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Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	$ 15,917	$ 14,272	$ 12,368	$ 10,757
Automotive [Member]
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	5,567	5,386	5,074	4,567
Automotive [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	316	330
Marketable securities	18,684	18,181
Automotive [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| U.S. government
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	115
Marketable securities	3,088	1,623
Automotive [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Equities
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Marketable securities	257	240
Automotive [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| U.S. government agencies
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	109	22
Marketable securities	4,752	5,240
Automotive [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Non-U.S. government and agencies
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	77	173
Marketable securities	6,917	7,451
Automotive [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Corporate debt
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	130	20
Marketable securities	3,323	3,279
Automotive [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Other marketable securities
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Marketable securities	347	348
Automotive [Member] \| Investment Type [Member] \| Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Carrying (Reported) Amount [Member]
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash, time deposits, and money market funds	5,251	5,056
Financial Services [Member]
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	10,350	8,886	$ 7,294	$ 6,190
Financial Services [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	1,025	266
Marketable securities	4,872	2,723
Financial Services [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| U.S. government
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	450	0
Marketable securities	1,594	298
Financial Services [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| U.S. government agencies
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	25	0
Marketable securities	1,746	1,169
Financial Services [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Non-U.S. government and agencies
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	500	266
Marketable securities	1,194	832
Financial Services [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Corporate debt
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	50	0
Marketable securities	294	384
Financial Services [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Other marketable securities
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Marketable securities	44	40
Financial Services [Member] \| Investment Type [Member] \| Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Carrying (Reported) Amount [Member]
Items measured at fair value [Line Items]
Cash, time deposits, and money market funds	$ 9,325	$ 8,620