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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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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2010   Q1
2010   Q2
2010   Q3
2010   Q4
2011   Q1
LinePrivate defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets
	2281.3
	2529.5
	2596.0
	1853.5
	2104.7
	2262.0
	2170.2
	2051.7
	2154.3
	2262.0
	2318.6
	1Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset
	5.3
	5.5
	5.8
	5.9
	8.7
	18.8
	10.5
	12.8
	15.4
	18.8
	22.1
	2Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset
	42.0
	42.3
	44.0
	45.0
	48.3
	52.5
	49.3
	50.4
	51.4
	52.5
	53.6
	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
	5.1
	5.4
	5.6
	5.8
	5.7
	5.7
	5.7
	5.7
	5.7
	5.7
	5.7
	5Private defined benefit pension funds; credit market instruments; asset
	468.5
	502.8
	587.6
	659.3
	773.4
	852.0
	800.1
	817.1
	838.7
	852.0
	864.8
	6Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset
	5.1
	5.5
	1.0
	11.0
	6.9
	1.6
	5.0
	3.6
	2.6
	1.6
	0.5
	7Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset
	60.0
	71.8
	104.6
	114.8
	212.7
	352.8
	233.9
	289.0
	343.3
	352.8
	362.0
	8Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset
	198.5
	201.1
	227.8
	241.5
	218.2
	120.7
	215.7
	168.8
	127.1
	120.7
	114.5
	9Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset
	200.6
	220.2
	250.6
	288.7
	333.3
	375.5
	343.4
	353.8
	364.0
	375.5
	386.6
	10Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset
	4.2
	4.1
	3.6
	3.2
	2.3
	1.5
	2.1
	1.9
	1.7
	1.5
	1.2
	11Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset
	1392.8
	1520.7
	1423.8
	777.1
	805.2
	810.0
	819.1
	702.3
	750.3
	810.0
	832.1
	12Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset
	253.4
	296.4
	338.6
	228.0
	286.3
	323.5
	301.6
	285.0
	303.2
	323.5
	335.3
	13Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets
	114.3
	156.4
	190.7
	132.4
	177.1
	199.4
	183.8
	178.5
	189.6
	199.4
	205.0
	14Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset
	88.8
	116.5
	154.2
	119.9
	160.5
	182.9
	167.9
	163.0
	173.8
	182.9
	188.0
	15Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset
	1.8
	1.6
	1.4
	1.3
	0.9
	0.0
	0.4
	0.2
	0.1
	0.0
	0.0
	16Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets
	23.7
	38.2
	35.1
	11.3
	15.7
	16.5
	15.5
	15.4
	15.7
	16.5
	16.9
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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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