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Cash Deposits and Marketable Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Cash Deposits and Marketable Securities

Note 11.  Cash Deposits and Marketable Securities

 

Cash deposits are maintained to provide credit enhancement for certain agreements and are reported as part of cash and cash equivalents. For most of these deposits, the cash may be withdrawn if comparable security is provided in the form of letters of credit. Accordingly, these deposits are not considered to be restricted.

 

    2011   2010
    U.S.   Non-U.S.   Total   U.S.   Non-U.S.   Total
 Cash and cash equivalents   $ 379     $ 458     $ 837     $ 440     $ 509     $ 949  
 Cash and cash equivalents held as     2       29       31       3       55       58  
   deposits                                                
 Cash and cash equivalents held at less                                                
   than wholly-owned subsidiaries     3       60       63       3       80       83  
 Balance at December 31   $ 384     $ 547     $ 931     $ 446     $ 644     $ 1,090  

 

A portion of the non-U.S. cash and cash equivalents is utilized for working capital and other operating purposes. Several countries have local regulatory requirements that significantly restrict the ability of our operations to repatriate this cash. Beyond these restrictions, there are practical limitations on repatriation of cash from certain countries because of the resulting tax withholdings.

 

Marketable securities

 

    2011   2010
        Unrealized   Fair       Unrealized   Fair
    Cost   Gains   Value   Cost   Gains   Value
                                                 
 U.S. government securities   $ 10     $ —       $ 10     $ 23     $ —       $ 23  
 Corporate securities     8               8       5       3       8  
 Certificates of deposit     13               13       15               15  
 Other     25               25       8               8  
 Total marketable securities   $ 56     $ —       $ 56     $ 51     $ 3     $ 54  

 

U.S. government securities include bonds issued by government-sponsored agencies and Treasury notes. Corporate securities include both debt and equity securities. Other consists of investments in mutual and index funds. U.S. government securities and certificates of deposit maturing in one year or less, after one year through five years and after five years total $12, $11 and $8 at December 31, 2011.

 

Dana realized proceeds from liquidating available-for-sale marketable securities prior to their scheduled maturities of $26, $30 and $11 in 2011, 2010 and 2009. The related gains and losses realized on this activity were not significant.