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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Equity in Net Assets of Nonconsolidated Affiliates - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) jointVenture	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Basis difference	$ 1,600	$ 1,900
Number of joint ventures engaged in production, import and sale of products \| jointVenture	4
Equity loss	$ 600	4,675	$ (480)
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	$ 5,681	$ 7,102	$ 10,613
SGM
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of interests in other joint ventures \| jointVenture	3
SGM
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%	50.00%
SGM \| SAIC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%
SGM DY
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	25.00%	25.00%
SGM DY \| SAIC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	25.00%
SGM DY \| SGM
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%
SGM DYPT
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	25.00%	25.00%
SGM DYPT \| SAIC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	25.00%
SGM DYPT \| SGM
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%
SGM Norsom
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	25.00%	25.00%
SGM Norsom \| SAIC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	25.00%
SGM Norsom \| SGM
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%
Shanghai OnStar
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	40.00%	40.00%
Shanghai OnStar \| SGM
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	20.00%
SAIC-GMAC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	35.00%	35.00%
Temporary impairment charge		$ 300
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates		$ 1,500
SAIC-GMAC \| SGM
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	20.00%
SAIC-GMAC \| Shanghai Automotive Group Finance Company Ltd.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	45.00%
SAIC-GMF Leasing Co., Ltd.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	35.00%	35.00%
SAIC-GMF Leasing Co., Ltd. \| SGM
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	20.00%
SAIC-GMF Leasing Co., Ltd. \| SAIC Financial Holdings Company
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	45.00%
Automotive China JVs
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity loss	$ 300	$ 4,400
Restructuring costs	$ 600
Impairment and restructuring charges		2,000
Temporary impairment charge		2,100
SGM, SGM Norsom, SGM DY, and SGM DYPT
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates		$ 2,400