geccform10q06302011.htm
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
     
 
FORM 10-Q
 

(Mark One)
       
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
 
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011
OR
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ___________to ___________
_____________________________
 
Commission file number 001-06461
_____________________________
 
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
13-1500700
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
901 Main Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut
 
06851-1168
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (203) 840-6300

                                                                                              
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þNo ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer ¨ 
Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer þ
Smaller reporting company ¨

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ
 
At July 29, 2011, 3,985,404 shares of voting common stock, which constitute all of the outstanding common equity, with a par value of $14 per share were outstanding.
 
REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM 10-Q WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT.
 

 
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General Electric Capital Corporation
 
Part I – Financial Information
 
Page
       
Item 1.
Financial Statements
   
 
Condensed Statement of Current and Retained Earnings
 
3
 
Condensed Statement of Financial Position
 
4
 
Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
 
5
 
Summary of Operating Segments
 
6
 
Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
7
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
48
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
69
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 
69
       
Part II – Other Information
   
       
Item 6.
Exhibits
 
70
Signatures
 
71
     

 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This document contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” or “will.” Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements include: current economic and financial conditions, including volatility in interest and exchange rates, commodity and equity prices and the value of financial assets; potential market disruptions or other impacts arising in the United States or Europe from sovereign debt issues, including developments in connection with the U.S. indebtedness cap; the impact of conditions in the financial and credit markets on the availability and cost of our funding and on our ability to reduce our asset levels as planned; the impact of conditions in the housing market and unemployment rates on the level of commercial and consumer credit defaults; changes in Japanese consumer behavior that may affect our estimates of liability for excess interest refund claims (Grey Zone); potential financial implications from the Japanese natural disaster; our ability to maintain our current credit rating and the impact on our funding costs and competitive position if we do not do so; the level of demand and financial performance of the major industries we serve, including, without limitation, air transportation, real estate and healthcare; the impact of regulation and regulatory, investigative and legal proceedings and legal compliance risks, including the impact of financial services regulation; strategic actions, including acquisitions, joint ventures and dispositions and our success in completing announced transactions and integrating acquired businesses; and numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business and competitive nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.
 

 
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Part I. Financial Information
 
 
Item 1. Financial Statements.
 
General Electric Capital Corporation and consolidated affiliates
 
Condensed Statement of Current and Retained Earnings
 
(Unaudited)
 
               
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
                       
Revenues
                     
Revenues from services (a)
$
 11,638
 
$
 11,667
 
$
 23,868
 
$
 23,252
Other-than-temporary impairment on investment securities:
                     
   Total other-than-temporary impairment on investment securities
 
 (112)
   
 (95)
   
 (177)
   
 (247)
      Less: Portion of other-than-temporary impairment recognized in
                     
         accumulated other comprehensive income
 
 58
   
 42
   
 62
   
 121
   Net other-than-temporary impairment on investment securities
                     
      recognized in earnings
 
 (54)
   
 (53)
   
 (115)
   
 (126)
Revenues from services (Note 9)
 
 11,584
   
 11,614
   
 23,753
   
 23,126
Sales of goods
 
 42
   
 168
   
 84
   
 449
   Total revenues
 
 11,626
   
 11,782
   
 23,837
   
 23,575
                       
Costs and expenses
                     
Interest
 
 3,583
   
 3,638
   
 7,164
   
 7,327
Operating and administrative
 
 3,319
   
 3,471
   
 6,671
   
 6,980
Cost of goods sold
 
 38
   
 154
   
 78
   
 419
Investment contracts, insurance losses and insurance annuity benefits
 
 30
   
 38
   
 54
   
 73
Provision for losses on financing receivables
 
 811
   
 2,007
   
 1,968
   
 4,187
Depreciation and amortization
 
 1,792
   
 1,848
   
 3,567
   
 3,762
   Total costs and expenses
 
 9,573
   
 11,156
   
 19,502
   
 22,748
                       
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
 
 2,053
   
 626
   
 4,335
   
 827
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
 
 (378)
   
 95
   
 (824)
   
 459
                       
Earnings from continuing operations
 
 1,675
   
 721
   
 3,511
   
 1,286
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 2)
 
 218
   
 (100)
   
 275
   
 (450)
Net earnings
 
 1,893
   
 621
   
 3,786
   
 836
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
 20
   
 (22)
   
 51
   
 (27)
Net earnings attributable to GECC
 
 1,873
   
 643
   
 3,735
   
 863
Dividends
 
 –  
   
 1
   
 –  
   
 –  
Retained earnings at beginning of period
 
 49,829
   
 45,863
   
 47,967
   
 45,644
Retained earnings at end of period
$
 51,702
 
$
 46,507
 
$
 51,702
 
$
 46,507
                       
Amounts attributable to GECC
                     
Earnings from continuing operations
$
 1,655
 
$
 743
 
$
 3,460
 
$
 1,313
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes
 
 218
   
 (100)
   
 275
   
 (450)
Net earnings attributable to GECC
$
 1,873
 
$
 643
 
$
 3,735
 
$
 863
                       
                       
(a)  
Excluding net other-than-temporary impairment on investment securities.
 
See accompanying notes.
 
 
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General Electric Capital Corporation and consolidated affiliates
 
Condensed Statement of Financial Position
 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
   
(Unaudited)
     
Assets
         
Cash and equivalents
$
 77,258
 
$
 59,538
Investment securities (Note 3)
 
 18,372
   
 17,952
Inventories
 
 52
   
 66
Financing receivables – net (Notes 4 and 12)
 
 300,749
   
 312,234
Other receivables
 
 13,657
   
 13,674
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated amortization of $24,961
         
   and $25,390
 
 55,307
   
 53,747
Goodwill (Note 5)
 
 28,173
   
 27,508
Other intangible assets – net (Note 5)
 
 1,843
   
 1,874
Other assets
 
 74,410
   
 79,045
Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2)
 
 895
   
 3,127
Assets of discontinued operations (Note 2)
 
 6,407
   
 12,375
Total assets(a)
$
 577,123
 
$
 581,140
           
Liabilities and equity
         
Short-term borrowings (Note 6)
$
 118,599
 
$
 113,646
Accounts payable
 
 7,739
   
 6,839
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (Note 6)
 
 29,075
   
 30,018
Bank deposits (Note 6)
 
 41,548
   
 37,298
Long-term borrowings (Note 6)
 
 268,830
   
 284,346
Investment contracts, insurance liabilities and insurance annuity benefits
 
 5,054
   
 5,779
Other liabilities
 
 22,283
   
 20,287
Deferred income taxes
 
 1,717
   
 6,109
Liabilities of businesses held for sale (Note 2)
 
 527
   
 592
Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 2)
 
 1,706
   
 2,181
Total liabilities(a)
 
 497,078
   
 507,095
           
Capital stock
 
 56
   
 56
Accumulated other comprehensive income – net(b)
         
   Investment securities
 
 (376)
   
 (337)
   Currency translation adjustments
 
 986
   
 (1,541)
   Cash flow hedges
 
 (1,606)
   
 (1,347)
   Benefit plans
 
 (381)
   
 (380)
Additional paid-in capital
 
 28,463
   
 28,463
Retained earnings
 
 51,702
   
 47,967
Total GECC shareowner's equity
 
 78,844
   
 72,881
Noncontrolling interests(c)
 
 1,201
   
 1,164
Total equity
 
 80,045
   
 74,045
Total liabilities and equity
$
 577,123
 
$
 581,140
           
           
(a)  
Our consolidated assets at June 30, 2011 include total assets of $43,797 million of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs. These assets include net financing receivables of $36,387 million and investment securities of $4,927 million. Our consolidated liabilities at June 30, 2011 include liabilities of certain VIEs for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to GECC. These liabilities include non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (CSEs) of $28,556 million. See Note 13.
 
(b)  
The sum of accumulated other comprehensive income − net was $(1,377) million and $(3,605) million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
(c)  
Included accumulated other comprehensive income − net attributable to noncontrolling interests of $(128) million and $(137) million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
See accompanying notes.

 
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General Electric Capital Corporation and consolidated affiliates
Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 

 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
 
2011
   
2010
           
Cash flows – operating activities
         
Net earnings
$
3,786
 
$
836
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
51
   
(27)
Net earnings attributable to GECC
 
3,735
   
863
(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations
 
(275)
   
450
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings attributable to GECC
         
   to cash provided from operating activities
         
      Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment
 
3,567
   
3,762
      Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
 
955
   
2,325
      Provision for losses on financing receivables
 
1,968
   
4,187
      All other operating activities
 
(743)
   
(498)
Cash from (used for) operating activities – continuing operations
 
9,207
   
11,089
Cash from (used for) operating activities – discontinued operations
 
683
   
339
Cash from (used for) operating activities
 
9,890
   
11,428
           
Cash flows – investing activities
         
Additions to property, plant and equipment
 
(5,118)
   
(2,177)
Dispositions of property, plant and equipment
 
3,488
   
2,279
Increase in loans to customers
 
(153,755)
   
(150,337)
Principal collections from customers – loans
 
166,514
   
160,233
Investment in equipment for financing leases
 
(4,386)
   
(4,522)
Principal collections from customers – financing leases
 
6,813
   
8,372
Net change in credit card receivables
 
1,575
   
1,578
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
 
4,371
   
Proceeds from principal business dispositions
 
2,077
   
825
Payments for principal businesses purchased
 
(93)
   
All other investing activities
 
4,118
   
11,976
Cash from (used for) investing activities – continuing operations
 
25,604
   
28,227
Cash from (used for) investing activities – discontinued operations
 
(623)
   
(102)
Cash from (used for) investing activities
 
24,981
   
28,125
           
Cash flows – financing activities
         
Net increase (decrease) in borrowings (maturities of 90 days or less)
 
(2,932)
   
(2,247)
Net increase (decrease) in bank deposits
 
2,464
   
619
Newly issued debt (maturities longer than 90 days)
         
   Short-term (91 to 365 days)
 
10
   
10,628
   Long-term (longer than one year)
 
26,860
   
17,138
   Non-recourse, leveraged lease
 
   
Repayments and other debt reductions (maturities longer than 90 days)
         
   Short-term (91 to 365 days)
 
(44,379)
   
(63,476)
   Long-term (longer than one year)
 
(273)
   
(1,163)
   Non-recourse, leveraged lease
 
(520)
   
(454)
Dividends paid to shareowner
 
   
All other financing activities
 
(728)
   
(1,270)
Cash from (used for) financing activities – continuing operations
 
(19,498)
   
(40,225)
Cash from (used for) financing activities – discontinued operations
 
(42)
   
(305)
Cash from (used for) financing activities
 
(19,540)
   
(40,530)
           
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents
 
2,407
   
(1,598)
           
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
 
17,738
   
(2,575)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
 
59,679
   
63,880
Cash and equivalents at June 30
 
77,417
   
61,305
Less cash and equivalents of discontinued operations at June 30
 
159
   
1,903
Cash and equivalents of continuing operations at June 30
$
77,258
 
$
59,402
           
           
See accompanying notes.

 
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Summary of Operating Segments
 
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Revenues
                     
CLL
$
 4,666
 
$
 4,506
 
$
 9,274
 
$
 9,100
Consumer
 
 4,176
   
 4,317
   
 9,003
   
 8,743
Real Estate
 
 992
   
 991
   
 1,899
   
 1,935
Energy Financial Services
 
 365
   
 595
   
 710
   
 1,386
GECAS
 
 1,327
   
 1,259
   
 2,652
   
 2,498
   Total segment revenues
 
 11,526
   
 11,668
   
 23,538
   
 23,662
GECC corporate items and eliminations
 
 100
   
 114
   
 299
   
 (87)
Total revenues in GECC
$
 11,626
 
$
 11,782
 
$
 23,837
 
$
 23,575
                       
Segment profit
                     
CLL
$
 701
 
$
 312
 
$
 1,255
 
$
 544
Consumer
 
 1,020
   
 649
   
 2,239
   
 1,204
Real Estate
 
 (335)
   
 (524)
   
 (693)
   
 (927)
Energy Financial Services
 
 139
   
 126
   
 251
   
 279
GECAS
 
 321
   
 288
   
 627
   
 605
    Total segment profit
 
 1,846
   
 851
   
 3,679
   
 1,705
GECC corporate items and eliminations
 
 (191)
   
 (108)
   
 (219)
   
 (392)
Earnings from continuing operations
                     
    attributable to GECC
 
 1,655
   
 743
   
 3,460
   
 1,313
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations,
                     
    net of taxes, attributable to GECC
 
 218
   
 (100)
   
 275
   
 (450)
Total net earnings attributable to GECC
$
 1,873
 
$
 643
 
$
 3,735
 
$
 863
                       
                       
See accompanying notes.
 
 
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Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
All of the outstanding common stock of General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC) is owned by General Electric Capital Services, Inc. (GECS), all of whose common stock is owned by General Electric Company (GE Company or GE). Our financial statements consolidate all of our affiliates – companies that we control and in which we hold a majority voting interest. We also consolidate the economic interests we hold in certain businesses within companies in which we hold a voting equity interest and are majority owned by our ultimate parent, but which we have agreed to actively manage and control. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (2010 consolidated financial statements), which discusses our consolidation and financial statement presentation. GECC includes Commercial Lending and Leasing (CLL), Consumer, Real Estate, Energy Financial Services and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).

As a wholly-owned subsidiary, GECC enters into various operating and financing arrangements with GE. Transactions between related companies are made on an arms-length basis, are eliminated and consist primarily of capital contributions from GE to GECC; GE customer receivables sold to GECC; GECC services for trade receivables management and material procurement; buildings and equipment (including automobiles) leased between GE and GECC; information technology (IT) and other services sold to GECC by GE; aircraft engines manufactured by GE that are installed on aircraft purchased by GECC from third-party producers for lease to others; and various investments, loans and allocations of GE corporate overhead costs.

Beginning January 1, 2011, GE allocates service costs related to its principal pension plans and GE no longer allocates the retiree costs of postretirement healthcare benefits to its segments. This revised allocation methodology better aligns segment operating costs to active employee costs that are managed by the segments. This change did not significantly affect our reported segment results.

We have reclassified certain prior-period amounts to conform to the current-period presentation. Unless otherwise indicated, information in these notes to the condensed, consolidated financial statements relates to continuing operations.

Interim Period Presentation
 
The condensed, consolidated financial statements and notes thereto are unaudited. These statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) that we considered necessary to present a fair statement of our results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The results reported in these condensed, consolidated financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. It is suggested that these condensed, consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2010 consolidated financial statements. We label our quarterly information using a calendar convention, that is, first quarter is labeled as ending on March 31, second quarter as ending on June 30, and third quarter as ending on September 30. It is our longstanding practice to establish interim quarterly closing dates using a fiscal calendar, which requires our businesses to close their books on either a Saturday or Sunday, depending on the business. The effects of this practice are modest and only exist within a reporting year. The fiscal closing calendar from 1993 through 2013 is available on our website, www.ge.com/secreports.

 
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2. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
 
Assets and Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale
 
In the second quarter of 2011, we committed to sell our Consumer business banking operations in Latvia.

In 2010, we committed to sell our Consumer businesses in Argentina, Brazil, and Canada, a CLL business in South Korea, and our Interpark business in Real Estate. The Consumer Canada disposition was completed during the first quarter of 2011. The Consumer Brazil and our Interpark business in Real Estate dispositions were completed during the second quarter of 2011 for proceeds of $22 million and $704 million, respectively.

Summarized financial information for businesses held for sale is shown below.

 
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
   
           
     
Assets
 
           
     
Cash and equivalents
$
149
 
$
54
Financing receivables – net
 
576
   
1,917
Property, plant and equipment – net
 
100
   
103
Other intangible assets – net
 
31
   
187
Other assets
 
9
   
841
Other
 
30
   
25
Assets of businesses held for sale
$
895
 
$
3,127
         
           
Liabilities
         
Short-term borrowings
$
399
 
$
146
Accounts payable
 
56
   
46
Long-term borrowings
 
19
   
228
Other liabilities
 
53
   
172
Liabilities of businesses held for sale
$
527
 
$
592

Discontinued Operations
 
Discontinued operations primarily comprised BAC Credomatic GECF Inc. (BAC) (our Central American bank and card business), GE Money Japan (our Japanese personal loan business, Lake, and our Japanese mortgage and card businesses, excluding our investment in GE Nissen Credit Co., Ltd.), our U.S. mortgage business (WMC), our U.S. recreational vehicle and marine equipment financing business (Consumer RV Marine), Consumer Mexico, Consumer Singapore and our Consumer home lending operations in Australia and New Zealand (Australian Home Lending). Associated results of operations, financial position and cash flows are separately reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.


 
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Summarized financial information for discontinued operations is shown below.

 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Operations
                     
Total revenues
$
 121
 
$
 513
 
$
324
 
$
1,050
                       
                       
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes
$
 (13)
 
$
104
 
$
11
 
$
123
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
 
 35
   
(19)
   
29
   
(7)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes
$
 22
 
$
85
 
$
40
 
$
116
                       
Disposal
                     
Gain (loss) on disposal before income taxes
$
 (52)
 
$
(185)
 
$
(41)
 
$
(566)
Benefit for income taxes
 
 248
   
   
276
   
Gain (loss) on disposal, net of taxes
$
 196
 
$
(185)
 
$
235
 
$
(566)
                       
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes
$
 218
 
$
(100)
 
$
275
 
$
(450)
                       

 
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
           
Assets
         
Cash and equivalents
$
159
 
$
 142
Financing receivables - net
 
4,966
   
10,589
Other assets
 
17
   
168
Other
 
1,265
   
1,476
Assets of discontinued operations
$
6,407
 
$
12,375
           
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
           
Liabilities
         
Accounts payable
$
16
 
$
 110
Deferred income taxes
 
171
   
238
Other
 
1,519
   
1,833
Liabilities of discontinued operations
$
1,706
 
$
2,181
           

Assets at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, primarily comprised cash, financing receivables and a deferred tax asset for a loss carryforward, which expires principally in 2015 and in part in 2017, related to the sale of our GE Money Japan business.

BAC Credomatic GECF Inc. (BAC)
 
During the fourth quarter of 2010, we classified BAC as discontinued operations and completed the sale of BAC for $1,920 million. Immediately prior to the sale, and in accordance with terms of a previous agreement, we increased our ownership interest in BAC from 75% to 100% for a purchase price of $633 million. As a result of the sale of our interest in BAC, we recognized an after-tax gain of $780 million in 2010.

BAC revenues from discontinued operations were $248 million and $508 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. In total, BAC earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes, were $20 million and $37 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.
 
 
 
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GE Money Japan
 
During the third quarter of 2007, we committed to a plan to sell our Japanese personal loan business, Lake, upon determining that, despite restructuring, Japanese regulatory limits for interest charges on unsecured personal loans did not permit us to earn an acceptable return. During the third quarter of 2008, we completed the sale of GE Money Japan, which included Lake, along with our Japanese mortgage and card businesses, excluding our investment in GE Nissen Credit Co., Ltd. In connection with the sale, we reduced the proceeds from the sale for estimated interest refund claims in excess of the statutory interest rate. Proceeds from the sale were to be increased or decreased based on the actual claims experienced in accordance with loss-sharing terms specified in the sale agreement, with all claims in excess of 258 billion Japanese Yen (approximately $3,000 million) remaining our responsibility. The underlying portfolio to which this obligation relates is in runoff and interest rates were capped for all designated accounts by mid-2009. In the third quarter of 2010, we began making reimbursements under this arrangement.

Our overall claims experience developed unfavorably through 2010. We believe that the level of excess interest refund claims has been impacted by the challenging global economic conditions, in addition to Japanese legislative and regulatory changes. In September 2010, a large independent personal loan company in Japan filed for bankruptcy, which precipitated a significant amount of publicity surrounding excess interest refund claims in the Japanese marketplace, along with substantial legal advertising. We observed an increase in claims during September 2010 and higher average daily claims in the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first two months of 2011. While we have experienced a decline in claims following the February 2011 claims filing deadline related to the bankruptcy filing of the personal loan company, it continues to be unclear whether excess interest refund claims activity will be also affected by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan. As of June 30, 2011, our reserve for reimbursement of claims in excess of the statutory interest rate was $1,037 million.

The amount of these reserves is based on analyses of recent and historical claims experience, pending and estimated future excess interest refund requests, the estimated percentage of customers who present valid requests, and our estimated payments related to those requests. Our estimated liability for excess interest refund claims at June 30, 2011 assumes the pace of incoming claims will decelerate, average exposure per claim remains consistent with historical experience, and we continue to see further impact of our loss mitigation efforts. Estimating the pace of decline in incoming claims can have a significant effect on the total amount of our liability. Average daily claims have been higher than expected, which we believe is primarily attributable to the bankruptcy filing of the large independent personal loan company described above and claims activity has declined substantially following that period. We believe that continued evaluation of claims activity will be important in order to fully assess the potential impact of this bankruptcy or other events on our overall claim reserve estimate.  Holding all other assumptions constant, if claims declined at a rate of one percent higher or lower than assumed, our liability estimate would change by approximately $250 million.

Uncertainties around the impact of laws and regulations, challenging economic conditions, the runoff status of the underlying book of business, the effects of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan and the effects of our mitigation efforts make it difficult to develop a meaningful estimate of the aggregate possible claims exposure. Recent trends, including the effect of governmental actions, market activity regarding other personal loan companies and consumer activity, may continue to have an adverse effect on claims development.

GE Money Japan losses from discontinued operations, net of taxes, were $0 million and $188 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $0 million and $571 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

WMC
 
During the fourth quarter of 2007, we completed the sale of WMC, our U.S. mortgage business. WMC substantially discontinued all new loan originations by the second quarter of 2007, and is not a loan servicer. In connection with the sale, WMC retained certain obligations related to loans sold prior to the disposal of the business, including WMC’s contractual obligations to repurchase previously sold loans as to which there was an early payment default or with respect to which certain contractual representations and warranties were not met. All claims received for early payment default have either been resolved or are no longer being pursued.
 
 
 
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Pending claims for unmet representations and warranties were $783 million at December 31, 2009, $347 million at December 31, 2010 and $469 million at June 30, 2011. Reserves related to these contractual representations and warranties were $101 million at both June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The amount of these reserves is based upon pending and estimated future loan repurchase requests, the estimated percentage of loans validly tendered for repurchase, and our estimated losses on loans repurchased. Based on our historical experience, we estimate that a small percentage of the total loans WMC originated and sold will be tendered for repurchase, and of those tendered, only a limited amount will qualify as “validly tendered,” meaning the loans sold did not satisfy specified contractual obligations. WMC’s current reserve represents our best estimate of losses with respect to WMC’s repurchase obligations. Actual losses could exceed the reserve amount if actual claim rates, investigative or litigation activity, valid tenders or losses WMC incurs on repurchased loans are higher than we have historically observed with respect to WMC.

