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Reportable Operating Segment (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Reportable Operating Segments And Geographic Operations (Tables) [Abstract] |
Operating segment information | The following table presents certain operating segment information
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended
|  |  |  | June 30, |  |  | June 30,
(Millions) |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010
Non-interest revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USCS |  | $ | 2,696 |  | $ | 2,496 |  | $ | 5,182 |  | $ | 4,777
ICS |  |  | 1,112 |  |  | 864 |  |  | 2,101 |  |  | 1,742
GCS |  |  | 1,259 |  |  | 1,076 |  |  | 2,436 |  |  | 2,089
GNMS |  |  | 1,183 |  |  | 1,004 |  |  | 2,271 |  |  | 1,938
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a) |  |  | 217 |  |  | 177 |  |  | 374 |  |  | 324
| Total |  | $ | 6,467 |  | $ | 5,617 |  | $ | 12,364 |  | $ | 10,870
Interest income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USCS |  | $ | 1,263 |  | $ | 1,315 |  | $ | 2,557 |  | $ | 2,726
ICS |  |  | 347 |  |  | 342 |  |  | 672 |  |  | 705
GCS |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3
GNMS |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a) |  |  | 115 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 220 |  |  | 267
| Total |  | $ | 1,728 |  | $ | 1,798 |  | $ | 3,455 |  | $ | 3,703
Interest expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USCS |  | $ | 200 |  | $ | 204 |  | $ | 403 |  | $ | 394
ICS |  |  | 108 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 214 |  |  | 205
GCS |  |  | 70 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 128 |  |  | 104
GNMS |  |  | (55) |  |  | (46) |  |  | (103) |  |  | (93)
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a) |  |  | 254 |  |  | 298 |  |  | 528 |  |  | 598
| Total |  | $ | 577 |  | $ | 610 |  | $ | 1,170 |  | $ | 1,208
Total revenues, net of interest expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USCS |  | $ | 3,759 |  | $ | 3,607 |  | $ | 7,336 |  | $ | 7,109
ICS |  |  | 1,351 |  |  | 1,107 |  |  | 2,559 |  |  | 2,242
GCS |  |  | 1,191 |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | 2,312 |  |  | 1,988
GNMS |  |  | 1,239 |  |  | 1,051 |  |  | 2,376 |  |  | 2,033
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a) |  |  | 78 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 66 |  |  | (7)
| Total |  | $ | 7,618 |  | $ | 6,805 |  | $ | 14,649 |  | $ | 13,365
Income (loss) from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USCS |  | $ | 665 |  | $ | 516 |  | $ | 1,220 |  | $ | 930
ICS |  |  | 161 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 350 |  |  | 294
GCS |  |  | 177 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 361 |  |  | 197
GNMS |  |  | 324 |  |  | 261 |  |  | 637 |  |  | 514
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a) |  |  | (32) |  |  | (27) |  |  | (96) |  |  | (33)
| Total |  | $ | 1,295 |  | $ | 1,017 |  | $ | 2,472 |  | $ | 1,902
(a) Corporate & Other includes adjustments and eliminations for intersegment activity.

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