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L.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
LinePrivate defined benefit pension funds total financial assets asset
	1590.2
	1763.5
	1907.7
	2074.6
	1979.0
	1810.2
	1639.3
	1994.5
	2132.2
	2281.3
	2529.5
	2666.0
	1930.5
	1Private defined benefit pension funds checkable deposits and currency asset
	2.2
	2.6
	3.2
	3.4
	4.7
	5.3
	5.1
	5.1
	5.2
	5.3
	5.5
	5.8
	5.9
	2Private defined benefit pension funds total time and savings deposits asset
	89.7
	106.4
	122.9
	103.2
	79.5
	44.3
	38.8
	41.1
	36.3
	42.0
	42.3
	44.0
	45.0
	3Private defined benefit pension funds money market mutual fund share holdings asset
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	4Private defined benefit pension funds federal funds transactions and loans made under security repurchase agreements asset
	14.2
	14.2
	14.3
	14.0
	4.9
	3.5
	2.8
	3.9
	4.4
	5.1
	5.4
	5.6
	5.8
	5Private defined benefit pension funds credit market instruments, excluding corporate equities asset
	448.9
	486.3
	462.6
	551.6
	427.9
	408.3
	371.8
	445.1
	434.7
	468.5
	502.8
	587.6
	659.3
	6Private defined benefit pension funds commercial paper asset
	14.2
	14.2
	14.4
	14.8
	7.4
	7.1
	5.7
	4.8
	4.5
	5.1
	5.5
	1.0
	11.0
	7Private defined benefit pension funds total Treasury securities, excluding U.S. savings bonds asset
	74.7
	77.9
	57.2
	75.9
	64.2
	63.9
	51.2
	65.5
	58.6
	60.0
	71.8
	104.6
	114.8
	8Private defined benefit pension funds U.S. government agency securities asset
	173.3
	180.4
	162.2
	192.6
	155.3
	157.1
	139.2
	174.8
	182.5
	198.5
	201.1
	227.8
	241.5
	9Private defined benefit pension funds corporate and foreign bonds asset
	181.9
	208.4
	223.8
	263.3
	197.2
	175.9
	171.3
	195.6
	184.7
	200.6
	220.2
	250.6
	288.7
	10Private defined benefit pension funds total mortgages asset
	4.9
	5.4
	5.0
	5.0
	3.7
	4.4
	4.6
	4.5
	4.4
	4.2
	4.1
	3.6
	3.2
	11Private defined benefit pension funds corporate equities asset
	764.3
	844.0
	949.1
	1006.3
	1076.0
	1060.7
	917.6
	1170.8
	1294.2
	1392.8
	1520.7
	1453.8
	777.1
	12Private defined benefit pension funds mutual fund share holdings asset
	91.0
	122.3
	156.6
	199.0
	236.4
	180.8
	188.8
	197.4
	233.6
	253.4
	296.4
	338.6
	228.0
	13Private defined benefit pension funds total miscellaneous financial claims asset
	179.9
	187.7
	199.1
	197.2
	149.7
	107.4
	114.4
	131.0
	123.9
	114.3
	156.4
	230.7
	209.4
	14Private defined benefit pension funds unallocated insurance contracts asset
	89.9
	92.0
	95.1
	91.9
	86.1
	72.4
	86.4
	105.7
	95.0
	88.8
	116.5
	154.2
	119.9
	15Private defined benefit pension funds insurance or pension fund claims contributions receivable asset
	47.5
	52.8
	60.9
	53.4
	36.0
	10.2
	5.7
	5.7
	3.7
	1.8
	1.6
	1.4
	1.3
	16Private defined benefit pension funds unidentified miscellaneous financial claims asset
	42.5
	42.8
	43.1
	52.0
	27.6
	24.8
	22.2
	19.6
	25.2
	23.7
	38.2
	75.1
	88.3
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|Private defined benefit pension funds total financial assets asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|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 share holdings asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Private defined benefit pension funds federal funds transactions and loans made under security repurchase agreements asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined benefit pension funds credit market instruments, excluding corporate equities asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Private defined benefit pension funds commercial paper asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Private defined benefit pension funds total Treasury securities, excluding U.S. savings bonds asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Private defined benefit pension funds U.S. government agency 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 share holdings asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Private defined benefit pension funds total miscellaneous financial claims asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Private defined benefit pension funds unallocated insurance contracts asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private defined benefit pension funds insurance or pension fund claims contributions receivable asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Private defined benefit pension funds unidentified miscellaneous financial claims asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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