Acquisition And Restructuring Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Business Acquisition, Integration, Restructuring and Other Related Costs [Text Block]

Acquisition and Restructuring Costs

The following table presents acquisition and restructuring costs incurred in the periods indicated:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2012		2011
Acquisition costs	$	13	$	14
Restructuring charges, net	8		5
Total	$	21	$	19

The following table presents aggregate activity associated with accruals that resulted from the charges associated with the business operations and information technology transformation program and expense control measures, for the three months ended March 31, 2012:



(In millions)	Employee- Related Costs			Real Estate Consolidation			IT Transition Costs			Fixed-Income Trading Portfolio			Asset and Other Write-offs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	162		$	39		$	33		$	38		$	15		$	287
Additional accruals for business operations and information technology transformation program	—			3			12			—			—			15
Accruals for expense control measures	3			—			—			(10		)	—			(7		)
Payments and adjustments	(37		)	(1		)	(11		)	(24		)	(4		)	(77		)
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	128		$	41		$	34		$	4		$	11		$	218

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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