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Derivative Financial Instruments Balance Sheet Location of Cumulative Basis Adjustments (Details) - Fair Value Hedges [Member] - Long-term Debt [Member] - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Carrying Amount of Hedged Items | $ 20,200 | $ 17,923
Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustments on Hedging Relationships | 281 | 459
Cumulative fair value adjustment on discontinued hedging relationships | $ 228 | $ 247

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- Definition Amount of liability hedged in fair value hedging relationship. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4EE -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL109999712-113959 + Details
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