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Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
HSBC North America Pension Plan [Member]
  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]  
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
The following table reflects the portion of pension expense and its related components of the HSBC North America Pension Plan which has been allocated to us and is recorded in our consolidated statement of income (loss).
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
Service cost – benefits earned during the period
$
1

 
$
4

 
$
3

 
$
11

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
18

 
17

 
52

 
52

Expected return on assets
(19
)
 
(23
)
 
(60
)
 
(66
)
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(4
)
Recognized losses
10

 
13

 
36

 
34

Curtailment benefit recognized
—

 
(29
)
 
—

 
(31
)
Pension expense
$
10

 
$
(19
)
 
$
31

 
$
(4
)
Postretirement Plans Other Than Pensions [Member]
  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]  
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
The following table reflects the components of the net periodic postretirement benefit cost:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
Service cost – benefits earned during the period
$
—

 
$
1

 
$
—

 
$
1

Interest cost
$
1

 
$
—

 
$
2

 
$
2

Amortization of transition obligation
—

 
1

 
—

 
2

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
$
1

 
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
5