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Marketable and Other Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

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, 2020						December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and time deposits(a)									$	11,542					$	6,828
Available-for-sale debt securities
U.S. government and agencies			2						4,600						1,484
Corporate debt			2						5,517						5,863
Sovereign debt			2						2,697						2,123
Total available-for-sale debt securities – cash equivalents									12,814						9,470
Money market funds			1						2,583						2,771
Total cash and cash equivalents(b)									$	26,939					$	19,069
Marketable debt securities
U.S. government and agencies			2						$	3,042					$	226
Corporate debt			2						3,798						2,932
Mortgage and asset-backed			2						628						681
Sovereign debt			2						2,494						335
Total available-for-sale debt securities – marketable securities(c)									$	9,962					$	4,174
Restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents									$	248					$	292
Money market funds			1						2,669						3,582
Total restricted cash									$	2,917					$	3,874
Available-for-sale debt securities included above with contractual maturities(d)
Due in one year or less									$	19,357
Due between one and five years									2,791
Total available-for-sale debt securities with contractual maturities									$	22,148

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(a)Includes $248 million designated exclusively to fund capital expenditures in GM Korea Company (GM Korea) at December 31, 2019. No amount was designated exclusively to fund GM Korea capital expenditures at September 30, 2020.

(b)Includes $539 million and $2.3 billion in Cruise at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

(c)Includes $1.4 billion and $266 million in Cruise at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

(d)Excludes mortgage- and asset-backed securities of $628 million at September 30, 2020 as these securities are not due at a single maturity date.

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, 2020						December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and time deposits(a)									$	11,542					$	6,828
Available-for-sale debt securities
U.S. government and agencies			2						4,600						1,484
Corporate debt			2						5,517						5,863
Sovereign debt			2						2,697						2,123
Total available-for-sale debt securities – cash equivalents									12,814						9,470
Money market funds			1						2,583						2,771
Total cash and cash equivalents(b)									$	26,939					$	19,069
Marketable debt securities
U.S. government and agencies			2						$	3,042					$	226
Corporate debt			2						3,798						2,932
Mortgage and asset-backed			2						628						681
Sovereign debt			2						2,494						335
Total available-for-sale debt securities – marketable securities(c)									$	9,962					$	4,174
Restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents									$	248					$	292
Money market funds			1						2,669						3,582
Total restricted cash									$	2,917					$	3,874
Available-for-sale debt securities included above with contractual maturities(d)
Due in one year or less									$	19,357
Due between one and five years									2,791
Total available-for-sale debt securities with contractual maturities									$	22,148

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(a)Includes $248 million designated exclusively to fund capital expenditures in GM Korea Company (GM Korea) at December 31, 2019. No amount was designated exclusively to fund GM Korea capital expenditures at September 30, 2020.

(b)Includes $539 million and $2.3 billion in Cruise at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

(c)Includes $1.4 billion and $266 million in Cruise at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

(d)Excludes mortgage- and asset-backed securities of $628 million at September 30, 2020 as these securities are not due at a single maturity date.

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, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents			$	26,939
Restricted cash included in Other current assets			2,419
Restricted cash included in Other assets			498
Total			$	29,856

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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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