WMC revenues (loss) from discontinued operations were $0 million and $(3) million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $0 million and $(3) million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In total, WMC’s earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes, were $(2) million and $1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $(3) million in both the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

Other
 
In the second quarter of 2011, we entered into an agreement to sell our Australian Home Lending operations for approximately $4,700 million. As a result, we recognized an after-tax loss of $150 million in the second quarter of 2011. Australian Home Lending revenues from discontinued operations were $101 million and $131 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $215 million and $268 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Australian Home Lending earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes, were $(118) million and $24 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $(80) million and $37 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

In the first quarter of 2011, we entered into an agreement to sell our Consumer Singapore business for $692 million. The sale was completed in the second quarter of 2011 and resulted in the recognition of a gain on disposal, net of taxes, of $319 million. Consumer Singapore revenues from discontinued operations were $2 million and $26 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $31 million and $52 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Consumer Singapore earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes, were $319 million and $8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $326 million and $16 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

In the fourth quarter of 2010, we entered into agreements to sell our Consumer RV Marine portfolio and Consumer Mexico business. The Consumer RV Marine and Consumer Mexico dispositions were completed during the first quarter and the second quarter of 2011, respectively, for proceeds of $2,365 million and $1,943 million, respectively. Consumer RV Marine revenues from discontinued operations were $6 million and $54 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $11 million and $108 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Consumer RV Marine earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes, were $2 million and $17 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $2 million and $(1) million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Consumer Mexico revenues from discontinued operations were $12 million and $56 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $67 million and $117 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Consumer Mexico earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes, were $17 million in both the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, and $33 million and $35 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 
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3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
 
Substantially all of our investment securities are classified as available-for-sale. These comprise mainly investment grade debt securities supporting obligations to holders of guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) in Trinity, and investment securities at our treasury operations. We do not have any securities classified as held to maturity.

 
At
 
June 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
     
Gross
 
Gross
         
Gross
 
Gross
   
 
Amortized
 
unrealized
 
unrealized
 
Estimated
 
Amortized
 
unrealized
 
unrealized
 
Estimated
(In millions)
cost
 
gains
 
losses
 
fair value
 
cost
 
gains
 
losses
 
fair value
                                               
Debt
                                             
   U.S. corporate
$
 2,897
 
$
 95
 
$
 (10)
 
$
 2,982
 
$
 3,490
 
$
169
 
$
 (14)
 
$
 3,645
   State and municipal
 
 915
   
 10
   
 (228)
   
 697
   
 918
   
4
   
 (232)
   
 690
   Residential mortgage-backed(a)
 
 1,887
   
 23
   
 (302)
   
 1,608
   
 2,099
   
14
   
 (355)
   
 1,758
   Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 1,523
   
 38
   
 (173)
   
 1,388
   
 1,619
   
 - 
   
 (183)
   
 1,436
   Asset-backed
 
 3,708
   
 25
   
 (143)
   
 3,590
   
 3,242
   
 7
   
 (190)
   
 3,059
   Corporate – non-U.S.
 
 1,441
   
 44
   
 (84)
   
 1,401
   
 1,478
   
 39
   
 (111)
   
 1,406
   Government – non-U.S.
 
 2,197
   
 7
   
 (84)
   
 2,120
   
 1,804
   
 8
   
 (58)
   
 1,754
   U.S. government and
                                             
       federal agency
 
 2,597
   
 9
   
 –  
   
 2,606
   
 2,663
   
 3
   
 (5)
   
 2,661
Retained interests
 
 32
   
 16
   
 (3)
   
 45
   
 55
   
 10
   
 (26)
   
 39
Equity
                                             
   Available-for-sale
 
 1,287
   
 204
   
 (31)
   
 1,460
   
 902
   
 194
   
 (9)
   
 1,087
   Trading
 
 475
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 475
   
 417
   
 - 
   
 - 
   
 417
Total
$
 18,959
 
$
 471
 
$
 (1,058)
 
$
 18,372
 
$
 18,687
 
$
448
 
$
 (1,183)
 
$
 17,952
                                               
                                               
(a)  
Substantially collateralized by U.S. mortgages. Of our total residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) portfolio at June 30, 2011, $788 million relates to securities issued by government sponsored entities and $820 million relates to securities of private label issuers. Securities issued by private label issuers are collateralized primarily by pools of individual direct mortgage loans of individual financial institutions.
 
 
The fair value of investment securities increased to $18,372 million at June 30, 2011, from $17,952 million at December 31, 2010, primarily driven by improved market conditions and purchases.
 
 
 
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The following tables present the estimated fair values and gross unrealized losses of our available-for-sale investment securities.
 
 
In loss position for
 
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
     
Gross
 (a)
   
Gross
 
 
Estimated
unrealized
Estimated
unrealized
 
(In millions)
fair value
losses
fair value
losses
(a)
                         
June 30, 2011
                       
Debt
                       
   U.S. corporate
$
 151
 
$
 (6)
 
$
 169
 
$
 (4)
 
   State and municipal
 
 93
   
 (15)
   
 447
   
 (213)
 
   Residential mortgage-backed
 
 282
   
 (7)
   
 853
   
 (295)
 
   Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 767
   
 (123)
   
 621
   
 (50)
 
   Asset-backed
 
 58
   
 (4)
   
 875
   
 (139)
 
   Corporate – non-U.S.
 
 116
   
 (4)
   
 731
   
 (80)
 
   Government – non-U.S.
 
 1,105
   
 (3)
   
 128
   
 (81)
 
   U.S. government and federal agency
 
 –  
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 –  
 
Retained interests
 
 –  
   
 –  
   
 6
   
 (3)
 
Equity
 
 69
   
 (31)
   
 –  
   
 –  
 
Total
$
 2,641
 
$
 (193)
 
$
 3,830
 
$
 (865)
 
                         
December 31, 2010
                       
Debt
                       
   U.S. corporate
$
 357
 
$
 (5)
 
$
 337
 
$
 (9)
 
   State and municipal
 
 137
   
 (16)
   
 443
   
 (216)
 
   Residential mortgage-backed
 
 166
   
 (3)
   
 920
   
 (352)
 
   Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 779
   
 (103)
   
 652
   
 (80)
 
   Asset-backed
 
 111
   
 (5)
   
 902
   
 (185)
 
   Corporate – non-U.S.
 
 123
   
 (2)
   
 673
   
 (109)
 
   Government – non-U.S.
 
 642
   
 (6)
   
 105
   
 (52)
 
   U.S. government and federal agency
 
 1,613
   
 (5)
   
 –  
   
 –  
 
Retained interests
 
 –  
   
 –  
   
 34
   
 (26)
 
Equity
 
 46
   
 (9)
   
 –  
   
 –  
 
Total
$
 3,974
 
$
 (154)
 
$
 4,066
 
$
 (1,029)
 
                         
                         
(a)  
At June 30, 2011, other-than-temporary impairments previously recognized through other comprehensive income (OCI) on securities still held amounted to ($439) million, of which ($350) million related to RMBS. Gross unrealized losses related to those securities at June 30, 2011 amounted to $(603) million, of which $(545) million related to RMBS.
 
 
We regularly review investment securities for impairment using both qualitative and quantitative criteria. We presently do not intend to sell the vast majority of our debt securities and believe that it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell these securities that are in an unrealized loss position before recovery of our amortized cost. We believe that the unrealized loss associated with our equity securities will be recovered within the foreseeable future. The methodologies and significant inputs used to measure the amount of credit loss for our investment securities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 have not changed from those described in our 2010 consolidated financial statements. See Note 3 in our 2010 consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding these methodologies and inputs.

During the second quarter of 2011, we recorded other-than-temporary impairments of $112 million, of which $54 million was recorded through earnings ($5 million relates to equity securities) and $58 million was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI). At April 1, 2011, cumulative impairments recognized in earnings associated with debt securities still held were $368 million. During the second quarter, we recognized first time impairments of $19 million and incremental charges on previously impaired securities of $23 million.  These amounts included $18 million related to securities that were subsequently sold.

During the second quarter of 2010, we recorded other-than-temporary impairments of $95 million, of which $53 million was recorded through earnings and $42 million was recorded in AOCI. At April 1, 2010, cumulative impairments recognized in earnings associated with debt securities still held were $200 million. During the second quarter of 2010, we recognized first time impairments of $35 million and incremental charges on previously impaired securities of $16 million. These amounts included $2 million related to securities that were subsequently sold.
 
 
 
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During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded other-than-temporary impairments of $177 million, of which $115 million was recorded through earnings ($10 million relates to equity securities) and $62 million was recorded in AOCI. At January 1, 2011, cumulative impairments recognized in earnings associated with debt securities still held were $316 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we recognized first time impairments of $19 million and incremental charges on previously impaired securities of $79 million. These amounts included $21 million related to securities that were subsequently sold.

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded other-than-temporary impairments of $247 million, of which $126 million was recorded through earnings ($1 million relates to equity securities) and $121 million was recorded in AOCI. At January 1, 2010, cumulative impairments recognized in earnings associated with debt securities still held were $140 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we recognized first time impairments of $90 million and incremental charges on previously impaired securities of $33 million. These amounts included $15 million related to securities that were subsequently sold.

Contractual Maturities of our Investment in Available-for-Sale Debt Securities (Excluding Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities)
 
 
Amortized
 
Estimated
(In millions)
cost
 
fair value
           
Due in
         
    2011
$
 2,791
 
$
 2,797
    2012-2015
 
 4,548
   
 4,609
    2016-2020
 
 1,791
   
 1,682
    2021 and later
 
 909
   
 710

We expect actual maturities to differ from contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations.

Supplemental information about gross realized gains and losses on available-for-sale investment securities follows.

 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Gains
$
 43
 
$
 28
 
$
 155
 
$
 106
Losses, including impairments
 
 (56)
   
 (55)
   
 (124)
   
 (129)
   Net
$
 (13)
 
$
 (27)
 
$
 31
 
$
 (23)
                       

Although we generally do not have the intent to sell any specific securities at the end of the period, in the ordinary course of managing our investment securities portfolio, we may sell securities prior to their maturities for a variety of reasons, including diversification, credit quality, yield and liquidity requirements and the funding of claims and obligations to policyholders. In some of our bank subsidiaries, we maintain a certain level of purchases and sales volume principally of non-U.S. government debt securities. In these situations, fair value approximates carrying value for these securities.

Proceeds from investment securities sales and early redemptions by the issuer totaled $4,722 million and $3,334 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $9,762 million and $6,930 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, principally from the sales of short-term securities in our bank subsidiaries and treasury operations.

We recognized net pre-tax gains on trading securities of $52 million and $4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $55 million and $19 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 
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4. FINANCING RECEIVABLES AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOSSES ON FINANCING RECEIVABLES
 

 
At
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
           
Loans, net of deferred income(a)
$
266,704
 
$
275,877
Investment in financing leases, net of deferred income
 
41,099
   
44,390
   
307,803
   
320,267
Less allowance for losses
 
(7,054)
   
(8,033)
Financing receivables – net(b)
$
300,749
 
$
312,234
           
           
(a)  
Deferred income was $2,274 million and $2,351 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
(b)  
Financing receivables at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 included $1,389 million and $1,503 million, respectively, relating to loans that had been acquired in a transfer but have been subject to credit deterioration since origination per Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 310, Receivables.
 
The following tables provide additional information about our financing receivables and related activity in the allowance for losses for our Commercial, Real Estate and Consumer portfolios.
 

 
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Financing Receivables – net
 
The following table displays our financing receivables balances.
 

 
At
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
           
Commercial
         
CLL
         
Americas
$
79,614
 
$
86,596
Europe
 
37,897
   
37,498
Asia
 
11,759
   
11,943
Other
 
2,489
   
2,626
Total CLL
 
131,759
   
138,663
           
Energy Financial Services
 
6,143
   
7,011
           
GECAS
 
11,952
   
12,615
           
Other
 
1,517
   
1,788
Total Commercial financing receivables
 
151,371
   
160,077
           
Real Estate
         
Debt
 
27,750
   
30,249
Business Properties
 
9,057
   
9,962
Total Real Estate financing receivables
 
36,807
   
40,211
           
Consumer
         
Non-U.S. residential mortgages
 
40,731
   
40,011
Non-U.S. installment and revolving credit
 
21,047
   
20,132
U.S. installment and revolving credit
 
42,178
   
43,974
Non-U.S. auto
 
7,141
   
7,558
Other
 
8,528
   
8,304
Total Consumer financing receivables
 
119,625
   
119,979
           
Total financing receivables
 
307,803
   
320,267
           
Less allowance for losses
 
(7,054)
   
(8,033)
Total financing receivables – net
$
300,749
 
$
312,234

 
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Allowance for Losses on Financing Receivables
 
The following tables provide a roll-forward of our allowance for losses on financing receivables.
 

 
Balance at
 
Provision
             
Balance at
 
January 1,
 
charged to
     
Gross
     
June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
operations
 
Other
(a)
write-offs
(b)
Recoveries
(b)
2011
                                   
Commercial
                                 
CLL
                                 
Americas
$
1,287
 
$
219
 
$
(72)
 
$
(366)
 
$
55
 
$
1,123
Europe
 
429
   
73
   
30
   
(133)
   
34
   
433
Asia
 
222
   
77
   
10
   
(147)
   
18
   
180
Other
 
7
   
–  
   
–  
   
–  
   
–  
   
7
Total CLL
 
1,945
   
369
   
(32)
   
(646)
   
107
   
1,743
                                   
                                   
Energy Financial Services
 
22
   
11
   
(1)
   
(4)
   
7
   
35
                                   
GECAS
 
20
   
(2)
   
–  
   
(3)
   
–  
   
15
                                   
Other
 
58
   
11
   
1
   
(17)
   
1
   
54
Total Commercial
 
2,045
   
389
   
(32)
   
(670)
   
115
   
1,847
                                   
Real Estate
                                 
Debt
 
1,292
   
122
   
9
   
(341)
   
10
   
1,092
Business Properties
 
196
   
54
   
1
   
(70)
   
3
   
184
Total Real Estate
 
1,488
   
176
   
10
   
(411)
   
13
   
1,276
                                   
Consumer
                                 
Non-U.S. residential
                                 
   mortgages
 
803
   
66
   
40
   
(150)
   
31
   
790
Non-U.S. installment
                                 
   and revolving credit
 
937
   
311
   
64
   
(664)
   
286
   
934
U.S. installment and
                                 
   revolving credit
 
2,333
   
941
   
1
   
(1,688)
   
259
   
1,846
Non-U.S. auto
 
168
   
26
   
12
   
(126)
   
63
   
143
Other
 
259
   
59
   
4
   
(152)
   
48
   
218
Total Consumer
 
4,500
   
1,403
   
121
   
(2,780)
   
687
   
3,931
Total
$
8,033
 
$
1,968
 
$
99
 
$
(3,861)
 
$
815
 
$
7,054
                                   
                                   
(a)  
Other primarily included transfers to held for sale and the effects of currency exchange.
 
(b)  
Net write-offs (write-offs less recoveries) in certain portfolios may exceed the beginning allowance for losses as our revolving credit portfolios turn over more than once per year or, in all portfolios, can reflect losses that are incurred subsequent to the beginning of the fiscal year due to information becoming available during the current year, which may identify further deterioration on existing financing receivables.
 
 
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Balance at
 
Adoption of
 
Balance at
 
Provision
             
Balance at
 
December 31,
 
ASU 2009
 
January 1,
 
charged to
     
Gross
     
June 30,
(In millions)
2009
 
16 & 17(a)
 
2010
 
operations
 
Other(b)
 
write-offs(c)
 
Recoveries(c)
 
2010
                                               
Commercial
                                             
CLL
                                             
Americas
$
1,179
 
$
66
 
$
1,245
 
$
630
 
$
(10)
 
$
(558)
 
$
55
 
$
1,362
Europe
 
575
   
   
575
   
137
   
(70)
   
(288)
   
28
   
382
Asia
 
244
   
(10)
   
234
   
108
   
(23)
   
(94)
   
9
   
234
Other
 
11
   
   
11
   
(1)
   
(2)
   
   
   
8
Total CLL
 
2,009
   
56
   
2,065
   
874
   
(105)
   
(940)
   
92
   
1,986
                                               
                                               
Energy Financial Services
 
28
   
   
28
   
24
   
1
   
   
   
53
                                               
GECAS
 
104
   
   
104
   
35
   
   
(89)
   
   
50
                                               
Other
 
34
   
   
34
   
18
   
   
(3)
   
1
   
50
Total Commercial
 
2,175
   
56
   
2,231
   
951
   
(104)
   
(1,032)
   
93
   
2,139
                                               
Real Estate
                                             
Debt
 
1,358
   
(3)
   
1,355
   
548
   
(4)
   
(310)
   
1
   
1,590
Business Properties
 
136
   
45
   
181
   
97
   
(7)
   
(64)
   
   
207
Total Real Estate
 
1,494
   
42
   
1,536
   
645
   
(11)
   
(374)
   
1
   
1,797
                                               
Consumer
                                             
Non-U.S. residential
                                             
   mortgages
 
892
   
   
892
   
170
   
(103)
   
(180)
   
49
   
828
Non-U.S. installment
                                             
   and revolving credit
 
1,106
   
   
1,106
   
615
   
(113)
   
(935)
   
281
   
954
U.S. installment and
                                             
   revolving credit
 
1,551
   
1,602
   
3,153
   
1,570
   
(1)
   
(2,320)
   
233
   
2,635
Non-U.S. auto
 
292
   
   
292
   
73
   
(43)
   
(191)
   
92
   
223
Other
 
292
   
   
292
   
163
   
(35)
   
(217)
   
43
   
246
Total Consumer
 
4,133
   
1,602
   
5,735
   
2,591
   
(295)
   
(3,843)
   
698
   
4,886
Total
$
7,802
 
$
1,700
 
$
9,502
 
$
4,187
 
$
(410)
 
$
(5,249)
 
$
792
 
$
8,822
                                               
                                               
(a)  
Reflects the effects of our adoption of ASU 2009-16 & 17 on January 1, 2010.
 
(b)
Other primarily included the effects of currency exchange.
 
(c)
Net write-offs (write-offs less recoveries) in certain portfolios may exceed the beginning allowance for losses as our revolving credit portfolios turn over more than once per year or, in all portfolios, can reflect losses that are incurred subsequent to the beginning of the fiscal year due to information becoming available during the current year, which may identify further deterioration on existing financing receivables.
 
See Note 12 for supplemental information about the credit quality of financing receivables and allowance for losses on financing receivables.

 
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5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
Goodwill and other intangible assets – net, consisted of the following.
 

 
At
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
           
Goodwill
$
 28,173
 
$
 27,508
           
Other intangible assets
         
    Intangible assets subject to amortization
$
 1,843
 
$
 1,874
           

Changes in goodwill balances follow.
 

         
Dispositions,
     
 
Balance at
     
currency
 
Balance at
 
 
January 1,
     
exchange
 
June 30,
 
(In millions)
2011
 
Acquisitions
 
and other
 
2011
 
                         
CLL
$
 13,893
 
$
 –  
 
$
 308
 
$
 14,201
 
Consumer
 
 10,817
   
 –  
   
 359
   
 11,176
 
Real Estate
 
 1,089
   
 –  
   
 (2)
   
 1,087
 
Energy Financial Services
 
 1,562
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 1,562
 
GECAS
 
 147
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 147
 
Total
$
 27,508
 
$
 –  
 
$
 665
 
$
 28,173
 
                         

Goodwill balances increased $665 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011, primarily as a result of the weaker U.S. dollar ($700 million). Our reporting units and related goodwill balances are CLL ($14,201 million), Consumer ($11,176 million), Real Estate ($1,087 million), Energy Financial Services ($1,562 million) and GECAS ($147 million) at June 30, 2011.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
 

 
At
 
June 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
Gross
         
Gross
       
 
carrying
 
Accumulated
     
carrying
 
Accumulated
   
(In millions)
amount
 
amortization
 
Net
 
amount
 
amortization
 
Net
                                   
                                   
Customer-related
$
 1,213
 
$
 (661)
 
$
 552
 
$
 1,112
 
$
 (588)
 
$
 524
Patents, licenses and trademarks
 
 385
   
 (322)
   
 63
   
 599
   
 (532)
   
 67
Capitalized software
 
 2,249
   
 (1,726)
   
 523
   
 2,016
   
 (1,522)
   
 494
Lease valuations
 
 1,655
   
 (989)
   
 666
   
 1,646
   
 (917)
   
 729
All other
 
 297
   
 (258)
   
 39
   
 326
   
 (266)
   
 60
Total
$
 5,799
 
$
 (3,956)
 
$
 1,843
 
$
 5,699
 
$
 (3,825)
 
$
 1,874

Amortization related to intangible assets subject to amortization was $134 million and $179 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $271 million and $324 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
 
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6. BORROWINGS AND BANK DEPOSITS
 
Borrowings are summarized in the following table.

 
At
(In millions)
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
2011
 
2010
Short-term borrowings
         
Commercial paper
         
   U.S.
$
25,618
 
$
27,398
   Non-U.S.
 
9,862
   
9,497
Current portion of long-term borrowings(a)(b)(c)(e)
 
72,947
   
65,610
GE Interest Plus notes(d)
 
8,544
   
9,058
Other(c)
 
1,628
   
2,083
Total short-term borrowings
$
118,599
 
$
113,646
           
Long-term borrowings
         
Senior unsecured notes(a)(b)
$
243,565
 
$
263,043
Subordinated notes(e)
 
4,362
   
2,276
Subordinated debentures(f)(g)
 
7,591
   
7,298
Other(c)(h)
 
13,312
   
11,729
Total long-term borrowings
$
268,830
 
$
284,346
           
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities(i)
$
29,075
 
$
30,018
           
Bank deposits(j)
$
41,548
 
$
37,298
           
Total borrowings and bank deposits
$
458,052
 
$
465,308
           
           
(a)  
GECC had issued and outstanding $45,045 million and $53,495 million of senior, unsecured debt that was guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Of the above amounts, $28,095 million and $18,455 million is included in current portion of long-term borrowings at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
(b)  
Included in total long-term borrowings were $2,073 million and $2,395 million of obligations to holders of guaranteed investment contracts at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. If the long-term credit rating of GECC were to fall below AA-/Aa3 or its short-term credit rating were to fall below A-1+/P-1, GECC could be required to provide up to $1,961 million as of June 30, 2011, to repay holders of GICs.
 
(c)  
Included $10,635 million and $11,117 million of funding secured by real estate, aircraft and other collateral at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, of which $4,442 million and $4,653 million is non-recourse to GECC at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
(d)  
Entirely variable denomination floating rate demand notes.
 
(e)  
Included $117 million of subordinated notes guaranteed by GE included in current portion of long-term borrowings at June 30, 2011 and in long-term borrowings at December 31, 2010.
 
(f)  
Subordinated debentures receive rating agency equity credit and were hedged at issuance to the U.S. dollar equivalent of $7,725 million.
 
(g)  
Includes $3,054 million of subordinated debentures, which constitute the sole assets of wholly-owned trusts who have issued trust preferred securities. Obligations associated with these trusts are unconditionally guaranteed by GECC.
 
