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Receivables - Narrative (Detail)			6 Months Ended
Receivables - Narrative (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2010 Insurance and Other [Member] Trade and Other Receivables [Member] Swiss Reinsurance Company Limited [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Insurance and Other [Member] Trade and Other Receivables [Member] Swiss Reinsurance Company Limited [Member] CHF	Jun. 30, 2011 Finance and Financial Products [Member] Consumer installment loans and finance receivables [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Finance and Financial Products [Member] Consumer installment loans and finance receivables [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Finance and Financial Products [Member] Consumer installment loans and finance receivables [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Finance and Financial Products [Member] Commercial loans And finance receivables [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Finance and Financial Products [Member] Loans and finance receivables [Member]
Receivables [Line Items]
Capital instrument remaining amount to be received	$ 3,900,000,000	3,700,000,000
Provisions for consumer loan losses			161,000,000	178,000,000
Loan charge-offs, net of recoveries			160,000,000	176,000,000
Acquisition discounts on consumer loans			$ 550,000,000		$ 580,000,000
Percent of loan balances evaluated collectively for impairment			96.00%
Percent of loan balances evaluated individually for impairment						84.00%
Percent of loan balances that are performing							98.00%
Percent of loan balances that are current as to payment status							93.00%