Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract]

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing and Loans and Leases Receivable [Table Text Block]

An analysis of the allowance for credit losses related to finance receivables and net investment in operating leases for the periods ended March 31 (in millions) was as follows:

	First Quarter 2016
	Finance Receivables								Net Investment in Operating Leases			Total Allowance
	Consumer			Non-Consumer		Total
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance	$	357		$	16	$	373		$	49		$	422
Charge-offs	(102		)	1		(101		)	(40		)	(141		)
Recoveries	29			1		30			19			49
Provision for credit losses	102			1		103			25			128
Other (a)	4			1		5			—			5
Ending balance	$	390		$	20	$	410		$	53		$	463
Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses
Collective impairment allowance	$	371		$	13	$	384		$	53		$	437
Specific impairment allowance	19			7		26			—			26
Ending balance	390			20		410			53			$	463
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables and net investment in operating leases
Collectively evaluated for impairment	60,581			39,583		100,164			25,941
Specifically evaluated for impairment	373			149		522			—
Recorded investment	60,954			39,732		100,686			25,941
Ending balance, net of allowance for credit losses	$	60,564		$	39,712	$	100,276		$	25,888

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(a) Primarily represents amounts related to translation adjustments.

	First Quarter 2017
	Finance Receivables									Net Investment in Operating Leases			Total Allowance
	Consumer			Non-Consumer			Total
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance	$	469		$	15		$	484		$	64		$	548
Charge-offs	(123		)	(2		)	(125		)	(52		)	(177		)
Recoveries	34			—			34			24			58
Provision for credit losses	121			—			121			31			152
Other (a)	3			—			3			—			3
Ending balance	$	504		$	13		$	517		$	67		$	584
Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses
Collective impairment allowance	$	483		$	13		$	496		$	67		$	563
Specific impairment allowance	21			—			21			—			21
Ending balance	504			13			517			67			$	584
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables and net investment in operating leases
Collectively evaluated for impairment	66,075			40,468			106,543			26,495
Specifically evaluated for impairment	385			164			549			—
Recorded investment	66,460			40,632			107,092			26,495
Ending balance, net of allowance for credit losses	$	65,956		$	40,619		$	106,575		$	26,428

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(a) Primarily represents amounts related to translation adjustments.