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Finance Receivables - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status $ 581us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus $ 682us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus    
Consumer Finance Receivables [Member]        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Financing Receivable, Gross 25,591us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoansAutoFinancingReceivableMember
25,623us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoansAutoFinancingReceivableMember
   
Consumer Finance Receivables [Member] | North America Segment [Member]        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Financing Receivable, Gross 14,294us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoansAutoFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= acf_NorthAmericaSegmentMember
13,361us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoansAutoFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= acf_NorthAmericaSegmentMember
   
Consumer Finance Receivables [Member] | Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Financing Receivable, Gross 344us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoansAutoFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= acf_DeterioratedCreditQualityMember
     
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member]        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Financing Receivable, Gross 7,607us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
8,072us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
7,108us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
6,700us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member] | North America Segment [Member]        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Financing Receivable, Gross $ 3,260us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= acf_NorthAmericaSegmentMember
$ 3,180us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= acf_NorthAmericaSegmentMember
$ 2,190us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= acf_NorthAmericaSegmentMember
$ 1,975us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= acf_NorthAmericaSegmentMember