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Customer Deposits (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Customer Deposits (Tables) [Abstract] |
Deposits By Component Alternative | As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, customer deposits we re categorized as interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing deposits as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011
U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  | $ | 37,537 |  | $ | 37,271
| Non-interest-bearing |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  |  | 667 |  |  | 612
| Non-interest-bearing |  |  | 11 |  |  | 11
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 38,219 |  | $ | 37,898
Deposits By Type | C ustomer deposits we re aggregated by deposit type offered by the Company as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011
U.S. retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Savings accounts – Direct |  | $ | 15,795 |  | $ | 14,649
| Certificates of deposit: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Direct |  |  | 965 |  |  | 893
|  | Third party |  |  | 9,684 |  |  | 10,781
| Sweep accounts – Third party |  |  | 11,093 |  |  | 10,948
Other deposits |  |  | 682 |  |  | 627
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 38,219 |  | $ | 37,898
Time Deposits By Maturity | The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit as of March 31, 2012 we re as follows:
(Millions) |  | U.S. |  | Non-U.S. |  | Total
2012 |  | $ | 2,138 |  | $ | 429 |  | $ | 2,567
2013 |  |  | 4,843 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4,846
2014 |  |  | 2,554 |  |  | ― |  |  | 2,554
2015 |  |  | 282 |  |  | ― |  |  | 282
2016 |  |  | 609 |  |  | ― |  |  | 609
After 5 years |  |  | 223 |  |  | ― |  |  | 223
Total |  | $ | 10,649 |  | $ | 432 |  | $ | 11,081
Time Deposits $100,000 Or More | As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011
U.S. |  | $ | 633 |  | $ | 580
Non-U.S. |  |  | 352 |  |  | 304
Total |  | $ | 985 |  | $ | 884

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