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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Liquidation Basis) (Liquidation Basis of Accounting [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Liquidation Basis of Accounting [Member]
   
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities    
Cash receipts from dividends and interest $ 12,678us-gaap_ProceedsFromInterestAndDividendsReceived
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
$ 50us-gaap_ProceedsFromInterestAndDividendsReceived
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Cash paid for professional fees, governance costs and other administrative costs (9,449)ck0000040730_CashPaidForLiquidationCosts
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
(16,194)ck0000040730_CashPaidForLiquidationCosts
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Cash paid for Residual Wind-Down Claims (2,011)ck0000040730_CashPaidForResidualWindDownClaims
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
(1,451)ck0000040730_CashPaidForResidualWindDownClaims
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Cash receipts for refund due others 379ck0000040730_CashReceiptsForRefundDueOthers
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
 
Cash paid for distributions (3,528)ck0000040730_CashPaidForDistribution
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
(581)ck0000040730_CashPaidForDistribution
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Net cash flows used in operating activities (1,931)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
(18,176)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities    
Cash used to purchase marketable securities (66,302)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
(97,020)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Cash from maturities and sales of marketable securities 78,597us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
124,081us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Net cash flows from investing activities 12,295us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
27,061us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Cash flows from financing activities    
Cash from sale of New GM Securities for distribution 212ck0000040730_ProceedsFromSaleOfSecuritiesForDistributions
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
28ck0000040730_ProceedsFromSaleOfSecuritiesForDistributions
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Net cash flows from financing activities 212us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
28us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 10,576us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
8,913us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 14,932us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
1,010us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 25,508us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember
$ 9,923us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_LiquidationBasisOfAccountingMember