| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Current Marketable Securities [Table] |
At the end of 2015 and 2014, cash, cash equivalents and current marketable securities were comprised of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Dollars in Millions) | | 2015 | | | Carrying Amount | | Unrecognized Gain | | Unrecognized Loss | | Estimated Fair Value | | Cash Equivalents | | Current Marketable Securities | Cash | | $ | 1,832 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,832 |
| | 1,832 |
| | — |
| U.S. Gov't Securities(1) | | 14,641 |
| | 1 |
| | (2 | ) | | 14,640 |
| | 650 |
| | 13,991 |
| Other Sovereign Securities(1) | | 2,122 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,122 |
| | 933 |
| | 1,189 |
| U.S. Reverse repurchase agreements(1) | | 1,579 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,579 |
| | 1,579 |
| | — |
| Other Reverse repurchase agreements(1) | | 2,200 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,200 |
| | 2,200 |
| | — |
| Corporate debt securities(1) | | 2,941 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,941 |
| | 1,793 |
| | 1,148 |
| Money market funds | | 3,855 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3,855 |
| | 3,855 |
| | — |
| Time deposits(1) | | 890 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 890 |
| | 890 |
| | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Carrying Amount | | Unrealized Gain | | Unrealized Loss | | Estimated Fair Value | | | | | Gov't Securities | | 7,307 |
| | 1 |
| | (34 | ) | | 7,274 |
| | — |
| | 7,274 |
| Corporate debt securities | | 1,046 |
| | 1 |
| | (5 | ) | | 1,042 |
| | — |
| | 1,042 |
| Available for Sale(2) | | $ | 8,353 |
| | 2 |
| | (39 | ) | | 8,316 |
| | — |
| | 8,316 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total cash, cash equivalents and current marketable securities | |
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| | | | | | | | $ | 13,732 |
| | 24,644 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Dollars in Millions) | | 2014 | | | Carrying Amount | | Unrecognized Gain | | Unrecognized Loss | | Estimated Fair Value | | Cash Equivalents | | Current Marketable Securities | Cash | | $ | 2,336 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,336 |
| | 2,336 |
| | — |
| U.S. Gov't Securities(1) | | 16,345 |
| | 1 |
| | (1 | ) | | 16,345 |
| | 1,950 |
| | 14,395 |
| Other Sovereign Securities(1) | | 4,265 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4,265 |
| | 978 |
| | 3,287 |
| U.S. Reverse repurchase agreements(1) | | 4,387 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4,387 |
| | 4,387 |
| | — |
| Other Reverse repurchase agreements(1) | | 2,348 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,348 |
| | 2,348 |
| | — |
| Corporate debt securities(1) | | 1,343 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,343 |
| | 459 |
| | 884 |
| Money market funds | | 1,352 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,352 |
| | 1,352 |
| | — |
| Time deposits(1) | | $ | 713 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 713 |
| | 713 |
| | — |
| Total cash, cash equivalents and current marketable securities | | | | | | | | | | $ | 14,523 |
| | 18,566 |
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