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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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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2010   Q3
2010   Q4
2011   Q1
2011   Q2
2011   Q3
2011   Q4
LinePrivate defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets
	2596.0
	1853.5
	2104.7
	2262.0
	2223.1
	2154.3
	2262.0
	2318.6
	2312.3
	2122.7
	2223.1
	1Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset
	5.8
	5.9
	8.7
	18.8
	31.0
	15.4
	18.8
	22.1
	25.1
	27.9
	31.0
	2Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset
	44.0
	45.0
	48.3
	52.5
	56.9
	51.4
	52.5
	53.6
	54.7
	56.0
	56.9
	3Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset
	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 and security repurchase agreements; asset
	5.6
	5.8
	5.7
	5.7
	5.6
	5.7
	5.7
	5.7
	5.6
	5.6
	5.6
	5Private defined benefit pension funds; credit market instruments; asset
	587.6
	659.3
	773.4
	852.0
	898.8
	838.7
	852.0
	861.8
	877.2
	888.4
	898.8
	6Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset
	1.0
	11.0
	6.9
	1.6
	0.7
	2.6
	1.6
	0.5
	0.4
	0.2
	0.7
	7Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset
	104.6
	114.8
	212.7
	352.8
	403.7
	343.3
	352.8
	362.0
	378.1
	391.5
	403.7
	8Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset
	227.8
	241.5
	218.2
	120.7
	91.8
	127.1
	120.7
	112.6
	106.3
	99.4
	91.8
	9Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset
	250.6
	288.7
	333.3
	375.5
	402.5
	364.0
	375.5
	385.6
	391.9
	397.2
	402.5
	10Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset
	3.6
	3.2
	2.3
	1.5
	0.1
	1.7
	1.5
	1.1
	0.5
	0.2
	0.1
	11Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset
	1423.8
	777.1
	805.2
	810.0
	702.7
	750.3
	810.0
	831.1
	802.6
	653.3
	702.7
	12Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset
	338.6
	228.0
	286.3
	323.5
	329.6
	303.2
	323.5
	339.3
	341.5
	306.5
	329.6
	13Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets
	190.7
	132.4
	177.1
	199.4
	198.6
	189.6
	199.4
	205.0
	205.6
	185.0
	198.6
	14Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset
	154.2
	119.9
	160.5
	182.9
	181.6
	173.8
	182.9
	188.0
	188.7
	169.2
	181.6
	15Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset
	1.4
	1.3
	0.9
	0.0
	0.7
	0.1
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.3
	0.7
	16Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets
	35.1
	11.3
	15.7
	16.5
	16.2
	15.7
	16.5
	16.9
	16.9
	15.5
	16.2
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|Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined benefit pension funds; federal funds and security repurchase agreements; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private defined benefit pension funds; credit market instruments; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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