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Interest Income and Other Non-Operating Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Foreign currency transaction and remeasurement gains	$ 3	$ 297	$ 378
Other	241	155	234
Total interest income and other non-operating income, net	429	621	823
Automotive [Member]
Interest Income	$ 185	$ 169	$ 211

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Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized and unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement. Also includes foreign exchange gain (loss) on remeasurement of debt related general ledger account of dollar functional entities.

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Interest income received from interest bearing assets. The balance includes income earned in return for depositing or lending money that can include income from time deposits, demand deposits, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market deposits, bonds, and loans.

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The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other.

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