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Segment Reporting Segment Reporting (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | The following tables summarize key financial information by segment (dollars in millions):
| GMNA |  | GME |  | GMIO |  | GMSA |  | Corporate |  | Eliminations |  | Total Automotive |  | GM Financial |  | Eliminations |  | Total
At and For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External customers | $ | 23,175 |  |  | $ | 5,255 |  |  | $ | 5,016 |  |  | $ | 3,867 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 37,328 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 37,328 |
GM Financial revenue | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 431 |  |  | — |  |  | 431 |
Intersegment | 1,001 |  |  | 258 |  |  | 1,044 |  |  | 72 |  |  | — |  |  | (2,375 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total net sales and revenue | $ | 24,176 |  |  | $ | 5,513 |  |  | $ | 6,060 |  |  | $ | 3,939 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (2,375 | ) |  | $ | 37,328 |  |  | $ | 431 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 37,759 |
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted | $ | 1,691 |  |  | $ | (256 | ) |  | $ | 529 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | (19 | ) |  | $ | (27 | ) |  | $ | 2,001 |  |  | $ | 181 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,182 |
Adjustments(a) | $ | — |  |  | $ | (590 | ) |  | $ | (22 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (612 | ) |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | (612 | )
Corporate interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 89 |
Automotive interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 110 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 18 |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (58 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | 181 |  |  |  |  | 1,531 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  |  | 216 |
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (200 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,315 |
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 6,676 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,793 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,793 |
Total assets | $ | 87,593 |  |  | $ | 17,000 |  |  | $ | 23,222 |  |  | $ | 12,086 |  |  | $ | 31,354 |  |  | $ | (34,275 | ) |  | $ | 136,980 |  |  | $ | 13,656 |  |  | $ | (442 | ) |  | $ | 150,194 |
Expenditures for property | $ | 1,032 |  |  | $ | 365 |  |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 280 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,990 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,994 |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets | $ | 888 |  |  | $ | 280 |  |  | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,427 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 1,468 |
Equity income, net of tax | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 421 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 423 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 423 |
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in(a) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 31 |
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases | 20 |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 55 |
Total significant non-cash charges | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 86 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 86 |
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(a) | Consists of Goodwill impairment charges of $590 million in GME and $22 million in GMIO.
| GMNA |  | GME |  | GMIO |  | GMSA |  | Corporate |  | Eliminations |  | Total Automotive |  | GM Financial |  | Eliminations |  | Total
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External customers | $ | 21,283 |  |  | $ | 6,262 |  |  | $ | 4,492 |  |  | $ | 3,846 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 35,899 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 35,899 |
GM Financial revenue | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 295 |  |  | — |  |  | 295 |
Intersegment(a) | 827 |  |  | 608 |  |  | 716 |  |  | 50 |  |  | — |  |  | (2,201 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total net sales and revenue | $ | 22,110 |  |  | $ | 6,870 |  |  | $ | 5,208 |  |  | $ | 3,896 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | (2,201 | ) |  | $ | 35,899 |  |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36,194 |
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted | $ | 1,253 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 586 |  |  | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | (20 | ) |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 1,912 |  |  | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,042 |
Adjustments(b) | $ | 1,645 |  |  | $ | (395 | ) |  | $ | (106 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | 339 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,483 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 1,483 |
Corporate interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 127 |
Automotive interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 149 |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 297 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130 |  |  |  |  | 3,503 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  |  | 137 |
Net income attributable to stockholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 231 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,366 |
Expenditures for property | $ | 581 |  |  | $ | 237 |  |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,322 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,322 |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets | $ | 977 |  |  | $ | 340 |  |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,562 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,576 |
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments | $ | 1,729 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 415 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,144 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,144 |
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in(b) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26 |
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases | 15 |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 39 |
Total significant non-cash charges | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 65 |
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(a) | Presentation of intersegment sales has been adjusted to conform to the current presentation.
(b) | Consists of the gain on sale of our New Delphi Class A Membership Interests of $1.6 billion in GMNA, Goodwill impairment charges of $395 million in GME, charges related to HKJV of $106 million in GMIO and a gain on the sale of Ally Financial preferred stock of $339 million in Corporate.

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