Retirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of defined benefit plans expense [Table Text Block]

Pension and OPEB expense is summarized as follows (in millions):

	Second Quarter
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						OPEB
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	117		$	94		$	84		$	82		$	16		$	14
Interest cost	594			631			314			314			83			85
Expected return on assets	(757		)	(791		)	(358		)	(336		)	—			—
Amortization of:
Prior service costs/(credits)	85			93			18			18			(151		)	(156		)
(Gains)/Losses and Other	46			2			86			62			28			25
Separation programs	2			—			39			6			1			—
(Gains)/Losses from curtailments and settlements	—			—			104			—			—			—
Net expense/(income)	$	87		$	29		$	287		$	146		$	(23	)	$	(32	)

	First Half
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						OPEB
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	234		$	188		$	164		$	167		$	31		$	28
Interest cost	1,188			1,262			617			639			165			169
Expected return on assets	(1,514		)	(1,582		)	(706		)	(683		)	—			—
Amortization of:
Prior service costs/(credits)	171			186			36			37			(303		)	(310		)
(Gains)/Losses and Other	92			4			169			127			57			49
Separation programs	3			3			44			10			1			—
(Gains)/Losses from curtailments and settlements	—			—			104			—			—			—
Net expense/(income)	$	174		$	61		$	428		$	297		$	(49	)	$	(64	)