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Customer Deposits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Customer Deposits (Tables) [Abstract] |
Deposits By Component Alternative | As of December 31, customer deposits we re categorized as interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing deposits as follows
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010
U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  | $ | 37,271 |  | $ | 29,053
| Non-interest-bearing |  |  | 4 |  |  | 17
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  |  | 612 |  |  | 640
| Non-interest-bearing |  |  | 11 |  |  | 17
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 37,898 |  | $ | 29,727
Deposits By Type | C ustomer deposits we re aggregated by deposit type offered by the Company as of December 31 as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010
U.S. retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Savings accounts – Direct |  | $ | 14,649 |  | $ | 7,725
| Certificates of deposit: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Direct |  |  | 893 |  |  | 1,052
|  | Third party |  |  | 10,781 |  |  | 11,411
| Sweep accounts – Third party |  |  | 10,948 |  |  | 8,865
Other deposits |  |  | 627 |  |  | 674
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 37,898 |  | $ | 29,727
Time Deposits By Maturity | The scheduled maturities of all certificates of deposit as of December 31, 2011 we re as follows:
(Millions) |  | U.S. |  | Non-U.S. |  | Total
2012 |  | $ | 3,317 |  | $ | 386 |  | $ | 3,703
2013 |  |  | 4,820 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4,821
2014 |  |  | 2,441 |  |  | ― |  |  | 2,441
2015 |  |  | 267 |  |  | ― |  |  | 267
2016 |  |  | 607 |  |  | ― |  |  | 607
After 5 years |  |  | 222 |  |  | ― |  |  | 222
Total |  | $ | 11,674 |  | $ | 387 |  | $ | 12,061
Time Deposits $100,000 Or More | As of December 31, certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010
U.S. |  | $ | 580 |  | $ | 689
Non-U.S. |  |  | 304 |  |  | 291
Total |  | $ | 884 |  | $ | 980

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