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Retirement Benefits (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of defined benefit plans expense [Table Text Block]
The pre-tax expense for our defined benefit pension and OPEB plans for the periods ended March 31 was as follows (in millions):
 
First Quarter
 
Pension Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Plans
 
Non-U.S. Plans
 
Worldwide OPEB
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
$
127

 
$
152

 
$
118

 
$
122

 
$
13

 
$
16

Interest cost
498

 
478

 
300

 
287

 
67

 
65

Expected return on assets
(678
)
 
(724
)
 
(379
)
 
(349
)
 
—

 
—

Amortization of:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Prior service costs/(credits)
39

 
43

 
14

 
17

 
(57
)
 
(71
)
(Gains)/Losses
51

 
195

 
148

 
173

 
24

 
40

Separation programs/other
—

 
1

 
16

 
9

 
1

 
—

(Gains)/Losses from curtailments and settlements
—

 
—

 
14

 
—

 
—

 
—

Net expense/(income)
$
37

 
$
145

 
$
231

 
$
259

 
$
48

 
$
50