Other Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Other Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]

The components of other assets were as follows.

($ in millions)	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Property and equipment at cost	$	985		$	901
Accumulated depreciation	(565		)	(525		)
Net property and equipment	420			376
Restricted cash collections for securitization trusts (a)	1,259			1,694
Nonmarketable equity investments (b)	938			1,046
Net deferred tax assets	764			994
Accrued interest and rent receivables	470			476
Goodwill (c)	240			240
Cash reserve deposits held for securitization trusts (d)	143			184
Other accounts receivable	115			100
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	113			111
Cash collateral placed with counterparties	103			167
Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position (e)	41			95
Other assets	1,347			1,371
Total other assets	$	5,953		$	6,854

(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 $454 million and $577 million at June 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively; and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) stock of $444 million and $435 million at June 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively.

(c) Includes goodwill of $27 million at our Insurance operations at both June 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016; $193 million within Corporate and Other at both June 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016; and $20 million within Automotive Finance operations at both June 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016. No changes to the carrying amount of goodwill were recorded during the six months endedJune 30, 2017.

(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 19.