CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Net income/(loss)	$ 3,167	$ 3,679
Depreciation and tooling amortization	3,795	3,775
Other amortization	(772)	(554)
Provision for/(Benefit from) credit losses and insurance losses	317	212
Pension and other postretirement employee benefits (“OPEB”) expense/(income) (Note 11)	201	612
Equity method investment dividends received in excess of (earnings)/losses and impairments	(124)	142
Foreign currency adjustments	173	(97)
Net realized and unrealized (gains)/losses on cash equivalents, marketable securities, and other investments	8	163
Stock compensation	275	238
Provision for/(Benefit from) deferred income taxes	206	3
Decrease/(Increase) in finance receivables (wholesale and other)	(1,865)	(1,473)
Decrease/(Increase) in accounts receivable and other assets	(1,603)	(1,793)
Decrease/(Increase) in inventory	(1,845)	(3,354)
Increase/(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities	5,269	6,134
Other	(309)	148
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities	6,893	7,835
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Capital spending	(4,194)	(3,729)
Acquisitions of finance receivables and operating leases	(29,542)	(26,231)
Collections of finance receivables and operating leases	22,530	22,517
Purchases of marketable securities and other investments	(6,069)	(4,860)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments	6,812	7,584
Settlements of derivatives	(237)	(32)
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	(1,299)	(1,047)
Other	78	(359)
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities	(11,921)	(6,157)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Cash payments for dividends and dividend equivalents	(1,925)	(3,794)
Purchases of common stock	(244)	0
Net changes in short-term debt	(1,008)	(658)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	28,960	26,401
Payments of long-term debt	(25,145)	(22,213)
Other	(254)	(197)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	384	(461)
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	(240)	66
Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(4,884)	1,283
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period (Note 7)	25,110	25,340
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period (Note 7)	$ 20,226	$ 26,623