Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Schedule of Components and Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

The components and changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) follow:

	NET UNREALIZED GAINS/(LOSSES)									BENEFIT PLANS
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)	CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT AND OTHER			DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS			AVAILABLE FOR-SALE SECURITIES			ACTUARIAL GAINS/ (LOSSES)			PRIOR SERVICE (COSTS)/ CREDITS AND OTHER			ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
Balance, January 1, 2009		$(1,389	)		$      28			$  (86	)		$(3,132	)		$   10			$(4,569)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)—Pfizer Inc.(a):
Foreign currency translation adjustments		4,978			—			—			—			—			4,978
Unrealized holding gains		—			291			576			—			—			867
Reclassification adjustments to income(b)		5			(299	)		(143	)		—			—			(437)
Actuarial gains/(losses) and other benefit plan items		—			—			—			(701	)		154			(547)
Amortization of actuarial losses and other benefit plan items		—			—			—			291			(6	)		285
Curtailments and settlements—net		—			—			—			390			(5	)		385
Other		2			—			—			(196	)		(3	)		(197)
Income taxes		(46	)		(14	)		(78	)		(19	)		(56	)		(213)
																	5,121
Balance, December 31, 2009		3,550			6			269			(3,367	)		94			552
Other comprehensive income/(loss)—Pfizer Inc.(a):
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(3,544	)		—			—			—			—			(3,544)
Unrealized holding gains/(losses)		—			(1,043	)		7			—			—			(1,036)
Reclassification adjustments to income(b)		(7	)		702			(141	)		—			—			554
Actuarial gains/(losses) and other benefit plan items		—			—			—			(1,426	)		550			(876)
Amortization of actuarial losses and other benefit plan items		—			—			—			262			(42	)		220
Curtailments and settlements—net		—			—			—			266			(49	)		217
Other		5			—			—			88			5			98
Income taxes		165			127			22			230			(169	)		375
																	(3,992)
Balance, December 31, 2010		169			(208	)		157			(3,947	)		389			(3,440)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)––Pfizer Inc.(a):
Foreign currency translation adjustments		837			—			—			—			—			837
Unrealized holding losses		—			(502	)		(143	)		—			—			(645)
Reclassification adjustments to income(b)		(127	)		239			15			—			—			127
Actuarial gains/(losses) and other benefit plan items		—			—			—			(2,459	)		106			(2,353)
Amortization of actuarial losses and other benefit plan items		—			—			—			284			(69	)		215
Curtailments and settlements—net		—			—			—			355			(91	)		264
Other		4			—			—			(100	)		3			(93)
Income taxes		61			110			17			747			24			959
																	(689)
Balance, December 31, 2011		$    944			$   (361	)		$   46			$(5,120)			$ 362			$(4,129)

^(a)  Amounts do not include adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests of $45 million loss in 2011, $5 million income in 2010 and $6 million income in 2009.

^(b)  The currency translation adjustments reclassified to income resulted from the sale of legal entities.