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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			0 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 BRL	Oct. 30, 2012 Subsidiaries [Member] defendant	Jun. 27, 2008 Subsidiaries [Member] defendant	Oct. 30, 2012 Third Parties [Member] defendant	Jun. 27, 2008 Third Parties [Member] defendant	Sep. 30, 2014 Retail Finance Joint Venture [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Corporate Joint Venture [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Guarantees [Abstract]
Maximum repossessed inventory purchase obligation with retail joint ventures							$ 6.0
Guaranteed indebtedness owed to third parties	122.1
Joint venture ownership percentage								49.00%	49.00%
Loss Contingency [Abstract]
Number of defendants			3	3	60	91
Tax disallowance not including interest and penalties	$ 53.8	131.5

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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