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Accounts Receivable and Finance Receivables - Finance receivables by delinquency aging category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Finance receivables held for investment by delinquency aging
60 + days contractual delinquency as a percentage of finance receivables	6.04%	4.23%
Less than 31 days past due
Finance receivables held for investment by delinquency aging
Financing receivable held for investment	$ 740	$ 857
31-60 days past due
Finance receivables held for investment by delinquency aging
Financing receivable held for investment	38	49
61- 90 days past due
Finance receivables held for investment by delinquency aging
Financing receivable held for investment	20	18
Over 90 days past due
Finance receivables held for investment by delinquency aging
Financing receivable held for investment	$ 30	$ 22

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Contractual delinquency of sixty plus days as percentage of finance receivables held For investment.

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The carrying amount of financing receivables held for investment.

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