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Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Automotive [Member]
  
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]  
Analysis of allowance for credit losses [Table Text Block]
Following is an analysis of the allowance for credit losses for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
 
2011
 
2010
Allowance for credit losses:
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
120

 
$
192

Charge-offs
—

 
(1
)
Recoveries
(85
)
 
(122
)
Provision for credit losses
2

 
51

Other
(8
)
 
—

Ending balance
$
29

 
$
120
Financial Services [Member]
  
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]  
Analysis of allowance for credit losses [Table Text Block]
Following is an analysis of the allowance for credit losses related to finance receivables and investment in operating leases for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
 
2011
 
Finance Receivables
 
Net Investment in
Operating Leases
 
 
 
Consumer
 
Non-consumer
 
Total
 
 
Total Allowance
Allowance for credit losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
707

 
$
70

 
$
777

 
$
87

 
$
864

Charge-offs
(405
)
 
(11
)
 
(416
)
 
(89
)
 
(505
)
Recoveries
207

 
7

 
214

 
86

 
300

Provision for credit losses
(51
)
 
(22
)
 
(73
)
 
(44
)
 
(117
)
Other (a)
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
Ending balance
$
457

 
$
44

 
$
501

 
$
40

 
$
541

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Analysis of ending balance of allowance for
credit losses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Collective impairment allowance
$
441

 
$
36

 
$
477

 
$
40

 
$
517

Specific impairment allowance
16

 
8

 
24

 
—

 
24

Ending balance
$
457

 
$
44

 
$
501

 
$
40

 
$
541

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables and net investment in operating leases
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
47,364

 
$
26,016

 
$
73,380

 
$
11,522

 
 

Specifically evaluated for impairment
387

 
64

 
451

 
—

 
 

Recorded investment (b)
$
47,751

 
$
26,080

 
$
73,831

 
$
11,522

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance, net of allowance for credit losses
$
47,294

 
$
26,036

 
$
73,330

 
$
11,482

 
 

 __________
(a)
Primarily represents amounts related to translation adjustments.
(b)
Finance receivables and net investment in operating leases before allowance for credit losses.

 
2010
 
Finance Receivables
 
Net Investment in
Operating Leases
 
 
 
Consumer
 
Non-consumer
 
Total
 
 
Total Allowance
Allowance for credit losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
1,271

 
$
80

 
$
1,351

 
$
214

 
$
1,565

Charge-offs
(606
)
 
(41
)
 
(647
)
 
(200
)
 
(847
)
Recoveries
247

 
34

 
281

 
138

 
419

Provision for credit losses
(195
)
 
(2
)
 
(197
)
 
(65
)
 
(262
)
Other (a)
(10
)
 
(1
)
 
(11
)
 
—

 
(11
)
Ending balance
$
707

 
$
70

 
$
777

 
$
87

 
$
864

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Analysis of ending balance of allowance for
credit losses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Collective impairment allowance
$
707

 
$
58

 
$
765

 
$
87

 
$
852

Specific impairment allowance
—

 
12

 
12

 
—

 
12

Ending balance
$
707

 
$
70

 
$
777

 
$
87

 
$
864

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables and net investment in operating leases
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
49,640

 
$
24,300

 
$
73,940

 
$
10,480

 
 

Specifically evaluated for impairment
—

 
102

 
102

 
—

 
 

Recorded investment (b)
$
49,640

 
$
24,402

 
$
74,042

 
$
10,480

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance, net of allowance for credit losses
$
48,933

 
$
24,332

 
$
73,265

 
$
10,393

 
 

 __________
(a)
Primarily represents amounts related to translation adjustments.
(b)
Finance receivables and net investment in operating leases before allowance for credit losses.