Fair Value (Fair Value Measurements - Reconciliation of Level 3 Assets And Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Transfers Into Level 3	$ 0	$ 0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Transfers out of Level 3	0	0
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in earnings	20	(3)
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, purchases	759	303
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, sales	(732)	(313)
Fair value, measurement , recurring, asset, issuances	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, settlements	(11)	(6)
Fair value, assets, recurring, net unrealized gains (losses)	7	(10)
Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis, change in unrealized gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income	0	0
Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in earnings	5	(7)
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, purchases	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, sales	0	0
Fair value, measurement , recurring, asset, issuances	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, settlements	(4)	(5)
Fair value, assets, recurring, net unrealized gains (losses)	5	(10)
Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis, change in unrealized gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income	0	0
Available-for-sale securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in earnings	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, purchases	2
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, sales	0
Fair value, measurement , recurring, asset, issuances	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, settlements	0
Fair value, assets, recurring, net unrealized gains (losses)	0
Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis, change in unrealized gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income	0
Loans held-for-sale
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in earnings	12	5
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, purchases	742	303
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, sales	(732)	(313)
Fair value, measurement , recurring, asset, issuances	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, settlements	0	0
Fair value, assets, recurring, net unrealized gains (losses)	0	0
Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis, change in unrealized gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income	0	0
Finance receivables and Loans, net
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, assets, recurring, net unrealized gains (losses)	0
Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis, change in unrealized gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income	0
Finance receivables and Loans, net \| Consumer Loan
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in earnings	1
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, purchases	15
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, sales	0
Fair value, measurement , recurring, asset, issuances	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, settlements	(5)
Interests retained in financial asset sales
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in earnings	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, purchases	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, sales	0	0
Fair value, measurement , recurring, asset, issuances	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, settlements	(2)	(1)
Fair value, assets, recurring, net unrealized gains (losses)	0	0
Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis, change in unrealized gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income	0	0
Derivative assets
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in earnings	2	(1)
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, purchases	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, sales	0	0
Fair value, measurement , recurring, asset, issuances	0	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset, settlements	0	0
Fair value, assets, recurring, net unrealized gains (losses)	2	0
Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis, change in unrealized gain (loss) included in other comprehensive income	0	0
Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, beginning balance	19	38
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, ending balance	55	19
Fair value, measurements, recurring \| Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, beginning balance	7	19
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, ending balance	8	7
Fair value, measurements, recurring \| Available-for-sale securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, beginning balance	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, ending balance	2	0
Fair value, measurements, recurring \| Loans held-for-sale
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, beginning balance	8	13
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, ending balance	30	8
Fair value, measurements, recurring \| Finance receivables and Loans, net \| Consumer Loan
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, beginning balance	0
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, ending balance	11	0
Fair value, measurements, recurring \| Interests retained in financial asset sales
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, beginning balance	4	5
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, ending balance	2	4
Fair value, measurements, recurring \| Derivative assets
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, beginning balance	0	1
Fair value, measurement, recurring, asset value, ending balance	$ 2	$ 0

Amount of unrealized gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI) from asset (liability) measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3) and still held.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from asset measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI) from asset measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of issuances of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of transfer of financial instrument classified as an asset into level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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