(h)  
Included $2,126 million and $1,984 million of covered bonds at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. If the short-term credit rating of GECC were reduced below A-1/P-1, GECC would be required to partially cash collateralize these bonds in an amount up to $825 million at June 30, 2011.
 
(i)  
Included at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, were $11,590 million and $10,499 million of current portion of long-term borrowings, respectively, and $17,485 million and $19,519 million of long-term borrowings, respectively. See Note 13.
 
(j)  
Included $20,864 million and $18,781 million of deposits in non-U.S. banks at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and $13,869 million and $11,606 million of certificates of deposits with maturities greater than one year at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 
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7. INCOME TAXES
 
The balance of “unrecognized tax benefits,” the amount of related interest and penalties we have provided and what we believe to be the range of reasonably possible changes in the next 12 months were:

 
At
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
           
Unrecognized tax benefits
$
3,030
 
$
2,949
      Portion that, if recognized, would reduce tax expense and effective tax rate(a)
 
1,451
   
1,330
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits
 
548
   
577
Accrued penalties on unrecognized tax benefits
 
79
   
73
Reasonably possible reduction to the balance of unrecognized
         
   tax benefits in succeeding 12 months
 
0-1,300
   
0-1,200
      Portion that, if recognized, would reduce tax expense and effective tax rate(a)
 
0-250
   
0-250
           
           
(a)  
Some portion of such reduction may be reported as discontinued operations.
 
 
The IRS is currently auditing the GE consolidated income tax returns for 2006-2007, a substantial portion of which include our activities. In addition, certain other U.S. tax deficiency issues and refund claims for previous years were unresolved. It is reasonably possible that the 2006–2007 U.S. audit cycle will be completed during the next 12 months, which could result in a decrease in our balance of “unrecognized tax benefits” – that is, the aggregate tax effect of differences between tax return positions and the benefits recognized in our financial statements. We believe that there are no other jurisdictions in which the outcome of unresolved issues or claims is likely to be material to our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. We further believe that we have made adequate provision for all income tax uncertainties.

GE and GECC file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. This enables GE to use GECC tax deductions and credits to reduce the tax that otherwise would have been payable by GE. The GECC effective tax rate for each period reflects the benefit of these tax reductions in the consolidated return. GE makes cash payments to GECC for these tax reductions at the time GE’s tax payments are due. The effect of GECC on the amount of the consolidated tax liability from the formation of the GE NBC Universal joint venture will be settled in cash when it otherwise would have reduced the liability of the group absent the tax on formation.

 
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8. SHAREOWNER’S EQUITY
 
A summary of increases (decreases) in GECC shareowner’s equity that did not result directly from transactions with the shareowner, net of income taxes, follows.

 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Net earnings attributable to GECC
$
1,873
 
$
643
 
$
3,735
 
$
863
Investment securities – net
 
38
   
41
   
(39)
   
(26)
Currency translation adjustments – net
 
985
   
(2,618)
   
2,527
   
(3,978)
Cash flow hedges – net
 
(195)
   
63
   
(259)
   
476
Benefit plans – net
 
–  
   
23
   
(1)
   
65
Total
$
2,701
 
$
(1,848)
 
$
5,963
 
$
(2,600)
                       

Changes to noncontrolling interests are as follows.

 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Beginning balance
$
1,178
 
$
2,158
 
$
1,164
 
$
2,204
Net earnings
 
20
   
(22)
   
51
   
(27)
Dividends
 
   
(5)
   
(3)
   
(8)
Dispositions
 
   
(979)
   
–  
   
(979)
AOCI and other (a)
 
3
   
(54)
   
(11)
   
(92)
Ending balance
$
1,201
 
$
1,098
 
$
1,201
 
$
1,098
                       
                       
(a)  
The amount of change related to AOCI and other for the six months ended June 30, 2010 includes the impact of our adoption of ASC 810, Consolidations, of $(32) million. Changes to other individual components of AOCI attributable to noncontrolling interests were insignificant.

 
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9. REVENUES FROM SERVICES
 
Revenues from services are summarized in the following table.

 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Interest on loans
$
5,005
 
$
5,192
 
$
10,134
 
$
10,488
Equipment leased to others
 
2,852
   
2,769
   
5,674
   
5,530
Fees
 
1,159
   
1,169
   
2,304
   
2,374
Associated companies(a)(b)
 
526
   
460
   
1,608
   
1,057
Financing leases
 
618
   
686
   
1,283
   
1,427
Real estate investments
 
430
   
354
   
832
   
631
Investment income
 
318
   
105
   
610
   
257
Other items
 
676
   
879
   
1,308
   
1,362
Total
$
11,584
 
$
 11,614
 
$
23,753
 
$
 23,126
                       
                       
(a)  
During the first quarter of 2011, we sold an 18.6% equity interest in Garanti Bank and recorded a pre-tax gain of $690 million. Following the sale, we hold a 2.25% equity ownership interest which is classified as an available–for-sale security.
 
(b)  
Aggregate summarized financial information for significant associated companies assuming a 100% ownership interest included total assets at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 of $98,628 million and $180,015 million, respectively. Assets were primarily financing receivables of $53,492 million and $97,447 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Total liabilities were $72,874 million and $143,957 million, consisted primarily of bank deposits of $22,349 million and $75,661 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and debt of $43,106 million and $53,696 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Revenues in the second quarters of 2011 and 2010 totaled $3,951 million and $4,750 million, respectively, and net earnings in the second quarters of 2011 and 2010 totaled $628 million and $1,153 million, respectively. Revenues in the first six months of 2011 and 2010 totaled $7,668 million and $9,716 million, respectively, and net earnings in the first six months of 2011 and 2010 totaled $1,088 million and $2,032 million, respectively.
 
10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
For a description on how we estimate fair value, see Note 1 in our 2010 consolidated financial statements.

The following tables present our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Included in the tables are investment securities of $4,927 million and $5,706 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, primarily supporting obligations to holders of GICs in Trinity (which ceased issuing new investment contracts beginning in the first quarter of 2010), and investment securities held at our treasury operations. Such securities are mainly investment grade.

 
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(In millions)
                 
Netting
     
 
Level 1
(a)
Level 2
(a)
Level 3
(b)
adjustment
(c)
Net balance
June 30, 2011
                           
Assets
                           
Investment securities
                           
    Debt
                           
       U.S. corporate
$
 424
 
$
 1,028
 
$
 1,530
 
$
 –  
 
$
 2,982
       State and municipal
 
 –  
   
 531
   
 166
   
 –  
   
 697
       Residential mortgage-backed
 
 –  
   
 1,579
   
 29
   
 –  
   
 1,608
       Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 –  
   
 1,388
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 1,388
       Asset-backed
 
 –  
   
 504
   
 3,086
   
 –  
   
 3,590
       Corporate - non-U.S.
 
 76
   
 293
   
 1,032
   
 –  
   
 1,401
       Government - non-U.S.
 
 804
   
 1,073
   
 243
   
 –  
   
 2,120
       U.S. government and federal agency
 
 –  
   
 2,606
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 2,606
   Retained interests
 
 –  
   
 –  
   
 45
   
 –  
   
 45
   Equity
                           
        Available-for-sale
 
 946
   
 500
   
 14
   
 –  
   
 1,460
        Trading
 
 475
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 475
Derivatives(d)
 
 –  
   
 9,875
   
 146
   
 (3,309)
   
 6,712
Other(e)
 
 –  
   
 –  
   
 595
   
 –  
   
 595
Total
$
 2,725
 
$
 19,377
 
$
 6,886
 
$
 (3,309)
 
$
 25,679
                             
Liabilities
                           
Derivatives
$
 –  
 
$
 5,544
 
$
 36
 
$
 (3,302)
 
$
 2,278
Other
 
 –  
   
 28
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 28
Total
$
–  
 
$
5,572
 
$
36
 
$
(3,302)
 
$
2,306
                             
December 31, 2010
                           
Assets
                           
Investment securities
                           
    Debt
                           
       U.S. corporate
$
 588
 
$
 1,360
 
$
 1,697
 
$
 –  
 
$
 3,645
       State and municipal
 
 –  
   
 508
   
 182
   
 –  
   
 690
       Residential mortgage-backed
 
 47
   
 1,666
   
 45
   
 –  
   
 1,758
       Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 –  
   
 1,388
   
 48
   
 –  
   
 1,436
       Asset-backed
 
 –  
   
 563
   
 2,496
   
 –  
   
 3,059
       Corporate - non-U.S.
 
 89
   
 356
   
 961
   
 –  
   
 1,406
       Government - non-U.S.
 
 776
   
 850
   
 128
   
 –  
   
 1,754
       U.S. government and federal agency
 
 –  
   
 2,661
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 2,661
    Retained interests
 
 –  
   
 –  
   
 39
   
 –  
   
 39
    Equity
                           
       Available-for-sale
 
 569
   
 500
   
 18
   
 –  
   
 1,087
       Trading
 
 417
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 417
Derivatives(d)
 
 –  
   
 10,319
   
 330
   
 (3,644)
   
 7,005
Other(e)
 
 –  
   
 –  
   
 450
   
 –  
   
 450
Total
$
 2,486
 
$
 20,171
 
$
 6,394
 
$
 (3,644)
 
$
 25,407
                             
Liabilities
                           
Derivatives
$
 –  
 
$
 6,228
 
$
 102
 
$
 (3,635)
 
$
 2,695
Other
 
 –  
   
 31
   
 –  
   
 –  
   
 31
Total
$
 –  
 
$
 6,259
 
$
 102
 
$
 (3,635)
 
$
 2,726
                             
                             
(a)  
The fair value of securities transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 was $67 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011.
 
(b)  
Level 3 investment securities valued using non-binding broker quotes totaled $677 million and $711 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and were classified as available-for-sale securities.
 
(c)  
The netting of derivative receivables and payables is permitted when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists. Included fair value adjustments related to our own and counterparty credit risk.
 
(d)  
The fair value of derivatives included an adjustment for non-performance risk. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the cumulative adjustment was a loss of $7 million and $9 million, respectively. See Note 11 for additional information on the composition of our derivative portfolio.
 
(e)  
Included private equity investments and loans designated under the fair value option.
 
 
(24)

 
 
The following tables present the changes in Level 3 instruments measured on a recurring basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. The majority of our Level 3 balances consist of investment securities classified as available-for-sale with changes in fair value recorded in shareowner’s equity.
 
Changes in Level 3 Instruments for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
 

                                       
Net
 
(In millions)
                                       
change in
 
         
Net realized/
                             
unrealized
 
       
Net
 
unrealized
                                       
gains
 
     
realized/
 
gains (losses)
                             
(losses)
 
     
unrealized
 
included in
                             
relating to
 
     
gains
 
accumulated
                             
instruments
 
     
(losses)
 
other
               
Transfers
 
Transfers
       
still held at
 
 
April 1,
 
included in
 
comprehensive
               
into
 
out of
 
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
 
2011
 
earnings
(a)
income
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
Settlements
 
Level 3
(b)
Level 3
(b)
2011
   
2011
(c)
                                                               
Investment securities   
                                                             
   Debt
                                                             
      U.S. corporate
$
1,586
 
$
8
 
$
(23)
 
$
6
 
$
(41)
 
$
(6)
 
$
 
$
 
$
1,530
   
$
 
      State and municipal
 
168
   
   
(1)
   
   
   
(1)
   
   
   
166
     
 
      Residential
                                                             
          mortgage-backed
 
30
   
   
(1)
   
   
   
   
   
   
29
     
 
      Commercial
                                                             
          mortgage-backed
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
 
      Asset-backed
 
2,780
   
(3)
   
(20)
   
409
   
(43)
   
   
   
(37)
   
3,086
     
 
      Corporate – non-U.S.
 
953
   
(6)
   
21
   
4
   
   
(1)
   
61
   
   
1,032
     
 
      Government
                                                             
         – non-U.S.
 
133
   
(17)
   
7
   
13
   
   
   
107
   
   
243
     
 
     U.S. government and
                                                             
         federal agency
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
 
   Retained interests
 
52
   
1
   
(4)
   
   
(2)
   
(2)
   
   
   
45
     
 
   Equity
                                                             
      Available-for-sale
 
14
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
14
     
 
      Trading
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
 
Derivatives(d)(e)
 
75
   
37
   
   
1
   
   
(2)
   
   
   
111
     
12
 
Other
 
472
   
3
   
11
   
114
   
   
(5)
   
   
   
595
     
1
 
Total
$
6,263
 
$
23
 
$
(10)
 
$
547
 
$
(86)
 
$
(17)
 
$
168
 
$
(37)
 
$
6,851
   
$
13
 
                                                               
                                                               
(a)  
Earnings effects are primarily included in the “Revenues from services” and “Interest” captions in the Condensed Statement of Current and Retained Earnings.
 
(b)  
Transfers in and out of Level 3 are considered to occur at the beginning of the period. Transfers out of Level 3 were a result of increased use of quotes from independent pricing vendors based on recent trading activity.
 
(c)  
Represented the amount of unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings.
 
(d)  
Represented derivative assets net of derivative liabilities and included cash accruals of $1 million not reflected in the fair value hierarchy table.
 
(e)  
Gains (losses) included in net realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings were offset by the earnings effects from the underlying items that were economically hedged. See Note 11.

 
(25)

 
 
Changes in Level 3 Instruments for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
 
(In millions)
       
Net realized/
             
Net change
 
         
unrealized
             
in unrealized
 
         
gains (losses)
             
gains (losses)
 
     
Net realized/
 
included in
             
relating to
 
     
unrealized
 
accumulated
 
Purchases,
Transfers
       
instruments
 
     
gains(losses)
 
other
 
sales
in and/or
       
still held at
 
 
April 1,
 
included in
 
comprehensive
 
and
out of
 
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
 
2010
 
earnings
(a)
income
 
settlements
Level 3
(b)
2010
   
2010
(c)
                                           
Investment securities   
                                         
    Debt
                                         
        U.S. corporate
$
1,442
 
$
10
 
$
10
 
$
173
$
(3)
 
$
1,632
   
$
–  
 
        State and municipal
 
243
   
–  
   
(5)
   
–  
 
–  
   
238
     
–  
 
        Residential
                                         
            mortgage-backed
 
47
   
–  
   
(7)
   
–  
 
6
   
46
     
–  
 
        Commercial
                                         
            mortgage-backed
 
115
   
–  
   
(6)
   
(61)
 
–  
   
48
     
–  
 
        Asset-backed
 
1,447
   
4
   
3
   
78
 
(71)
   
1,461
     
–  
 
        Corporate - non-U.S.
 
953
   
–  
   
(48)
   
(6)
 
(58)
   
841
     
–  
 
        Government
                                         
             - non-U.S.
 
136
   
–  
   
(21)
   
–  
 
–  
   
115
     
(7)
 
        U.S. government and
                                         
            federal agency
 
–  
   
–  
   
–  
   
–  
 
–  
   
–  
     
–  
 
    Retained interests
 
43
   
(1)
   
1
   
(2)
 
–  
   
41
     
–  
 
    Equity
                                         
        Available-for-sale
 
16
   
–  
   
(1)
   
–  
 
–  
   
15
     
–  
 
        Trading
 
–  
   
–  
   
–  
   
–  
 
–  
   
–  
     
–  
 
Derivatives(d)
 
171
   
40
   
5
   
8
 
–  
   
224
     
42
 
Other
 
428
   
1
   
(43)
   
5
 
28
   
419
     
(1)
 
Total
$
5,041
 
$
54
 
$
(112)
 
$
195
$
(98)
 
$
5,080
   
$
34
 
                                           
                                           
(a)  
Earnings effects are primarily included in the “Revenues from services” and “Interest” captions in the Condensed Statement of Current and Retained Earnings.
 
(b)  
Transfers in and out of Level 3 are considered to occur at the beginning of the period. Transfers out of Level 3 were a result of increased use of quotes from independent pricing vendors based on recent trading activity.
 
(c)  
Represented the amount of unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings.
 
(d)  
Represented derivative assets net of derivative liabilities and included cash accruals of $35 million not reflected in the fair value hierarchy table.
 
 
(26)

 
 
Changes in Level 3 Instruments for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
 
                                     
Net
 
(In millions)
                                     
change in
 
         
Net realized/
                           
unrealized
 
       
Net
 
unrealized
                                     
gains
 
     
realized/
 
gains (losses)
                           
(losses)
 
     
unrealized
 
included in
                           
relating to
 
     
gains
 
accumulated
                           
instruments
 
     
(losses)
 
other
             
Transfers
 
Transfers
       
still held at
 
 
January 1,
 
included in
 
comprehensive
             
into
 
out of
 
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
 
2011
 
earnings
(a)
income
 
Purchases
Sales
 
Settlements
 
Level 3
(b)
Level 3
(b)
2011
   
2011
(c)
                                                             
Investment securities   
                                                           
   Debt
                                                           
      U.S. corporate
$
1,697
 
$
90
 
$
(73)
 
$
7
$
(155)
 
$
(36)
 
$
 
$
 
$
1,530
   
$
 
      State and municipal
 
182
   
   
(5)
   
4
 
   
(4)
   
   
(11)
   
166
     
 
      Residential
                                                           
          mortgage-backed
 
45
   
   
2
   
 
   
   
   
(18)
   
29
     
 
      Commercial
                                                           
          mortgage-backed
 
48
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
(48)
   
     
 
      Asset-backed
 
2,496
   
(1)
   
54
   
780
 
(152)
   
(10)
   
   
(81)
   
3,086
     
 
      Corporate – non-U.S.
 
961
   
(34)
   
73
   
12
 
(26)
   
(25)
   
71
   
   
1,032
     
 
      Government
                                                           
         – non-U.S.
 
128
   
(17)
   
12
   
13
 
   
   
107
   
   
243
     
 
     U.S. government and
                                                           
         federal agency
 
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
     
 
   Retained interests
 
39
   
(18)
   
30
   
 
(3)
   
(3)
   
   
   
45
     
 
   Equity
                                                           
      Available-for-sale
 
18
   
   
(1)
   
 
   
   
   
(3)
   
14
     
 
      Trading
 
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
     
 
Derivatives(d)(e)
 
227
   
55
   
4
   
5
 
   
(186)
   
   
6
   
111
     
32
 
Other
 
450
   
3
   
28
   
119
 
   
(5)
   
   
   
595
     
1
 
Total
$
6,291
 
$
78
 
$
124
 
$
940
$
(336)
 
$
(269)
 
$
178
 
$
(155)
 
$
6,851
   
$
33
 
                                                             
                                                             
(a)  
Earnings effects are primarily included in the “Revenues from services” and “Interest” captions in the Condensed Statement of Current and Retained Earnings.
 
(b)  
Transfers in and out of Level 3 are considered to occur at the beginning of the period. Transfers out of Level 3 were a result of increased use of quotes from independent pricing vendors based on recent trading activity.
 
(c)  
Represented the amount of unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings.
 
(d)  
Represented derivative assets net of derivative liabilities and included cash accruals of $1 million not reflected in the fair value hierarchy table.
 
(e)  
Gains (losses) included in net realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings were offset by the earnings effects from the underlying items that were economically hedged. See Note 11.

 
(27)

 

Changes in Level 3 Instruments for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
 
(In millions)
       
Net realized/
               
Net change
 
         
unrealized
               
in unrealized
 
         
gains (losses)
               
gains (losses)
 
     
Net realized/
 
included in
               
relating to
 
     
unrealized
 
accumulated
 
Purchases,
 
Transfers
       
instruments
 
     
gains(losses)
 
other
 
sales
 
in and/or
       
still held at
 
 
January 1,
 
included in
 
comprehensive
 
and
 
out of
 
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
 
2010
(a)
earnings
(b)
income
 
settlements
 
Level 3
(c)
2010
   
2010
(d)
                                             
Investment securities   
                                           
    Debt
                                           
        U.S. corporate
$
1,642
 
$
17
 
$
45
 
$
(71)
 
$
(1)
 
$
1,632
   
$
–  
 
        State and municipal
 
173
   
–  
   
69
   
(4)
   
–  
   
238
     
–  
 
        Residential
                                           
            mortgage-backed
 
44
   
–  
   
3
   
–  
   
(1)
   
46
     
–  
 
        Commercial
                                           
            mortgage-backed
 
1,034
   
30
   
(3)
   
(1,013)
   
–  
   
48
     
–  
 
        Asset-backed
 
1,475
   
6
   
14
   
63
   
(97)
   
1,461
     
–  
 
        Corporate - non-U.S.
 
948
   
(5)
   
(74)
   
188
   
(216)
   
841
     
(20)
 
        Government
                                           
             - non-U.S.
 
138
   
–  
   
(23)
   
–  
   
–  
   
115
     
–  
 
        U.S. government and
                                           
            federal agency
 
–  
   
–  
   
–  
   
–  
   
–  
   
–  
     
–  
 
    Retained interests
 
45
   
(1)
   
2
   
(5)
   
–  
   
41
     
–  
 
    Equity
                                           
        Available-for-sale
 
17
   
–  
   
(2)
   
–  
   
–  
   
15
     
–  
 
        Trading
 
–  
   
–  
   
–  
   
–  
   
–  
   
–  
     
–  
 
Derivatives(e)
 
205
   
117
   
(2)
   
(47)
   
(49)
   
224
     
63
 
Other
 
480
   
–  
   
(66)
   
5
   
–  
   
419
     
(1)
 
Total
$
6,201
 
$
164
 
$
(37)
 
$
(884)
 
$
(364)
 
$
5,080
   
$
42
 
                                             
                                             
(a)  
Included an increase of $1,015 million in debt securities, a reduction in retained interests of $8,782 million and a reduction in derivatives of $37 million related to adoption of ASU 2009-16 & 17.
 
(b)  
Earnings effects are primarily included in the “Revenues from services” and “Interest” captions in the Condensed Statement of Current and Retained Earnings.
 
(c)  
Transfers in and out of Level 3 are considered to occur at the beginning of the period. Transfers out of Level 3 were a result of increased use of quotes from independent pricing vendors based on recent trading activity.
 
(d)  
Represented the amount of unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings.
 
(e)  
Represented derivative assets net of derivative liabilities and included cash accruals of $35 million not reflected in the fair value hierarchy table.

 
(28)

 
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
The following table represents non-recurring fair value amounts (as measured at the time of the adjustment) for those assets remeasured to fair value on a non-recurring basis during the fiscal year and still held at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. These assets can include loans and long-lived assets that have been reduced to fair value when they are held for sale, impaired loans that have been reduced based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, cost and equity method investments and long-lived assets that are written down to fair value when they are impaired and the remeasurement of retained investments in formerly consolidated subsidiaries upon a change in control that results in deconsolidation of a subsidiary, if we sell a controlling interest and retain a noncontrolling stake in the entity. Assets that are written down to fair value when impaired and retained investments are not subsequently adjusted to fair value unless further impairment occurs.

