Borrowings - Short-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Short-Term Debt
Short-term debt	$ 6,480	$ 8,827
Short-term financing receivables pledged as collateral for short-term secured borrowings	240	280
Debt
Short-Term Debt
Short-term debt	271	633
Commercial paper
Short-Term Debt
Short-term debt		$ 304
Weighted-average interest rates for short-term loans (as a percent)		1.60%
Short-term loans
Short-Term Debt
Short-term debt	$ 31	$ 49
Weighted-average interest rates for short-term loans (as a percent)	3.20%	5.20%
Secured borrowings
Short-Term Debt
Short-term debt	$ 240	$ 280
Weighted-average interest rates for short-term loans (as a percent)	3.10%	3.60%
Debt payable to IBM
Short-Term Debt
Short-term debt	$ 6,210	$ 8,194
Weighted-average interest rates for short-term loans (as a percent)	0.60%	1.60%

The aggregate value of short-term loans and leases receivable that serve as collateral for obligations arising from a transfer of financial assets recorded as short-term secured borrowing.

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