Short-Term Borrowings

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Short-term Debt [Abstract]

Short-term Borrowings

Short-term Borrowings

The following table presents the composition of our short-term borrowings portfolio.

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
($ in millions)	Unsecured		Secured		Total		Unsecured		Secured		Total
Demand notes	$	2,987	$	—	$	2,987	$	2,756	$	—	$	2,756
Bank loans and overdrafts	1,826		—		1,826		1,613		—		1,613
Federal Home Loan Bank	—		200		200		—		1,400		1,400
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	—		561		561		—		—		—
Other (a)	173		1,456		1,629		146		1,765		1,911
Total short‑term borrowings	$	4,986	$	2,217	$	7,203	$	4,515	$	3,165	$	7,680

(a) Other primarily includes nonbank secured borrowings at our Mortgage and International Automotive Finance operations.