The range of period (days or months) established by the entity in categorizing the rating utilized as part of the credit quality ratings for its finance receivables.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions and related items including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among a myriad of other features and characteristics. Excludes amounts related to receivables held-for-sale.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Financial Services Finance Receivables - Credit Quality (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable By Credit Quality Indicator	$ 108,292	$ 108,989	$ 101,961
Consumer [Member]
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable By Credit Quality Indicator	75,581	75,051	68,153
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	$ 27	24
Consumer [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Special Mention [Member]
Credit quality [Line Items]
Finance Receivables Credit Quality Ratings Term Range	61 days
Consumer [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Substandard [Member]
Credit quality [Line Items]
Finance Receivables Credit Quality Ratings Term Range	120 days
Consumer [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Pass [Member]
Credit quality [Line Items]
Finance Receivables Credit Quality Ratings Term Range	60 days
Consumer [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Special Mention [Member]
Credit quality [Line Items]
Finance Receivables Credit Quality Ratings Term Range	120 days
Non-consumer [Member]
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable By Credit Quality Indicator	$ 32,711	33,938	$ 33,808
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	0	1
Non-consumer [Member] \| Dealer financing [Member]
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable By Credit Quality Indicator	32,711	33,938
Non-consumer [Member] \| Dealer financing [Member] \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable By Credit Quality Indicator	25,441	26,252
Non-consumer [Member] \| Dealer financing [Member] \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable By Credit Quality Indicator	5,695	5,908
Non-consumer [Member] \| Dealer financing [Member] \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable By Credit Quality Indicator	1,479	1,640
Non-consumer [Member] \| Dealer financing [Member] \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable By Credit Quality Indicator	$ 96	$ 138