CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Total IBM Stockholders' Equity	Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	Non-Controlling Interests
Equity - at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 22,929	$ 22,792	$ 51,594	$ 130,042	$ (137,242)	$ (21,602)	$ 137
Net income plus other comprehensive income/(loss)
Net income	6,521	6,521		6,521
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	1,232	1,232				1,232
Total comprehensive income/(loss)	7,753	7,753
Cash dividends paid - common stock	(2,086)	(2,086)		(2,086)
Common stock issued under employee plans (Shares - 3,929,697 and 5,373,067 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)	530	530	530
Purchases (Shares - 931,120 and 1,095,148) and sales (Shares - 475,037 and 688,444) of treasury stock under employee plans - net, for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively	(109)	(109)		6	(115)
Other treasury shares purchased, not retired (Shares - 14,467,545 and 61,765,138 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)	(11,544)	(11,544)			(11,544)
Changes in other equity	39	39	39
Changes in noncontrolling interests	(1)						(1)
Equity - at Jun. 30, 2014	17,513	17,377	52,163	134,483	(148,900)	(20,369)	136
Equity - at Dec. 31, 2014	12,014	11,868	52,666	137,793	(150,715)	(27,875)	146
Net income plus other comprehensive income/(loss)
Net income	5,777	5,777		5,777
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	444	444				444
Total comprehensive income/(loss)	6,221	6,221
Cash dividends paid - common stock	(2,366)	(2,366)		(2,366)
Common stock issued under employee plans (Shares - 3,929,697 and 5,373,067 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)	395	395	395
Purchases (Shares - 931,120 and 1,095,148) and sales (Shares - 475,037 and 688,444) of treasury stock under employee plans - net, for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively	(77)	(77)		14	(91)
Other treasury shares purchased, not retired (Shares - 14,467,545 and 61,765,138 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)	(2,356)	(2,356)			(2,356)
Changes in other equity	(2)	(2)	(2)
Changes in noncontrolling interests	8						8
Equity - at Jun. 30, 2015	$ 13,837	$ 13,684	$ 53,059	$ 141,218	$ (153,162)	$ (27,432)	$ 153