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Product Warranty and Related Liabilities (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of policy, product warranty, recall campaigns and courtesy transportation [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes activity for policy, product warranty, recall campaigns and courtesy transportation (dollars in millions):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
Balance at beginning of period
$
9,296

 
$
10,528

 
$
9,646

 
$
7,601

Warranties issued and assumed in period – recall campaigns and courtesy transportation
299

 
173

 
685

 
2,658

Warranties issued and assumed in period – policy and product warranty
576

 
595

 
1,742

 
1,904

Payments
(939
)
 
(1,319
)
 
(3,045
)
 
(3,103
)
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties
132

 
206

 
461

 
1,095

Effect of foreign currency and other
(111
)
 
(160
)
 
(236
)
 
(132
)
Balance at end of period
$
9,253

 
$
10,023

 
$
9,253

 
$
10,023