 
Remeasured during
 
Remeasured during
 
 
the six months ended
 
the year ended
 
 
June 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
(In millions)
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
(b)
                         
Financing receivables and loans held for sale
$
 16
 
$
 5,955
 
$
 35
 
$
 6,833
 
Cost and equity method investments(a)
 
 –  
   
 361
   
 –  
   
 378
 
Long-lived assets, including real estate
 
 644
   
 2,802
   
 1,023
   
 5,809
 
Total
$
 660
 
$
 9,118
 
$
 1,058
 
$
 13,020
 
                         
                         
(a)  
Includes the fair value of private equity and real estate funds included in Level 3 of $59 million and $296 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
(b)  
During 2010, our retained investment in Regency Energy Partners L.P., a formerly consolidated subsidiary, was remeasured to a Level 1 fair value of $549 million.
 
The following table represents the fair value adjustments to assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and still held at June 30, 2011 and 2010.

 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Financing receivables and loans held for sale
$
 (280)
 
$
 (684)
 
$
 (601)
 
$
 (1,206)
Cost and equity method investments(a)
 
 (127)
   
 (40)
   
 (174)
   
 (94)
Long-lived assets, including real estate(b)
 
 (344)
   
 (738)
   
 (865)
   
 (1,339)
Retained investments in formerly consolidated subsidiaries
 
 –  
   
 109
   
 –  
   
 109
Total
$
 (751)
 
$
 (1,353)
 
$
 (1,640)
 
$
 (2,530)
                       
                       
(a)  
Includes fair value adjustments associated with private equity and real estate funds of $(8) million and $(13) million in the three months ended June 30, 2011
and 2010, respectively, and $(13) million and $(26) million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
(b)  
Includes impairments related to real estate equity properties and investments recorded in operating and administrative expenses of $339 million and $522 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $776 million and $1,103 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 

 
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11. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The following table provides information about the assets and liabilities not carried at fair value in our Condensed Statement of Financial Position. Consistent with ASC 825, Financial Instruments, the table excludes finance leases and non-financial assets and liabilities. Apart from certain of our borrowings and certain marketable securities, few of the instruments discussed below are actively traded and their fair values must often be determined using financial models. Realization of the fair value of these instruments depends upon market forces beyond our control, including marketplace liquidity. For a description on how we estimate fair value, see Note 15 in our 2010 consolidated financial statements.
 

   
At
   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
         
Assets (liabilities)
         
Assets (liabilities)
   
Notional
   
Carrying
   
Estimated
   
Notional
   
Carrying
   
Estimated
(In millions)
 
amount
   
amount (net)
   
fair value
   
amount
   
amount (net)
   
fair value
                                   
Assets
                                 
    Loans
 
(a)
 
$
 260,015
 
$
 257,272
   
(a)
 
$
 268,239
 
$
 264,550
    Other commercial mortgages
 
(a)
   
 227
   
 227
   
(a)
   
 91
   
 91
    Loans held for sale
 
(a)
   
 985
   
 986
   
(a)
   
 287
   
 287
    Other financial instruments(c)
 
(a)
   
 2,017
   
 2,551
   
(a)
   
 2,082
   
 2,490
Liabilities
                                 
    Borrowings and bank
                                 
        deposits(b)(d)
 
(a)
   
 (458,052)
   
 (468,659)
   
(a)
   
 (465,308)
   
 (477,425)
    Guaranteed investment contracts
 
(a)
   
 (4,793)
   
 (4,796)
   
(a)
   
 (5,502)
   
 (5,524)
    Insurance - credit life(e)
$
1,997
   
 (106)
   
 (89)
 
$
1,812
   
 (102)
   
 (68)
                                   
                                   
(a)  
These financial instruments do not have notional amounts.
 
(b)  
See Note 6.
 
(c)  
Principally cost method investments.
 
(d)  
Fair values exclude interest rate and currency derivatives designated as hedges of borrowings. Had they been included, the fair value of borrowings at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 would have been reduced by $4,634 million and $4,298 million, respectively.
 
(e)  
Net of reinsurance of $2,800 million at both June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
Loan Commitments
 
   
Notional amount at
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
(In millions)
 
2011
   
2010
           
Ordinary course of business lending commitments(a)
$
 3,545
 
$
 3,584
Unused revolving credit lines(b)
         
    Commercial(c)
 
 18,417
   
 21,338
    Consumer - principally credit cards
 
 246,159
   
 227,006
           
           
(a)  
Excluded investment commitments of $1,494 million and $1,990 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
(b)  
Excluded inventory financing arrangements, which may be withdrawn at our option, of $12,400 million and $11,840 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
(c)  
Included commitments of $13,614 million and $16,243 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, associated with secured financing arrangements that could have increased to a maximum of $18,053 million and $20,268 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, based on asset volume under the arrangement.
 
 
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Derivatives and hedging
 
As a matter of policy, we use derivatives for risk management purposes and we do not use derivatives for speculative purposes. A key risk management objective for our financial services businesses is to mitigate interest rate and currency risk by seeking to ensure that the characteristics of the debt match the assets they are funding. If the form (fixed versus floating) and currency denomination of the debt we issue do not match the related assets, we typically execute derivatives to adjust the nature and tenor of funding to meet this objective. The determination of whether we enter into a derivative transaction or issue debt directly to achieve this objective depends on a number of factors, including market related factors that affect the type of debt we can issue.

The notional amounts of derivative contracts represent the basis upon which interest and other payments are calculated and are reported gross, except for offsetting foreign currency forward contracts that are executed in order to manage our currency risk of net investment in foreign subsidiaries. Of the outstanding notional amount of $306,000 million, approximately 98% or $299,000 million, is associated with reducing or eliminating the interest rate, currency or market risk between financial assets and liabilities in our financial services businesses. The remaining derivative activities primarily relate to hedging against adverse changes in currency exchange rates and commodity prices related to anticipated sales and purchases and contracts containing certain clauses which meet the accounting definition of a derivative. The instruments used in these activities are designated as hedges when practicable. When we are not able to apply hedge accounting, or when the derivative and the hedged item are both recorded in earnings concurrently, the derivatives are deemed economic hedges and hedge accounting is not applied. This most frequently occurs when we hedge a recognized foreign currency transaction (e.g., a receivable or payable) with a derivative. Since the effects of changes in exchange rates are reflected currently in earnings for both the derivative and the transaction, the economic hedge does not require hedge accounting.

The following table provides information about the fair value of our derivatives, by contract type, separating those accounted for as hedges and those that are not.

 
At June 30, 2011
 
At December 31, 2010
 
Fair value
 
Fair value
(In millions)
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
                       
Derivatives accounted for as hedges
                     
   Interest rate contracts
$
5,140
 
$
2,411
 
$
5,885
 
$
2,674
   Currency exchange contracts
 
2,926
   
2,390
   
2,915
   
2,402
   Other contracts
 
 –  
   
 –  
   
   
   
8,066
   
4,801
   
8,800
   
5,076
Derivatives not accounted for as hedges
                     
   Interest rate contracts
 
195
   
242
   
294
   
551
   Currency exchange contracts
 
1,635
   
504
   
1,281
   
653
   Other contracts
 
125
   
33
   
274
   
50
   
1,955
   
779
   
1,849
   
1,254
Netting adjustments(a)
 
(3,309)
   
(3,302)
   
(3,644)
   
(3,635)
                       
Total
$
6,712
 
$
2,278
 
$
7,005
 
$
2,695
                       
                       
                       
Derivatives are classified in the captions “Other assets” and “Other liabilities” in our financial statements.
 
(a)  
The netting of derivative receivables and payables is permitted when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists. Amounts included fair value adjustments related to our own and counterparty non-performance risk. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the cumulative adjustment for non-performance risk was a loss of $7 million and $9 million, respectively.

 
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Fair value hedges
 
We use interest rate and currency exchange derivatives to hedge the fair value effects of interest rate and currency exchange rate changes on local and non-functional currency denominated fixed-rate debt. For relationships designated as fair value hedges, changes in fair value of the derivatives are recorded in earnings within interest along with offsetting adjustments to the carrying amount of the hedged debt. The following tables provide information about the earnings effects of our fair value hedging relationships for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 

   
Three months ended
   
June 30, 2011
 
June 30, 2010
(In millions)
 
Gain (loss)
 
Gain (loss)
 
Gain (loss)
 
Gain (loss)
on hedging
on hedged
on hedging
on hedged
derivatives
items
derivatives
items
                         
Interest rate contracts
 
$
1,293
 
$
(1,424)
 
$
2,551
 
$
(2,721)
Currency exchange contracts
   
15
   
(20)
   
11
   
(15)
                         
                         
Fair value hedges resulted in $(136) million and $(174) million of ineffectiveness in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In both the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, there were insignificant amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness.
  
   
Six months ended
   
June 30, 2011
 
June 30, 2010
(In millions)
 
Gain (loss)
 
Gain (loss)
 
Gain (loss)
 
Gain (loss)
on hedging
on hedged
on hedging
on hedged
derivatives
items
derivatives
items
                         
Interest rate contracts
 
$
 (438)
 
$
 237
 
$
 3,811
 
$
 (4,130)
Currency exchange contracts
   
 39
   
 (47)
   
 (9)
   
 1
                         
                         
Fair value hedges resulted in $(209) million and $(327) million of ineffectiveness in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In both the six months ended June 30,
2011 and 2010, there were insignificant amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness.
  
Cash flow hedges
 
We use interest rate, currency exchange and commodity derivatives to reduce the variability of expected future cash flows associated with variable rate borrowings and commercial purchase and sale transactions, including commodities. For derivatives that are designated in a cash flow hedging relationship, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is reported as a component of AOCI and reclassified into earnings contemporaneously and in the same caption with the earnings effects of the hedged transaction.


 
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The following tables provide information about the amounts recorded in AOCI, as well as the gain (loss) recorded in earnings, primarily in interest, when reclassified out of AOCI, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

                       
         
     
 
Gain (loss) reclassified
 
Gain (loss) recognized in AOCI
 
from AOCI into earnings
 
for the three months ended
 
for the three months ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Cash flow hedges
                     
Interest rate contracts
$
(150)
 
$
(253)
 
$
(223)
 
$
 (354)
Currency exchange contracts
 
485
   
(1071)
   
445
   
 (1,040)
Commodity contracts
 
   
3
   
11
   
Total
$
335
 
$
(1,321)
 
$
233
 
$
 (1,394)
                       

                       
         
     
 
Gain (loss) reclassified
 
Gain (loss) recognized in AOCI
 
from AOCI into earnings
 
for the six months ended
 
for the six months ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Cash flow hedges
                     
Interest rate contracts
$
(122)
 
$
(486)
 
$
(479)
 
$
 (774)
Currency exchange contracts
 
662
   
(1,417)
   
864
   
 (1,577)
Commodity contracts
 
   
5
   
   
Total
$
540
 
$
(1,898)
 
$
385
 
$
 (2,351)
                       
                       
The total pre-tax amount in AOCI related to cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions was $(1,989) million at June 30, 2011. We expect to transfer $694 million to earnings as an expense in the next 12 months contemporaneously with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions. In both the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we recognized insignificant gains and losses, respectively, related to hedged forecasted transactions and firm commitments that did not occur by the end of the originally specified period. At June 30, 2011 and 2010, the maximum term of derivative instruments that hedge forecasted transactions was 1 year and 2 years, respectively.
 
 
For cash flow hedges, the amount of ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship and amount of the changes in fair value of the derivatives that are not included in the measurement of ineffectiveness are both reflected in earnings each reporting period. These amounts are primarily reported in revenues from services and totaled $(17) million and $7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $12 million and $(27) million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Net investment hedges in foreign operations
 
We use currency exchange derivatives to protect our net investments in global operations conducted in non-U.S. dollar currencies. For derivatives that are designated as hedges of net investment in a foreign operation, we assess effectiveness based on changes in spot currency exchange rates. Changes in spot rates on the derivative are recorded as a component of AOCI until such time as the foreign entity is substantially liquidated or sold. The change in fair value of the forward points, which reflects the interest rate differential between the two countries on the derivative, is excluded from the effectiveness assessment.


 
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The following tables provide information about the amounts recorded in AOCI for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, as well as the gain (loss) recorded in revenues from services when reclassified out of AOCI.

 
Gain (loss) recognized
 
Gain (loss) reclassified
 
in CTA for the
 
from CTA for the
 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
 Three months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Net investment hedges
                     
Currency exchange contracts
$
(2,586)
 
$
1,804
 
$
(360)
 
$
(30)
                       

 
Gain (loss) recognized
 
Gain (loss) reclassified
 
in CTA for the
 
from CTA for the
 
 Six months ended June 30,
 
 Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Net investment hedges
                     
Currency exchange contracts
$
(3,372)
 
$
2,245
 
$
(698)
 
$
(30)
                       

The amounts related to the change in the fair value of the forward points that are excluded from the measure of effectiveness were $(379) million and $(213) million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $(657) million and $(412) million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and are recorded in interest.

Free-standing derivatives
 
Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are not designated as hedges are recorded in earnings each period. As discussed above, these derivatives are typically entered into as economic hedges of changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices and other risks. Gains or losses related to the derivative are typically recorded in revenues from services, based on our accounting policy. In general, the earnings effects of the item that represent the economic risk exposure are recorded in the same caption as the derivative. Gains for the six months ended June 30, 2011 on derivatives not designated as hedges were $861 million comprised of amounts related to interest rate contracts of $26 million, currency exchange contracts of $781 million, and other derivatives of $54 million. These gains more than offset the earnings effects from the underlying items that were economically hedged. Losses for the six months ended June 30, 2010 on derivatives not designated as hedges, without considering the offsetting earnings effects from the item representing the economic risk exposure, were $(1,321) million comprised of amounts related to interest rate contracts of $188 million, currency exchange contracts of $(1,489) million, and other derivatives of $(20) million.

Counterparty credit risk
 
Fair values of our derivatives can change significantly from period to period based on, among other factors, market movements and changes in our positions. Accordingly, we actively monitor these exposures and take appropriate actions in response. We manage counterparty credit risk (the risk that counterparties will default and not make payments to us according to the terms of our standard master agreements) on an individual counterparty basis. Where we have agreed to netting of derivative exposures with a counterparty, we offset our exposures with that counterparty and apply the value of collateral posted to us to determine the exposure. When net exposure to a counterparty, based on the current market values of agreements and collateral, exceeds credit exposure limits, we typically take action to reduce such exposures. These actions may include prohibiting additional transactions with the counterparty, requiring additional collateral from the counterparty (as described below) and terminating or restructuring transactions.

As discussed above, we have provisions in certain of our master agreements that require counterparties to post collateral (typically, cash or U.S. Treasuries) when our receivable due from the counterparty, measured at current market value, exceeds a specified limit. At June 30, 2011, our exposure to counterparties, including interest due, net of collateral we hold, was $279 million. The fair value of such collateral was $9,011 million, of which $2,033 million was cash and $6,978 million was in the form of securities held by a custodian for our benefit. Under certain of these same agreements, we post collateral to our counterparties for our derivative obligations, the fair value of which was $1,301 million at June 30, 2011.
 
 
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Additionally, our standard master agreements typically contain mutual downgrade provisions that provide the ability of each party to require termination if the long-term credit rating of the counterparty were to fall below A-/A3. In certain of these master agreements, each party also has the ability to require termination if the short-term rating of the counterparty were to fall below A-1/P-1. The net amount relating to our derivative liability of $2,278 million subject to these provisions, after consideration of collateral posted by us and outstanding interest payments, was $986 million at June 30, 2011.

12. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CREDIT QUALITY OF FINANCING RECEIVABLES AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOSSES ON FINANCING RECEIVABLES
 
Pursuant to new disclosures required by ASC 310-10, effective December 31, 2010, we provide further detailed information about the credit quality of our Commercial, Real Estate and Consumer financing receivables portfolios. For each portfolio, we describe the characteristics of the financing receivables and provide information about collateral, payment performance, credit quality indicators, and impairment. While we provide data on selected credit quality indicators in accordance with the new disclosure requirements of ASC 310-10, we manage these portfolios using delinquency and nonearning data as key performance indicators. The categories used within this section such as impaired loans, troubled debt restructuring and nonaccrual financing receivables are defined by the authoritative guidance and we base our categorization on the related scope and definitions contained in the related standards. The categories of nonearning and delinquent are defined by us and are used in our process for managing our financing receivables. Definitions of these categories are provided below:
 
Impaired loans are larger-balance or restructured loans for which it is probable that the lender will be unable to collect all amounts due according to original contractual terms of the loan agreement.
 
Troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) are those loans for which we have granted a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties where we do not receive adequate compensation. Such loans are classified as impaired, and are individually reviewed for specific reserves.
 
Nonaccrual financing receivables are those on which we have stopped accruing interest. We stop accruing interest at the earlier of the time at which collection of an account becomes doubtful or the account becomes 90 days past due. Although we stop accruing interest in advance of payments, we recognize interest income as cash is collected when appropriate provided the amount does not exceed that which would have been earned at the historical effective interest rate.
 
Nonearning financing receivables are a subset of nonaccrual financing receivables for which cash payments are not being received or for which we are on the cost recovery method of accounting (i.e., any payments are accounted for as a reduction of principal). This category excludes loans purchased at a discount (unless they have deteriorated post acquisition).
 
Delinquent financing receivables are those that are 30 days or more past due based on their contractual terms.
 
The same financing receivable may meet more than one of the definitions above. Accordingly, these categories are not mutually exclusive and it is possible for a particular loan to meet the definitions of a TDR, impaired loan, nonaccrual loan and nonearning loan and be included in each of these categories in the tables that follow. The categorization of a particular loan also may not be indicative of the potential for loss.
 
COMMERCIAL
 
Substantially all of our commercial portfolio comprises secured collateral positions. CLL products include loans and leases collateralized by a wide variety of equipment types, cash flow loans, asset-backed loans and factoring arrangements. Our loans and leases are secured by assets such as heavy machinery, vehicles, medical equipment, corporate aircraft, and office imaging equipment. Cash flow financing is secured by our ability to liquidate the underlying assets of the borrower and the asset-backed loans and factoring arrangements are secured by customer accounts receivable, inventory, and/or machinery and equipment. The portfolios in our Energy Financial Services and GECAS businesses are primarily collateralized by energy generating assets and commercial aircraft, respectively. Our senior secured position and risk management expertise provide loss mitigation against borrowers with weak credit characteristics.
 
 
 
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Financing Receivables and Allowance for Losses
 
The following table provides further information about general and specific reserves related to Commercial financing receivables.
 

Commercial
Financing receivables at
 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
             
CLL
           
    Americas
$
79,614
 
$
86,596
 
    Europe
 
37,897
   
37,498
 
    Asia
 
11,759
   
11,943
 
    Other
 
2,489
   
2,626
 
Total CLL
 
131,759
   
138,663
 
             
Energy Financial Services
 
6,143
   
7,011
 
             
GECAS
 
11,952
   
12,615
 
             
Other
 
1,517
   
1,788
 
             
Total Commercial financing receivables, before allowance for losses
$
151,371
 
$
160,077
 
             
Non-impaired financing receivables
$
145,318
 
$
154,257
 
General reserves
 
965
   
1,014
 
             
Impaired loans
 
6,053
   
5,820
 
Specific reserves
 
882
   
1,031
 
             

Past Due Financing Receivables
 
The following table displays payment performance of Commercial financing receivables.
 

Commercial
 
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Over 30 days
   
Over 90 days
   
Over 30 days
   
Over 90 days
 
   
past due
   
past due
   
past due
   
past due
 
                         
CLL
                       
    Americas
 
1.1
%
 
0.7
%
 
1.3
%
 
0.8
%
    Europe
 
3.8
   
1.9
   
4.2
   
2.3
 
    Asia
 
2.3
   
1.3
   
2.2
   
1.4
 
    Other
 
0.3
   
0.2
   
0.7
   
0.3
 
Total CLL
 
1.9
   
1.1
   
2.1
   
1.3
 
                         
Energy Financial Services
 
0.3
   
0.3
   
0.9
   
0.8
 
                         
GECAS
 
0.4
   
   
   
 
                         
Other
 
5.5
   
3.8
   
5.8
   
5.5
 
                         
Total
 
1.8
   
1.0
   
2.0
   
1.2
 
                         

 
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Nonaccrual Financing Receivables
 
The following table provides further information about Commercial financing receivables that are classified as nonaccrual. Of our $5,378 million and $5,463 million of nonaccrual financing receivables at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, $1,397 million and $1,016 million are currently paying in accordance with their contractual terms, respectively.
 

Commercial
Nonaccrual financing receivables at
 
Nonearning financing receivables at
 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
(Dollars in millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
                         
CLL
                       
    Americas
$
2,765
 
$
3,206
 
$
2,060
 
$
2,571
 
    Europe
 
1,765
   
1,415
   
1,156
   
1,241
 
    Asia
 
465
   
616
   
266
   
406
 
    Other
 
18
   
9
   
6
   
8
 
Total CLL
 
5,013
   
5,246
   
3,488
   
4,226
 
                         
Energy Financial Services
 
140
   
78
   
136
   
62
 
                         
GECAS
 
64
   
– 
   
64
   
– 
 
                         
Other
 
161
   
139
   
87
   
102
 
Total
$
5,378
 
$
5,463
 
$
3,775
 
$
4,390
 
                         
Allowance for losses percentage
 
34.3
%
 
37.4
%
 
48.9
%
 
46.6
%
                         

 
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Impaired Loans
 
The following table provides information about loans classified as impaired and specific reserves related to Commercial.
 

Commercial(a)
With no specific allowance
 
With a specific allowance
   
Recorded
 
Unpaid
 
Average
   
Recorded
 
Unpaid
     
Average
 
investment
 
principal
 
investment in
 
investment
 
principal
 
Associated
 
investment in
(In millions)
in loans
 
balance
 
loans
 
in loans
 
balance
 
allowance
 
loans
                                         
June, 30, 2011
                                       
                                         
CLL
                                       
    Americas
$
2,247
 
$
2,322
 
$
2,123
 
$
1,312
 
$
1,353
 
$
445
 
$
1,514
    Europe
 
1,157
   
884
   
987
   
616
   
419
   
280
   
573
    Asia
 
105
   
96
   
109
   
189
   
151
   
94
   
258
    Other
 
12
   
12
   
4
   
   
   
   
Total CLL
 
3,521
   
3,314
   
3,223
   
2,117
   
1,923
   
819
   
2,345
Energy Financial Services
 
4
   
4
   
31
   
136
   
136
   
20
   
95
GECAS
 
78
   
78
   
60
   
16
   
15
   
   
17
Other
 
73
   
73
   
69
   
108
   
109
   
43
   
109
Total
$
3,676
 
$
3,469
 
$
3,383
 
$
2,377
 
$
2,183
 
$
882
 
$
2,566
                                         

December 31, 2010
                                       
                                         
CLL
                                       
    Americas
$
2,030
 
$
2,127
 
$
1,547
 
$
1,699
 
$
1,744
 
$
589
 
$
1,754
    Europe
 
802
   
674
   
629
   
566
   
566
   
267
   
563
    Asia
 
119
   
117
   
117
   
338
   
303
   
132
   
334
    Other
 
   
   
9
   
   
   
   
Total CLL
 
2,951
   
2,918
   
2,302
   
2,603
   
2,613
   
988
   
2,651
Energy Financial Services
 
54
   
61
   
76
   
24
   
24
   
6
   
70
GECAS
 
24
   
24
   
50
   
   
   
   
31
Other
 
58
   
57
   
30
   
106
   
99
   
37
   
82
Total
$
3,087
 
$
3,060
 
$
2,458
 
$
2,733
 
$
2,736
 
$
1,031
 
$
2,834
                                         
                                         
(a)  
We recognized $85 million, $88 million and $20 million of interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2011, the year ended December 31, 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, principally on a cash basis. A substantial majority of this amount was related to income recognized in our CLL Americas business. The total average investment in impaired loans for the six months ended June 30, 2010, was $5,008 million.
 
