Other Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Other Assets

The components of other assets were as follows.

($ in millions)	June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Property and equipment at cost	$	760		$	775
Accumulated depreciation	(552		)	(550		)
Net property and equipment	208			225
Restricted cash collections for securitization trusts (a)	1,829			2,221
Net deferred tax assets	1,639			1,812
Nonmarketable equity securities	359			271
Cash reserve deposits held-for-securitization trusts (b)	259			303
Unamortized debt issuance costs	234			238
Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position (c)	214			263
Other accounts receivable	213			298
Collateral placed with counterparties	98			236
Other assets	1,073			1,435
Total other assets	$	6,126		$	7,302

(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 20.