| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
The following tables summarize key financial information by segment (dollars in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At and For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 | | GMNA | | GME | | GMIO | | GMSA | | Corporate | | Eliminations | | Total Automotive | | GM Financial | | Eliminations | | Total | Sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | External customers | $ | 21,553 |
| | $ | 5,532 |
| | $ | 5,915 |
| | $ | 4,117 |
| | $ | 10 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 37,127 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 37,127 |
| GM Financial revenue | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 487 |
| | — |
| | 487 |
| Intersegment | 1,347 |
| | 362 |
| | 1,030 |
| | 62 |
| | — |
| | (2,802 | ) | | (1 | ) | | — |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| Total net sales and revenue | $ | 22,900 |
| | $ | 5,894 |
| | $ | 6,945 |
| | $ | 4,179 |
| | $ | 10 |
| | $ | (2,802 | ) | | $ | 37,126 |
| | $ | 487 |
| | $ | 1 |
| | $ | 37,614 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted | $ | 1,965 |
| | $ | (361 | ) | | $ | 557 |
| | $ | (19 | ) | | $ | (236 | ) | | $ | (4 | ) | | $ | 1,902 |
| | $ | 217 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,119 |
| Adjustments | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | — |
| | $ | — |
| | — |
| Corporate interest income | | | | | | | | | 86 |
| | | | | |
|
| | | | 86 |
| Automotive interest expense | | | | | | | | | 118 |
| | | | | |
|
| | | | 118 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | | | | | | | | (268 | ) | | | | | | 217 |
| | | | 2,087 |
| Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | 132 |
| | | | | | 109 |
| | | | 241 |
| Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders | | | | | | | | | $ | (400 | ) | | | | | | $ | 108 |
| | | | $ | 1,846 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates | $ | 64 |
| | $ | 49 |
| | $ | 6,942 |
| | $ | 3 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 7,058 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 7,058 |
| Total assets | $ | 89,874 |
| | $ | 15,872 |
| | $ | 23,481 |
| | $ | 12,629 |
| | $ | 29,804 |
| | $ | (33,780 | ) | | $ | 137,880 |
| | $ | 14,673 |
| | $ | (566 | ) | | $ | 151,987 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets | $ | 894 |
| | $ | 295 |
| | $ | 149 |
| | $ | 117 |
| | $ | 14 |
| | $ | (1 | ) | | $ | 1,468 |
| | $ | 54 |
| | $ | (2 | ) | | $ | 1,520 |
| Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments | $ | 2 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 298 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 300 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 300 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Impairment charges related to long-lived assets | $ | 21 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 23 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 23 |
| Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases | 14 |
| | 61 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 75 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 75 |
| Total significant non-cash charges | $ | 35 |
| | $ | 61 |
| | $ | 2 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 98 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 98 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | | GMNA | | GME | | GMIO | | GMSA | | Corporate | | Eliminations | | Total Automotive | | GM Financial | | Eliminations | | Total | Sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | External customers | $ | 44,728 |
| | $ | 10,787 |
| | $ | 10,931 |
| | $ | 7,984 |
| | $ | 25 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 74,455 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 74,455 |
| GM Financial revenue | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 918 |
| | — |
| | 918 |
| Intersegment | 2,348 |
| | 620 |
| | 2,074 |
| | 134 |
| | — |
| | (5,177 | ) | | (1 | ) | | — |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| Total net sales and revenue | $ | 47,076 |
| | $ | 11,407 |
| | $ | 13,005 |
| | $ | 8,118 |
| | $ | 25 |
| | $ | (5,177 | ) | | $ | 74,454 |
| | $ | 918 |
| | $ | 1 |
| | $ | 75,373 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted | $ | 3,656 |
| | $ | (617 | ) | | $ | 1,086 |
| | $ | 64 |
| | $ | (255 | ) | | $ | (31 | ) | | $ | 3,903 |
| | $ | 398 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 4,301 |
| Adjustments(a) | $ | — |
| | $ | (590 | ) | | $ | (22 | ) | | $ | — |
| | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | (612 | ) | | — |
| | $ | — |
| | (612 | ) | Corporate interest income | | | | | | | | | 175 |
| | | | | |
|
| | | | 175 |
| Automotive interest expense | | | | | | | | | 228 |
| | | | | |
|
| | | | 228 |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| | | | | | — |
| | | | 18 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | | | | | | | | (326 | ) | | | | | | 398 |
| | | | 3,618 |
| Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | 274 |
| | | | | | 183 |
| | | | 457 |
| Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders | | | | | | | | | $ | (600 | ) | | | | | | $ | 215 |
| | | | $ | 3,161 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Expenditures for property | $ | 2,241 |
| | $ | 624 |
| | $ | 616 |
| | $ | 538 |
| | $ | 33 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 4,052 |
| | $ | 7 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 4,059 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets | $ | 1,782 |
| | $ | 575 |
| | $ | 278 |
| | $ | 235 |
| | $ | 26 |
| | $ | (1 | ) | | $ | 2,895 |
| | $ | 97 |
| | $ | (4 | ) | | $ | 2,988 |
| Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments | $ | 4 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 719 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 723 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 723 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in (a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Impairment charges related to long-lived assets | $ | 45 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 8 |
| | $ | 1 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 54 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 54 |
| Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases | 34 |
| | 96 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 130 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 130 |
| Total significant non-cash charges | $ | 79 |
| | $ | 96 |
| | $ | 8 |
