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Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Notes)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]
Description
 
Balance at
Beginning of
Period
 
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses
 
Deductions
 
Balance at End
of Period
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowances deducted from assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit losses
 
$
405

 
$
199

 
 
$
220

(a)
 
$
384

Doubtful receivables
 
120

 
374

 
 
39

(b)
 
455

Inventories (primarily service part obsolescence)
 
262

 
(8
)
(c)
 
—

 
 
254

Deferred tax assets
 
1,633

 
(29
)
(d)
 
—

 
 
1,604

Total allowances deducted from assets
 
$
2,420

 
$
536

 
 
$
259

 
 
$
2,697

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Allowances deducted from assets
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Credit losses
 
$
384

 
$
347

 
 
$
294

(a)
 
$
437

Doubtful receivables
 
455

 
(7
)
 
 
76

(b)
 
372

Inventories (primarily service part obsolescence)
 
254

 
(29
)
(c)
 
—

 
 
225

Deferred tax assets
 
1,604

 
227

(d)
 
—

 
 
1,831

Total allowances deducted from assets
 
$
2,697

 
$
538

 
 
$
370

 
 
$
2,865

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Allowances deducted from assets
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Credit losses
 
$
437

 
$
551

 
 
$
421

(a)
 
$
567

Doubtful receivables
 
372

 
24

 
 
19

(b)
 
377

Inventories (primarily service part obsolescence)
 
225

 
(33
)
(c)
 
—

 
 
192

Deferred tax assets
 
1,831

 
209

(d)
 
1,131

(e)
 
909

Total allowances deducted from assets
 
$
2,865

 
$
751

 
 
$
1,571

 
 
$
2,045

_________
(a)
Finance receivables and lease investments deemed to be uncollectible and other changes, principally amounts related to finance receivables sold and translation adjustments.
(b)
Accounts and notes receivable deemed to be uncollectible as well as translation adjustments.
(c)
Net change in inventory allowances, including translation adjustments.  
(d)
Includes $(428) million, $(142) million, and $26 million in 2014, 2015, and 2016, respectively, of valuation allowance for deferred tax assets through Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss), including translation adjustments and $399 million, $369 million, and $183 million in 2014, 2015, and 2016, respectively, of valuation allowance for deferred tax assets through the income statement.
(e)
During 2016 we elected to tax a significant portion of our South American operations simultaneously in U.S. tax returns resulting in a $1.1 billion reduction in deferred tax assets and related valuation allowance.