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Finance Assets, net (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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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 |  |

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