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Derivative Financial Instruments - Balance Sheet Location of GM Financial Unsecured Debt (Details) - Fair Value Hedges - GM Financial - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Hedged Items	$ 23,631	$ 23,315
Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustments on Hedging Relationships	(311)	(739)
Long-term unsecured debt
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Hedged Items	19,266	18,457
Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustments on Hedging Relationships	(257)	(670)
Cumulative fair value adjustment on discontinued hedging relationships	201	200
Short-term unsecured debt
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Hedged Items	4,365	4,858
Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustments on Hedging Relationships	$ (54)	$ (69)

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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=121590274&loc=SL109999712-113959

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