Other Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Other Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]

The components of other assets were as follows.

($ in millions)	June 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Property and equipment at cost	$	740		$	709
Accumulated depreciation	(511		)	(474		)
Net property and equipment	229			235
Deferred tax assets	1,825			2,040
Restricted cash collections for securitization trusts (a)	1,783			3,664
Other accounts receivable	349			290
Nonmarketable equity securities	307			337
Cash reserve deposits held-for-securitization trusts (b)	297			402
Unamortized debt issuance cost	255			312
Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position (c)	235			362
Collateral placed with counterparties	194			328
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	132			205
Other assets	1,152			1,414
Total other assets	$	6,758		$	9,589

(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.

(c) For additional information on derivative instruments and hedging activities, refer to Note 19