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Commitments and Contingencies Litigation-Related Liability and Tax Administrative Matters (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) case action employee shareholder shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) state | Aug. 31, 2017 state
Indirect Tax Matters [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |
Texas state (MDL) [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional bellwether trials | case |  | 2 |  |  |
Brazil [Member] | Foreign Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Estimated potential recovery |  | $ 1,400,000,000 |  |  |
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Economic-loss cases [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of pending claims | action |  | 100 |  |  |
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - July 2009 Sale Order [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of states | state |  |  |  |  | 16
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - July 2009 Sale Order [Member] | Granted Motion to Dismiss [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of states | state |  |  |  |  | 7
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - July 2009 Sale Order [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of states | state |  |  |  | 8 | 9
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Shareholder Class Action [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement amount |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |
Number of shareholders filing an appeal | shareholder |  | 1 |  |  |
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Shareholder Derivative Action [Member] | Eastern District of Michigan [Member] | Consolidated Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of pending claims | case |  | 3 |  |  |
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Shareholder Derivative Action [Member] | Wayne County, Michigan [Member] | Consolidated Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of pending claims | case |  | 2 |  |  |
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Investigation by the Office [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Damages paid | $ 900,000,000 |  |  |  |
Prosecution deferral period | 3 years |  |  |  |
Period after the expiration of the period of deferral | 30 days |  |  |  |
Korea Wage Litigation - Hourly [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | employee |  | 10,000 |  |  |
Number of employees in the case | employee |  | 5 |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |
Korea Wage Litigation - Salaried [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |
Korea Wage Litigation - Former Subcontract Workers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss |  | 150,000,000 |  |  |
Accrued liabilities and Other liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Estimated litigation liability |  | 941,000,000 |  | $ 930,000,000 |
Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement [Member] | Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Contingently Issuable Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Allowed general unsecured claims amount |  | $ 35,000,000,000.0 |  |  |
Contingently issuable shares (in shares) | shares |  | 30,000,000 |  |  |
Amount of allowed general unsecured claims |  | $ 31,900,000,000 |  |  |

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