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L.116.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2012   Q1
2012   Q2
2012   Q3
2012   Q4
2013   Q1
LinePrivate defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets
	2515.7
	1894.9
	2129.1
	2389.6
	2450.7
	2547.4
	2549.0
	2516.5
	2590.0
	2547.4
	2566.1
	1Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset
	10.0
	7.7
	5.0
	7.7
	8.6
	7.5
	8.2
	8.0
	7.8
	7.5
	7.1
	2Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset
	29.6
	24.3
	27.7
	27.5
	31.2
	27.4
	29.6
	29.0
	28.5
	27.4
	25.9
	3Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset
	54.3
	39.5
	39.8
	34.7
	37.3
	32.7
	35.4
	34.7
	34.0
	32.7
	30.9
	4Private defined benefit pension funds; federal funds and security repurchase agreements; asset
	3.7
	2.8
	2.9
	2.7
	2.9
	2.6
	2.8
	2.7
	2.7
	2.6
	2.4
	5Private defined benefit pension funds; credit market instruments; asset
	680.8
	539.4
	543.5
	615.1
	638.2
	605.6
	623.9
	622.6
	613.5
	605.6
	585.7
	6Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset
	35.8
	28.0
	31.2
	30.2
	34.0
	29.8
	32.2
	31.6
	31.0
	29.8
	23.2
	7Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset
	128.1
	99.3
	112.1
	119.4
	136.9
	163.0
	145.3
	151.5
	157.7
	163.0
	166.1
	8Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset
	169.8
	122.8
	116.3
	119.0
	123.5
	136.0
	126.9
	131.9
	134.4
	136.0
	136.5
	9Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset
	322.3
	270.2
	266.9
	328.3
	325.0
	262.2
	302.2
	291.0
	274.8
	262.2
	247.2
	10Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset
	24.8
	19.0
	17.0
	18.2
	18.8
	14.6
	17.2
	16.5
	15.6
	14.6
	12.7
	11Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset
	1000.2
	726.1
	863.8
	1010.7
	1017.1
	1134.9
	1115.8
	1091.4
	1153.6
	1134.9
	1178.4
	12Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset
	346.9
	257.3
	322.9
	349.8
	342.8
	382.5
	376.1
	367.8
	388.8
	382.5
	412.3
	13Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets
	390.2
	297.9
	323.4
	341.4
	372.7
	354.2
	357.3
	360.3
	361.1
	354.2
	323.3
	14Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset
	72.0
	54.0
	58.1
	53.5
	55.6
	53.0
	53.8
	54.2
	54.1
	53.0
	51.3
	15Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset
	71.9
	55.1
	49.8
	63.1
	61.1
	58.2
	59.2
	59.6
	59.5
	58.2
	54.5
	16Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets
	246.3
	188.7
	215.5
	224.8
	256.0
	243.0
	244.2
	246.5
	247.5
	243.0
	217.5
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|Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Private defined benefit pension funds; federal funds and security repurchase agreements; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Private defined benefit pension funds; credit market instruments; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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