Retirement-Related Benefits: (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block

Retirement-related benefits net periodic (income)/cost in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings

					Yr. to Yr.
(Dollars in millions)					Percent
For the three months ended March 31:	2012		2011		Change
Retirement-related plans – cost
Defined benefit and contribution pension plans – cost	$	532	$	432	23.2	%
Nonpension postretirement plans – cost	84		86		(1.8	)
Total	$	616	$	517	19.0	%

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block

Retirement-related benefits net periodic (income)/cost in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings

(Dollars in millions)	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
For the three months ended March 31:	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	112		$	131
Interest cost	550			620			450			454
Expected return on plan assets	(1,011		)	(1,015		)	(580		)	(620		)
Amortization of prior service costs/(credits)	2			2			(39		)	(40		)
Recognized actuarial losses	336			211			259			245
Curtailments and settlements	—			—			1			0
Multi-employer plans/other costs	—			—			23			34
Total net periodic pension (income)/cost of defined benefit plans	(122		)	(182		)	227			204
Cost of defined contribution plans	264			265			163			146
Total defined benefit and contribution plans cost recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings	$	142		$	82		$	390		$	349

Nonpension Postretirement Plans

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block

Retirement-related benefits net periodic (income)/cost in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings

(Dollars in millions)	U.S. Plan				Non-U.S. Plans
For the three months ended March 31:	2012		2011		2012			2011
Service cost	$	9	$	8	$	2		$	3
Interest cost	49		59		17			17
Expected return on plan assets	—		—		(3		)	(3		)
Amortization of prior service costs/(credits)	—		—		(1		)	(1		)
Recognized actuarial losses	6		—		4			3
Total nonpension postretirement plan cost recognized in Consolidated Statement of Earnings	$	64	$	67	$	20		$	19