Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Inventory Exposure per Calendar Year, Undiscounted

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- Definition

Tax disallowance not including interest and penalties.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) BRL in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 BRL	Dec. 31, 2014
Guarantees [Abstract]
Guaranteed indebtedness owed to third parties	$ 60.0
Loss Contingency [Abstract]
Tax disallowance not including interest and penalties	33.0	BRL 131.5
Retail Finance Joint Venture [Member]
Guarantees [Abstract]
Maximum repossessed inventory purchase obligation with retail joint ventures	$ 6.0
Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Guarantees [Abstract]
Joint venture ownership percentage	49.00%	49.00%	49.00%