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Other Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Other Assets [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]
The components of other assets were as follows.
December 31, ($ in millions)
 
2016
 
2015
Property and equipment at cost
 
$
901

 
$
691

Accumulated depreciation
 
(525
)
 
(456
)
Net property and equipment
 
376

 
235

Restricted cash collections for securitization trusts (a)
 
1,694

 
2,010

Nonmarketable equity investments (b)
 
1,046

 
418

Net deferred tax assets
 
994

 
1,369

Accrued interest and rent receivables
 
476

 
402

Goodwill (c)
 
240

 
27

Cash reserve deposits held-for-securitization trusts (d)
 
184

 
252

Cash collateral placed with counterparties
 
167


125

Restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
111

 
120

Other accounts receivable
 
100

 
158

Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position (e)
 
95

 
233

Other assets
 
1,371

 
972

Total other assets
 
$
6,854

 
$
6,321

(a)
Represents cash collections from customer payments on securitized receivables. These funds are distributed to investors as payments on the related secured debt.
(b)
Includes investments in FHLB stock of $577 million and $391 million and FRB stock of $435 million and $0 million at December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(c)
Includes goodwill of $27 million at our Insurance operations at both December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, $193 million and $0 million within Corporate and Other at December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, respectively, and $20 million and $0 million within Automotive Finance operations at December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, respectively. As a result of our acquisition of TradeKing, we recognized $193 million of goodwill within Corporate and Other on June 1, 2016. On August 1, 2016, we purchased assets from Blue Yield. As a result of this purchase, we recognized $20 million of goodwill within Automotive Finance operations. No other changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were recorded during the year ended December 31, 2016.
(d)
Represents credit enhancement in the form of cash reserves for various securitization transactions.
(e)
For additional information on derivative instruments and hedging activities, refer to Note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.