Other Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Other Assets

The components of other assets were as follows.

($ in millions)	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Property and equipment at cost	$	675		$	693
Accumulated depreciation	(441		)	(411		)
Net property and equipment	234			282
Deferred tax assets	1,967			1,190
Restricted cash collections for securitization trusts (a)	1,213			2,983
Cash reserve deposits held-for-securitization trusts (b)	432			442
Unamortized debt issuance costs	392			425
Other accounts receivable	345			525
Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position	310			2,298
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	237			889
Collateral placed with counterparties	224			1,290
Nonmarketable equity securities	204			303
Other assets	1,143			1,281
Total other assets	$	6,701		$	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.