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Product Warranty and Related Liabilities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Product Warranty and Related Liabilities Activity [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes activity for policy, product warranty, recall campaigns and courtesy transportation (dollars in millions):
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Balance at beginning of period
$
9,646

 
$
7,601

Warranties issued and assumed in period  recall campaigns and courtesy transportation
386

 
2,485

Warranties issued and assumed in period  policy and product warranty
1,166

 
1,309

Payments
(2,106
)
 
(1,784
)
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties
329

 
889

Effect of foreign currency and other
(125
)
 
28

Balance at end of period
$
9,296

 
$
10,528