Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Accumulated amortization	$ 22,363	$ 27,606
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	750,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	750,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	50,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued	50,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	50,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	50,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 14	$ 14
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	4,166,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized	4,166,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	1,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued	1,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	1,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding	1,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
Assets of consolidated variable interest entities that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs	48,303
Net financing receivables of certain VIEs that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs	27,831
Investment securities of certain VIEs that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs	3,290
Nonrecourse Borrowings Of Consolidated Securitization Entities Where VIE Creditors Do Not Have Recourse To Company	27,561
Sum of accumulated other comprehensive income - net	(2,175)	(577)
Accumulated other comprehensive income - net attributable to noncontrolling interests	(187)	(154)
Net Financing Receivables HFS of Certain VIEs	$ 14,171

Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, portion attributable to non controlling interests, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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