| Allowance For Credit Losses on Financing And Loans And Leases Receivable [Table Text Block] |
An analysis of the allowance for credit losses related to finance receivables for the years ended December 31 were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2014 | | Consumer | | Non-Consumer | | Total | Allowance for credit losses | | | | | | Beginning balance | $ | 327 |
| | $ | 30 |
| | $ | 357 |
| Charge-offs | (294 | ) | | (6 | ) | | (300 | ) | Recoveries | 131 |
| | 9 |
| | 140 |
| Provision for credit losses | 150 |
| | (17 | ) | | 133 |
| Other (a) | (9 | ) | | — |
| | (9 | ) | Ending balance (b) | $ | 305 |
| | $ | 16 |
| | $ | 321 |
| | | | | | | Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses | | | | | Collective impairment allowance | $ | 282 |
| | $ | 16 |
| | $ | 298 |
| Specific impairment allowance | 23 |
| | — |
| | 23 |
| Ending balance (b) | 305 |
| | 16 |
| | 321 |
| | | | | | | Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables | | | | | Collectively evaluated for impairment | 53,681 |
| | 32,261 |
| | 85,942 |
| Specifically evaluated for impairment | 415 |
| | 105 |
| | 520 |
| Recorded investment | 54,096 |
| | 32,366 |
| | 86,462 |
| | | | | | | Ending balance, net of allowance for credit losses | $ | 53,791 |
| | $ | 32,350 |
| | $ | 86,141 |
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__________ | | (a) | Primarily represents amounts related to translation adjustments. |
| | (b) | Total allowance, including reserves for operating leases, was $359 million. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | | Consumer | | Non-Consumer | | Total | Allowance for credit losses | | | | | | Beginning balance | $ | 360 |
| | $ | 29 |
| | $ | 389 |
| Charge-offs | (289 | ) | | (15 | ) | | (304 | ) | Recoveries | 144 |
| | 5 |
| | 149 |
| Provision for credit losses | 112 |
| | 12 |
| | 124 |
| Other (a) | — |
| | (1 | ) | | (1 | ) | Ending balance (b) | $ | 327 |
| | $ | 30 |
| | $ | 357 |
| | | | | | | Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses | | |
| | |
| Collective impairment allowance | $ | 304 |
| | $ | 28 |
| | $ | 332 |
| Specific impairment allowance | 23 |
| | 2 |
| | 25 |
| Ending balance (b) | 327 |
| | 30 |
| | 357 |
| | | | | | | Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables | | |
| | |
| Collectively evaluated for impairment | 49,762 |
| | 30,905 |
| | 80,667 |
| Specifically evaluated for impairment | 435 |
| | 71 |
| | 506 |
| Recorded investment | 50,197 |
| | 30,976 |
| | 81,173 |
| | | | | | | Ending balance, net of allowance for credit losses | $ | 49,870 |
| | $ | 30,946 |
| | $ | 80,816 |
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__________ | | (a) | Primarily represents amounts related to translation adjustments. |
| | (b) | Total allowance, including reserves for operating leases, was $380 million |
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