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Finance Receivables, Net Accretable Yield (Details) (GM Financial [Member], USD $)
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Mar. 31, 2011
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GM Financial [Member]
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| Accretable Yield, Beginning Balance | $ 768 | $ 999 | $ 737 | $ 1,201 | |
| Delinquent Finance Receivables with Income Accrual Suspended | 412 | 412 | 439 | ||
| Accretion of accretable yield | (143) | (181) | (279) | (383) | |
| Transfer from non-accretable discount | 3 | 254 | 170 | 254 | |
| Accretable Yield, Ending Balance | $ 628 | $ 1,072 | $ 628 | $ 1,072 | |
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- Definition
The aggregate excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The current period recognition due to accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The change in the estimate of cash flows expected to be collected, after acquisition of loans, which results in an increase in accretable yield (for example, if actual cash flows are significantly greater than previously expected). This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that was acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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