Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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 for the years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):

	2018
	Consumer			Non-Consumer			Total
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance	$	582		$	15		$	597
Charge-offs (a)	(528		)	(67		)	(595		)
Recoveries	163			7			170
Provision for credit losses	359			68			427
Other	(10		)	—			(10		)
Ending balance	$	566		$	23		$	589
Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses
Collective impairment allowance	$	546		$	14		$	560
Specific impairment allowance	20			9			29
Ending balance	566			23			589
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables
Collectively evaluated for impairment	75,869			43,035			118,904
Specifically evaluated for impairment	370			129			499
Recorded investment	76,239			43,164			119,403
Ending balance, net of allowance for credit losses	$	75,673		$	43,141		$	118,814

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(a) Non-consumer charge-offs primarily reflect a U.S. dealer’s floorplan inventory and dealer loan determined to be uncollectible.

	2019
	Finance Receivables
	Consumer			Non-Consumer			Total
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance	$	566		$	23		$	589
Charge-offs	(527		)	(22		)	(549		)
Recoveries	168			10			178
Provision for credit losses	291			5			296
Other	(2		)	1			(1		)
Ending balance	$	496		$	17		$	513
Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses
Collective impairment allowance	$	478		$	15		$	493
Specific impairment allowance	18			2			20
Ending balance	496			17			513
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables
Collectively evaluated for impairment	73,653			40,666			114,319
Specifically evaluated for impairment	322			189			511
Recorded investment	73,975			40,855			114,830
Ending balance, net of allowance for credit losses	$	73,479		$	40,838		$	114,317