Financing Receivables, Receivables Purchased/Participated from IBM - Credit Quality Year of Origination (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Total Client Financing Receivables Portfolio Segment
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	$ 16,570	$ 17,848
Total Client Financing Receivables Portfolio Segment \| Americas
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	8,948	10,049
Total Client Financing Receivables Portfolio Segment \| Americas \| Aaa - Baa3
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
2020	1,539
2019	2,054
2018	1,161
2017	575
2016	142
2015 and prior	57
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	5,528
Total Client Financing Receivables Portfolio Segment \| Americas \| Ba1 - D
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
2020	1,173
2019	1,175
2018	601
2017	254
2016	92
2015 and prior	126
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	3,420
Total Client Financing Receivables Portfolio Segment \| EMEA
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	4,759	4,796
Total Client Financing Receivables Portfolio Segment \| EMEA \| Aaa - Baa3
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
2020	904
2019	882
2018	387
2017	104
2016	48
2015 and prior	30
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	2,356
Total Client Financing Receivables Portfolio Segment \| EMEA \| Ba1 - D
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
2020	1,030
2019	810
2018	319
2017	165
2016	55
2015 and prior	23
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	2,403
Total Client Financing Receivables Portfolio Segment \| Asia Pacific
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	2,863	3,003
Total Client Financing Receivables Portfolio Segment \| Asia Pacific \| Aaa - Baa3
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
2020	513
2019	659
2018	463
2017	240
2016	167
2015 and prior	72
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	2,113
Total Client Financing Receivables Portfolio Segment \| Asia Pacific \| Ba1 - D
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
2020	206
2019	235
2018	192
2017	68
2016	37
2015 and prior	13
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	750
Lease receivables
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	3,888	4,274
Lease receivables \| Americas
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment		3,160
Lease receivables \| EMEA
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment		710
Lease receivables \| Asia Pacific
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment		404
Loan receivables
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	8,349	9,264
Loan receivables \| Americas
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment		6,173
Loan receivables \| EMEA
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment		2,415
Loan receivables \| Asia Pacific
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment		676
Long-term participated receivables from IBM
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment	$ 4,333	4,310
Long-term participated receivables from IBM \| Americas
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment		717
Long-term participated receivables from IBM \| EMEA
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment		1,671
Long-term participated receivables from IBM \| Asia Pacific
Amortized cost/recorded investment for each class of receivables, by credit quality indicator
Amortized cost/Recorded investment		$ 1,922

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