Acquisition of Businesses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Contractually Required Payments Receivable [Table Text Block]

The following table provides information related to finance receivables acquired which had no deterioration in credit quality as of the applicable acquisition dates (in millions):

	Consumer (a)		Commercial
Contractually required payments receivable	$	7,168	$	4,067
Cash flows not expected to be collected	$	152	$	18
Fair value	$	6,378	$	3,990

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

esults of operations of the international operations are included in our results beginning April 1, 2013, except for the results of the operations in Portugal and France, which are included in our results beginning June 1, 2013. The following table summarizes the actual amounts of revenue and earnings of the international operations included in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the supplemental pro forma revenue and earnings of the combined entity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, as if the acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2012 (in millions).

	International Operations Amounts Included in Results				Supplemental Pro Forma - Combined
					Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended		September 30,
	September 30, 2013				2013		2012		2013		2012
Total revenue	$	245	$	493	$	888	$	759	$	2,503	$	2,225
Net income	$	50	$	104	$	172	$	157	$	495	$	530

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Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the aggregate consideration and the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition dates (in millions):

	Acquired International Operations
Cash	$	440
Restricted cash	525
Finance receivables	10,969
Other assets, including identifiable intangible assets	263
Secured and unsecured debt	(8,926		)
Other liabilities	(722		)
Identifiable net assets acquired	2,549
Goodwill resulting from the acquisitions	48
Aggregate consideration	$	2,597