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Income Taxes Pre-tax Income and Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Income before income taxes and equity income $ 9,731 $ 9,726 $ 6,178
Current income tax expense (benefit)      
U.S. federal 18 (126) 5
U.S. state and local 83 65 5
Non-U.S. 552 572 817
Total current income tax expense 653 511 827
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)      
U.S. federal 7,831 1,865 1,735
U.S. state and local (187) 264 243
Non-U.S. 3,236 99 (4,024)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) 10,880 2,228 (2,046)
Total income tax expense (benefit) 11,533 2,739 (1,219)
Basis differences from reinvested earnings 2,800 2,400  
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]      
Income tax expense at U.S. federal statutory income tax rate 3,406 3,404 2,162
State and local tax expense (76) 190 173
Non-U.S. income taxed at other than 35% (145) (61) 37
U.S. tax on Non-U.S. income (941) (894) (151)
Change in valuation allowances 2,712 237 (3,554)
Change in tax laws 7,194 147 29
Research and manufacturing incentives (313) (266) (367)
Settlements of prior year tax matters (256) (46) 0
Realization of basis differences in affiliates 0 (94) 0
Foreign currency remeasurement 23 (2) 209
Other adjustments (71) 124 (72)
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Investigation by the Office [Member]      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]      
Financial penalty under the DPA 0 0 315
China JVs [Member]      
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)      
Additional basis differences 4,100 4,100  
U.S. [Member]      
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Income before income taxes and equity income 8,399 9,989 6,994
Non-U.S. [Member]      
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Income before income taxes and equity income $ 1,332 $ (263) $ (816)