Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

Interest rates and debt outstanding were as follows (in millions):

	Interest Rates
	Average Contractual				Average Effective				Debt
	2012		2011		2012		2011		December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Short-term debt
Asset-backed commercial paper	0.4	%	0.3	%					$	5,752		$	6,835
Floating rate demand notes	1.1	%	1.3	%					4,890			4,713
Other asset-backed short-term debt	1.1	%	1.5	%					3,616			2,741
Commercial paper	1.2	%	5.4	%					1,686			156
Other short-term debt	4.7	%	7.0	%					1,434			1,579
Total short-term debt	1.1	%	1.4	%	1.1	%	1.4	%	17,378			16,024
Long-term debt
Senior indebtedness
Notes payable within one year									5,557			6,127
Notes payable after one year									31,656			24,892
Asset-backed debt
Notes payable within one year									13,788			16,526
Notes payable after one year									20,216			20,558
Unamortized discount									(128		)	(149		)
Fair value adjustments									791			681
Total long-term debt	3.8	%	4.2	%	4.1	%	4.6	%	71,880			68,635
Total debt	3.3	%	3.7	%	3.5	%	4.0	%	$	89,258		$	84,659
Fair value of debt									$	92,799		$	86,785

Schedule of Debt with Affilated Companies [Table Text Block]

Debt with affiliated companies included in the above table was as follows (in millions):

	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Other short-term debt	$	28	$	48
Notes payable within one year	4		466
Notes payable after one year	340		91
Total debt with affiliated companies	$	372	$	605

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Debt Maturities. Short-term and long-term debt matures at various dates through 2048. At December 31, 2012, maturities were as follows (in millions):

	2013 (a)			2014			2015			2016			2017			Thereafter (b)			Total
Unsecured debt	$	13,567		$	3,965		$	9,093		$	4,750		$	6,231		$	7,617		$	45,223
Asset-backed debt	23,156			12,341			4,988			1,301			1,586			—			43,372
Unamortized (discount)/premium (c)	(1		)	(76		)	(19		)	(15		)	(15		)	(2		)	(128		)
Fair value adjustments (c)	33			25			84			43			148			458			791
Total debt	$	36,755		$	16,255		$	14,146		$	6,079		$	7,950		$	8,073		$	89,258

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(a) Includes $17,378 million for short-term and $19,377 million for long-term debt.

(b) Includes $7,600 million of unsecured debt maturing between 2018 and 2022 with the remaining balance maturing after 2031.

(c) Presented based on contractual payment date of related debt.