 
 
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Credit Quality Indicators
 
Substantially all of our Commercial financing receivables portfolio is secured lending and we assess the overall quality of the portfolio based on the potential risk of loss measure. The metric incorporates both the borrower’s credit quality along with any related collateral protection.
 
Our internal risk ratings process is an important source of information in determining our allowance for losses and represents a comprehensive, statistically validated approach to evaluate risk in our financing receivables portfolios. In deriving our internal risk ratings, we stratify our Commercial portfolios into twenty-one categories of default risk and/or six categories of loss given default to group into three categories: A, B and C. Our process starts by developing an internal risk rating for our borrowers, which are based upon our proprietary models using data derived from borrower financial statements, agency ratings, payment history information, equity prices and other commercial borrower characteristics. We then evaluate the potential risk of loss for the specific lending transaction in the event of borrower default, which takes into account such factors as applicable collateral value, historical loss and recovery rates for similar transactions, and our collection capabilities. Our internal risk ratings process and the models we use are subject to regular monitoring and validation controls. The frequency of rating updates is set by our credit risk policy, which requires annual Audit Committee approval. The models are updated on a regular basis and statistically validated annually, or more frequently as circumstances warrant.
 
The table below summarizes our Commercial financing receivables by risk category. As described above, financing receivables are assigned one of twenty-one risk ratings based on our process and then these are grouped by similar characteristics into three categories in the table below. Category A is characterized by either high credit quality borrowers or transactions with significant collateral coverage which substantially reduces or eliminates the risk of loss in the event of borrower default. Category B is characterized by borrowers with weaker credit quality than those in Category A, or transactions with moderately strong collateral coverage which minimizes but may not fully mitigate the risk of loss in the event of default. Category C is characterized by borrowers with higher levels of default risk relative to our overall portfolio or transactions where collateral coverage may not fully mitigate a loss in the event of default.

 
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Commercial
Secured
(In millions)
A
 
B
 
C
 
Total
                       
June 30, 2011
                     
                       
CLL
                     
    Americas
$
72,038
 
$
3,103
 
$
4,473
 
$
79,614
    Europe
 
34,061
   
995
   
1,416
   
36,472
    Asia
 
10,665
   
146
   
761
   
11,572
    Other
 
2,386
   
2
   
101
   
2,489
Total CLL
 
119,150
   
4,246
   
6,751
   
130,147
                       
Energy Financial Services
 
6,006
   
119
   
18
   
6,143
                       
GECAS
 
11,225
   
504
   
223
   
11,952
                       
Other
 
1,517
   
   
   
1,517
Total
$
137,898
 
$
4,869
 
$
6,992
 
$
149,759

December 31, 2010
                     
                       
CLL
                     
    Americas
$
76,977
 
$
4,103
 
$
5,516
 
$
86,596
    Europe
 
33,642
   
840
   
1,262
   
35,744
    Asia
 
10,777
   
199
   
766
   
11,742
    Other
 
2,506
   
66
   
54
   
2,626
Total CLL
 
123,902
   
5,208
   
7,598
   
136,708
                       
Energy Financial Services
 
6,775
   
183
   
53
   
7,011
                       
GECAS
 
11,034
   
1,193
   
388
   
12,615
                       
Other
 
1,788
   
   
   
1,788
Total
$
143,499
 
$
6,584
 
$
8,039
 
$
158,122

For our secured financing receivables portfolio, our collateral position and ability to work out problem accounts mitigates our losses. Our asset managers have deep industry expertise that enables us to identify the optimum approach to default situations. We price risk premiums for weaker credits at origination, closely monitor changes in creditworthiness through our risk ratings and watch list process, and are engaged early with deteriorating credits to minimize economic loss. Secured financing receivables within risk Category C are predominantly in our CLL businesses and are primarily comprised of senior term lending facilities and factoring programs secured by various asset types including inventory, accounts receivable, cash, equipment and related business facilities as well as franchise finance activities secured by underlying equipment.

Loans within Category C are reviewed and monitored regularly, and classified as impaired when it is probable that they will not pay in accordance with contractual terms. Our internal risk rating process identifies credits warranting closer monitoring; and as such, these loans are not necessarily classified as nonearning or impaired.

Substantially all of our unsecured Commercial financing receivables portfolio is attributable to our Interbanca S.p.A. and GE Sanyo Credit acquisitions in Europe and Asia, respectively. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, these financing receivables included $203 million and $208 million rated A, $767 million and $964 million rated B, and $642 million and $783 million rated C, respectively.

 
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REAL ESTATE
 
Our real estate portfolio primarily comprises fixed and floating loans secured by commercial real estate. Our Debt portfolio is underwritten based on the cash flows generated by underlying income-producing commercial properties and secured by first mortgages. Our Business Properties portfolio is underwritten primarily by the credit quality of the borrower and secured by tenant and owner-occupied commercial properties.

Financing Receivables and Allowance for Losses
 
The following table provides further information about general and specific reserves related to Real Estate financing receivables.
 

Real Estate
           
Financing receivables at
 
               
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
(In millions)
             
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Debt
           
$
27,750
 
$
30,249
 
Business Properties
             
9,057
   
9,962
 
                         
Total Real Estate financing receivables, before allowance for losses
           
$
36,807
 
$
40,211
 
                         
Non-impaired financing receivables
           
$
26,788
 
$
30,394
 
General reserves
             
284
   
338
 
                         
Impaired loans
             
10,019
   
9,817
 
Specific reserves
             
992
   
1,150
 
                         

Past Due Financing Receivables
 
The following table displays payment performance of Real Estate financing receivables.
 

Real Estate
 
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Over 30 days
 
Over 90 days
   
Over 30 days
 
Over 90 days
 
   
past due
 
past due
   
past due
 
past due
 
                         
Debt
 
4.1
%
 
3.4
%
 
4.3
%
 
4.1
%
Business Properties
 
4.1
   
3.6
   
4.6
   
3.9
 
Total
 
4.1
   
3.5
   
4.4
   
4.0
 

Nonaccrual Financing Receivables
 
The following table provides further information about Real Estate financing receivables that are classified as nonaccrual. Of our $9,885 million and $9,719 million of nonaccrual financing receivables at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, $8,361 million and $7,888 million are currently paying in accordance with their contractual terms, respectively.
 

Real Estate
Nonaccrual financing receivables at
 
Nonearning financing receivables at
 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
(Dollars in millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
                         
Debt
$
9,205
 
$
9,039
 
$
680
 
$
961
 
Business Properties
 
680
   
680
   
323
   
386
 
Total
$
9,885
 
$
9,719
 
$
1,003
 
$
1,347
 
                         
Allowance for losses percentage
 
12.9
%
 
15.3
%
 
127.2
%
 
110.5
%
                         

 
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Impaired Loans
 
The following table provides information about loans classified as impaired and specific reserves related to Real Estate.
 

Real Estate(a)
With no specific allowance
 
With a specific allowance
 
Recorded
 
Unpaid
 
Average
 
Recorded
 
Unpaid
     
Average
 
investment
 
principal
 
investment
 
investment
 
principal
 
Associated
 
investment
(In millions)
in loans
 
balance
 
in loans
 
in loans
 
balance
 
allowance
 
in loans
                                         
June 30, 2011
                                       
                                         
Debt
$
3,959
 
$
4,054
 
$
3,508
 
$
5,379
 
$
5,460
 
$
855
 
$
5,898
Business Properties
 
206
   
207
   
202
   
475
   
475
   
137
   
488
Total
$
4,165
 
$
4,261
 
$
3,710
 
$
5,854
 
$
5,935
 
$
992
 
$
6,386
                                         

December 31, 2010
                                       
                                         
Debt
$
2,814
 
$
2,873
 
$
1,598
 
$
6,323
 
$
6,498
 
$
1,007
 
$
6,116
Business Properties
 
191
   
213
   
141
   
489
   
476
   
143
   
382
Total
$
3,005
 
$
3,086
 
$
1,739
 
$
6,812
 
$
6,974
 
$
1,150
 
$
6,498
                                         
                                         

(a)  
We recognized $207 million, $189 million and $128 million of interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2011, the year ended December 31, 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, principally on a cash basis. A substantial majority of this amount was related to our Real Estate-Debt portfolio. The total average investment in impaired loans for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $7,426 million.
 
Credit Quality Indicators
 
Due to the primarily non-recourse nature of our Debt portfolio, loan-to-value ratios provide the best indicators of the credit quality of the portfolio. By contrast, the credit quality of the Business Properties portfolio is primarily influenced by the strength of the borrower’s general credit quality, which is reflected in our internal risk rating process, consistent with the process we use for our Commercial portfolio.

 
June 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
Loan-to-value ratio
 
Loan-to-value ratio
 
Less than
 
80% to
 
Greater than
 
Less than
 
80% to
 
Greater than
(In millions)
80%
 
95%
 
95%
 
80%
 
95%
 
95%
                                   
Debt
$
14,820
 
$
6,190
 
$
6,740
 
$
12,362
 
$
9,392
 
$
8,495
                                   
 
June 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
Internal Risk Rating
 
Internal Risk Rating
(In millions)
A
 
B
 
C
 
A
 
B
 
C
                                   
Business Properties
$
8,250
 
$
267
 
$
540
 
$
8,746
 
$
437
 
$
779

Within Real Estate, these financing receivables are primarily concentrated in our North American and European Lending platforms and are secured by various property types. Collateral values for Real Estate-Debt financing receivables are updated at least semi-annually, or more frequently for higher risk loans. A substantial majority of the Real Estate-Debt financing receivables with loan-to-value ratios greater than 95% are paying in accordance with contractual terms. Substantially all of these loans and substantially all of the Real Estate-Business Properties financing receivables included in Category C are impaired loans which are subject to the specific reserve evaluation process described in Note 1 in our 2010 consolidated financial statements. The ultimate recoverability of impaired loans is driven by collection strategies that do not necessarily depend on the sale of the underlying collateral and include full or partial repayments through third-party refinancing and restructurings.

 
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CONSUMER
 
Our Consumer portfolio is largely non-U.S. and primarily comprises residential mortgage, sales finance, and auto and personal loans in various European and Asian countries. At June 30, 2011, our U.S. consumer financing receivables included private-label credit card and sales financing for approximately 50 million customers across the U.S. with no metropolitan area accounting for more than 6% of the portfolio. Of the total U.S. consumer financing receivables, approximately 63% relate to credit card loans, which are often subject to profit and loss sharing arrangements with the retailer (which are recorded in revenues), and the remaining 37% are sales finance receivables, which provide financing to customers in areas such as electronics, recreation, medical and home improvement.
 
Financing Receivables and Allowance for Losses
 
The following table provides further information about general and specific reserves related to Consumer financing receivables.
 

Consumer
Financing receivables at
 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
             
Non-U.S. residential mortgages
$
40,731
 
$
40,011
 
Non-U.S. installment and revolving credit
 
21,047
   
20,132
 
U.S. installment and revolving credit
 
42,178
   
43,974
 
Non-U.S. auto
 
7,141
   
7,558
 
Other
 
8,528
   
8,304
 
Total Consumer financing receivables, before allowance for losses
$
119,625
 
$
119,979
 
             
Non-impaired financing receivables
$
116,855
 
$
117,431
 
General reserves
 
3,359
   
3,945
 
             
Impaired loans
 
2,770
   
2,548
 
Specific reserves
 
572
   
555
 
             
             

Past Due Financing Receivables
 
The following table displays payment performance of Consumer financing receivables.
 

Consumer
 
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Over 30 days
   
Over 90 days
   
Over 30 days
   
Over 90 days
 
   
past due
   
past due(a)
   
past due
   
past due(a)
 
                         
Non-U.S. residential mortgages
 
13.6
%
 
8.8
%
 
13.7
%
 
8.8
%
Non-U.S. installment and revolving credit
 
4.7
   
1.3
   
4.5
   
1.3
 
U.S. installment and revolving credit
 
4.7
   
2.0
   
6.2
   
2.8
 
Non-U.S. auto
 
3.4
   
0.5
   
3.3
   
0.6
 
Other
 
4.0
   
2.2
   
4.2
   
2.3
 
Total
 
7.6
   
4.1
   
8.1
   
4.4
 
                         
                         
(a)  
Included $57 million and $65 million of loans at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, which are over 90 days past due and accruing interest.
 
 
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Nonaccrual Financing Receivables
 
The following table provides further information about Consumer financing receivables that are classified as nonaccrual.
 

Consumer
Nonaccrual financing receivables at
 
Nonearning financing receivables at
 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
(Dollars in millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
                         
Non-U.S. residential mortgages
$
3,979
 
$
3,986
 
$
3,804
 
$
3,738
 
Non-U.S. installment and revolving credit
 
309
   
302
   
308
   
289
 
U.S. installment and revolving credit
 
790
   
1,201
   
790
   
1,201
 
Non-U.S. auto
 
39
   
46
   
39
   
46
 
Other
 
549
   
600
   
490
   
478
 
Total
$
5,666
 
$
6,135
 
$
5,431
 
$
5,752
 
                         
Allowance for losses percentage
 
69.4
%
 
73.3
%
 
72.4
%
 
78.2
%
                         

Impaired Loans
 
The vast majority of our Consumer nonaccrual financing receivables are smaller balance homogeneous loans evaluated collectively, by portfolio, for impairment and therefore are outside the scope of the disclosure requirement for impaired loans. Accordingly, impaired loans in our Consumer business represent restructured smaller balance homogeneous loans meeting the definition of a TDR, and therefore subject to the disclosure requirement for impaired loans, and commercial loans in our Consumer–Other portfolio. The recorded investment of these impaired loans totaled $2,770 million (with an unpaid principal balance of $2,465 million) and comprised $122 million with no specific allowance, primarily all in our Consumer–Other portfolio, and $2,648 million with a specific allowance of $572 million at June 30, 2011. The impaired loans with a specific allowance included $419 million with a specific allowance of $94 million in our Consumer–Other portfolio and $2,229 million with a specific allowance of $478 million across the remaining Consumer business and had an unpaid principal balance and average investment of $1,975 million and $2,126 million, respectively, at June 30, 2011. We recognized $54 million, $114 million and $55 million of interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2011, the year ended December 31, 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, principally on a cash basis. A substantial majority of this amount related to income recognized in our Consumer–U.S. installment and revolving credit portfolio. The total average investment in impaired loans for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $1,726 million.

Credit Quality Indicators
 
Our Consumer financing receivables portfolio comprises both secured and unsecured lending. Secured financing receivables comprise residential loans and lending to small and medium-sized enterprises predominantly secured by auto and equipment, inventory finance, and cash flow loans. Unsecured financing receivables include private-label credit card financing. A substantial majority of these cards are not for general use and are limited to the products and services sold by the retailer. The private label portfolio is diverse with no metropolitan area accounting for more than 6% of the related portfolio.

Non-U.S. residential mortgages
 
For our secured non-U.S. residential mortgage book, we assess the overall credit quality of the portfolio through loan-to-value ratios (the ratio of the outstanding debt on a property to the value of that property at origination). In the event of default and repossession of the underlying collateral, we have the ability to remarket and sell the properties to eliminate or mitigate the potential risk of loss. The table below provides additional information about our non-U.S. residential mortgages based on loan-to-value ratios.
 

 
June 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
Loan-to-value ratio
 
Loan-to-value ratio
 
80% or
 
Greater than
 
Greater than
 
80% or
 
Greater than
 
Greater than
(In millions)
less
 
80% to 90%
 
90%
 
less
 
80% to 90%
 
90%
                                   
Non-U.S. residential mortgages
$
23,091
 
$
6,944
 
$
10,696
 
$
22,403
 
$
7,023
 
$
10,585
 
 
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The majority of these financing receivables are in our U.K. and France portfolios and have re-indexed loan-to-value ratios of 86% and 57%, respectively. We have third-party mortgage insurance for approximately 67% of the balance of Consumer non-U.S. residential mortgage loans with loan-to-value ratios greater than 90% at June 30, 2011. Such loans were primarily originated in the U.K. and France.

Installment and Revolving Credit
 
For our unsecured lending products, including the non-U.S. and U.S. installment and revolving credit and non-U.S. auto portfolios, we assess overall credit quality using internal and external credit scores. Our internal credit scores imply a probability of default which we consistently translate into three approximate credit bureau equivalent credit score categories, including (a) 681 or higher which are considered the strongest credits; (b) 615 to 680, considered moderate credit risk; and (c) 614 or less, which are considered weaker credits.
 

 
Internal ratings translated to approximate credit bureau equivalent score
 
June 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
681 or
 
615 to
 
614 or
 
681 or
 
615 to
 
614 or
(In millions)
higher
 
680
 
less
 
higher
 
680
 
less
                                   
Non-U.S. installment and
                                 
    revolving credit
$
11,367
 
$
5,495
 
$
4,185
 
$
10,192
 
$
5,749
 
$
4,191
U.S. installment and
                                 
    revolving credit
 
25,525
   
8,686
   
7,967
   
25,940
   
8,846
   
9,188
Non-U.S. auto
 
4,823
   
1,440
   
878
   
5,379
   
1,330
   
849

Of those financing receivable accounts with credit bureau equivalent scores of 614 or less at June 30, 2011, 93% and 7% relate to installment and revolving credit accounts and non-U.S. auto accounts, respectively. These smaller balance accounts have an average outstanding balance less than one thousand U.S. dollars and are primarily concentrated in our retail card and sales finance receivables in the U.S. (which are often subject to profit and loss sharing arrangements), and closed-end loans outside the U.S., which minimizes the potential for loss in the event of default. For lower credit scores, we adequately price for the incremental risk at origination and monitor credit migration through our risk ratings process. We continuously adjust our credit line underwriting management and collection strategies based on customer behavior and risk profile changes.

Consumer – Other
 
Secured lending in Consumer – Other comprises loans to small and medium-sized enterprises predominantly secured by auto and equipment, inventory finance, and cash flow loans. We develop our internal risk ratings for this portfolio in a manner consistent with the process used to develop our Commercial credit quality indicators, described above. We use the borrower’s credit quality and underlying collateral strength to determine the potential risk of loss from these activities.

At June 30, 2011, Consumer – Other financing receivables of $6,568 million, $742 million and $1,218 million were rated A, B, and C, respectively. At December 31, 2010, Consumer – Other financing receivables of $6,415 million, $822 million and $1,067 million were rated A, B, and C, respectively.

13. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
 
We securitize financial assets and arrange other forms of asset-backed financing in the ordinary course of business. The securitization transactions we engage in are similar to those used by many financial institutions. Beyond improving returns, these securitization transactions serve as alternative funding sources for a variety of diversified lending and securities transactions. Historically, we have used both GECC-supported and third-party VIEs to execute off-balance sheet securitization transactions funded in the commercial paper and term markets. The largest group of VIEs that we are involved with are former Qualified Special Purpose Entities (QSPEs), which under guidance in effect through December 31, 2009 were excluded from the scope of consolidation standards based on their characteristics. Except as noted below, investors in these entities only have recourse to the assets owned by the entity and not to our general credit. We do not have implicit support arrangements with any VIE. We did not provide non-contractual support for previously transferred financing receivables to any VIE in 2011 or 2010.
 
 
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In evaluating whether we have the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance, we consider the purpose for which the VIE was created, the importance of each of the activities in which it is engaged and our decision-making role, if any, in those activities that significantly determine the entity’s economic performance as compared to other economic interest holders. This evaluation requires consideration of all facts and circumstances relevant to decision-making that affects the entity’s future performance and the exercise of professional judgment in deciding which decision-making rights are most important.

In determining whether we have the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to the VIE, we evaluate all of our economic interests in the entity, regardless of form (debt, equity, management and servicing fees, and other contractual arrangements).  This evaluation considers all relevant factors of the entity’s design, including: the entity’s capital structure, contractual rights to earnings (losses), subordination of our interests relative to those of other investors, contingent payments, as well as other contractual arrangements that have potential to be economically significant.  The evaluation of each of these factors in reaching a conclusion about the potential significance of our economic interests is a matter that requires the exercise of professional judgment.

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
 
We consolidate VIEs because we have the power to direct the activities that significantly affect the VIE’s economic performance, typically because of our role as either servicer or manager for the VIE. As more fully described in Note 17 in our 2010 consolidated financial statements, our consolidated VIEs fall into three main groups: (1) Trinity, a group of sponsored special purpose entities that holds investment securities funded by the issuance of GICs; (2) Consolidated Securitization Entities, primarily former QSPEs that were created to facilitate securitization of financial assets and other forms of asset-backed financing; and (3) Other consolidated VIEs, primarily asset-backed financing entities where we are the collateral manager, joint ventures and insurance entities. The table below summarizes the assets and liabilities of these entities.

 
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Consolidated Securitization Entities (a)
           
                                         
       
Credit
             
Trade
           
(In millions)
Trinity(b)
 
Cards(c)
 
Equipment(d)
 
Real Estate
 
Receivables
 
Other(d)
 
Total
                                         
June 30, 2011
                                       
Assets(e)
                                       
Financing receivables, net
$
 
$
17,350
 
$
10,177
 
$
3,943
 
$
2,616
 
$
3,098
 
$
37,184
Investment securities
 
4,927
   
   
   
   
   
   
4,927
Other assets
 
206
   
17
   
230
   
203
   
14
   
1,965
   
2,635
Total
$
5,133
 
$
17,367
 
$
10,407
 
$
4,146
 
$
2,630
 
$
5,063
 
$
44,746
                                         
Liabilities(e)
                                       
Borrowings
$
 
$
 
$
150
 
$
27
 
$
 
$
870
 
$
1,047
Non-recourse borrowings
 
   
12,826
   
7,923
   
4,026
   
2,648
   
1,133
   
28,556
Other liabilities
 
5,040
   
74
   
58
   
   
159
   
265
   
5,596
Total
$
5,040
 
$
12,900
 
$
8,131
 
$
4,053
 
$
2,807
 
$
2,268
 
$
35,199
                                         
December 31, 2010
                                       
Assets(e)
                                       
Financing receivables, net
$
 
$
20,570
 
$
9,431
 
$
4,233
 
$
1,882
 
$
3,356
 
$
39,472
Investment securities
 
5,706
   
   
   
   
   
   
5,706
Other assets
 
283
   
17
   
234
   
209
   
99
   
2,047
   
2,889
Total
$
5,989
 
$
20,587
 
$
9,665
 
$
4,442
 
$
1,981
 
$
5,403
 
$
48,067
                                         
Liabilities(e)
                                       
Borrowings
$
 
$
 
$
184
 
$
25
 
$
 
$
906
 
$
1,115
Non-recourse borrowings
 
   
12,824
   
8,091
   
4,294
   
2,970
   
1,265
   
29,444
Other liabilities
 
5,690
   
132
   
8
   
4
   
   
243
   
6,077
Total
$
5,690
 
$
12,956
 
$
8,283
 
$
4,323
 
$
2,970
 
$
2,414
 
$
36,636
                                         
                                         
(a)  
Includes entities consolidated on January 1, 2010 by the initial application of ASU 2009-16 & 17. On January 1, 2010, we consolidated financing receivables of $39,463 million and investment securities of $1,015 million and non-recourse borrowings of $36,112 million. At June 30, 2011, financing receivables of $29,442 million and non-recourse borrowings of $23,753 million remained outstanding in respect of those entities.
 
