Accounts Receivable and Finance Receivables (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012 item	Dec. 31, 2011
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Number of loan categories based on key credit quality indicators for individual loan	3
Total finance receivables held for investment	$ 1,955	$ 2,477
Performing
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	1,668	1,875
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality, percent	85.30%	75.70%
Watchlist
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	142	281
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality, percent	7.30%	11.30%
Nonaccrual
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	145	321
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality, percent	7.40%	13.00%
Nonaccrual | Maximum
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Number of months of contractual delinquency to classify accounts as nonaccrual unless such collection is not doubtful	3 months
Captive
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	1,681	1,945
Captive | Performing
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	1,447	1,558
Captive | Watchlist
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	142	251
Captive | Nonaccrual
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	92	136
Timeshare
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	113	281
Timeshare | Performing
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	67	89
Timeshare | Watchlist
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment		25
Timeshare | Nonaccrual
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	46	167
Structured Capital
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	150	208
Structured Capital | Performing
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	150	203
Structured Capital | Watchlist
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment		5
Other Liquidating
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	11	43
Other Liquidating | Performing
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	4	25
Other Liquidating | Nonaccrual
Finance receivables held for investment based on the internally assigned credit quality
Total finance receivables held for investment	$ 7	$ 18