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GM Financial Receivables (Tables) - GM Financial [Member] | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Finance Receivables [Line Items] |
GM Financial Receivables [Table Text Block] |
| September 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
| Retail |  | Commercial |  | Total |  | Retail |  | Commercial |  | Total
GM Financial receivables | $ | 32,246 |  |  | $ | 9,422 |  |  | $ | 41,668 |  |  | $ | 29,124 |  |  | $ | 8,209 |  |  | $ | 37,333 |
Less: allowance for loan losses | (822 | ) |  | (52 | ) |  | (874 | ) |  | (735 | ) |  | (47 | ) |  | (782 | )
GM Financial receivables, net | $ | 31,424 |  |  | $ | 9,370 |  |  | $ | 40,794 |  |  | $ | 28,389 |  |  | $ | 8,162 |  |  | $ | 36,551 |
Fair value of GM Financial receivables |  |  |  |  | $ | 41,192 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 36,707 |
Allowance for Loan Losses [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015 |  | September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period | $ | 864 |  |  | $ | 760 |  |  | $ | 782 |  |  | $ | 695 |
Provision for loan losses | 172 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 519 |  |  | 440 |
Charge-offs | (294 | ) |  | (256 | ) |  | (853 | ) |  | (710 | )
Recoveries | 134 |  |  | 124 |  |  | 417 |  |  | 357 |
Effect of foreign currency | (2 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | (24 | )
Allowance for loan losses at end of period | $ | 874 |  |  | $ | 758 |  |  | $ | 874 |  |  | $ | 758 |
Retail Finance Receivables [Member] |
Finance Receivables [Line Items] |
Retail Finance Receivables Delinquency [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the contractual amount of delinquent contracts, which was not significantly different than the recorded investment of the retail finance receivables:
|  | September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
|  | Amount |  | Percent of Contractual Amount Due |  | Amount |  | Percent of Contractual Amount Due
31-to-60 days delinquent |  | $ | 1,127 |  |  | 3.5 | % |  | $ | 1,137 |  |  | 4.0 | %
Greater-than-60 days delinquent |  | 503 |  |  | 1.5 | % |  | 454 |  |  | 1.6 | %
Total finance receivables more than 30 days delinquent |  | 1,630 |  |  | 5.0 | % |  | 1,591 |  |  | 5.6 | %
In repossession |  | 60 |  |  | 0.2 | % |  | 53 |  |  | 0.2 | %
Total finance receivables more than 30 days delinquent or in repossession |  | $ | 1,690 |  |  | 5.2 | % |  | $ | 1,644 |  |  | 5.8 | %
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member] |
Finance Receivables [Line Items] |
Commercial Finance Receivables Credit Quality [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the credit risk profile by dealer risk rating of commercial finance receivables:
|  | September 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Group I | – Dealers with superior financial metrics | $ | 1,505 |  |  | $ | 1,298 |
Group II | – Dealers with strong financial metrics | 2,938 |  |  | 2,573 |
Group III | – Dealers with fair financial metrics | 3,097 |  |  | 2,597 |
Group IV | – Dealers with weak financial metrics | 1,134 |  |  | 1,058 |
Group V | – Dealers warranting special mention due to potential weaknesses | 604 |  |  | 501 |
Group VI | – Dealers with loans classified as substandard, doubtful or impaired | 144 |  |  | 182 |
|  | $ | 9,422 |  |  | $ | 8,209 |

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