| | $ | 1 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 184 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 184 |
|
__________ | | (a) | Consists of Goodwill impairment charges of $590 million in GME and $22 million in GMIO. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 | | GMNA | | GME | | GMIO | | GMSA | | Corporate | | Eliminations | | Total Automotive | | GM Financial | | Eliminations | | Total | Sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | External customers | $ | 22,097 |
| | $ | 7,128 |
| | $ | 5,505 |
| | $ | 4,299 |
| | $ | 14 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 39,043 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 39,043 |
| GM Financial revenue | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 330 |
| | — |
| | 330 |
| Intersegment(a) | 1,031 |
| | 331 |
| | 897 |
| | 64 |
| | — |
| | (2,323 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Total net sales and revenue | $ | 23,128 |
| | $ | 7,459 |
| | $ | 6,402 |
| | $ | 4,363 |
| | $ | 14 |
| | $ | (2,323 | ) | | $ | 39,043 |
| | $ | 330 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 39,373 |
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| Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted | $ | 2,249 |
| | $ | 102 |
| | $ | 573 |
| | $ | 57 |
| | $ | (138 | ) | | $ | (25 | ) | | $ | 2,818 |
| | $ | 144 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,962 |
| Adjustments | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | — |
| | $ | — |
| | — |
| Corporate interest income | | | | | | | | | 124 |
| | | | | | | | | | 124 |
| Automotive interest expense | | | | | | | | | 155 |
| | | | | | | | | | 155 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | | | | | | | | (169 | ) | | | | | | 144 |
| | | | 2,931 |
| Income tax benefit | | | | | | | | | (44 | ) | | | | | | (17 | ) | | | | (61 | ) | Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders | | | | | | | | | $ | (125 | ) | | | | | | $ | 161 |
| | | | $ | 2,992 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets | $ | 990 |
| | $ | 374 |
| | $ | 123 |
| | $ | 115 |
| | $ | 13 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,615 |
| | $ | 19 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,634 |
| Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments | $ | 3 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 379 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 382 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 382 |
| Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Impairment charges related to long-lived assets | $ | 17 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 18 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 18 |
| Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases | 45 |
| | 29 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 74 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 74 |
| Total significant non-cash charges | $ | 62 |
| | $ | 29 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 92 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 92 |
|
__________ | | (a) | Presentation of intersegment sales has been adjusted to conform to the current presentation. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 | | GMNA | | GME | | GMIO | | GMSA | | Corporate | | Eliminations | | Total Automotive | | GM Financial | | Eliminations | | Total | Sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | External customers | $ | 43,380 |
| | $ | 13,390 |
| | $ | 9,997 |
| | $ | 8,145 |
| | $ | 30 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 74,942 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 74,942 |
| GM Financial revenue | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 625 |
| | — |
| | 625 |
| Intersegment(a) | 1,858 |
| | 939 |
| | 1,613 |
| | 114 |
| | — |
| | (4,524 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Total net sales and revenue | $ | 45,238 |
| | $ | 14,329 |
| | $ | 11,610 |
| | $ | 8,259 |
| | $ | 30 |
| | $ | (4,524 | ) | | $ | 74,942 |
| | $ | 625 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 75,567 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted | $ | 3,502 |
| | $ | 107 |
| | $ | 1,159 |
| | $ | 147 |
| | $ | (158 | ) | | $ | (27 | ) | | $ | 4,730 |
| | $ | 274 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 5,004 |
| Adjustments(b) | $ | 1,645 |
| | $ | (395 | ) | | $ | (106 | ) | | $ | — |
| | 339 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,483 |
| | — |
| | $ | — |
| | 1,483 |
| Corporate interest income | | | | | | | | | 251 |
| | | | | | | | | | 251 |
| Automotive interest expense | | | | | | | | | 304 |
| | | | | | | | | | 304 |
| Income before income taxes | | | | | | | | | 128 |
| | | | | | 274 |
| | | | 6,434 |
| Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| | | | | | 54 |
| | | | 76 |
| Net income attributable to stockholders | | | | | | | | | $ | 106 |
| | | | | | $ | 220 |
| | | | $ | 6,358 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Expenditures for property | $ | 1,247 |
| | $ | 440 |
| | $ | 428 |
| | $ | 357 |
| | $ | 26 |
| | $ | (4 | ) | | $ | 2,494 |
| | $ | 4 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,498 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets | $ | 1,967 |
| | $ | 714 |
| | $ | 239 |
| | $ | 231 |
| | $ | 26 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 3,177 |
| | $ | 33 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 3,210 |
| Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments | $ | 1,732 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 794 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,526 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,526 |
| Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in (b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Impairment charges related to long-lived assets | $ | 40 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2 |
| | $ | 2 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 44 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 44 |
| Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases | 60 |
| | 53 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 113 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 113 |
| Total significant non-cash charges | $ | 100 |
| | $ | 53 |
| | $ | 2 |
| | $ | 2 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 157 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 157 |
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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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