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2412404 - Disclosure - Postemployment benefit plans (Details 3)
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TableSchedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Defined Benefit Plan DisclosurePeriod [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]
Equity Securities [Member]Debt Securities [Member]Real Estate [Member]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]Equity Securities [Member]Debt Securities [Member]Real Estate [Member]Plan Asset, Other [Member]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]Equity Securities [Member]Debt Securities [Member]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]Real Estate [Member]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]Real Estate [Member]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]Real Estate [Member]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]Real Estate [Member]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]
Change in plan assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year
 
 
8,000,000  
10,981,000,000  
 
 
218,000,000  
 
3,426,000,000  
 
 
789,000,000  
8,000,000  
9,997,000,000  
197,000,000  
2,818,000,000  
814,000,000  
 
10,760,000,000  
 
2,880,000,000  
996,000,000  
Actual return on plan assets
 
 
 
1,722,000,000  
 
 
 
 
535,000,000  
 
 
158,000,000  
 
1,235,000,000  
 
368,000,000  
117,000,000  
 
(270,000,000) 
 
(83,000,000) 
(45,000,000) 
Foreign currency exchange rates
 
 
 
0  
 
 
 
 
(41,000,000) 
 
 
0  
 
0  
 
47,000,000  
0  
 
0  
 
(1,000,000) 
0  
Company contributions
 
 
 
541,000,000  
 
 
 
 
303,000,000  
 
 
157,000,000  
 
580,000,000  
 
446,000,000  
204,000,000  
 
212,000,000  
 
234,000,000  
207,000,000  
Participant contributions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,000,000  
 
 
57,000,000  
 
 
 
9,000,000  
48,000,000  
 
 
 
9,000,000  
44,000,000  
Benefits paid
 
 
 
(845,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
(254,000,000) 
 
 
(339,000,000) 
 
(831,000,000) 
 
(190,000,000) 
(394,000,000) 
 
(823,000,000) 
 
(187,000,000) 
(388,000,000) 
Settlements and termination benefits
 
 
 
(4,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
(30,000,000) 
 
 
0  
 
0  
 
(72,000,000) 
0  
 
0  
 
(41,000,000) 
0  
Acquisitions / other
 
 
 
0  
 
 
 
 
0  
 
 
0  
 
0  
 
0  
0  
 
118,000,000  
 
7,000,000  
0  
Fair value of plan assets, end of year
 
 
 
 
8,000,000  
 
12,395,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
247,000,000  
 
 
 
3,949,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
822,000,000  
 
8,000,000  
 
10,981,000,000  
 
218,000,000  
 
3,426,000,000  
 
789,000,000  
 
8,000,000  
 
9,997,000,000  
 
197,000,000  
 
2,818,000,000  
 
814,000,000  
 
Information about plan asset allocations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Target allocation of plan assets (as a percent)
.60  
.40  
 
 
.59  
.32  
.07  
.02  
 
.70  
.30  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portion of equity securities invested in U.S. equities (as a percent)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rebalancing of plan assets outside of target allocation (as a percent)
 
 
 
.05