	Benefits						Benefits
(In millions of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	180		$	169		$	3		$	4
Interest cost	445			458			9			9
Expected return on plan assets	(676		)	(668		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	(14		)	(14		)	(9		)	(10		)
Recognized actuarial loss	201			162			—			(3		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	136		$	107		$	3		$	—
U.S. Plans only	Pension						Postretirement
For the Three Months Ended September 30,	Benefits						Benefits
(In millions of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	23		$	20		$	1		$	—
Interest cost	57			58			2			1
Expected return on plan assets	(80		)	(79		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	(4		)	(4		)	(3		)	(3		)
Recognized actuarial loss (credit)	38			25			—			(3		)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	34		$	20		$	—		$	(5	)

U.S. Plans only	Pension						Postretirement
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,	Benefits						Benefits
(In millions of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	70		$	62		$	2		$	2
Interest cost	172			173			6			6
Expected return on plan assets	(241		)	(236		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	(12		)	(12		)	(9		)	(10		)
Recognized actuarial loss (credit)	114			75			(1		)	(3		)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	103		$	62		$	(2	)	$	(5	)

Significant non-U.S. Plans only	Pension						Postretirement
For the Three Months Ended September 30,	Benefits						Benefits
(In millions of dollars)	2012			2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	36		$	35		$	—	$	1
Interest cost	91			95			1		1
Expected return on plan assets	(145		)	(144		)	—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	—			(1		)	—		—
Recognized actuarial loss	29			29			—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	11		$	14		$	1	$	2

Significant non-U.S. Plans only	Pension						Postretirement
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,	Benefits						Benefits
(In millions of dollars)	2012			2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	110		$	107		$	1	$	2
Interest cost	273			285			3		3
Expected return on plan assets	(435		)	(432		)	—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	(2		)	(2		)	—		—
Recognized actuarial loss	87			87			1		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	33		$	45		$	5	$	5

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
September 30	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	%	—	%	—	%