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Marketable and Other Securities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Marketable Securities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value of Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities | The following table summarizes the fair value of cash equivalents and marketable debt securities which approximates cost:
| Fair Value Level |  | September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and time deposits(a) |  |  | $ | 8,388 |  |  | $ | 7,254 |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agencies | 2 |  | 1,846 |  |  | 4,656 |
Corporate debt | 2 |  | 5,923 |  |  | 3,791 |
Sovereign debt | 2 |  | 1,435 |  |  | 1,976 |
Total available-for-sale debt securities – cash equivalents |  |  | 9,204 |  |  | 10,423 |
Money market funds | 1 |  | 2,459 |  |  | 3,167 |
Total cash and cash equivalents(b) |  |  | $ | 20,051 |  |  | $ | 20,844 |
Marketable debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agencies | 2 |  | $ | 1,770 |  |  | $ | 1,230 |
Corporate debt | 2 |  | 3,716 |  |  | 3,478 |
Mortgage and asset-backed | 2 |  | 807 |  |  | 695 |
Sovereign debt | 2 |  | 432 |  |  | 563 |
Total available-for-sale debt securities – marketable securities(c) |  |  | $ | 6,725 |  |  | $ | 5,966 |
Restricted cash |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $ | 282 |  |  | $ | 260 |
Money market funds | 1 |  | 2,566 |  |  | 2,392 |
Total restricted cash |  |  | $ | 2,848 |  |  | $ | 2,652 |
Available-for-sale debt securities included above with contractual maturities(d) |  |  |  |
Due in one year or less |  |  | $ | 10,708 |  |  |
Due between one and five years |  |  | 4,414 |  |  |
Total available-for-sale debt securities with contractual maturities |  |  | $ | 15,122 |  |  |
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(a) | Includes $481 million and $616 million that is designated exclusively to fund capital expenditures in GM Korea Company (GM Korea) at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
(b) | Includes $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion in Cruise at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
(c) | Includes $586 million in Cruise at September 30, 2019.
(d) Excludes mortgage- and asset-backed securities.
Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date | The following table summarizes the fair value of cash equivalents and marketable debt securities which approximates cost:
| Fair Value Level |  | September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and time deposits(a) |  |  | $ | 8,388 |  |  | $ | 7,254 |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agencies | 2 |  | 1,846 |  |  | 4,656 |
Corporate debt | 2 |  | 5,923 |  |  | 3,791 |
Sovereign debt | 2 |  | 1,435 |  |  | 1,976 |
Total available-for-sale debt securities – cash equivalents |  |  | 9,204 |  |  | 10,423 |
Money market funds | 1 |  | 2,459 |  |  | 3,167 |
Total cash and cash equivalents(b) |  |  | $ | 20,051 |  |  | $ | 20,844 |
Marketable debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agencies | 2 |  | $ | 1,770 |  |  | $ | 1,230 |
Corporate debt | 2 |  | 3,716 |  |  | 3,478 |
Mortgage and asset-backed | 2 |  | 807 |  |  | 695 |
Sovereign debt | 2 |  | 432 |  |  | 563 |
Total available-for-sale debt securities – marketable securities(c) |  |  | $ | 6,725 |  |  | $ | 5,966 |
Restricted cash |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $ | 282 |  |  | $ | 260 |
Money market funds | 1 |  | 2,566 |  |  | 2,392 |
Total restricted cash |  |  | $ | 2,848 |  |  | $ | 2,652 |
Available-for-sale debt securities included above with contractual maturities(d) |  |  |  |
Due in one year or less |  |  | $ | 10,708 |  |  |
Due between one and five years |  |  | 4,414 |  |  |
Total available-for-sale debt securities with contractual maturities |  |  | $ | 15,122 |  |  |
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(a) | Includes $481 million and $616 million that is designated exclusively to fund capital expenditures in GM Korea Company (GM Korea) at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
(b) | Includes $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion in Cruise at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
(c) | Includes $586 million in Cruise at September 30, 2019.
(d) Excludes mortgage- and asset-backed securities.
Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from Balance Sheet to Statements of Cash Flows | The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheet to the total shown in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows:
| September 30, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 20,051 |
Restricted cash included in Other current assets | 2,300 |
Restricted cash included in Other assets | 548 |
Total | $ | 22,899 |

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