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L.117.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2013   Q1
2013   Q2
2013   Q3
2013   Q4
2014   Q1
LinePrivate defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets
	2572.9
	2626.3
	2835.7
	2916.6
	3017.8
	3068.5
	3030.5
	3043.2
	3055.8
	3068.5
	3081.2
	1Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset
	7.7
	5.0
	7.7
	9.5
	9.1
	8.8
	9.0
	8.9
	8.8
	8.8
	8.9
	2Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset
	24.3
	27.7
	27.5
	28.7
	27.4
	26.6
	27.4
	27.0
	26.5
	26.6
	27.0
	3Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset
	39.5
	39.8
	34.7
	34.3
	32.8
	31.9
	32.7
	32.3
	31.8
	31.9
	31.6
	4Private defined benefit pension funds; federal funds and security repurchase agreements; asset
	2.8
	2.9
	2.7
	2.7
	2.6
	2.5
	2.6
	2.5
	2.5
	2.5
	2.6
	5Private defined benefit pension funds; credit market instruments; asset
	539.4
	543.5
	615.1
	693.2
	696.2
	729.1
	699.0
	708.5
	718.7
	729.1
	728.8
	6Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset
	28.0
	31.2
	30.2
	31.3
	29.6
	25.4
	29.5
	29.2
	27.2
	25.4
	26.0
	7Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset
	99.3
	112.1
	119.4
	138.8
	165.8
	191.7
	174.9
	182.7
	187.5
	191.7
	194.3
	8Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset
	122.8
	116.3
	119.0
	133.3
	145.8
	155.1
	147.6
	149.9
	152.4
	155.1
	154.7
	9Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset
	270.2
	266.9
	328.3
	374.1
	341.1
	345.2
	333.4
	333.8
	339.3
	345.2
	342.5
	10Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset
	19.0
	17.0
	18.2
	15.8
	13.9
	11.8
	13.4
	12.9
	12.3
	11.8
	11.3
	11Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset
	726.1
	863.8
	1010.7
	929.5
	1035.5
	1227.5
	1104.7
	1115.3
	1167.0
	1227.5
	1247.2
	12Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset
	257.3
	322.9
	349.8
	356.6
	397.3
	471.0
	427.9
	431.9
	452.0
	471.0
	478.5
	13Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets
	975.9
	820.6
	787.5
	862.0
	817.0
	571.2
	727.2
	716.7
	648.6
	571.2
	556.5
	14Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset
	54.6
	57.8
	53.0
	64.5
	68.8
	73.9
	71.3
	71.4
	73.0
	73.9
	74.6
	15Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset
	55.1
	49.8
	63.1
	64.8
	64.1
	62.9
	64.2
	64.2
	63.9
	62.9
	62.8
	16Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset
	677.4
	497.6
	446.5
	486.6
	440.2
	187.7
	349.7
	335.6
	265.7
	187.7
	165.8
	17Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets
	188.7
	215.5
	224.8
	246.0
	244.0
	246.7
	242.0
	245.5
	246.0
	246.7
	253.4
	18Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities)
	2608.2
	2662.7
	2872.2
	2953.1
	3054.3
	3105.0
	3067.0
	3079.7
	3092.4
	3105.0
	3117.7
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|Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|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; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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