The components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31 included in the Consolidated Statements of Income were as follows:
(Millions) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Current income tax expense: | ||||||||||||
U.S. federal | $ | 1,730 | $ | 982 | $ | 958 | ||||||
U.S. state and local | 288 | 189 | 156 | |||||||||
Non-U.S. | 514 | 445 | 434 | |||||||||
Total current income tax expense | 2,532 | 1,616 | 1,548 | |||||||||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit): | ||||||||||||
U.S. federal | 113 | 359 | 464 | |||||||||
U.S. state and local | 4 | 39 | 68 | |||||||||
Non-U.S. | (120) | (45) | (23) | |||||||||
Total deferred income tax expense | (3) | 353 | 509 | |||||||||
Total income tax expense on | ||||||||||||
continuing operations | $ | 2,529 | $ | 1,969 | $ | 2,057 | ||||||
Income tax benefit from | ||||||||||||
discontinued operations | $ | ― | $ | ― | $ | (36) |