(b)  
Contractual credit and liquidity support provided to those entities was $1,293 million at June 30, 2011 and $1,508 million at December 31, 2010.
 
(c)  
In February 2011, the capital structure of one of our consolidated credit card securitization entities changed and it is now consolidated under the voting interest model and accordingly is no longer reported in the table above. The entity’s assets and liabilities at December 31, 2010 were $2,875 million and $525 million, respectively.
 
(d)  
In certain transactions entered into prior to December 31, 2004, we provided contractual credit and liquidity support to third parties who funded the purchase of securitized or participated interests in assets. We have not entered into additional arrangements since that date. Liquidity and credit support was $907 million at June 30, 2011 and $936 million at December 31, 2010.
 
(e)  
Asset amounts exclude intercompany receivables for cash collected on behalf of the entities by GE as servicer, which are eliminated in consolidation. Such receivables provide the cash to repay the entities’ liabilities. If these intercompany receivables were included in the table above, assets would be higher. In addition other assets, borrowings and other liabilities exclude intercompany balances that are eliminated in consolidation.
 
Revenues from services from our consolidated VIEs were $1,394 million and $1,736 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $2,885 million and $3,577 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Related expenses consisted primarily of provisions for losses of $188 million and $279 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $550 million and $747 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and interest of $151 million and $205 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $307 million and $415 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. These amounts do not include intercompany revenues and costs, principally fees and interest between GECS and the VIEs, which are eliminated in consolidation.

Investments in Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities
 
Our involvement with unconsolidated VIEs consists of the following activities: assisting in the formation and financing of the entity, providing recourse and/or liquidity support, servicing the assets and receiving variable fees for services provided. We are not required to consolidate these entities because the nature of our involvement with the activities of the VIEs does not give us power over decisions that significantly affect their economic performance.
 
 
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The largest unconsolidated VIE with which we are involved is Penske Truck Leasing (PTL), a joint venture and limited partnership formed in 1988 between Penske Truck Leasing Corporation (PTLC) and GE. PTLC is the sole general partner of PTL and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Penske Corporation. PTL is engaged in truck leasing and support services, including full-service leasing, dedicated logistics support and contract maintenance programs, as well as rental operations serving commercial and consumer customers. At June 30, 2011, our investment of $6,595 million primarily comprised a 49.9% partnership interest of $837 million and loans and advances of $5,720 million. GECC continues to provide loans under long-term revolving credit and letter of credit facilities to PTL.

Other significant exposures to unconsolidated VIEs at June 30, 2011  include investments in real estate entities ($2,102 million), which generally consist of passive limited partnership investments in tax-advantaged, multi-family real estate and investments in various European real estate entities; debt investment fund ($2,522 million); and exposures to joint ventures that purchase factored receivables ($2,553 million). Substantially all of our other unconsolidated entities consist of passive investments in various asset-backed financing entities.

The classification of our variable interests in these entities in our financial statements is based on the nature of the entity and the type of investment we hold. Variable interests in partnerships and corporate entities are classified as either equity method or cost method investments. In the ordinary course of business, we also make investments in entities in which we are not the primary beneficiary but may hold a variable interest such as limited partner interests or mezzanine debt investments. These investments are classified in two captions in our financial statements: “Other assets” for investments accounted for under the equity method, and “Financing receivables – net” for debt financing provided to these entities. Our investments in unconsolidated VIEs at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 follow.

 
At
 
June 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
(In millions)
PTL
 
All other
 
Total
 
PTL
 
All other
 
Total
                                   
Other assets and investment
                                 
    securities
$
6,595
 
$
5,275
 
$
11,870
 
$
5,790
 
$
4,580
 
$
10,370
Financing receivables – net
 
–  
   
2,085
   
2,085
   
–  
   
2,240
   
2,240
Total investments
 
6,595
   
7,360
   
13,955
   
5,790
   
6,820
   
12,610
Contractual obligations to fund
                                 
    investments or guarantees
 
600
   
2,872
   
3,472
   
600
   
1,981
   
2,581
Revolving lines of credit
 
1,685
   
148
   
1,833
   
2,431
   
–  
   
2,431
Total
$
8,880
 
$
10,380
 
$
19,260
 
$
8,821
 
$
8,801
 
$
17,622
                                   

In addition to the entities included in the table above, we also hold passive investments in RMBS, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) issued by VIEs. Such investments were, by design, investment grade at issuance and held by a diverse group of investors. Further information about such investments is provided in Note 3.

 
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 

A. Results of Operations
 
In the accompanying analysis of financial information, we sometimes use information derived from consolidated financial information but not presented in our financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Certain of these data are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules. For such measures, we have provided supplemental explanations and reconciliations in Exhibit 99(a) to this Form 10-Q Report.

Unless otherwise indicated, we refer to captions such as revenues and earnings from continuing operations attributable to GECC simply as “revenues” and “earnings” throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Similarly, discussion of other matters in our condensed, consolidated financial statements relates to continuing operations unless otherwise indicated.
 
 
 
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Overview
 
Revenues for the second quarter of 2011 were $11.6 billion, a $0.2 billion (1%) decrease from the second quarter of 2010. Revenues included $0.1 billion from acquisitions and were reduced by $0.4 billion as a result of dispositions. Revenues for the quarter also increased as a result of the weaker U.S. dollar and higher gains and investment income, partially offset by reduced revenues from lower asset balances. Earnings were $1.7 billion, up from $0.7 billion in the second quarter of 2010.

Revenues for the first six months of 2011 were $23.8 billion, a $0.3 billion (1%) increase from the first six months of 2010. Revenues included $0.1 billion from acquisitions and were reduced by $0.8 billion as a result of dispositions. Revenues for the first six months of 2011 increased as a result of organic revenue growth including the gain on sale of a substantial portion of our Garanti Bank equity investment (Garanti Bank transaction), the weaker U.S. dollar and higher gains and investment income, partially offset by reduced revenues from lower asset balances. Organic revenue excludes the effects of acquisitions, business dispositions (other than dispositions of businesses acquired for investment) and currency exchange rates. Earnings were $3.5 billion, up from $1.3 billion in the first six months of 2010.

Overall, acquisitions contributed $0.1 billion and had no effect to total revenues in the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively. Our earnings in the second quarters of 2011 and 2010 included an insignificant amount and had no effect from acquired businesses, respectively. We integrate acquisitions as quickly as possible. Only revenues and earnings from the date we complete the acquisition through the end of the fourth following quarter are attributed to such businesses. Dispositions also affected our operations through lower revenues of $0.3 billion and $0.1 billion in the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The effects of dispositions on earnings were an insignificant amount and an increase of $0.1 billion in the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Overall, acquisitions contributed $0.1 billion and had no effect to total revenues in the first six months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. Our earnings in the first six months of 2011 and 2010, included an insignificant amount and had no effect from acquired businesses, respectively. Dispositions also affected our operations through lower revenues of $0.8 billion and $1.1 billion in the first six months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The effects of dispositions on earnings were an insignificant amount in both the first six months of 2011 and 2010.

We recorded an adjustment in discontinued operations of $0.2 billion and $0.6 billion in the second quarter and the first six months of 2010, respectively, of incremental reserves for excess interest claims related to our loss-sharing arrangement on the 2008 disposal of GE Money Japan. Additional information about the disposition of GE Money Japan is provided in Note 2 to the condensed, consolidated financial statements.

During the first six months of 2011, GE Capital provided approximately $50 billion of new financings in the U.S. to various companies, infrastructure projects and municipalities. Additionally, we extended approximately $40 billion of credit to approximately 50 million U.S. consumers. GE Capital provided credit to approximately 6,600 new commercial customers and 19,900 new small businesses in the U.S. during the first six months of 2011 and ended the period with outstanding credit to more than 293,000 commercial customers and 187,000 small businesses through retail programs in the U.S.
 
 
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Our effective income tax rate is lower than the U.S. statutory rate primarily because of benefits from lower-taxed global operations, including the use of global funding structures. There is a benefit from global operations as non-U.S. income is subject to local country tax rates that are significantly below the 35% U.S. statutory rate. These non-U.S. earnings have been indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. and are not subject to current U.S. income tax. The rate of tax on our indefinitely reinvested non-U.S. earnings is below the 35% U.S. statutory rate because we have significant business operations subject to tax in countries where the tax on that income is lower than the U.S. statutory rate and because GECC funds the majority of its non-U.S. operations through foreign companies that are subject to low foreign taxes.

We expect our ability to benefit from non-U.S. income taxed at less than the U.S. rate to continue subject to changes of U.S. or foreign law, including the possible expiration of the U.S. tax law provision deferring tax on active financial services income. In addition, since this benefit depends on management’s intention to indefinitely reinvest amounts outside the U.S., our tax provision will increase to the extent we no longer indefinitely reinvest foreign earnings.

The provision for income taxes was an expense of $0.4 billion for the second quarter of 2011 (an effective tax rate of 18.4%), compared with $0.1 billion benefit for the second quarter of 2010 (a negative effective tax rate of 15.2%). The second quarter 2010 tax benefit when compared to the second quarter 2010 pre-tax income results in a negative rate for that period. The tax expense increased in the second quarter 2011 by $0.5 billion primarily from the $1.4 billion increase in pre-tax income earned principally in higher tax jurisdictions.

The provision for income taxes was an expense of $0.8 billion for the first six months of 2011 (an effective tax rate of 19.0%), compared with $0.5 billion benefit for the first six months of 2010 (a negative effective tax rate of 55.5%). The first six months of 2010 tax benefit when compared to the first six months of 2010 pre-tax income results in a negative rate for that period. The tax expense increased in the first six months of 2011 by $1.3 billion primarily from the $3.5 billion increase in pre-tax income earned principally in higher tax jurisdictions.

Segment Operations
 
Operating segments comprise our five businesses focused on the broad markets they serve: CLL, Consumer, Real Estate, Energy Financial Services and GECAS. The Chairman allocates resources to, and assesses the performance of, these five businesses. In addition to providing information on segments in their entirety, we have also provided supplemental information for the geographic regions within the CLL segment for greater clarity.

GECC corporate items and eliminations include unallocated Treasury and Tax operations; Trinity, a group of sponsored special purpose entities; certain consolidated liquidating securitization entities; the effects of eliminating transactions between operating segments; underabsorbed corporate overhead; certain non-allocated amounts determined by the Chairman; and a variety of sundry items. GECC corporate items and eliminations is not an operating segment. Rather, it is added to operating segment totals to reconcile to consolidated totals on the financial statements.

Segment profit is determined based on internal performance measures used by the Chairman to assess the performance of each business in a given period. In connection with that assessment, the Chairman may exclude matters such as charges for restructuring; rationalization and other similar expenses; acquisition costs and other related charges; technology and product development costs; certain gains and losses from acquisitions or dispositions; and litigation settlements or other charges, responsibility for which preceded the current management team.

Segment profit excludes results reported as discontinued operations, earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests of consolidated subsidiaries and accounting changes. Segment profit, which we sometimes refer to as “net earnings”, includes interest and income taxes. Prior to January 1, 2011, segment profit also excluded the effects of principal pension plans. Beginning January 1, 2011, GE allocated service costs related to its principal pension plans and GE no longer allocates the retiree costs of its postretirement healthcare benefits to its segments. This revised allocation methodology better aligns segment operating costs to the active employee costs, which are managed by the segments. This change did not significantly affect our reported segment results.

We have reclassified certain prior-period amounts to conform to the current-period presentation. Refer to the Summary of Operating Segments on page 6 for a reconciliation of the total reportable segments’ profit to the consolidated net earnings attributable to the Company.
 
 
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CLL
 

 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Revenues
$
4,666
 
$
4,506
 
$
9,274
 
$
9,100
                       
Segment profit
$
701
 
$
312
 
$
1,255
 
$
544
                       
                       
     
At
     
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
(In millions)
   
2011
 
2010
 
2010
                       
Total assets
     
$
198,223
 
$
 202,650
 
$
202,386
                       
                       
 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Revenues
                     
    Americas
$
2,552
 
$
2,440
 
$
5,097
 
$
4,856
    Europe
 
1,009
   
1,027
   
1,974
   
2,131
    Asia
 
542
   
522
   
1,101
   
1,059
    Other
 
563
   
517
   
1,102
   
1,054
                       
Segment profit
                     
    Americas
$
530
 
$
269
 
$
979
 
$
518
    Europe
 
124
   
89
   
215
   
170
    Asia
 
39
   
68
   
72
   
86
    Other
 
8
   
(114)
   
(11)
   
(230)
                       
                       
     
At
     
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
(In millions)
   
2011
 
2010
 
2010
                       
Total assets
                     
    Americas
     
$
109,759
 
$
114,685
 
$
119,101
    Europe
       
50,074
   
50,026
   
45,592
    Asia
       
18,148
   
18,269
   
17,671
    Other
       
20,242
   
19,670
   
20,022
                       

CLL revenues increased 4% and net earnings were favorable in the second quarter of 2011. Revenues for the quarter increased as a result of the weaker U.S. dollar ($0.2 billion) and higher gains and investment income ($0.2 billion), partially offset by organic revenue declines ($0.3 billion). Net earnings increased in the second quarter of 2011, reflecting lower provisions for losses on financing receivables ($0.2 billion), higher gains and investment income ($0.1 billion) and lower impairments ($0.1 billion).

CLL revenues increased 2% and net earnings were favorable in the first six months of 2011. Revenues increased as a result of higher gains and investment income ($0.4 billion) and the weaker U.S. dollar ($0.2 billion), partially offset by organic revenue declines ($0.5 billion). Net earnings increased in the first six months of 2011, reflecting lower provisions for losses on financing receivables ($0.3 billion), higher gains and investment income ($0.2 billion) and lower impairments ($0.1 billion).

 
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Consumer
 

 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Revenues
$
4,176
 
$
4,317
 
$
9,003
 
$
8,743
                       
Segment profit
$
1,020
 
$
649
 
$
2,239
 
$
1,204
                       
                       
     
At
     
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
(In millions)
   
2011
 
2010
 
2010
                       
Total assets
     
$
146,052
 
$
147,327
 
$
141,187
                       

Consumer revenues decreased 3% and net earnings increased 57% in the second quarter of 2011. Revenues included $0.1 billion from acquisitions and were reduced by $0.1 billion as a result of dispositions. Revenues for the second quarter decreased $0.1 billion as a result of organic revenue declines ($0.5 billion), partially offset by the weaker U.S. dollar ($0.2 billion) and higher gains ($0.1 billion). The increase in net earnings resulted primarily from lower provisions for losses on financing receivables ($0.4 billion), partially offset by lower Garanti results ($0.1 billion).

Consumer revenues increased 3% and net earnings increased 86% in the first six months of 2011. Revenues included $0.1 billion from acquisitions and were reduced by $0.1 billion as a result of dispositions. Revenues for the first six months increased $0.3 billion as a result of the gain on the Garanti Bank transaction ($0.7 billion), the weaker U.S. dollar ($0.2 billion) and higher gains ($0.1 billion), partially offset by organic revenue declines ($0.7 billion). The increase in net earnings resulted primarily from lower provisions for losses on financing receivables ($0.8 billion) and the gain on the Garanti Bank transaction ($0.3 billion), partially offset by lower Garanti results ($0.1 billion).

Real Estate
 

 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Revenues
$
992
 
$
991
 
$
1,899
 
$
1,935
                       
Segment profit
$
(335)
 
$
(524)
 
$
(693)
 
$
(927)
                       
                       
     
At
     
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
(In millions)
   
2011
 
2010
 
2010
                       
Total assets
     
$
67,660
 
$
 72,630
 
$
76,597
                       

Real Estate revenues were flat and net earnings increased 36% in the second quarter of 2011. Real Estate net earnings increased as a decrease in provisions for losses on financing receivables ($0.2 billion) and lower impairments ($0.1 billion) were partially offset by core declines ($0.2 billion). Depreciation expense on real estate equity investments totaled $0.2 billion and $0.3 billion in the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Real Estate revenues decreased 2% and net earnings increased 25% in the first six months of 2011. Revenues decreased as a result of organic revenue declines. Real Estate net earnings increased compared with the first six months of 2010, as a decrease in provisions for losses on financing receivables ($0.3 billion) and lower impairments ($0.2 billion) were partially offset by core declines ($0.3 billion). Depreciation expense on real estate equity investments totaled $0.5 billion in both the first six months of 2011 and 2010.

 
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Energy Financial Services
 

 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Revenues
$
365
 
$
595
 
$
710
 
$
1,386
                       
Segment profit
$
139
 
$
126
 
$
251
 
$
279
                       
                       
     
At
     
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
(In millions)
   
2011
 
2010
 
2010
                       
Total assets
     
$
18,092
 
$
 19,549
 
$
20,489
                       

Energy Financial Services revenues decreased 39% and net earnings increased 10% in the second quarter of 2011. Revenues decreased primarily as a result of the deconsolidation of Regency ($0.3 billion) and organic revenue declines, partially offset by higher gains ($0.1 billion). The increase in net earnings resulted primarily from higher gains ($0.1 billion), partially offset by the deconsolidation of Regency ($0.1 billion).

Energy Financial Services revenues decreased 49% and net earnings decreased 10% in the first six months  of 2011. Revenues decreased primarily as a result of the deconsolidation of Regency ($0.7 billion) and organic revenue declines ($0.2 billion), primarily from an asset sale in 2010 by an investee. These decreases were partially offset by higher gains ($0.2 billion). The decrease in net earnings resulted primarily from core decreases ($0.1 billion), primarily from an asset sale in 2010 by an investee and the deconsolidation of Regency ($0.1 billion), partially offset by higher gains ($0.2 billion).

GECAS
 

 
 Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Revenues
$
1,327
 
$
1,259
 
$
2,652
 
$
2,498
                       
Segment profit
$
321
 
$
288
 
$
627
 
$
605
                       
                       
     
At
     
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
(In millions)
   
2011
 
2010
 
2010
                       
Total assets
     
$
48,822
 
$
 49,106
 
$
48,555
                       

GECAS revenues increased 5% and net earnings increased 11% in the second quarter of 2011. Revenues for the quarter increased compared with the second quarter of 2010 as a result of organic revenue growth ($0.1 billion).

GECAS revenues increased 6% and net earnings increased 4% in the first six months of 2011. Revenues for the first six months increased compared with the first six months of 2010 as a result of organic revenue growth ($0.2 billion).

 
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Corporate Items and Eliminations
 
GECC Corporate Items and Eliminations include unallocated Treasury operation expenses for the second quarter of 2011 of $0.1 billion and earnings for the second quarter of 2010 of $0.1 billion. GECC Corporate Items and Eliminations include unallocated Treasury operations expense for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, of $0.1 billion and an insignificant amount. These Treasury results were primarily related to derivative activities that reduce or eliminate interest rate, currency or market risk between financial assets and liabilities.

GECC Corporate Items and Eliminations include an insignificant amount and $0.1 billion of unallocated Tax benefits to adjust the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011 tax rate to the expected full year tax rate, respectively. There were no unallocated Tax benefits to adjust the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

Certain amounts included in GECC Corporate Items and Eliminations are not allocated to the five operating businesses within the GE Capital segment because they are excluded from the measurement of their operating performance for internal purposes. Unallocated costs included an insignificant amount and $0.1 billion in the second quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $0.1 billion in both the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, primarily related to restructuring and other charges.

Discontinued Operations
 

 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                       
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations,
                     
    net of taxes
$
218
 
$
(100)
 
$
275
 
$
(450)
                       

Discontinued operations primarily comprised BAC Credomatic GECF Inc. (BAC) (our Central American bank and card business), GE Money Japan (our Japanese personal loan business, Lake, and our Japanese mortgage and card businesses, excluding our investment in GE Nissen Credit Co., Ltd.), our U.S. mortgage business (WMC), our U.S. recreational vehicle and marine equipment financing business (Consumer RV Marine), Consumer Mexico, Consumer Singapore and our Consumer home lending operations in Australia and New Zealand (Australian Home Lending). Results of these businesses are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes, for the second quarter and the first six months of 2011, primarily reflected a $0.3 billion gain related to the sale of Consumer Singapore, partially offset by the estimated loss on the sale of Australian Home Lending.

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes, for the second quarter and the first six months of 2010, primarily reflected $0.2 billion and $0.6 billion, respectively, of incremental reserves for excess interest claims related to our loss-sharing arrangement on the 2008 disposal of GE Money Japan.

For additional information related to discontinued operations, see Note 2 to the condensed, consolidated financial statements.

 
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B. Statement of Financial Position
 
Overview of Financial Position
 
Major changes in our financial position for the six months ended June 30, 2011 resulted from the following:

·  
Repayments exceeded new issuances of total borrowings by $21.2 billion and collections on financing receivables exceeded originations by $16.8 billion;

·  
Proceeds from sales of businesses, including the sale of a significant portion of our investment in Garanti Bank were $10.2 billion; and

·  
The U.S. dollar was weaker at June 30, 2011 than at December 31, 2010, increasing the translated levels of our non-U.S. dollar assets and liabilities.

Our assets were $577.1 billion at June 30, 2011, a $4.0 billion decrease from December 31, 2010, and reflect a reduction of financing receivables of $11.5 billion, primarily through collections exceeding originations ($16.8 billion) and net write-offs ($3.0 billion), partially offset by the weaker U.S. dollar.

Our liabilities decreased $10.0 billion from December 31, 2010 to $497.1 billion at June 30, 2011, and reflect a $21.2 billion net reduction in borrowings, primarily in long-term borrowings and commercial paper, consistent with our overall reduction in assets, partially offset by the effects of the weaker U.S. dollar.

Cash Flows
 
GECC cash and equivalents were $77.3 billion at June 30, 2011, compared with $59.4 billion at June 30, 2010. GECC cash from operating activities totaled $9.2 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared with cash from operating activities of $11.1 billion for the same period of 2010. This was primarily due to an increase in accounts payable due to higher volume at CLL.

