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Variable Interest Entities - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Assets $ 49,346,000,000us-gaap_Assets   $ 47,724,000,000us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities 42,143,000,000us-gaap_Liabilities   40,332,000,000us-gaap_Liabilities
Revenues 1,354,000,000us-gaap_Revenues 1,097,000,000us-gaap_Revenues  
Net income 150,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 145,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss  
Transfers of Finance Receivables 2,000,000,000acf_TransfersofFinanceReceivables   2,500,000,000acf_TransfersofFinanceReceivables
Transfers of Finance Receivables Outstanding Balance 1,800,000,000acf_TransfersofFinanceReceivablesOutstandingBalance   2,400,000,000acf_TransfersofFinanceReceivablesOutstandingBalance
Germany [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Assets 4,200,000,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
  4,500,000,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
Liabilities 3,500,000,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
  4,000,000,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
Revenues 41,000,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
58,000,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
 
Net income $ 11,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
$ 10,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE