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Marketable and Other Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

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, 2021						December 31, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and time deposits									$	8,312					$	8,010
Available-for-sale debt securities
U.S. government and agencies			2						188						1,370
Corporate debt			2						4,100						3,476
Sovereign debt			2						1,238						2,051
Total available-for-sale debt securities – cash equivalents									5,526						6,897
Money market funds			1						3,527						5,085
Total cash and cash equivalents(a)									$	17,365					$	19,992
Marketable debt securities
U.S. government and agencies			2						$	803					$	1,771
Corporate debt			2						3,212						3,630
Mortgage and asset-backed			2						566						632
Sovereign debt			2						1,994						3,013
Total available-for-sale debt securities – marketable securities(b)									$	6,575					$	9,046
Restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents									$	509					$	269
Money market funds			1						3,777						2,856
Total restricted cash									$	4,286					$	3,125
Available-for-sale debt securities included above with contractual maturities(c)
Due in one year or less									$	8,490
Due between one and five years									3,009
Total available-for-sale debt securities with contractual maturities									$	11,499

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(a)Includes $1.8 billion and $761 million in Cruise at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

(b)Includes $1.8 billion and $943 million in Cruise at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

(c)Excludes mortgage and asset-backed securities of $566 million at September 30, 2021 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, 2021						December 31, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and time deposits									$	8,312					$	8,010
Available-for-sale debt securities
U.S. government and agencies			2						188						1,370
Corporate debt			2						4,100						3,476
Sovereign debt			2						1,238						2,051
Total available-for-sale debt securities – cash equivalents									5,526						6,897
Money market funds			1						3,527						5,085
Total cash and cash equivalents(a)									$	17,365					$	19,992
Marketable debt securities
U.S. government and agencies			2						$	803					$	1,771
Corporate debt			2						3,212						3,630
Mortgage and asset-backed			2						566						632
Sovereign debt			2						1,994						3,013
Total available-for-sale debt securities – marketable securities(b)									$	6,575					$	9,046
Restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents									$	509					$	269
Money market funds			1						3,777						2,856
Total restricted cash									$	4,286					$	3,125
Available-for-sale debt securities included above with contractual maturities(c)
Due in one year or less									$	8,490
Due between one and five years									3,009
Total available-for-sale debt securities with contractual maturities									$	11,499

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(a)Includes $1.8 billion and $761 million in Cruise at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

(b)Includes $1.8 billion and $943 million in Cruise at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

(c)Excludes mortgage and asset-backed securities of $566 million at September 30, 2021 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 sheets to the total shown in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows:

			September 30, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents			$	17,365
Restricted cash included in Other current assets			2,842
Restricted cash included in Other assets			1,444
Total			$	21,651

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