Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Other Assets

The components of other assets were as follows.

($ in millions)	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Property and equipment at cost	$	691		$	693
Accumulated depreciation	(459		)	(411		)
Net property and equipment	232			282
Deferred tax assets	1,985			1,190
Restricted cash collections for securitization trusts (a)	1,292			2,983
Other accounts receivable	636			525
Cash reserve deposits held-for-securitization trusts (b)	400			442
Unamortized debt issuance costs	349			425
Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position	300			2,298
Collateral placed with counterparties	222			1,290
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	212			889
Nonmarketable equity securities	184			303
Other assets	1,247			1,281
Total other assets	$	7,059		$	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.