Equipment on Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items] | |||
| Equipment on operating leases, net | $ 43,559 | $ 42,882 | |
| Vehicles [Member] | |||
| Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items] | |||
| Equipment on operating leases | 55,282 | 53,947 | |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (11,476) | (9,959) | |
| Equipment on operating leases, net | 43,806 | 43,988 | |
| Depreciation expense | 7,500 | 6,700 | $ 4,700 |
| Vehicles [Member] | GM Financial [Member] | |||
| Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items] | |||
| Equipment on operating leases, net | 43,600 | $ 42,900 | |
| Minimum rental receipts under operating leases | |||
| 2019 | 6,733 | ||
| 2020 | 4,141 | ||
| 2021 | 1,568 | ||
| 2022 | 155 | ||
| 2023 | 9 | ||
| Total | $ 12,606 | ||
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- Definition The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Future minimum rental payments in aggregate as of the balance sheet date under operating leases. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Future rental payments receivable within one year of the balance sheet date under an operating lease. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Future rental payments receivable within the fifth year from the balance sheet date under an operating lease. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Future rental payments receivable within the fourth year from the balance sheet date under an operating lease. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Future rental payments receivable within the third year from the balance sheet date under an operating lease. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Future rental payments receivable within the second year from the balance sheet date under an operating lease. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount of accumulated depreciation, by major property class, recorded on property subject to or available for lease as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before accumulated depreciation of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services subject to or available for lease. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of property, by major property class, net of accumulated depreciation, subject to or available for lease as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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