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Customer Deposits | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Deposit Liabilities Disclosures [Abstract] |
Customer Deposits | NOTE 9 customer deposits 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
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
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
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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- Definition The entire disclosure for deposit liabilities including data and tables. It may include a description of the entity's deposit liabilities, the aggregate amount of time deposits (including certificates of deposit) in denominations of $100,000 or more at the balance sheet date; the aggregate amount of any demand deposits that have been reclassified as loan balances, such as overdrafts, at the balance sheet date; deposits that are received on terms other than those in the normal course of business, the amount of accrued interest on deposit liabilities; securities, mortgage loans or other financial instruments that serve as collateral for deposits; for time deposits having a remaining term of more than one year, the aggregate amount of maturities for each of the five years following the balance sheet date; and the weighted average interest rate for all deposit liabilities held by the entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Statement of Position (SOP) -Number 01-6 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 405 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6479006&loc=d3e64164-112818 + Details
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