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Marketable and Other Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Marketable Securities [Abstract]  
MARKETABLE AND OTHER SECURITIES
MARKETABLE AND OTHER SECURITIES

We hold various investments classified as marketable securities, including U.S. government and non-U.S. government securities, non-U.S. government agencies, corporate obligations and equities, and asset-backed securities.

We record marketable securities at fair value.  Unrealized gains and losses are recorded in Automotive interest income and other non-operating income/(expense), net and Financial Services other income/(loss), net. Realized gains and losses are measured using the specific identification method.

Investments in Marketable Securities

Investments in marketable securities at December 31 were as follows (in millions):
 
2011
 
2010
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Gains/(Losses) (a)
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Gains/(Losses) (a)
Automotive sector (b)
$
14,984

 
$
(93
)
 
$
14,207

 
$
34

Financial Services sector
3,835

 
(9
)
 
6,759

 
4

Intersector elimination (b)
(201
)
 

 
(201
)
 

Total Company
$
18,618

 
$
(102
)
 
$
20,765

 
$
38

__________
(a)
Unrealized gains/(losses) for period related to instruments still held.
(b)
"Fair Value" reflects an investment in Ford Credit debt securities shown at a carrying value of $201 million and $201 million (estimated fair value of which is $201 million and $203 million) at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  See Note 18 for additional detail.

Included in Automotive sector marketable securities above is our investment in Mazda.  In 2010, we sold 133 million shares of Mazda for net proceeds of $372 million.  We continue to own 62 million shares of Mazda, representing a 3.5% ownership interest.  The fair value of our investment in Mazda at December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $110 million and $179 million, respectively.

NOTE 6.  MARKETABLE AND OTHER SECURITIES (Continued)

Other Securities

Investments in entities that we do not control and over which we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence are recorded at cost and included in Other assets.  These cost method investments at December 31 were as follows (in millions):
 
2011
 
2010
Automotive sector
$
21

 
$
92

Financial Services sector
5

 
5

Total Company
$
26

 
$
97