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For sales-type and direct financing leases, total contingent rentals received during the period.

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Pretax lease income allocated in proportionate amounts from unearned income.

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The portion of rentals receivable applicable to principal and interest on the nonrecourse debt.

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Finance Assets, net (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Finance Assets, net (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance assets, net	$ 1,239,000,000	$ 1,614,000,000
Investments in finance leases	1,281,000,000	1,656,000,000
Allowance for credit losses	42,000,000	42,000,000	$ 52,000,000	$ 99,000,000
Third-party nonrecourse debt	1,200,000,000	2,100,000,000
Leases with contingent rentals	0	0
Decrease to estimated residual values	65,000,000	63,000,000	0
PMCC leveraged lease revenues	46,000,000	80,000,000	209,000,000
Income tax (benefit) expense on leveraged lease revenues	17,000,000	30,000,000	80,000,000
Decrease to allowance	$ 0	(10,000,000)	(47,000,000)
Aircraft [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Investments in finance leases, percentage	45.00%
Electric Power [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Investments in finance leases, percentage	24.00%
Railcar [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Investments in finance leases, percentage	12.00%
Real Estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Investments in finance leases, percentage	12.00%
Manufacturing [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Investments in finance leases, percentage	7.00%
Decrease in Unguaranteed Residual Value Resulting in Reduction to Net Revenues [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Reduction in net revenues	$ 41,000,000	26,000,000	$ 0
Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Investments in finance leases	1,281,000,000	1,656,000,000
Outside of U.S. [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Investments in finance leases	$ 0	$ 0