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Debt - Secured Debt and Unsecured Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	May 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025
Ultium Cells Holdings LLC
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 1,800
Financing receivable term		5 years
Unsecured Debt \| GM Financial \| Revolving Credit Facility
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate				7.08%
Unsecured Debt \| GM Financial \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt term				5 years
Unsecured Debt \| Senior Notes
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Amount of debt issued	$ 2,000	$ 2,000
Weighted-average interest rate		5.70%
Repayments of debt	$ 1,250
Unsecured Debt \| Senior Notes \| GM Financial
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Amount of debt issued				$ 10,600
Weighted-average interest rate				5.05%
Weighted-average interest rate on outstanding long-term debt				4.41%
Unsecured Debt \| Ten Billion Dollar Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt term			5 years
Aggregate borrowing capacity			$ 10,000
Unsecured Debt \| 4.1 Billion Dollar Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt term			3 years
Aggregate borrowing capacity			$ 4,100
Unsecured Debt \| $2.0 Billion Dollar Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| GM Financial
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt term			364 days	364 days
Aggregate borrowing capacity			$ 2,000	$ 2,000
Secured Debt \| Line of Credit \| GM Financial \| Revolving Credit Facility
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate borrowing capacity				27,800
Secured Debt \| Securitization notes payable \| Notes Payable \| GM Financial
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Amount of debt issued				$ 19,600
Weighted-average interest rate				4.65%
Weighted-average interest rate on outstanding long-term debt				4.92%