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1082 - Disclosure - Change In Benefit Obligations Change In Plan Assets Funded Status Amounts Recognized On Balance Sheet And Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Pretax (Detail)
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TableSchedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000732712 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Legal Entity [Axis]Entity [Domain]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures Defined Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures Defined Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures Defined Benefit Plans [Axis]
Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member]Health Care And Life [Member]Defined Benefit Plans [Domain]Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member]Health Care And Life [Member]Defined Benefit Plans [Domain]Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member]Health Care And Life [Member]
Beginning of year
26,773,000,000  
26,844,000,000  
 
30,582,000,000  
27,369,000,000  
 
 
 
Service cost
395,000,000  
318,000,000  
 
358,000,000  
359,000,000  
 
307,000,000  
299,000,000  
Interest cost
1,002,000,000  
1,095,000,000  
 
1,449,000,000  
1,284,000,000  
 
1,590,000,000  
1,421,000,000  
Plan amendments
(149,000,000) 
(119,000,000) 
 
183,000,000  
(1,826,000,000) 
 
 
 
Actuarial (gain) loss, net
(2,327,000,000) 
(3,576,000,000) 
 
6,074,000,000  
1,402,000,000  
 
 
 
Benefits paid
(1,777,000,000) 
(1,520,000,000) 
 
(2,735,000,000) 
(1,744,000,000) 
 
 
 
Curtailment and termination benefits
4,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annuity purchase
 
 
 
(8,352,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
Settlements paid
(889,000,000) 
 
 
(786,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
End of year
23,032,000,000  
 
23,042,000,000  
 
 
 
26,773,000,000  
 
26,844,000,000  
 
 
 
30,582,000,000  
 
27,369,000,000  
 
Beginning of year
18,282,000,000  
2,657,000,000  
2,657,000,000  
24,110,000,000  
2,628,000,000  
 
 
 
Actual return on plan assets
1,388,000,000  
556,000,000  
 
2,326,000,000  
312,000,000  
 
 
 
Company contributions
107,000,000  
1,360,000,000  
 
3,719,000,000  
1,461,000,000  
 
 
 
Benefits paid
(1,777,000,000) 
(1,520,000,000) 
 
(2,735,000,000) 
(1,744,000,000) 
 
 
 
Settlements paid
(889,000,000) 
 
 
(786,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
Annuity purchase
 
 
 
(8,352,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
End of year
17,111,000,000  
 
3,053,000,000  
 
3,053,000,000  
 
18,282,000,000  
 
2,657,000,000  
 
2,657,000,000  
 
24,110,000,000  
 
2,628,000,000  
 
End of year
(5,921,000,000) 
(19,989,000,000) 
 
(8,491,000,000) 
(24,187,000,000) 
 
 
 
Noncurrent assets
339,000,000  
 
 
236,000,000  
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
(137,000,000) 
(710,000,000) 
 
(129,000,000) 
(766,000,000) 
 
 
 
Noncurrent liabilities
(6,123,000,000) 
(19,279,000,000) 
(27,682,000,000) 
(8,598,000,000) 
(23,421,000,000) 
(34,346,000,000) 
 
 
Total
(5,921,000,000) 
 
(19,989,000,000) 
 
 
 
(8,491,000,000) 
 
(24,187,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior Service Benefit (Cost)
25,000,000  
(2,120,000,000) 
 
181,000,000  
(2,247,000,000) 
 
 
 
Total
25,000,000  
(2,120,000,000) 
 
181,000,000  
(2,247,000,000)