Finance Receivables, Net - Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Finance receivables lease portfolio -low - years		2 years
Finance lease portfolio average maturity - high - years		3 years
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses		$ 118	$ 131
Provision		24	28
Charge-offs		(35)	(36)
Recoveries and other	[1]	3	(5)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses		110	118
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	[2]	3,854	4,106
Allowance for credit losses not included in the impairment evaluation		110	118
United States
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	[3]	54	51
Provision	[3]	10	11
Charge-offs	[3]	(12)	(8)
Recoveries and other	[1],[3]	3	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	[3]	55	54
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	[2]	2,138	2,174
Canada
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses		17	20
Provision		3	6
Charge-offs		(8)	(10)
Recoveries and other	[1]	4	1
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses		16	17
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	[2]	378	365
Europe
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses		45	58
Provision		11	10
Charge-offs		(15)	(17)
Recoveries and other	[1]	(4)	(6)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses		37	45
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	[2]	1,286	1,509
Other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	[3],[4]	2	2
Provision	[3],[4]	0	1
Charge-offs	[3],[4]	0	(1)
Recoveries and other	[1],[3],[4]	0	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	[3],[4]	2	2
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	[2],[4]	$ 52	$ 58

[1] Includes the impacts of foreign currency translation and adjustments to reserves necessary to reflect events of non-payment such as customer accommodations and contract terminations.

[2] Total Finance receivables exclude the allowance for credit losses of $110 and $118 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

[3] In the first quarter 2016, as a result of an internal reorganization, a U.S. leasing unit previously classified as Other was reclassified to the U.S. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

[4] Includes developing market countries and smaller units.