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Debt (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Automotive [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Debt carrying amount and fair value | The following table presents debt in our automotive operations:
| September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value
Automotive debt | $ | 14,993 |  |  | $ | 16,018 |  |  | $ | 13,435 |  |  | $ | 12,700 |
Finance lease liabilities | 345 |  |  | 571 |  |  | 528 |  |  | 831 |
Total automotive debt | $ | 15,338 |  |  | $ | 16,589 |  |  | $ | 13,963 |  |  | $ | 13,531 |
Fair value utilizing Level 1 inputs |  |  | $ | 13,335 |  |  |  |  | $ | 11,693 |
Fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs |  |  | $ | 3,254 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,838 |
GM Financial [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Debt carrying amount and fair value | The following table presents debt of GM Financial:
| September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value
Secured debt | $ | 39,029 |  |  | $ | 39,265 |  |  | $ | 42,835 |  |  | $ | 42,835 |
Unsecured debt | 50,099 |  |  | 50,954 |  |  | 48,153 |  |  | 47,556 |
Total GM Financial debt | $ | 89,128 |  |  | $ | 90,219 |  |  | $ | 90,988 |  |  | $ | 90,391 |
Fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs |  |  | $ | 88,388 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 88,305 |
Fair value utilizing Level 3 inputs |  |  | $ | 1,831 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,086 |

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