Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Other Assets

The components of other assets were as follows.

($ in millions)	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Property and equipment at cost	$	754		$	709
Accumulated depreciation	(529		)	(474		)
Net property and equipment	225			235
Deferred tax assets	1,788			2,040
Restricted cash collections for securitization trusts (a)	1,724			3,664
Other accounts receivable	369			290
Cash reserve deposits held-for-securitization trusts (b)	296			402
Nonmarketable equity securities	275			337
Unamortized debt issuance cost	254			312
Collateral placed with counterparties	243			328
Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position (c)	235			362
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	123			205
Other assets	1,220			1,414
Total other assets	$	6,752		$	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.