Consistent with our plan to reduce GECC asset levels, cash from investing activities was $25.6 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2011, resulting from a $16.8 billion reduction in financing receivables, due to collections exceeding originations and $0.8 billion from recoveries of financing receivables previously written off. We received proceeds of $4.4 billion from the sale of our equity method investments in Garanti Bank ($3.8 billion) and Banco Colpatria ($0.6 billion). Additionally, we received proceeds of $6.4 billion from sales of our Consumer businesses in Mexico ($1.9 billion), Canada ($1.4 billion) and Singapore ($0.7 billion), Consumer RV Marine ($1.8 billion) and our Interpark business in Real Estate ($0.7 billion). These increases are partially offset by an increase in equipment purchases mainly at our GECAS business.

GECC cash used for financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2011 of $19.5 billion related primarily to a $21.2 billion reduction in total borrowings, consisting primarily of reductions in long-term borrowings and commercial paper, partially offset by an increase in deposits at our consumer banks.

Fair Value Measurements
 
See Note 1 to our 2010 consolidated financial statements for disclosures related to our methodology for fair value measurements. Additional information about fair value measurements is provided in Note 10 to the condensed, consolidated financial statements.

At June 30, 2011, the aggregate amount of investments that are measured at fair value through earnings totaled $5.3 billion and consisted primarily of various assets held for sale in the ordinary course of business, as well as equity investments.

 
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C. Financial Services Portfolio Quality
 
Investment securities comprise mainly investment grade debt securities supporting obligations to holders of guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) in Trinity, and investment securities at our treasury operations. The fair value of investment securities increased to $18.4 billion at June 30, 2011 from $18.0 billion at December 31, 2010. Of the amount at June 30, 2011, we held debt securities with an estimated fair value of $16.4 billion, which included corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities (ABS), residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) with estimated fair values of $4.4 billion, $3.6 billion, $1.6 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively. Unrealized losses on debt securities were $1.0 billion and $1.2 billion at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. This amount included unrealized losses on corporate debt securities, ABS, RMBS and CMBS of $0.1 billion, $0.1 billion, $0.3 billion and $0.2 billion, respectively, at June 30, 2011, as compared with $0.1 billion, $0.2 billion, $0.4 billion and $0.2 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2010.

We regularly review investment securities for impairment using both qualitative and quantitative criteria. We presently do not intend to sell the vast majority of our debt securities and believe that it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell these securities that are in an unrealized loss position before recovery of our amortized cost. We believe that the unrealized loss associated with our equity securities will be recovered within the foreseeable future.

Our RMBS portfolio is collateralized primarily by pools of individual, direct mortgage loans (a majority of which were originated in 2006 and 2005), not other structured products such as collateralized debt obligations. Substantially all of our RMBS securities are in a senior position in the capital structure of the deals and more than 65% are agency bonds or insured by Monoline insurers (on which we continue to place reliance). Of our total RMBS portfolio at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, approximately $0.6 billion and $0.7 billion, respectively, relate to residential subprime credit, primarily supporting our guaranteed investment contracts. A majority of exposure to residential subprime credit related to investment securities backed by mortgage loans originated in 2006 and 2005. Substantially all of the subprime RMBS were investment grade at the time of purchase and approximately 72% have been subsequently downgraded to below investment grade.

Our CMBS portfolio is collateralized by both diversified pools of mortgages that were originated for securitization (conduit CMBS) and pools of large loans backed by high quality properties (large loan CMBS), a majority of which were originated in 2007 and 2006. Substantially all of the securities in our CMBS portfolio have investment grade credit ratings and the vast majority of the securities are in a senior position in the capital structure.

Our asset-backed securities (ABS) portfolio is collateralized by a variety of diversified pools of assets such as student loans and credit cards, as well as large senior secured loans of high-quality, middle-market companies in a variety of industries. The vast majority of our ABS are in a senior position in the capital structure of the deals. In addition, substantially all of the securities that are below investment grade are in an unrealized gain position.

For ABS and RMBS, we estimate the portion of loss attributable to credit using a discounted cash flow model that considers estimates of cash flows generated from the underlying collateral. Estimates of cash flows consider internal credit risk, interest rate and prepayment assumptions that incorporate management’s best estimate of key assumptions, including default rates, loss severity and prepayment rates. For CMBS, we estimate the portion of loss attributable to credit by evaluating potential losses on each of the underlying loans in the security. Collateral cash flows are considered in the context of our position in the capital structure of the deals. Assumptions can vary widely depending upon the collateral type, geographic concentrations and vintage.

If there has been an adverse change in cash flows for RMBS, management considers credit enhancements such as Monoline insurance (which are features of a specific security). In evaluating the overall creditworthiness of the Monoline insurer (Monoline), we use an analysis that is similar to the approach we use for corporate bonds, including an evaluation of the sufficiency of the Monoline’s cash reserves and capital, ratings activity, whether the Monoline is in default or default appears imminent, and the potential for intervention by an insurance or other regulator.
 
 
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Monolines provide credit enhancement for certain of our investment securities, primarily RMBS and municipal securities. The credit enhancement is a feature of each specific security that guarantees the payment of all contractual cash flows, and is not purchased separately by GE. The Monoline industry continues to experience financial stress from increasing delinquencies and defaults on the individual loans underlying insured securities. We continue to rely on Monolines with adequate capital and claims paying resources. We have reduced our reliance on Monolines that do not have adequate capital or have experienced regulator intervention. At June 30, 2011, our investment securities insured by Monolines on which we continue to place reliance were $1.2 billion, including $0.3 billion of our $0.6 billion investment in subprime RMBS. At June 30, 2011, the unrealized loss associated with securities subject to Monoline credit enhancement for which there is an expected credit loss was $0.2 billion.

Total other-than-temporary impairment losses during the second quarter of 2011 were $0.1 billion which was recognized in earnings and primarily relates to credit losses on non-U.S. corporate securities, non-U.S. government securities and RMBS.

Total other-than-temporary impairment losses during the six months ended June 30, 2011 were $0.2 billion, of which $0.1 billion was recognized in earnings and primarily relates to credit losses on non-U.S. corporate securities, retained interests, non-U.S. government securities and RMBS.

Our qualitative review attempts to identify issuers’ securities that are “at-risk” of other-than-temporary impairment, that is, for securities that we do not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell before recovery of our amortized cost, whether there is a possibility of credit loss that would result in an other-than-temporary impairment recognition in the following 12 months. Securities we have identified as “at-risk” primarily relate to investments in RMBS securities and non-U.S. corporate debt securities across a broad range of industries. The amount of associated unrealized loss on these securities at June 30, 2011, is $0.5 billion. Credit losses that would be recognized in earnings are calculated when we determine the security to be other-than-temporarily impaired. Uncertainty in the capital markets may cause increased levels of other-than-temporary impairments.

At June 30, 2011, unrealized losses on investment securities totaled $1.1 billion, including $0.9 billion aged 12 months or longer, compared with unrealized losses of $1.2 billion, including $1.0 billion aged 12 months or longer, at December 31, 2010. Of the amount aged 12 months or longer at June 30, 2011, approximately 70% of our debt securities were considered to be investment grade by the major rating agencies. In addition, of the amount aged 12 months or longer, $0.5 billion and $0.1 billion related to structured securities (mortgage-backed, asset-backed and securitization retained interests) and corporate debt securities, respectively. With respect to our investment securities that are in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2011, the vast majority relate to debt securities held to support obligations to holders of GICs and annuitants and policyholders in our run-off insurance operations. We presently do not intend to sell the vast majority of our debt securities and believe that it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell these securities that are in an unrealized loss position before recovery of our amortized cost. For additional information, see Note 3 to the condensed, consolidated financial statements.

Financing receivables is our largest category of assets and represents one of our primary sources of revenues. Our portfolio of financing receivables is diverse and not directly comparable to major U.S. banks. A discussion of the quality of certain elements of the financing receivables portfolio follows.

Our consumer portfolio is largely non-U.S. and primarily comprises mortgage, sales finance, auto and personal loans in various European and Asian countries. Our U.S. consumer financing receivables comprise 14% of our total portfolio. Of those, approximately 63% relate primarily to credit cards, which are often subject to profit and loss sharing arrangements with the retailer (the results of which are reflected in revenues), and have a smaller average balance and lower loss severity as compared to bank cards. The remaining 37% are sales finance receivables, which provide electronics, recreation, medical and home improvement financing to customers. In 2007, we exited the U.S. mortgage business and we have no U.S. auto or student loans.

Our commercial portfolio primarily comprises senior, secured positions with comparatively low loss history. The secured receivables in this portfolio are collateralized by a variety of asset classes, which for our CLL business primarily include: industrial-related facilities and equipment, vehicles, corporate aircraft, and equipment used in many industries, including the construction, manufacturing, transportation, media, communications, entertainment, and healthcare industries. The portfolios in our Real Estate, GECAS and Energy Financial Services businesses are collateralized by commercial real estate, commercial aircraft and operating assets in the global energy and water industries, respectively. We are in a secured position for substantially all of our commercial portfolio.
 
 
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Losses on financing receivables are recognized when they are incurred, which requires us to make our best estimate of probable losses inherent in the portfolio. The method for calculating the best estimate of losses depends on the size, type and risk characteristics of the related financing receivable. Such an estimate requires consideration of historical loss experience, adjusted for current conditions, and judgments about the probable effects of relevant observable data, including present economic conditions such as delinquency rates, financial health of specific customers and market sectors, collateral values (including housing price indices as applicable), and the present and expected future levels of interest rates. The underlying assumptions, estimates and assessments we use to provide for losses are updated periodically to reflect our view of current conditions. Changes in such estimates can significantly affect the allowance and provision for losses. It is possible to experience credit losses that are different from our current estimates.

Our risk management process includes standards and policies for reviewing major risk exposures and concentrations, and evaluates relevant data either for individual loans or financing leases, or on a portfolio basis, as appropriate.

Loans acquired in a business acquisition are recorded at fair value, which incorporates our estimate at the acquisition date of the credit losses over the remaining life of the portfolio. As a result, the allowance for losses is not carried over at acquisition. This may have the effect of causing lower reserve coverage ratios for those portfolios.

For purposes of the discussion that follows, “delinquent” receivables are those that are 30 days or more past due based on their contractual terms; and “nonearning” receivables are those that are 90 days or more past due (or for which collection is otherwise doubtful). Nonearning receivables exclude loans purchased at a discount (unless they have deteriorated post acquisition). Under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 310, Receivables, these loans are initially recorded at fair value and accrete interest income over the estimated life of the loan based on reasonably estimable cash flows even if the underlying loans are contractually delinquent at acquisition. In addition, nonearning receivables exclude loans that are paying on a cash accounting basis but classified as nonaccrual and impaired. “Nonaccrual” financing receivables include all nonearning receivables and are those on which we have stopped accruing interest. We stop accruing interest at the earlier of the time at which collection of an account becomes doubtful or the account becomes 90 days past due. Recently restructured financing receivables are not considered delinquent when payments are brought current according to the restructured terms, but may remain classified as nonaccrual until there has been a period of satisfactory payment performance by the borrower and future payments are reasonably assured of collection.

Further information on the determination of the allowance for losses on financing receivables and the credit quality and categorization of our financing receivables is provided in Notes 4 and 12.
 
 
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Financing receivables at
 
Nonearning receivables at
 
Allowance for losses at
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                                   
Commercial
                                 
CLL
                                 
Americas
$
79,614
 
$
86,596
 
$
2,060
 
$
2,571
 
$
1,123
 
$
1,287
Europe
 
37,897
   
37,498
   
1,156
   
1,241
   
433
   
429
Asia
 
11,759
   
11,943
   
266
   
406
   
180
   
222
Other
 
2,489
   
2,626
   
6
   
8
   
7
   
7
Total CLL
 
131,759
   
138,663
   
3,488
   
4,226
   
1,743
   
1,945
                                   
Energy
                                 
  Financial
                                 
     Services
 
6,143
   
7,011
   
136
   
62
   
35
   
22
                                   
GECAS
 
11,952
   
12,615
   
64
   
   
15
   
20
                                   
Other
 
1,517
   
1,788
   
87
   
102
   
54
   
58
Total
                                 
  Commercial
 
151,371
   
160,077
   
3,775
   
4,390
   
1,847
   
2,045
                                   
Real Estate
                                 
Debt(a)
 
27,750
   
30,249
   
680
   
961
   
1,092
   
1,292
Business
                                 
  Properties(b)
 
9,057
   
9,962
   
323
   
386
   
184
   
196
Total Real Estate
 
36,807
   
40,211
   
1,003
   
1,347
   
1,276
   
1,488
                                   
Consumer
                                 
Non-U.S.
                                 
  residential
                                 
    mortgages(c)
 
40,731
   
40,011
   
3,804
   
3,738
   
790
   
803
Non-U.S.
                                 
    installment
                                 
      and revolving
                                 
        credit
 
21,047
   
20,132
   
308
   
289
   
934
   
937
U.S. installment
                                 
  and revolving
                                 
    credit
 
42,178
   
43,974
   
790
   
1,201
   
1,846
   
2,333
Non-U.S. auto
 
7,141
   
7,558
   
39
   
46
   
143
   
168
Other
 
8,528
   
8,304
   
490
   
478
   
218
   
259
Total Consumer
 
119,625
   
119,979
   
5,431
   
5,752
   
3,931
   
4,500
Total
$
307,803
 
$
320,267
 
$
10,209
 
$
11,489
 
$
7,054
 
$
8,033
                                   
                                   
(a)  
Financing receivables included $122 million and $218 million of construction loans at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
(b)  
Our Business Properties portfolio is underwritten primarily by the credit quality of the borrower and secured by tenant and owner-occupied commercial properties.
 
(c)  
At June 30, 2011, net of credit insurance, approximately 27% of our secured Consumer non-U.S. residential mortgage portfolio comprised loans with introductory, below market rates that are scheduled to adjust at future dates; with high loan-to-value ratios at inception (greater than 90%); whose terms permitted interest-only payments; or whose terms resulted in negative amortization. At origination, we underwrite loans with an adjustable rate to the reset value. Of these loans, 81% are in our U.K. and France portfolios, which comprise mainly loans with interest-only payments and introductory below market rates, have a delinquency rate of 13%, have a loan-to-value ratio at origination of 75% and have re-indexed loan-to-value ratios of 86% and 57%, respectively. At June 30, 2011, 5% (based on dollar values) of these loans in our U.K. and France portfolios have been restructured.
 
 
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The portfolio of financing receivables, before allowance for losses, was $307.8 billion at June 30, 2011, and $320.3 billion at December 31, 2010. Financing receivables, before allowance for losses, decreased $12.5 billion from December 31, 2010, primarily as a result of collections exceeding originations ($16.8 billion) (which includes sales) and write-offs ($3.9 billion), partially offset by the weaker U.S. dollar ($8.8 billion) and acquisitions ($1.7 billion).

Related nonearning receivables totaled $10.2 billion (3.3% of outstanding receivables) at June 30, 2011, compared with $11.5 billion (3.6% of outstanding receivables) at December 31, 2010. Nonearning receivables decreased from December 31, 2010, primarily due to write-offs and discounted payoffs in Real Estate, improved performance in Commercial and improvements in our entry rates in Consumer.

The allowance for losses at June 30, 2011 totaled $7.1 billion compared with $8.0 billion at December 31, 2010, representing our best estimate of probable losses inherent in the portfolio. Allowance for losses decreased $1.0 billion from June 30, 2011, primarily because provisions were lower than write-offs, net of recoveries by $1.1 billion, which is attributable to a reduction in the overall financing receivables balance and an improvement in the overall credit environment. The allowance for losses as a percent of total financing receivables decreased from 2.5% at December 31, 2010 to 2.3% at June 30, 2011 primarily due to a decrease in the allowance for losses as discussed above, partially offset by a decline in the overall financing receivables balance as collections exceeded originations. Further information surrounding the allowance for losses related to each of our portfolios is detailed below.

 
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The following table provides information surrounding selected ratios related to nonearning financing receivables and the allowance for losses.
 

 
Nonearning financing receivables
   
Allowance for losses
   
Allowance for losses
 
 
as a percent of
   
as a percent of
   
as a percent of
 
 
financing receivables
   
nonearning financing receivables
   
total financing receivables
 
 
June 30,
   
December 31,
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
 
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Commercial
                                 
CLL
                                 
Americas
 2.6
%
 
 3.0
%
 
 54.5
%
 
 50.1
%
 
 1.4
%
 
 1.5
%
Europe
 3.1
   
 3.3
   
 37.5
   
 34.6
   
 1.1
   
 1.1
 
Asia
 2.3
   
 3.4
   
 67.7
   
 54.7
   
 1.5
   
 1.9
 
Other
 0.2
   
 0.3
   
 116.7
   
 87.5
   
 0.3
   
 0.3
 
Total CLL
 2.6
   
 3.0
   
 50.0
   
 46.0
   
 1.3
   
 1.4
 
                                   
Energy Financial Services
 2.2
   
 0.9
   
 25.7
   
 35.5
   
 0.6
   
 0.3
 
                                   
GECAS
 0.5
   
 –  
   
 23.4
   
 –  
   
 0.1
   
 0.2
 
                                   
Other
 5.7
   
 5.7
   
 62.1
   
 56.9
   
 3.6
   
 3.2
 
                                   
Total Commercial
 2.5
   
 2.7
   
 48.9
   
 46.6
   
 1.2
   
 1.3
 
                                   
Real Estate
                                 
Debt
 2.5
   
 3.2
   
 160.6
   
 134.4
   
 3.9
   
 4.3
 
Business Properties
 3.6
   
 3.9
   
 57.0
   
 50.8
   
 2.0
   
 2.0
 
                                   
Total Real Estate
 2.7
   
 3.3
   
 127.2
   
 110.5
   
 3.5
   
 3.7
 
                                   
Consumer
                                 
Non-U.S.
                                 
  residential mortgages
 9.3
   
 9.3
   
 20.8
   
 21.5
   
 1.9
   
 2.0
 
Non-U.S.
                                 
  installment and
                                 
    revolving credit
 1.5
   
 1.4
   
 303.2
   
 324.2
   
 4.4
   
 4.7
 
U.S. installment
                                 
 and revolving credit
 1.9
   
 2.7
   
 233.7
   
 194.3
   
 4.4
   
 5.3
 
Non-U.S. auto
 0.5
   
 0.6
   
 366.7
   
 365.2
   
 2.0
   
 2.2
 
Other
 5.7
   
 5.8
   
 44.5
   
 54.2
   
 2.6
   
 3.1
 
                                   
Total Consumer
 4.5
   
 4.8
   
 72.4
   
 78.2
   
 3.3
   
 3.8
 
                                   
Total
 3.3
   
 3.6
   
 69.1
   
 69.9
   
 2.3
   
 2.5
 
                                   

Included below is a discussion of financing receivables, allowance for losses, nonearning receivables and related metrics for each of our significant portfolios.

CLL − Americas. Nonearning receivables of $2.1 billion represented 20.2% of total nonearning receivables at June 30, 2011. The ratio of allowance for losses as a percent of nonearning receivables increased from 50.1% at December 31, 2010, to 54.5% at June 30, 2011, reflecting an overall decrease in nonearning receivables and a concentration of financing receivables with higher loss experience remaining in nonearning. The ratio of nonearning receivables as a percent of financing receivables decreased from 3.0% at December 31, 2010, to 2.6% at June 30, 2011, primarily due to reduced nonearning exposures in our healthcare and industrial materials portfolios, which more than offset deterioration in our corporate aircraft portfolio. Collateral supporting these nonearning financing receivables primarily includes corporate aircraft and assets in the restaurant and hospitality, industrial materials, trucking and forestry industries, and for our leveraged finance business, equity of the underlying businesses.
 
 
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CLL – Europe. Nonearning receivables of $1.2 billion represented 11.3% of total nonearning receivables at June 30, 2011. The ratio of allowance for losses as a percent of nonearning receivables increased from 34.6% at December 31, 2010, to 37.5% at June 30, 2011, due primarily to a reduction in nonearning receivables related to account restructuring in our senior secured and asset-backed lending portfolios and improved delinquency in our equipment finance portfolio. The majority of nonearning receivables are attributable to the Interbanca S.p.A. portfolio, which was acquired in 2009. The loans acquired with Interbanca S.p.A were recorded at fair value, which incorporates an estimate at the acquisition date of credit losses over their remaining life. Accordingly, these loans generally have a lower ratio of allowance for losses as a percent of nonearning receivables compared to the remaining portfolio. Excluding the nonearning loans attributable to the 2009 acquisition of Interbanca S.p.A., the ratio of allowance for losses as a percent of nonearning receivables increased from 65.7% at December 31, 2010, to 76.6% at June 30, 2011, for the reasons described above. The ratio of nonearning receivables as a percent of financing receivables decreased from 3.3% at December 31, 2010, to 3.1% at June 30, 2011, as a result of a decrease in nonearning receivables across our senior secured lending and equipment finance portfolios for the reasons described above. Collateral supporting these secured nonearning financing receivables are primarily equity of the underlying businesses for our senior secured lending and Interbanca S.p.A businesses, and equipment for our equipment finance portfolio.

CLL – Asia. Nonearning receivables of $0.3 billion represented 2.6% of total nonearning receivables at June 30, 2011. The ratio of allowance for losses as a percent of nonearning receivables increased from 54.7% at December 31, 2010, to 67.7% at June 30, 2011, primarily as a result of collections and write-offs of nonearning receivables in our asset-based financing businesses in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The ratio of nonearning receivables as a percent of financing receivables decreased from 3.4% at December 31, 2010, to 2.3% at June 30, 2011, primarily due to the decline in nonearning receivables related to our asset-based financing businesses in Japan, Australia and New Zealand partially offset by a lower financing receivables balance. Collateral supporting these nonearning financing receivables is primarily commercial real estate, manufacturing equipment, corporate aircraft, and assets in the auto industry.

Real Estate – Debt. Nonearning receivables of $0.7 billion represented 6.7% of total nonearning receivables at June 30, 2011. The decrease in nonearning receivables from December 31, 2010, was driven primarily by resolution of U.S. multi-family and office nonearning loans, as well as European hotel loans, through restructurings, payoffs and foreclosures. The ratio of allowance for losses as a percent of nonearning receivables increased from 134.4% to 160.6% reflecting resolution of nonearning loans as mentioned above. The ratio of allowance for losses as a percent of total financing receivables decreased from 4.3% at December 31, 2010 to 3.9% at June 30, 2011, driven primarily by write-offs related to settlements and payoffs from impaired loan borrowers and improvement in collateral values.

