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Stockholders' Equity (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Stockholders' Equity [Text Block] | Stockholders' Equity We have 2.0 billion shares of preferred stock and 5.0 billion shares of common stock authorized for issuance. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 we had 1.5 billion shares of common stock issued and outstanding. In the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 we purchased 48 million and 85 million shares of our outstanding common stock for $1.5 billion and $2.9 billion as part of the common stock repurchase program announced in March 2015, which our Board of Directors increased and extended in January 2016. Our total dividends paid on common stock were $585 million and $563 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. In July 2009 we issued two tranches of warrants, each to acquire 136 million shares of our common stock, to Motors Liquidation Company (MLC) which have all been distributed to creditors of General Motors Corporation (Old GM) and to the Motors Liquidation Company General Unsecured Creditors (GUC) Trust by MLC. The first tranche of MLC warrants had an exercise price of $10.00 per share and all unexercised warrants expired July 10, 2016. The second tranche of MLC warrants is exercisable at any time prior to July 10, 2019 at an exercise price of $18.33 per share. At September 30, 2016 and 2015, the number of warrants outstanding was 45 million and 121 million. The following table summarizes the significant components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015 |  | September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (1,959 | ) |  | $ | (1,023 | ) |  | $ | (2,034 | ) |  | $ | (1,064 | )
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a) | (82 | ) |  | (637 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (764 | )
Reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a)(b) | (2 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | 168 |
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax(a) | (84 | ) |  | (645 | ) |  | (25 | ) |  | (596 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax(a) | 14 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 30 |  |  | (10 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | (2,029 | ) |  | $ | (1,670 | ) |  | $ | (2,029 | ) |  | $ | (1,670 | )
Defined Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (5,950 | ) |  | $ | (6,517 | ) |  | $ | (5,999 | ) |  | $ | (7,006 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a) | (3 | ) |  | 85 |  |  | (18 | ) |  | 426 |
Reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a)(c) | 33 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 217 |
Other comprehensive income, net of tax(a) | 30 |  |  | 154 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 643 |
Balance at end of period | $ | (5,920 | ) |  | $ | (6,363 | ) |  | $ | (5,920 | ) |  | $ | (6,363 | )
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(a) | The income tax effect was insignificant in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(b) | Related to the Russia exit in the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Included in Automotive cost of sales.
(c) | Included in the computation of net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense. Refer to Note 10 for additional information.

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