Financial Services Finance Receivables Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Wholesale Loans Percentage of Dealer Financing	92.00%
Finance Receivable Before Unearned Interest Supplements	$ 99,457
Financing Receivable, Gross	96,674	$ 91,064
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	(484)	(373)	$ (321)
Finance receivables, net	96,190	90,691
Financial Services finance receivables, net - Current portion	46,266	45,137
Finance receivable, net - Non-current portion	49,924	45,554
Net finance receivables subject to fair value	94,066	88,876
Capital Leases Net Investment In Direct Financing Leases Before Allowance For Credit Losses	2,100	1,800
Finance Receivables Net Not Subject To Fair Value	2,100	1,800
Uncollected Interest Receivable Excluded From Finance Receivable	223	209
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	65,338	59,949
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	(469)	(357)	(305)
Finance receivables, net	64,869	59,592
Consumer [Member] \| Retail financing [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Finance Receivable Before Unearned Interest Supplements	68,121	62,068
Unearned interest supplements	(2,783)	(2,119)
Financing Receivable, Gross	65,338	59,949
Non-consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	31,336	31,115
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	(15)	(16)	$ (16)
Finance receivables, net	31,321	31,099
Non-consumer [Member] \| Dealer financing [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Finance Receivable Before Unearned Interest Supplements	31,336
Financing Receivable, Gross	31,336	31,115
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Finance Receivable Fair Value	94,785	90,048
Securitization Transactions VIE Primary Beneficiary and Non VIEs Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	32,500	27,600
Securitization Transactions VIE Primary Beneficiary and Non VIEs Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Non-consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 26,000	$ 26,100

The net investment in direct financing leases as of the balance sheet date before allowance for credit losses.

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Ratio of wholesale loans to dealers to total dealer financing, expressed as a percentage.

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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