The Real Estate financing receivables portfolio is collateralized by income-producing or owner-occupied commercial properties across a variety of asset classes and markets. At June 30, 2011, total Real Estate financing receivables of $36.8 billion were primarily collateralized by owner-occupied properties ($9.1 billion), office buildings ($8.5 billion), apartment buildings ($5.2 billion) and hotel properties ($4.0 billion). In addition, $2.8 billion of our Real Estate financing receivables are collateralized by properties in Japan. Less than $0.1 billion of these collateralized properties are in the earthquake and tsunami impacted areas. In the second quarter of 2011, commercial real estate markets showed signs of improved stability; however, the pace of improvement varies significantly by asset class and market and the long term outlook remains uncertain. We have and continue to maintain an intense focus on operations and risk management. Loan loss reserves related to our Real Estate–Debt financing receivables are particularly sensitive to declines in underlying property values. Assuming global property values decline an incremental 1% or 5%, and that decline occurs evenly across geographies and asset classes, we estimate incremental loan loss reserves would be required of less than $0.1 billion and approximately $0.3 billion, respectively. Estimating the impact of global property values on loss performance across our portfolio depends on a number of factors, including macroeconomic conditions, property level operating performance, local market dynamics and individual borrower behavior. As a result, any sensitivity analyses or attempts to forecast potential losses carry a high degree of imprecision and are subject to change. At June 30, 2011, we had 112 foreclosed commercial real estate properties which had a value of approximately $0.6 billion.
 
 
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Consumer − Non-U.S. residential mortgages. Nonearning receivables of $3.8 billion represented 37.3% of total nonearning receivables at June 30, 2011. The ratio of allowance for losses as a percent of nonearning receivables decreased from 21.5% at December 31, 2010 to 20.8% at June 30, 2011. In the first six months of 2011, our nonearning receivables increased primarily due to continued challenging economic conditions primarily in Europe. Our non-U.S. mortgage portfolio has a loan-to-value ratio of approximately 74% at origination and the vast majority are first lien positions. Our U.K. and France portfolios, which comprise a majority of our total mortgage portfolio, have reindexed loan-to-value ratios of 86% and 57%, respectively. About 4% of these loans are without mortgage insurance and have a reindexed loan-to-value ratio equal to or greater than 100%. Loan-to-value information is updated on a quarterly basis for a majority of our loans and considers economic factors such as the housing price index. At June 30, 2011, we had in repossession stock approximately 600 houses in the U.K., which had a value of approximately $0.1 billion. The ratio of nonearning receivables as a percent of financing receivables remained constant at 9.3% at June 30, 2011.

Consumer − Non-U.S. installment and revolving credit. Nonearning receivables of $0.3 billion represented 3.0% of total nonearning receivables at June 30, 2011. The ratio of allowance for losses as a percent of nonearning receivables decreased from 324.2% at December 31, 2010 to 303.2% at June 30, 2011, reflecting the effects of loan repayments and reduced originations primarily in our European platforms.

Consumer − U.S. installment and revolving credit. Nonearning receivables of $0.8 billion represented 7.7% of total nonearning receivables at June 30, 2011. The ratio of allowance for losses as a percent of nonearning receivables increased from 194.3% at December 31, 2010, to 233.7% at June 30, 2011, as a result of lower entry rates and improved collections resulting in reductions in our nonearning receivables balance. The ratio of nonearning receivables as a percentage of financing receivables decreased from 2.7% at December 31, 2010 to 1.9% at June 30, 2011, primarily due to lower delinquencies reflecting an improvement in the overall credit environment.

Nonaccrual Financing Receivables
 
The following table provides details related to our nonaccrual and nonearning financing receivables. Nonaccrual financing receivables include all nonearning receivables and are those on which we have stopped accruing interest. We stop accruing interest at the earlier of the time at which collection becomes doubtful or the account becomes 90 days past due. Substantially all of the differences between nonearning and nonaccrual financing receivables relate to loans which are classified as nonaccrual financing receivables but are paying on a cash accounting basis, and therefore excluded from nonearning receivables. Of our $20.9 billion nonaccrual loans at June 30, 2011, $10.0 billion are currently paying in accordance with their contractual terms.
 

 
Nonaccrual
 
Nonearning
 
financing
 
financing
(In millions)
receivables
 
receivables
           
June 30, 2011
         
           
Commercial
         
CLL
$
5,013
 
$
3,488
Energy Financial Services
 
140
   
136
GECAS
 
64
   
64
Other
 
161
   
87
Total Commercial
 
5,378
   
3,775
           
Real Estate
 
9,885
   
1,003
           
Consumer
 
5,666
   
5,431
Total
$
20,929
 
$
10,209
           

Impaired Loans
 
“Impaired” loans in the table below are defined as larger balance or restructured loans for which it is probable that the lender will be unable to collect all amounts due according to original contractual terms of the loan agreement. The vast majority of our Consumer and a portion of our CLL nonaccrual receivables are excluded from this definition, as they represent smaller balance homogeneous loans that we evaluate collectively by portfolio for impairment.
 
 
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Impaired loans include nonearning receivables on larger balance or restructured loans, loans that are currently paying interest under the cash basis (but are excluded from the nonearning category), and loans paying currently but which have been previously restructured.

Specific reserves are recorded for individually impaired loans to the extent we have determined that it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to original contractual terms of the loan agreement. Certain loans classified as impaired may not require a reserve because we believe that we will ultimately collect the unpaid balance (through collection or collateral repossession).
 
Further information pertaining to loans classified as impaired and specific reserves is included in the table below.
 
(In millions)
At
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
2011
 
2010
Loans requiring allowance for losses
         
   Commercial(a)
$
2,377
 
$
2,733
   Real Estate
 
5,854
   
6,812
   Consumer
 
2,648
   
2,446
Total loans requiring allowance for losses
 
10,879
   
11,991
           
Loans expected to be fully recoverable
         
   Commercial(a)
 
3,676
   
3,087
   Real Estate
 
4,165
   
3,005
   Consumer
 
122
   
102
Total loans expected to be fully recoverable
 
7,963
   
6,194
Total impaired loans
$
18,842
 
$
18,185
           
Allowance for losses (specific reserves)
         
   Commercial(a)
 $
882
 
$
1,031
   Real Estate
 
992
   
1,150
   Consumer
 
572
   
555
Total allowance for losses (specific reserves)
$
2,446
 
$
2,736
           
Average investment during the period
$
18,713
 
$
15,538
Interest income earned while impaired(b)
 
346
   
391
           
           
(a)
Includes CLL, Energy Financial Services, GECAS and Other.
 
(b)
Recognized principally on a cash basis. Interest income earned while impaired for the six months ended June 30, 2011, the year ended December 31, 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2010, were $346 million, $391 million and $203 million, respectively. The total average investment in impaired loans for the six months ended June 30, 2010, was $14,160 million.
 
 
We regularly review our Real Estate loans for impairment using both quantitative and qualitative factors, such as debt service coverage and loan-to-value ratios. We classify Real Estate loans as impaired when the most recent valuation reflects a projected loan-to-value ratio at maturity in excess of 100%, even if the loan is currently paying in accordance with contractual terms.

The increase in Real Estate impaired loans reflects deterioration in commercial real estate values in certain markets, particularly Japan, as well as an increase in troubled debt restructurings (TDRs). Real Estate TDRs increased from $4,866 million at December 31, 2010 to $5,938 million at June 30, 2011, primarily driven by loans scheduled to mature during 2011, some of which were modified during 2011 and classified as TDRs upon modification, as appropriate. We deem loan modifications to be TDRs when we have granted a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty and we do not receive adequate compensation in the form of an effective interest rate that is at current market rates of interest given the risk characteristics of the loan. The limited liquidity and higher return requirements in the real estate market for loans with higher loan-to-value (LTV) ratios has typically resulted in the conclusion that the modified terms are not at current market rates of interest, even if the modified loans are expected to be fully recoverable.
 
 
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The substantial majority of the Real Estate TDRs have reserves determined based upon collateral value. Our specific reserves on Real Estate TDRs were $437 million at December 31, 2010 and $393 million at June 30, 2011, and were 9.0% and 6.6%, respectively, of Real Estate TDRs. Although we experienced an increase in TDRs over this period, in many situations these loans did not require a specific reserve as collateral value adequately covered our recorded investment in the loan. While these modified loans had adequate collateral coverage, we were still required to complete our TDR classification evaluation on each of the modifications without regard to collateral adequacy.

Of our $10.0 billion impaired loans at Real Estate at June 30, 2011, $8.5 billion are currently paying in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan and are typically loans where the borrower has adequate debt service coverage to meet contractual interest obligations. Impaired loans at CLL primarily represent senior secured lending positions.

Our impaired loan balance at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, classified by the method used to measure impairment was as follows.

 
At
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2011
 
2010
           
Method used to measure impairment
         
Discounted cash flow
$
8,881
 
$
7,644
Collateral value
 
9,961
   
10,541
Total
$
18,842
 
$
18,185

See Note 1 to our 2010 consolidated financial statements for further information on collateral dependent loans and our valuation process.

Our loss mitigation strategy is intended to minimize economic loss and, at times, can result in rate reductions, principal forgiveness, extensions, forbearance or other actions, which may cause the related loan to be classified as a TDR, and also as impaired. Changes to Real Estate’s loans primarily include maturity extensions, principal payment acceleration, changes to collateral terms and cash sweeps, which are in addition to, or sometimes in lieu of, fees and rate increases. The determination of whether these changes to the terms and conditions of our commercial loans meet the TDR criteria includes our consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances. At June 30, 2011, TDRs included in impaired loans were $11.9 billion, primarily relating to Real Estate ($5.9 billion), CLL ($3.3 billion) and Consumer ($2.5 billion).

We utilize certain short-term loan modification programs for borrowers experiencing temporary financial difficulties in our Consumer loan portfolio. These loan modification programs are primarily concentrated in our U.S. credit card and non-U.S. residential mortgage portfolios. We sold our U.S. residential mortgage business in 2007 and as such, do not participate in the U.S. government-sponsored mortgage modification programs. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, we provided short-term modifications of approximately $1.0 billion of consumer loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. This included approximately $0.4 billion of credit card loans in the U.S. and approximately $0.6 billion of other consumer loans, primarily non-U.S. residential mortgages, credit cards and personal loans, which were not classified as TDRs. For these modified loans, we provided short-term (12 months or less) interest rate reductions and payment deferrals, which were not part of the terms of the original contract. We expect borrowers whose loans have been modified under these short-term programs to continue to be able to meet their contractual obligations upon the conclusion of the short-term modification. Our experience indicates that a substantial majority of 2011 loan modifications will be successful as they are performing in accordance with the revised contractual terms.

 
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Delinquencies
 
Additional information on delinquency rates at each of our major portfolios follows:
 

 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
             
CLL
1.9
%
 
2.1
%
 
             
Consumer
7.6
   
8.1
   
             
Real Estate
4.1
   
4.4
   

Delinquency rates on commercial loans and leases decreased from December 31, 2010 to June 30, 2011, as a result of improvements in the global economic and credit environment. We expect the global environment to show further signs of improvement in 2011; however, the credit environment continues to be uncertain and may impact future levels of commercial delinquencies and provisions for losses on financing receivables.

Delinquency rates on consumer financing receivables decreased from December 31, 2010 to June 30, 2011, primarily due to improved collections and lower delinquency entry rates in our U.S. markets. We expect the global environment, along with U.S. unemployment levels, to show further signs of improvement in 2011; however, the uncertain economic environment may result in higher provisions for loan losses. At June 30, 2011, approximately 39% of our U.S. portfolio, which consisted of credit cards, installment and revolving loans, were receivable from subprime borrowers. We had no U.S. subprime residential mortgage loans at June 30, 2011. See Notes 4 and 12.

Delinquency rates on Real Estate loans and leases decreased from December 31, 2010 to June 30, 2011, reflecting market improvements and collections, including discounted payoffs, restructurings and foreclosures. Despite indications of market improvement, real estate liquidity remains limited in some markets. Slow economic recovery could result in a continuation of elevated delinquency levels and provisions for losses on financing receivables.

Other assets comprise mainly real estate equity properties and investments, equity and cost method investments, derivative instruments and assets held for sale, and totaled $74.4 billion at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $4.6 billion, primarily related to the sale of a substantial portion of our equity investment in Garanti Bank ($3.0 billion), and the sale of certain held for sale real estate and aircraft ($1.9 billion). During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we recognized an insignificant amount of other-than-temporary impairments of cost and equity method investments, excluding those related to real estate.

Included in other assets are Real Estate equity investments of $26.6 billion and $27.2 billion at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Our portfolio is diversified, both geographically and by asset type. We review the estimated values of our commercial real estate investments semi-annually. As of our most recent estimate performed in the second quarter of 2011, the carrying value of our Real Estate investments exceeded their estimated value by approximately $4.1 billion. The estimated value of the portfolio continues to reflect deterioration in real estate values and market fundamentals, including reduced market occupancy rates and market rents as well as the effects of limited real estate market liquidity. Given the current market conditions, there continues to be risk and uncertainty surrounding commercial real estate values. We hold Real Estate equity investments located in Japan totaling $5.0 billion, of which an insignificant amount is in the earthquake and tsunami impacted areas. The effect of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan on our second quarter property valuation estimates resulted in an additional $0.1 billion of equity impairments. Declines in estimated value of real estate below carrying amount result in impairment losses when the aggregate undiscounted cash flow estimates used in the estimated value measurement are below the carrying amount. As such, estimated losses in the portfolio will not necessarily result in recognized impairment losses. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, Real Estate recognized pre-tax impairments of $0.3 billion and $0.8 billion, respectively, in its real estate held for investment, which were driven by declining cash flow projections for properties in certain markets, most notably Japan and Spain, as well as properties we have identified for short-term disposition based upon our updated outlook of local market conditions. Real Estate investments with undiscounted cash flows in excess of carrying value of 0% to 5% at June 30, 2011 had a carrying value of $1.8 billion and an associated unrealized loss of approximately $0.3 billion. Continued deterioration in economic conditions or prolonged market illiquidity may result in further impairments being recognized.
 
 
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D. Liquidity and Borrowings
 
We maintain a strong focus on liquidity. We manage our liquidity to help ensure access to sufficient funding at acceptable costs to meet our business needs and financial obligations throughout business cycles.
 
Our liquidity and borrowing plans are established within the context of our annual financial and strategic processes. GECS liquidity and funding plans are designed to meet GECS’ funding requirements under normal and stress scenarios, which include primarily extensions of credit, payroll, principal payments on outstanding borrowings, interest on borrowings, dividends to GE, and general obligations such as operating expenses, collateral deposits held or collateral posted to counterparties. GECS’ funding plan also has been developed in connection with GE’s strategy to reduce its ending net investment in GE Capital. GECS relies on cash generated through collection of principal, interest and other payments on our existing portfolio of loans and leases, sales of assets, and unsecured and secured funding sources, including commercial paper, term debt, bank borrowings, securitization and other retail funding products.

Our 2011 funding plan anticipates repayment of principal on outstanding short-term borrowings, including the current portion of our long-term debt ($113.6 billion at December 31, 2010), through issuance of commercial paper and long-term debt, cash on hand, collections of financing receivables exceeding originations, dispositions, asset sales, and deposits and alternative sources of funding. Interest on borrowings is primarily repaid through interest earned on existing financing receivables. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, GECC earned interest income on financing receivables of $11.4 billion which more than offset interest expense of $7.2 billion.

Both the GECS Board of Directors and the GE Audit Committee have approved a detailed liquidity policy for GECS which includes a requirement to maintain a contingency funding plan. The liquidity policy defines GECS’ liquidity risk tolerance under different scenarios based on its liquidity sources and also establishes procedures to escalate potential issues. GECS actively monitors its access to funding markets and its liquidity profile through tracking external indicators and testing various stress scenarios. The contingency funding plan provides a framework for handling market disruptions and establishes escalation procedures in the event that such events or circumstances arise.

We are a savings and loan holding company under U.S. law and became subject to Federal Reserve Board (FRB) supervision on July 21, 2011, the one-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  The FRB has recently proposed a regulation that would require certain organizations it supervises to submit annual capital plans for review, including institutions’ plans to make capital distributions, such as dividend payments. The applicability and timing of this proposed regulation to GECS is not yet determined; however, the FRB has indicated that it expects to extend these requirements to large savings and loan holding companies through separate rulemaking or by order.

Actions taken to strengthen and maintain our liquidity are described in the following section.

Liquidity Sources
 
GE maintains liquidity sources that consist of cash and equivalents and a portfolio of high-quality, liquid investments (Liquidity Portfolio) and committed unused credit lines.

GE had cash and equivalents of $91.1 billion at June 30, 2011, which is available to meet its needs. About $10 billion is in regulated bank and insurance entities and is subject to regulatory restrictions or is in restricted countries. About $12 billion is held outside the U.S. and is available to fund operations and other growth of non-U.S. subsidiaries; it is also available to fund its needs in the U.S. on a short-term basis without being subject to U.S. tax. Under current tax laws, should GE or GECS determine to repatriate cash and equivalents held outside the U.S., we may be subject to additional U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes.

In addition to GE’s $91.1 billion of cash and equivalents, we have a centrally-managed portfolio of high-quality, liquid investments with a fair value of $2.9 billion at June 30, 2011. The Liquidity Portfolio is used to manage liquidity and meet the operating needs of GECS under both normal and stress scenarios. The investments consist of unencumbered U.S. government securities, U.S. agency securities, securities guaranteed by the government, supranational securities, and a select group of non-U.S. government securities. We believe that we can readily obtain cash for these securities, even in stressed market conditions.
 
 
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We have committed, unused credit lines totaling $53.7 billion that have been extended to us by 59 financial institutions at June 30, 2011. These lines include $35.9 billion of revolving credit agreements under which we can borrow funds for periods exceeding one year. Additionally, $17.2 billion are 364-day lines that contain a term-out feature that allows us to extend borrowings for one year from the date of expiration of the lending agreement.

At June 30, 2011, our aggregate cash and equivalents and committed credit lines were more than twice our commercial paper borrowings balance.

Funding Plan
 
GE’s strategy has been to reduce its ending net investment in GE Capital. In the first six months of 2011, GE reduced its GE Capital ending net investment, excluding cash and equivalents, from $471 billion at December 31, 2010 to $457 billion at June 30, 2011.

In the first six months of 2011, we completed issuances of $17.6 billion of senior, unsecured debt and $2.0 billion of subordinated notes with maturities up to 25 years (and subsequent to June 30, 2011, an additional $0.3 billion). Average commercial paper borrowings during the second quarter of 2011 were $35.1 billion and the maximum amount of commercial paper borrowings outstanding during the second quarter of 2011 was $35.9 billion. Our commercial paper maturities are funded principally through new issuances.

Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP), the FDIC guaranteed certain senior, unsecured debt issued by GECC on or before October 31, 2009 for which we incurred $2.3 billion of fees for our participation. Our TLGP-guaranteed debt has remaining maturities of $10 billion in 2011 and $35 billion in 2012. We anticipate funding these and our other long-term debt maturities through a combination of existing cash, new debt issuances, collections exceeding originations, dispositions, asset sales, deposits and alternative sources of funding. GECC and GE are parties to an Eligible Entity Designation Agreement and GECC is subject to the terms of a Master Agreement, each entered into with the FDIC. The terms of these agreements include, among other things, a requirement that GE and GECC reimburse the FDIC for any amounts that the FDIC pays to holders of GECC debt that is guaranteed by the FDIC.

We securitize financial assets as an alternative source of funding. During the first six months of 2011, we completed $5.0 billion of non-recourse issuances and had maturities of $5.5 billion. At June 30, 2011, our non-recourse borrowings were $29.1 billion. We anticipate that securitization will remain a part of our overall funding capabilities notwithstanding the changes in consolidation rules described in Notes 1 and 17 to our 2010 consolidated financial statements.

Our issuances of securities repurchase agreements are insignificant and are limited to activities at certain of our foreign banks. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we were party to repurchase agreements totaling $0.7 billion and $0.2 billion, respectively, which were accounted for as on-book financings. We have had no repurchase agreements which were not accounted for as financings and we do not engage in securities lending transactions.

We have deposit-taking capability at 10 banks outside of the U.S. and two banks in the U.S. – GE Money Bank, a Federal Savings Bank (FSB), and GE Capital Financial Inc., an industrial bank (IB). The FSB and IB currently issue certificates of deposit (CDs) in maturity terms from three months to ten years.

Total alternative funding at June 30, 2011 was $65 billion, composed mainly of $42 billion bank deposits, $11 billion of funding secured by real estate, aircraft and other collateral and $9 billion GE Interest Plus notes. The comparable amount at December 31, 2010 was $60 billion.

Income Maintenance Agreement
 
As set forth in Exhibit 12 hereto, GECC’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges was 1.57:1 during the six months ended June 30, 2011 due to higher pre-tax earnings at GECC, which were primarily driven by lower losses and delinquencies. For additional information, see the Income Maintenance Agreement section in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our 2010 consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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E. New Accounting Standards
 
In April 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-02, which amended ASC 310, Receivables, to provide guidance for determining whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. ASU 2011-02 requires that a restructuring constitute a troubled debt restructuring when the restructuring both constitutes a concession and the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. The amendment also clarifies the guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of whether it has granted a concession. The amendment is effective for us on July 1, 2011 and applies to restructurings that have occurred subsequent to January 1, 2011. We are currently evaluating the financial statement impact of adopting this amendment; however, we expect the financial impact to be immaterial.

In May 2011, the FASB issued amendments to existing standards for fair value measurement and disclosure. The amendments clarify or change the application of existing fair value measurements, including; that the highest and best use and valuation premise in a fair value measurement are relevant only when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets; that a reporting entity should measure the fair value of its own equity instrument from the perspective of a market participant that holds that instrument as an asset; to permit an entity to measure the fair value of certain financial instruments on a net basis rather than based on its gross exposure when the reporting entity manages its financial instruments on the basis of such net exposure; that in the absence of a Level 1 input, a reporting entity should apply premiums and discounts when market participants would do so when pricing the asset or liability consistent with the unit of account; and that premiums and discounts related to size as a characteristic of the reporting entity’s holding are not permitted in a fair value measurement.  The impact of adopting these amendments is expected to be immaterial to the financial statements.

 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
There have been no significant changes to our market risk since December 31, 2010. For a discussion of our exposure to market risk, refer to Part II, Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” contained in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
 
Under the direction of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting and concluded that (i) our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2011, and (ii) no change in internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2011, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, such internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
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Part II. Other Information
 

 
Item 6. Exhibits.
 
 
Exhibit 12
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.*
 
Exhibit 31(a)
Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended.*
 
Exhibit 31(b)
Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended.*
 
Exhibit 32
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
 
Exhibit 99(a)
Financial Measures That Supplement Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.*
 
Exhibit 101
The following materials from General Electric Capital Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language); (i) Condensed Statement of Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, (ii) Condensed Statement of Financial Position at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, (iii) Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, and (iv) Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements**.
   
*   Filed electronically herewith.
   
**Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.


 
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Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
General Electric Capital Corporation
(Registrant)
 
 
July 29, 2011
 
/s/Jamie S. Miller
 
Date
 
Jamie S. Miller
Senior Vice President and Controller
Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
     


 
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