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Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Schedule of Equity Income | Revenue and expenses of our joint ventures are not consolidated into our financial statements; rather, our proportionate share of the earnings of each joint venture is reflected as Equity income.
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Automotive China equity income | $ | 1,976 |  |  | $ | 1,973 |  |  | $ | 2,057 |
Other joint ventures equity income | 156 |  |  | 309 |  |  | 136 |
Total Equity income | $ | 2,132 |  |  | $ | 2,282 |  |  | $ | 2,193 |
Carrying Amount of Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates | Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates
| December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Automotive China carrying amount | $ | 7,832 |  |  | $ | 7,859 |
Other investments carrying amount | 1,241 |  |  | 1,137 |
Total equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates | $ | 9,073 |  |  | $ | 8,996 |
Summarized Financial Data for Nonconsolidated Affiliates | Summarized Financial Data of Nonconsolidated Affiliates
| December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
| Automotive China JVs |  | Others |  | Total |  | Automotive China JVs |  | Others |  | Total
Summarized Balance Sheet Data |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets | $ | 17,370 |  |  | $ | 13,484 |  |  | $ | 30,854 |  |  | $ | 17,325 |  |  | $ | 8,383 |  |  | $ | 25,708 |
Non-current assets | 14,188 |  |  | 3,409 |  |  | 17,597 |  |  | 12,712 |  |  | 5,991 |  |  | 18,703 |
Total assets | $ | 31,558 |  |  | $ | 16,893 |  |  | $ | 48,451 |  |  | $ | 30,037 |  |  | $ | 14,374 |  |  | $ | 44,411 |
Current liabilities | $ | 22,642 |  |  | $ | 12,255 |  |  | $ | 34,897 |  |  | $ | 21,428 |  |  | $ | 7,277 |  |  | $ | 28,705 |
Non-current liabilities | 1,639 |  |  | 1,903 |  |  | 3,542 |  |  | 1,393 |  |  | 3,898 |  |  | 5,291 |
Total liabilities | $ | 24,281 |  |  | $ | 14,158 |  |  | $ | 38,439 |  |  | $ | 22,821 |  |  | $ | 11,175 |  |  | $ | 33,996 |
Noncontrolling interests | $ | 871 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 872 |  |  | $ | 856 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 857 |
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Summarized Operating Data |  |  |  |  |
Automotive China JVs' net sales | $ | 50,065 |  |  | $ | 47,150 |  |  | $ | 44,959 |
Others' net sales | 2,542 |  |  | 2,412 |  |  | 3,571 |
Total net sales | $ | 52,607 |  |  | $ | 49,562 |  |  | $ | 48,530 |
Automotive China JVs' net income | $ | 3,984 |  |  | $ | 4,117 |  |  | $ | 4,290 |
Others' net income | 648 |  |  | 378 |  |  | 435 |
Total net income | $ | 4,632 |  |  | $ | 4,495 |  |  | $ | 4,725 |
Equity Method Investee [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Transactions with and Balances Related to Nonconsolidated Affiliates | The following tables summarize transactions with and balances related to our nonconsolidated affiliates:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Automotive sales and revenue | $ | 923 |  |  | $ | 889 |  |  | $ | 1,745 |
Automotive purchases, net | $ | 674 |  |  | $ | 803 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Dividends received | $ | 2,000 |  |  | $ | 2,120 |  |  | $ | 2,047 |
Operating cash flows | $ | 2,321 |  |  | $ | 2,512 |  |  | $ | 3,853 |
| December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Accounts and notes receivable, net | $ | 780 |  |  | $ | 807 |
Accounts payable | $ | 534 |  |  | $ | 553 |
Undistributed earnings | $ | 2,184 |  |  | $ | 2,172 |
China JVs [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments | The following table summarizes our direct ownership interests in our China JVs:
| December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Automotive China JVs |  |  |
SAIC General Motors Corp., Ltd. (SGM) | 50 | % |  | 50 | %
FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. (FAW-GM) | 50 | % |  | 50 | %
Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd. | 50 | % |  | 50 | %
SAIC General Motors Sales Co., Ltd. | 49 | % |  | 49 | %
SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. (SGMW) | 44 | % |  | 44 | %
Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd. (Shanghai OnStar) | 40 | % |  | 40 | %
SAIC GM (Shenyang) Norsom Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM Norsom) | 25 | % |  | 25 | %
SAIC GM Dong Yue Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM DY) | 25 | % |  | 25 | %
SAIC GM Dong Yue Powertrain Co., Ltd. (SGM DYPT) | 25 | % |  | 25 | %
Shanghai Chengxin Used Car Operation and Management Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Chengxin Used Car) | — | % |  | 33 | %
Other joint ventures |  |  |
SAIC-GMAC | 35 | % |  | 35 | %

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