Commitments	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments
Commitments	9. Commitments: The company’s extended lines of credit to third-party entities include unused amounts of $1.9 billion and $1.8 billion at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. A portion of these amounts was available to the company’s business partners to support their working capital needs. In addition, the company has committed to provide future financing to its clients in connection with client purchase agreements for $5.9 billion and $5.4 billion at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Effective January 1, 2020, the company adopted the new standard on credit losses, which resulted in the recognition of a related allowance for non-cancellable off-balance sheet commitments. Refer to note 2, “Accounting Changes,” for additional information. The allowance for these commitments is recorded in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and was not material at March 31, 2020. The company collectively evaluates the allowance for these arrangements using a provision methodology consistent with the portfolio of the commitments. Refer to note 6, “Financing Receivables, Receivables Purchased/Participated from IBM,” for additional information.

Commitments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

9. Commitments:

The company’s extended lines of credit to third-party entities include unused amounts of $1.9 billion and $1.8 billion at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. A portion of these amounts was available to the company’s business partners to support their working capital needs. In addition, the company has committed to provide future financing to its clients in connection with client purchase agreements for $5.9 billion and $5.4 billion at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Effective January 1, 2020, the company adopted the new standard on credit losses, which resulted in the recognition of a related allowance for non-cancellable off-balance sheet commitments. Refer to note 2, “Accounting Changes,” for additional information. The allowance for these commitments is recorded in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and was not material at March 31, 2020. The company collectively evaluates the allowance for these arrangements using a provision methodology consistent with the portfolio of the commitments. Refer to note 6, “Financing Receivables, Receivables Purchased/Participated from IBM,” for additional information.