Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Investments [Abstract]

Investments

Our investments, which are recorded in Short-term and other investments or Investments, consisted of the following:

	March 31 2020		December 31 2019
Equity method investments (1)		$1,062		$1,031
Time deposits	173		50
Available for sale debt instruments	226		405
Equity and other investments	67		65
Restricted cash & cash equivalents(2)	84		86
Total		$1,612		$1,637

⁽¹⁾  Dividends received were $33 and $63 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

⁽²⁾  Reflects amounts restricted in support of our workers’ compensation programs, employee benefit programs, and insurance premiums.

Allowance for losses on available for sale debt instruments are assessed quarterly. All instruments are considered investment grade and, as such, we have not recognized an allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2020.