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Marketable and Other Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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