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Financing Receivables and Operating Lease Equipment

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Lessor, Sales-Type Lease, Term

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The rate determined from customer credit ratings and weighted average remaining contract term of sales-type/finance leases and notes.

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Amount of lease income from variable lease payments, interest income from net investment on Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases, and profit (loss) recognized at commencement.

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Amount of interest income on financing receivable on nonaccrual status.

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Amortized cost of financing receivable on nonaccrual status with no allowance for credit loss. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of operating lease income from lease payments and variable lease payments paid and payable to lessor. Includes, but is not limited to, variable lease payments not included in measurement of lease receivable.

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Present value of lease payments not yet received by lessor and amount expected to be derived from underlying asset, following end of lease term guaranteed by lessee or other third party unrelated to lessor, from sales-type and direct financing leases.

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Amount of profit (loss) for sales-type lease and (loss) for direct financing lease recognized at commencement.

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Financing Receivables and Operating Lease Equipment - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Receivables and Operating Lease Equipment [Line Items]
Investment in sales-type leases	$ 457		$ 457		$ 556
Financing receivable, nonaccrual, no allowance	10		10		$ 44
Financing receivable, nonaccrual, interest income	1	$ 60	5	$ 122
Sales-type and direct financing leases, lease income	18	14	39	43
Operating lease, lease income	13	18	45	45
Sales-type and direct financing leases, profit (loss)	5	$ 4	9	$ 24
Repaid In One Year Or Less
Financing Receivables and Operating Lease Equipment [Line Items]
Investment in sales-type leases	$ 447		$ 447
Lessor, sales-type lease, term (in years)			1 year
CCC
Financing Receivables and Operating Lease Equipment [Line Items]
Percentage of credit default rates applied to customers	100.00%		100.00%
B
Financing Receivables and Operating Lease Equipment [Line Items]
Percentage of credit default rates applied to customers	0.00%		0.00%
BBB
Financing Receivables and Operating Lease Equipment [Line Items]
Percentage of credit default rates applied to customers	0.10%		0.10%
Minimum
Financing Receivables and Operating Lease Equipment [Line Items]
Financing receivable, term	1 year		1 year
Maximum
Financing Receivables and Operating Lease Equipment [Line Items]
Financing receivable, term	8 years		8 years