Finance Receivables Aging (Details) (Financial Services [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Number Of Days After Which Finance Receivable Is Considered Past Due	any payment, including principal and interest, that is at least 31 days past the contractual due date
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 86,462us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross	$ 81,173us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	17	14
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due	718	754
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due	97	105
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due	29	27
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	52	63
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	896	949
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	53,200	49,248
Financing Receivable, Gross	54,096	50,197
Non-consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	3	21
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	117	89
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	32,249	30,887
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 32,366	$ 30,976
Minimum [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Number Of Days At Which Finance Receivables Are In Process Of Collection	90 days

Financing receivables that are less than 60 days past due but 31 or more days past due.

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Financing receivables that are less than 90 days past due but 61 or more days past due.

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Financing receivables that are less than 120 days past due but 91 or more days past due.

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Financing receivables that are greater than 120 days past due.

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The number of days after which finance receivables are considered to be past due.

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Number Of Days At Which Finance Receivables Are In Process Of Collection

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 7

-Subparagraph (d)

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Financing receivables that are current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 7A

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=SL6953401-111524

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Recorded Investment in financing receivables that are past due at the balance sheet date.

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Amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions and related items including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among a myriad of other features and characteristics. Excludes amounts related to receivables held-for-sale.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(3))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 10

-Subparagraph 3

-Article 9

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