Short-Term Borrowings (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Short-term Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Short-term Debt [Table Text Block]

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

	September 30, 2013						December 31, 2012
($ in millions)	Unsecured		Secured (a)		Total		Unsecured		Secured (a)		Total
Demand notes	$	3,199	$	—	$	3,199	$	3,094	$	—	$	3,094
Bank loans and overdrafts	—		—		—		167		—		167
Federal Home Loan Bank	—		1,750		1,750		—		3,800		3,800
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	—		566		566		—		—		—
Other (b)	—		500		500		—		400		400
Total short-term borrowings	$	3,199	$	2,816	$	6,015	$	3,261	$	4,200	$	7,461

(a) Refer to Note 14 for further details on assets restricted as collateral for payment of the related debt.

(b) Other relates to secured borrowings at our Commercial Finance Group at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.