Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following tables categorize the fair values of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis on our balance sheet (in millions):

		September 30, 2016
	Fair Value  Level	Automotive		Financial Services		All Other		Consolidated
Cash and cash equivalents
U.S. government	1	$	599	$	—	$	—	$	599
U.S. government agencies	2	—		4		—		4
Non-U.S. government and agencies	2	551		280		—		831
Corporate debt	2	60		50		—		110
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents		1,210		334		—		1,544
Cash, time deposits, and money market funds		6,445		5,341		10		11,796
Total cash and cash equivalents		$	7,655	$	5,675	$	10	$	13,340
Marketable securities
U.S. government	1	$	3,982	$	1,724	$	—	$	5,706
U.S. government agencies	2	3,284		1,354		—		4,638
Non-U.S. government and agencies	2	5,423		520		—		5,943
Corporate debt	2	3,709		540		—		4,249
Equities	1	198		—		—		198
Other marketable securities	2	49		42		—		91
Total marketable securities		$	16,645	$	4,180	$	—	$	20,825
		December 31, 2015
	Fair Value  Level	Automotive		Financial Services		All Other		Consolidated
Cash and cash equivalents
U.S. government	1	$	115	$	—	$	—	$	115
U.S. government agencies	2	22		—		—		22
Non-U.S. government and agencies	2	173		266		—		439
Corporate debt	2	20		—		—		20
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents		330		266		—		596
Cash, time deposits, and money market funds		5,056		8,620		—		13,676
Total cash and cash equivalents		$	5,386	$	8,886	$	—	$	14,272
Marketable securities
U.S. government	1	$	1,623	$	298	$	—	$	1,921
U.S. government agencies	2	5,240		1,169		—		6,409
Non-U.S. government and agencies	2	7,451		832		—		8,283
Corporate debt	2	3,279		384		—		3,663
Equities	1	240		—		—		240
Other marketable securities	2	348		40		—		388
Total marketable securities		$	18,181	$	2,723	$	—	$	20,904

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

The following tables present cash equivalents and marketable securities accounted for as available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities on our balance sheet (in millions):

	September 30, 2016
										Fair Value of Securities with Contractual Maturities:
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Less than 1 Year		1-5 Years
Automotive
U.S. government	$	447	$	—	$	—		$	447	$	—	$	447
U.S. government agencies	100		—		—			100		—		100
Non-U.S. government and agencies	77		—		—			77		—		77
Corporate debt	337		—		—			337		247		90
Total	$	961	$	—	$	—		$	961	$	247	$	714
	December 31, 2015
										Fair Value of Securities with Contractual Maturities:
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Less than 1 Year		1-5 Years
Automotive
U.S. government	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
U.S. government agencies	—		—		—			—		—		—
Non-U.S. government and agencies	82		—		(12		)	70		—		70
Corporate debt	—		—		—			—		—		—
Total	$	82	$	—	$	(12	)	$	70	$	—	$	70