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Reportable Operating Segment (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Reportable Operating Segments And Geographic Operations (Tables) [Abstract] |
Operating segment information | The following table presents certain operating segment information
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  | September 30, |  |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010
Non-interest revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USCS |  | $ | 2,710 |  | $ | 2,501 |  | $ | 7,892 |  | $ | 7,278
ICS |  |  | 1,132 |  |  | 926 |  |  | 3,233 |  |  | 2,668
GCS |  |  | 1,195 |  |  | 1,128 |  |  | 3,631 |  |  | 3,217
GNMS |  |  | 1,188 |  |  | 1,048 |  |  | 3,459 |  |  | 2,986
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a) |  |  | 167 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 541 |  |  | 510
| Total |  | $ | 6,392 |  | $ | 5,789 |  | $ | 18,756 |  | $ | 16,659
Interest income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USCS |  | $ | 1,329 |  | $ | 1,334 |  | $ | 3,886 |  | $ | 4,060
ICS |  |  | 323 |  |  | 342 |  |  | 995 |  |  | 1,047
GCS |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 5
GNMS |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a) |  |  | 97 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 317 |  |  | 382
| Total |  | $ | 1,754 |  | $ | 1,794 |  | $ | 5,209 |  | $ | 5,497
Interest expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USCS |  | $ | 201 |  | $ | 210 |  | $ | 604 |  | $ | 604
ICS |  |  | 108 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 322 |  |  | 310
GCS |  |  | 68 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 196 |  |  | 162
GNMS |  |  | (60) |  |  | (51) |  |  | (163) |  |  | (144)
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a) |  |  | 258 |  |  | 288 |  |  | 786 |  |  | 886
| Total |  | $ | 575 |  | $ | 610 |  | $ | 1,745 |  | $ | 1,818
Total revenues, net of interest expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USCS |  | $ | 3,838 |  | $ | 3,625 |  | $ | 11,174 |  | $ | 10,734
ICS |  |  | 1,347 |  |  | 1,163 |  |  | 3,906 |  |  | 3,405
GCS |  |  | 1,130 |  |  | 1,072 |  |  | 3,442 |  |  | 3,060
GNMS |  |  | 1,250 |  |  | 1,100 |  |  | 3,626 |  |  | 3,133
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a) |  |  | 6 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 72 |  |  | 6
| Total |  | $ | 7,571 |  | $ | 6,973 |  | $ | 22,220 |  | $ | 20,338
Income (loss) from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USCS |  | $ | 733 |  | $ | 595 |  | $ | 1,953 |  | $ | 1,525
ICS |  |  | 221 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 571 |  |  | 438
GCS |  |  | 197 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 558 |  |  | 347
GNMS |  |  | 332 |  |  | 252 |  |  | 969 |  |  | 766
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a) |  |  | (248) |  |  | (48) |  |  | (344) |  |  | (81)
| Total |  | $ | 1,235 |  | $ | 1,093 |  | $ | 3,707 |  | $ | 2,995
(a) Corporate & Other includes adjustments and eliminations for intersegment activity.

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