Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position

The following table summarizes the amounts of derivative instruments reported on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The amounts are presented on a gross basis, are segregated by derivatives that are designated and qualifying as hedging instruments or those that are not, and are further segregated by type of contract within those two categories.

Derivative contracts in a receivable and payable position exclude open trade equity on derivatives cleared through central clearing counterparties. Any associated margin exchanged with our central clearing counterparties are treated as settlements of the derivative exposure, rather than collateral. Such payments are recognized as settlements of the derivatives contracts in a receivable and payable position on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Notional amounts are reference amounts from which contractual obligations are derived and are not recorded on the balance sheet. In our view, derivative notional is not an accurate measure of our derivative exposure when viewed in isolation from other factors, such as market rate fluctuations and counterparty credit risk.

	March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
	Derivative contracts in a				Notional amount		Derivative contracts in a				Notional amount
($ in millions)	receivable position		payable position				receivable position		payable position
Derivatives designated as accounting hedges
Interest rate contracts
Swaps	$	—	$	—	$	17,945	$	—	$	—	$	12,385
Foreign exchange contracts
Forwards	1		—		161		1		—		164
Total derivatives designated as accounting hedges	1		—		18,106		1		—		12,549
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges
Interest rate contracts
Futures and forwards	3		—		459		1		—		391
Written options	11		5		576		15		—		587
Total interest rate risk	14		5		1,035		16		—		978
Foreign exchange contracts
Futures and forwards	2		—		448		—		1		159
Total foreign exchange risk	2		—		448		—		1		159
Credit contracts (a)
Other credit derivatives	—		37		n/a		—		28		n/a
Total credit risk	—		37		n/a		—		28		n/a
Equity contracts
Written options	—		2		2		—		4		2
Purchased options	1		—		—		—		—		—
Total equity risk	1		2		2		—		4		2
Total derivatives not designated as accounting hedges	17		44		1,485		16		33		1,139
Total derivatives	$	18	$	44	$	19,591	$	17	$	33	$	13,688

n/a = not applicable.

(a)The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that could be required under these credit derivatives was $66 million and $56 million as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Schedule of Fair Value Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location

The following table presents amounts recorded on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges.

($ in millions)	Carrying amount of the hedged items				Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged items
					Total				Discontinued (a)
	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Assets
Available-for-sale securities (b) (c)	$	4,999	$	1,259	$	15	$	39	$	19	$	28
Finance receivables and loans, net (d)	35,233		28,393		173		225		73		72
Liabilities
Long-term debt	$	7,833	$	8,656	$	33	$	169	$	113	$	203

(a)Represents the fair value hedging adjustment on qualifying hedges for which the hedging relationship was discontinued. This represents a subset of the amounts reported in the total hedging adjustment.

(b)The carrying amount of hedged available-for-sale securities is presented above using amortized cost and includes $3.5 billion and $592 million at March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively, related to closed portfolios used to designate hedging relationships in which the hedged item is the last layer expected to be remaining at the end of the hedging relationship. Refer to Note 6 for a reconciliation of the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities.

(c)The amount that is identified as the last of layer in the open hedge relationship was $3.1 billion as of March 31, 2021. The basis adjustment associated with the open last of layer relationship was a $3 million liability as of March 31, 2021, which would be allocated across the entire remaining pool upon termination or maturity of the hedge relationship. The amount that has been identified as the last of layer in the discontinued hedge relationship was $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively. The basis adjustment associated with the discontinued last of layer relationship was a $16 million asset as of March 31, 2021, and a $20 million asset as of December 31, 2020, which was allocated across the entire remaining pool upon termination of the hedge relationship.

(d)The hedged item represents the carrying value of the hedged portfolio of assets. The amount identified as the last of layer in the open hedge relationship was $11.7 billion and $9.4 billion at March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively. The basis adjustment associated with the open last-of-layer relationship was a $100 million asset as of March 31, 2021, and a $153 million asset as of December 31, 2020, which would be allocated across the entire remaining closed pool upon termination or maturity of the hedge relationship. The amount that is identified as the last of layer in the discontinued hedge relationship was $19.6 billion at March 31, 2021, and $18.5 billion at December 31, 2020. The basis adjustment associated with the discontinued last-of-layer hedge relationship was a $73 million asset and a $72 million asset as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively, which was allocated across the entire remaining pool upon termination of the hedge relationship.

