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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Automotive [Member] | Not Designated as Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, derivative financial instruments	$ 3,652	$ 3,652	$ 4,676
Automotive [Member] | Not Designated as Hedges [Member] | PSA Group [Member] | Interest Income and Other Non-Operating Income, Net [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gains on derivative instruments	171	324
Automotive [Member] | Not Designated as Hedges [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member] | PSA Group [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative instruments	1,100	1,100	764
Automotive [Member] | Not Designated as Hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, derivative financial instruments	2,970	2,970	4,022
Automotive [Member] | Not Designated as Hedges [Member] | Commodity [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, derivative financial instruments	636	636	606
Automotive [Member] | Not Designated as Hedges [Member] | PSA Warrants [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, derivative financial instruments	46	46	48
GM Financial [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, derivative financial instruments	108,543	108,543	98,000
GM Financial [Member] | Designated as Hedges [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, derivative financial instruments	905	905	2,177
GM Financial [Member] | Designated as Hedges [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, derivative financial instruments	2,108	2,108	1,574
GM Financial [Member] | Designated as Hedges [Member] | Fair Value Hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, derivative financial instruments	10,510	10,510	11,110
GM Financial [Member] | Designated as Hedges [Member] | Fair Value Hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative instruments	510	510	290
GM Financial [Member] | Not Designated as Hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, derivative financial instruments	93,162	93,162	81,938
GM Financial [Member] | Not Designated as Hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative instruments	670	670	207
GM Financial [Member] | Not Designated as Hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative instruments	551	551	329
GM Financial [Member] | Not Designated as Hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency [Member] | Fair Value Level 2 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, derivative financial instruments	$ 1,858	$ 1,858	$ 1,201

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
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