Other non-current assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Other non-current assets

Other non-current assets

Note 9—Other non-current assets

        "Other non-current assets" consisted of the following:

	December 31,
($ in millions)	2015		2014
Pledged financial assets		220		229
Derivatives (including embedded derivatives) (see Note 5)		186		189
Investments		58		65
Restricted cash		55		64
Other		124		154
Total		643		701

        The Company entered into structured leasing transactions with U.S. investors prior to 1999. At the inception of the leasing arrangements the Company placed certain amounts in restricted cash deposits and held-to-maturity debt securities. These amounts, included as "Pledged financial assets" in the table above, are pledged as security for certain outstanding deposit liabilities included in "Other non-current liabilities" (see Note 13) and the funds received upon maturity of the respective pledged financial assets will only be available to the Company for repayment of these obligations.

        "Investments" represents shares and other equity investments carried at cost.