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Other Assets
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Other Assets [Abstract]  
Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
Other Assets
The components of other assets were as follows.
($ in millions)
 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Property and equipment at cost
 
$
1,161

 
$
1,064

Accumulated depreciation
 
(648
)
 
(608
)
Net property and equipment
 
513

 
456

Nonmarketable equity investments (a)
 
1,276

 
1,233

Restricted cash collections for securitization trusts (b)
 
796

 
812

Accrued interest and rent receivables
 
548

 
550

Net deferred tax assets
 
455

 
461

Other accounts receivable
 
289

 
116

Goodwill (c)
 
240

 
240

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (d)
 
116

 
94

Cash reserve deposits held for securitization trusts (e)
 
103

 
111

Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position (f)
 
63

 
39

Cash collateral placed with counterparties
 
35


29

Other assets
 
1,580

 
1,522

Total other assets
 
$
6,014

 
$
5,663

(a)
Includes investments in FHLB stock of $790 million and $745 million at June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively; FRB stock of $447 million and $445 million at June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively; and equity securities without a readily determinable fair value of $39 million at June 30, 2018, measured at cost with adjustments for impairment and observable changes in price. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2018, we recorded $1 million in impairment related to equity securities without a readily determinable fair value.
(b)
Represents cash collections from customer payments on securitized receivables. These funds are distributed to investors as payments on the related secured debt.
(c)
Includes goodwill of $27 million within our Insurance operations at both June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017; $193 million within Corporate and Other at both June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017; and $20 million within Automotive Finance operations at both June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017. No changes to the carrying amount of goodwill were recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2018.
(d)
Primarily represents a number of arrangements with third parties where certain restrictions are placed on balances we hold due to collateral agreements associated with operational processes with a third-party bank, or letter of credit arrangements and corresponding collateral requirements.
(e)
Represents credit enhancement in the form of cash reserves for various securitization transactions.
(f)
For additional information on derivative instruments and hedging activities, refer to Note 18.