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Earnings per share (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted |
| Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
| June 30 |  |  | June 30 |
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data) | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 942 |  |  | $ | 779 |  |  | $ | 1,623 |  |  | $ | 1,513 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average shares outstanding | 325,463,196 |  |  | 337,846,228 |  |  | 326,795,838 |  |  | 338,353,260 |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation plans | 3,222,562 |  |  | 3,286,359 |  |  | 3,373,809 |  |  | 3,267,499 |
Weighted-average shares outstanding and assumed conversions | 328,685,758 |  |  | 341,132,587 |  |  | 330,169,647 |  |  | 341,620,759 |
Basic earnings per share | $ | 2.89 |  |  | $ | 2.30 |  |  | $ | 4.97 |  |  | $ | 4.47 |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 2.86 |  |  | $ | 2.28 |  |  | $ | 4.91 |  |  | $ | 4.43 |
Potential anti-dilutive share conversions | 1,934,454 |  |  | 1,778,040 |  |  | 1,306,817 |  |  | 1,220,731 |

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