Document and Entity Information Document	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	May 03, 2012
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	acf
Entity Registrant Name	General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000804269
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		500