Debt instrument net borrowing capacity amount.

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Extension Periods

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Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of long-term unsecured obligations issued by corporations and other borrowers to investors (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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Amount of long-term debt classified as other.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) extension	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 AUD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	May 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate on consolidated debt			3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%			3.00%
Debt \| $			$ 24,445,000,000	$ 24,854,000,000
Other debt \| $			1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Financial services
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt \| $			$ 20,436,000,000	$ 20,748,000,000
CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage										9894.40%	9894.40%
CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage	98.597%	98.597%						98.597%
Debt repurchase amount														€ 800,000,000
CNH Industrial Capital LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount \| $												$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage												9970.10%
CNH Industrial
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount \| $													$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage													99.384%
2.875% Notes Due May 2023 \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bonds, interest rate			2.875%	2.875%	2.875%	2.875%			2.875%
Debt repurchase amount						€ 131,000,000			€ 268,000,000
Debt									€ 700,000,000
1.625% Notes Due March 2022 \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument borrowing capacity amount																	€ 10,000,000,000
Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage																	99.407%
1.625% Notes Due March 2022 \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount																	€ 75,000,000
Bonds, interest rate																	1.625%
4.375% Notes Due April 2022 \| CNH Industrial Capital LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount \| $																$ 500,000,000
Bonds, interest rate																4.375%
1.375% Notes Due May 2022 \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument borrowing capacity amount															€ 10,000,000,000
Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage															99.335%
1.375% Notes Due May 2022 \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount															€ 500,000,000
Bonds, interest rate															1.375%
Debt repurchase amount						€ 184,000,000
1.750% Notes Due September 2025 \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument borrowing capacity amount														€ 10,000,000,000
Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage														99.248%
1.750% Notes Due September 2025 \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount														€ 650,000,000
Bonds, interest rate														1.75%
6.250% Notes \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bonds, interest rate														6.25%
2.750% Notes \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bonds, interest rate														2.75%
3.850% Notes Due November 2027 \| C H N Industrial N V
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bonds, interest rate													3.85%
4.200% Notes Due January 2024 \| CNH Industrial Capital LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bonds, interest rate												4.20%
1.875% Notes Due January 2026 \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount \| $										$ 500,000,000
Bonds, interest rate										1.875%	1.875%
Debt instrument borrowing capacity amount											€ 10,000,000,000
1.750% Bonds Due March 2027 \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount								€ 600,000,000
Bonds, interest rate	1.75%	1.75%						1.75%
Debt instrument borrowing capacity amount								€ 10,000,000,000
1.625% Bonds Due July 2029 \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount							€ 500,000,000
Bonds, interest rate							1.625%
Debt instrument borrowing capacity amount							€ 10,000,000,000
Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage							98.926%
2.200% Bonds Due July 2039 \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount							€ 50,000,000
Bonds, interest rate							2.20%
Debt instrument borrowing capacity amount							€ 10,000,000,000
Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage							98.285%
2.100% Bonds Due December 2022 \| CNH Industrial Capital Australia Pty. Limited
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount \| $					$ 175,000,000
Bonds, interest rate				2.10%	2.10%	2.10%
Debt instrument principal amount of issue price percentage				99.899%	99.899%	99.899%
2.875% Notes Due September 2021 \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.) \| Global Medium Term Note Programme
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bonds, interest rate			2.875%						2.875%
Debt repurchase amount						€ 64,000,000
Commercial Paper Program \| CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A. (formerly Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Commercial Paper						105,000,000
Commercial Paper Program \| CNH Industrial Capital LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Commercial Paper						€ 387,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2024 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, term		5 years
Revolving credit facility, amount	$ 4,500,000,000	$ 4,500,000,000						€ 4,000,000,000
Number of years in each extension period \| extension	2
Credit facility extension period (in years)	1 year
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, term			5 years
Revolving credit facility, amount									€ 1,750,000,000
Asset-Backed Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility \| $			$ 3,900,000,000	$ 4,100,000,000
Credit facility utilized amount \| $			3,000,000,000.0	3,000,000,000.0
Financial Services \| Unsecured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility \| $			$ 3,100,000,000	$ 5,500,000,000