Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes For interim income tax reporting we estimate our annual effective tax rate and apply it to our year-to-date ordinary income. Tax jurisdictions with a projected or year-to-date loss for which a tax benefit cannot be realized are excluded from the annualized effective tax rate. The tax effects of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, income tax expense of $81 million and $219 million primarily resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective rate calculation. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, income tax expense of $52 million and $155 million primarily resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation. The increase in tax expense is due primarily to differences in U.S. taxation on foreign earnings. We are included in GM’s consolidated U.S. federal income tax return and for certain states’ income tax returns. Net operating losses and certain tax credits generated by us have been utilized by GM; however, income tax expense and deferred tax balances are presented in these financial statements as if we filed our own tax returns in each jurisdiction.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

For interim income tax reporting we estimate our annual effective tax rate and apply it to our year-to-date ordinary income. Tax jurisdictions with a projected or year-to-date loss for which a tax benefit cannot be realized are excluded from the annualized effective tax rate. The tax effects of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur.

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, income tax expense of $81 million and $219 million primarily resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective rate calculation. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, income tax expense of $52 million and $155 million primarily resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation. The increase in tax expense is due primarily to differences in U.S. taxation on foreign earnings.

We are included in GM’s consolidated U.S. federal income tax return and for certain states’ income tax returns. Net operating losses and certain tax credits generated by us have been utilized by GM; however, income tax expense and deferred tax balances are presented in these financial statements as if we filed our own tax returns in each jurisdiction.