Contingencies and Commitments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Contingent Contractual Obligations [Table Text Block]

Amounts in the table below represent the Parent Company’s current undiscounted exposure to guarantees and the range of maximum undiscounted potential exposure. The maximum exposure is not reduced by the amounts, if any, that could be recovered under the recourse or collateralization provisions in the guarantees. The amounts include contingent obligations of $18 million made by the Parent Company for the direct benefit of the lenders associated with the non-recourse debt of its businesses. The following table summarizes the Parent Company’s contingent contractual obligations as of June 30, 2015 ($ in millions).



Contingent Contractual Obligations	Amount		Number of Agreements	Maximum Exposure Range for Each Agreement
Guarantees and commitments	$	359	14	$1 — 53
Asset sale related indemnities ⁽¹⁾	27		1	$27
Cash collateralized letters of credit	49		6	<$1 — 30
Letters of credit under the senior secured credit facility	61		7	<$1 — 29
Total	$	496	28

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⁽¹⁾	Excludes normal and customary representations and warranties in agreements for the sale of assets (including ownership in associated legal entities) where the associated risk is considered to be nominal.