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Borrowings and Bank Deposits
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Borrowings and bank deposits [Abstract]  
Borrowings and Bank Deposits

6. BORROWINGS AND BANK DEPOSITS

Borrowings are summarized in the following table.

       At
(In millions)      March 31, December 31,
       2012 2011
Short-term borrowings           
Commercial paper           
  U.S.      $32,301 $33,591
  Non-U.S.       10,769  10,569
Current portion of long-term borrowings(a)(b)(c)(e)       79,313  82,650
GE Interest Plus notes(d)       8,722  8,474
Other(c)       923  1,049
Total short-term borrowings      $132,028 $136,333
            
Long-term borrowings           
Senior unsecured notes(b)      $204,830 $210,154
Subordinated notes(e)       4,795  4,862
Subordinated debentures(f)(g)       7,235  7,215
Other(c)(h)       12,335  12,160
Total long-term borrowings      $229,195 $234,391
            
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities(i)    $29,544 $29,258
            
Bank deposits(j)      $41,106 $43,115
            
Total borrowings and bank deposits      $431,873 $443,097
            
            

(a)       GECC had issued and outstanding $27,896 million and $35,040 million of senior, unsecured debt that was guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

(b)       Included in total long-term borrowings were $1,284 million and $1,845 million of obligations to holders of guaranteed investment contracts at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. These obligations include conditions under which certain GIC holders could require immediate repayment of their investment should the long-term credit ratings of GECC fall below AA–/Aa3 or the short-term credit ratings fall below A–1+/P–1. On April 3, 2012, following the Moody's downgrade of GECC's long-term credit ratings to A1, $1,103 million of these GICs became redeemable by the holders. On May 1, 2012, holders of $133 million in principal amount of GICs redeemed their holdings and GECC made related cash payments. As of May 2, 2012, the contractual redemption period for $788 million of GICs had not yet expired. Subsequent to this contractual redemption period, the remaining outstanding GICs will continue to be subject to the existing terms and maturities of their respective contracts.

(c)       Included $8,598 million and $8,538 million of funding secured by real estate, aircraft and other collateral at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, of which $3,408 million and $2,983 million is non-recourse to GECC at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

(d)       Entirely variable denomination floating-rate demand notes.

(e)       Included $417 million of subordinated notes guaranteed by GE at both March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, of which $117 million is included in current portion of long-term borrowings at both March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

(f)       Subordinated debentures receive rating agency equity credit and were hedged at issuance to the U.S. dollar equivalent of $7,725 million.

(g)       Includes $2,877 million of subordinated debentures, which constitute the sole assets of wholly-owned trusts who have issued trust preferred securities. Obligations associated with these trusts are unconditionally guaranteed by GECC.

(h)       Included $1,958 million and $1,955 million of covered bonds at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. If the short-term credit rating of GECC were reduced below A–1/P–1, GECC would be required to partially cash collateralize these bonds in an amount up to $725 million at March 31, 2012.

(i)       Included at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, were $9,502 million and $10,714 million of current portion of long-term borrowings, respectively, and $20,042 million and $18,544 million of long-term borrowings, respectively. See Note 18.

(j)       Included $16,682 million and $16,281 million of deposits in non-U.S. banks at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and $16,596 million and $17,201 million of certificates of deposits with maturities greater than one year at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.