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Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Schedule of Equity Income

Revenue and expenses of our joint ventures are not consolidated into our financial statements; rather, our proportionate share of the earnings of each joint venture is reflected as Equity income.

			Years Ended December 31,
			2021						2020						2019
Automotive China equity income			$	1,098					$	512					$	1,132
Other joint ventures equity income			203						162						136
Total Equity income			$	1,301					$	674					$	1,268

Carrying Amount of Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates

Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates

			December 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
Automotive China carrying amount			$	7,156					$	6,599
Other investments carrying amount			2,521						1,807
Total equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates			$	9,677					$	8,406

Summarized Financial Data for Nonconsolidated Affiliates

Summarized Financial Data of Nonconsolidated Affiliates

			December 31, 2021																		December 31, 2020
			Automotive China JVs						Others						Total						Automotive China JVs						Others						Total
Summarized Balance Sheet Data
Current assets			$	18,176					$	18,166					$	36,342					$	17,604					$	16,844					$	34,448
Non-current assets			13,948						10,042						23,990						14,875						8,634						23,509
Total assets			$	32,124					$	28,208					$	60,332					$	32,479					$	25,478					$	57,957
Current liabilities			$	24,320					$	17,141					$	41,461					$	25,633					$	14,808					$	40,441
Non-current liabilities			1,223						5,607						6,830						1,163						6,654						7,817
Total liabilities			$	25,543					$	22,748					$	48,291					$	26,796					$	21,462					$	48,258
Noncontrolling interests			$	867					$	—					$	867					$	824					$	1					$	825

			Years Ended December 31,
			2021						2020						2019
Summarized Operating Data
Automotive China JVs' net sales			$	42,776					$	38,736					$	39,123
Others' net sales			2,017						1,850						1,815
Total net sales			$	44,793					$	40,586					$	40,938
Automotive China JVs' net income			$	2,109					$	1,239					$	2,258
Others' net income			587						436						477
Total net income			$	2,696					$	1,675					$	2,735

Nonconsolidated Affiliates

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Transactions with and Balances Related to Nonconsolidated Affiliates

The following tables summarize transactions with and balances related to our nonconsolidated affiliates:

			Years Ended December 31,
			2021						2020						2019
Automotive sales and revenue			$	227					$	235					$	199
Automotive purchases, net			$	1,551					$	165					$	1,065
Dividends received			$	783					$	1,198					$	1,852
Operating cash flows			$	(616)					$	1,473					$	913

			December 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
Accounts and notes receivable, net			$	1,004					$	954
Accounts payable			$	555					$	494
Undistributed earnings			$	2,111					$	1,594

China JVs

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments

The following table summarizes our direct ownership interests in our China JVs:

			December 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
Automotive China JVs
SAIC General Motors Corp., Ltd. (SGM)			50		%				50		%
Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd.			50		%				50		%
SAIC General Motors Sales Co., Ltd. (SGMS)			49		%				49		%
SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. (SGMW)			44		%				44		%
Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd. (Shanghai OnStar)			40		%				40		%
SAIC GM (Shenyang) Norsom Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM Norsom)			25		%				25		%
SAIC GM Dong Yue Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM DY)			25		%				25		%
SAIC GM Dong Yue Powertrain Co., Ltd. (SGM DYPT)			25		%				25		%
Other joint ventures
SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance Company Limited (SAIC-GMAC)			35		%				35		%
SAIC-GMF Leasing Co., Ltd.			35		%				35		%

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