Schedule of Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Accounting Hedge

The following table summarizes the location and amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges reported in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

	Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions)	2021		2020
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings
Interest rate contracts
Loss on mortgage and automotive loans, net	$	(7)	$	(15)
Total interest rate contracts	(7)		(15)
Foreign exchange contracts
Other income, net of losses	—		8
Other operating expenses	(2)		—
Total foreign exchange contracts	(2)		8
Credit contracts
Other income, net of losses	(8)		—
Total credit contracts	(8)		—
Total loss recognized in earnings	$	(17)	$	(7)

Schedule of Location and Amounts of Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments

The following table summarizes the location and amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments designated as qualifying fair value and cash flow hedges reported in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

	Interest and fees on finance receivables and loans				Interest and dividends on investment securities and other earning assets				Interest on deposits				Interest on long-term debt
Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
Gain (loss) on fair value hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts
Hedged fixed-rate unsecured debt	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	139	$	(170)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments on fixed-rate unsecured debt	—		—		—		—		—		—		(139)		170
Hedged available-for-sale securities	—		—		(13)		41		—		—		—		—
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments on available-for-sale securities	—		—		13		(41)		—		—		—		—
Hedged fixed-rate consumer automotive loans	(39)		248		—		—		—		—		—		—
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments on fixed-rate consumer automotive loans	39		(248)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total gain on fair value hedging relationships	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts
Hedged deposit liabilities
Reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	—		—		—		—		(1)		(3)		—		—
Hedged variable-rate commercial loans
Reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	22		3		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total gain (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships	$	22	$	3	$	—	$	—	$	(1)	$	(3)	$	—	$	—
Total amounts presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income	$	1,582	$	1,742	$	131	$	226	$	306	$	592	$	250	$	348

Schedule of Derivative Instruments

The following table summarizes the location and amounts of gains and losses related to interest and amortization on derivative instruments designated as qualifying fair value and cash flow hedges reported in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

	Interest and fees on finance receivables and loans				Interest and dividends on investment securities and other earning assets				Interest on long-term debt
Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
Gain (loss) on fair value hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts
Amortization of deferred unsecured debt basis adjustments	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	6
Interest for qualifying accounting hedges of unsecured debt	—		—		—		—		1		—
Amortization of deferred secured debt basis adjustments (FHLB advances)	—		—		—		—		(5)		(6)
Amortization of deferred basis adjustments of available-for-sale securities	—		—		(2)		(1)		—		—
Interest for qualifying accounting hedges of available-for-sale securities	—		—		(1)		—		—		—
Amortization of deferred loan basis adjustments	(13)		(13)		—		—		—		—
Interest for qualifying accounting hedges of consumer automotive loans held-for-investment	(30)		(9)		—		—		—		—
Total loss on fair value hedging relationships	(43)		(22)		(3)		(1)		(3)		—
Gain on cash flow hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts
Interest for qualifying accounting hedges of variable-rate commercial loans	—		1		—		—		—		—
Total gain on cash flow hedging relationships	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

Schedule of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes the effect of cash flow hedges on accumulated other comprehensive income.

	Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions)	2021		2020
Interest rate contracts
(Loss) gain recognized in other comprehensive income	$	(21)	$	169

Schedule of Net Investment Hedges in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes the effect of net investment hedges on accumulated other comprehensive income and the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

	Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions)	2021		2020
Foreign exchange contracts (a) (b)
(Loss) gain recognized in other comprehensive income	$	(2)	$	12

(a)There were no amounts excluded from effectiveness testing for the three months ended March 31, 2021, or 2020.

(b)Gains and losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income are reported as other income, net of losses, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. There were no amounts reclassified for the three months ended March 31, 2021, or 2020