Other Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Other Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]

The components of other assets were as follows.

($ in millions)	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Property and equipment at cost	$	696		$	693
Accumulated depreciation	(428		)	(411		)
Net property and equipment	268			282
Restricted cash collections for securitization trusts (a)	2,159			2,983
Deferred tax asset	1,309			1,190
Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position	668			2,298
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	531			889
Collateral placed with counterparties	447			1,290
Other accounts receivable	445			525
Cash reserve deposits held-for-securitization trusts (b)	429			442
Unamortized debt issuance costs	418			425
Nonmarketable equity securities	283			303
Other assets	993			1,281
Total other assets	$	7,950		$	11,908

(a) Represents cash collections from customer payments on securitized receivables. These funds are distributed to investors as payments on the related secured debt.

(b) Represents credit enhancement in the form of cash reserves for various securitization transactions.