Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

The components of accrued expenses and other liabilities were as follows.

December 31, ($ in millions)	2017		2016
Accounts payable	$	746	$	649
Employee compensation and benefits	248		232
Reserves for insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses	140		149
Fair value of derivative contracts in payable position (a)	41		95
Deferred revenue	32		56
Cash collateral received from counterparties	17		10
Other liabilities	556		546
Total accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	1,780	$	1,737

(a) For additional information on derivative instruments and hedging activities, refer to Note 22.