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Reportable Operating Segment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Reportable Operating Segments And Geographic Operations (Tables) [Abstract] |
Operating segment information | The following table presents certain selected financial information as of or for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
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(Millions, except where indicated) |  | USCS |  | ICS |  | GCS |  | GNMS |  | Other | (a) | Consolidated
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest revenues |  | $ | 10,648 |  | $ | 4,361 |  | $ | 4,880 |  | $ | 4,713 |  | $ | 719 |  | $ | 25,321
Interest income |  |  | 5,230 |  |  | 1,304 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 413 |  |  | 6,961
Interest expense |  |  | 807 |  |  | 426 |  |  | 264 |  |  | (224) |  |  | 1,047 |  |  | 2,320
Total revenues net of interest expense |  |  | 15,071 |  |  | 5,239 |  |  | 4,625 |  |  | 4,942 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 29,962
Total provision |  |  | 687 |  |  | 268 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 1,112
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 4,129 |  |  | 762 |  |  | 1,075 |  |  | 1,979 |  |  | (989) |  |  | 6,956
Income tax provision (benefit) |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 337 |  |  | 686 |  |  | (454) |  |  | 2,057
Income (loss) from continuing operations |  | $ | 2,680 |  | $ | 723 |  | $ | 738 |  | $ | 1,293 |  | $ | (535) |  | $ | 4,899
Total equity (billions) |  | $ | 8.8 |  | $ | 2.8 |  | $ | 3.6 |  | $ | 2.0 |  | $ | 1.8 |  | $ | 19.0
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest revenues |  | $ | 9,884 |  | $ | 3,678 |  | $ | 4,347 |  | $ | 4,101 |  | $ | 703 |  | $ | 22,713
Interest income |  |  | 5,390 |  |  | 1,393 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 498 |  |  | 7,292
Interest expense |  |  | 812 |  |  | 428 |  |  | 227 |  |  | (200) |  |  | 1,156 |  |  | 2,423
Total revenues net of interest expense |  |  | 14,462 |  |  | 4,643 |  |  | 4,127 |  |  | 4,305 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 27,582
Total provision |  |  | 1,591 |  |  | 392 |  |  | 157 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 2,207
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 3,504 |  |  | 589 |  |  | 723 |  |  | 1,589 |  |  | (441) |  |  | 5,964
Income tax provision (benefit) |  |  | 1,279 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 564 |  |  | (261) |  |  | 1,907
Income (loss) from continuing operations |  | $ | 2,225 |  | $ | 537 |  | $ | 450 |  | $ | 1,025 |  | $ | (180) |  | $ | 4,057
Total equity (billions) |  | $ | 7.4 |  | $ | 2.2 |  | $ | 3.7 |  | $ | 1.9 |  | $ | 1.0 |  | $ | 16.2
2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest revenues |  | $ | 9,443 |  | $ | 3,442 |  | $ | 3,882 |  | $ | 3,586 |  | $ | 859 |  | $ | 21,212
Interest income |  |  | 3,216 |  |  | 1,509 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 600 |  |  | 5,331
Interest expense |  |  | 568 |  |  | 427 |  |  | 180 |  |  | (177) |  |  | 1,209 |  |  | 2,207
Total revenues net of interest expense |  |  | 12,091 |  |  | 4,524 |  |  | 3,707 |  |  | 3,764 |  |  | 250 |  |  | 24,336
Total provision |  |  | 3,769 |  |  | 1,211 |  |  | 177 |  |  | 135 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 5,313
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 575 |  |  | 271 |  |  | 475 |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 2,841
Income tax provision (benefit) |  |  | 171 |  |  | (59) |  |  | 144 |  |  | 510 |  |  | (62) |  |  | 704
Income (loss) from continuing operations |  | $ | 404 |  | $ | 330 |  | $ | 331 |  | $ | 939 |  | $ | 133 |  | $ | 2,137
Total equity (billions) |  | $ | 6.0 |  | $ | 2.3 |  | $ | 3.7 |  | $ | 1.4 |  | $ | 1.0 |  | $ | 14.4
Corporate & Other includes adjustments and eliminations for intersegment activity.
Total revenues net of interest expense and pretax income | geographic operations The following table presents the Company's total revenues net of interest expense and pretax income (loss) from continuing operations i n different geographic regions:
(Millions) |  | United States |  | EMEA | (a) | JAPA | (a) | LACC | (a) | Other Unallocated | (b) | Consolidated
2011(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total revenues net of interest expense |  | $ | 21,254 |  | $ | 3,551 |  | $ | 3,071 |  | $ | 2,706 |  | $ | (620) |  | $ | 29,962
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  | $ | 6,971 |  | $ | 620 |  | $ | 430 |  | $ | 583 |  | $ | (1,648) |  | $ | 6,956
2010(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total revenues net of interest expense |  | $ | 19,976 |  | $ | 3,132 |  | $ | 2,630 |  | $ | 2,451 |  | $ | (607) |  | $ | 27,582
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  | $ | 6,137 |  | $ | 444 |  | $ | 273 |  | $ | 469 |  | $ | (1,359) |  | $ | 5,964
2009(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total revenues net of interest expense |  | $ | 17,328 |  | $ | 3,152 |  | $ | 2,229 |  | $ | 2,314 |  | $ | (687) |  | $ | 24,336
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  | $ | 3,194 |  | $ | 319 |  | $ | 187 |  | $ | 276 |  | $ | (1,135) |  | $ | 2,841
EMEA represents Europe, Middle East and Africa; JAPA represents Japan, Asia/Pacific and Australia; and LACC represents Latin America, Canada and Caribbean. Other U nallocated includes net costs which are not directly allocable to specific geographic regions, including costs related to the net negative interest spread on excess liquidity funding and executive office operations expenses. The data in the above table is, in part, based upon internal allocations, which necessarily involve management's judgment. Certain revisions and reclassifications have been made to prior years' amounts to conform to 2011 presentation and internal allocation methodology.

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