CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Net income/(loss)	$ (2,481)	$ 3,815
Depreciation and tooling amortization	3,774	3,639
Other amortization	(608)	(715)
Provision for/(Benefit from) credit losses and insurance losses	(107)	(196)
Pension and other post-retirement employee benefits (“OPEB”) expense/(income) (Note 13)	(400)	(808)
Equity method investment dividends received in excess of (earnings)/losses and impairments	171	52
Foreign currency adjustments	60	222
Net realized and unrealized (gains)/losses on cash equivalents, marketable securities, and other investments	7,974	(906)
Net (gain)/loss on changes in investments in affiliates (Note 4)	146	(332)
Stock compensation	170	183
Provision for/(Benefit from) deferred income taxes	(1,160)	345
Decrease/(Increase) in finance receivables (wholesale and other)	(4,611)	10,465
Decrease/(Increase) in accounts receivable and other assets	(1,856)	(905)
Decrease/(Increase) in inventory	(2,507)	(2,929)
Increase/(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities	3,180	(6,438)
Other	118	(244)
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities	1,863	5,248
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Capital spending	(3,069)	(2,881)
Acquisitions of finance receivables and operating leases	(20,749)	(23,959)
Collections of finance receivables and operating leases	24,139	26,782
Proceeds from sale of business (Note 17)	0	144
Purchases of marketable securities and other investments	(8,065)	(17,593)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments	11,257	23,853
Settlements of derivatives	156	(205)
Other	473	37
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities	4,142	6,178
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Cash payments for dividends and dividend equivalents	(807)	(3)
Purchases of common stock	0	0
Net changes in short-term debt	595	890
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	18,868	11,688
Payments of long-term debt	(24,697)	(26,683)
Other	(199)	(90)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	(6,240)	(14,198)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect [Abstract]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(368)	(1)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(603)	(2,773)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period (Note 7)	20,737	25,935
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period (Note 7)	$ 20,134	$ 23,162