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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) BRL in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 27, 2008 defendant | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 BRL | Dec. 31, 2014
Guarantees [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Guaranteed indebtedness owed to third parties | $ |  | $ 88.3 |  |
Loss Contingency [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Tax disallowance not including interest and penalties |  | 42.4 | BRL 131.5 |
Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of defendants | 3 |  |  |
Third Parties [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of defendants | 91 |  |  |
Retail Finance Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |
Guarantees [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Maximum repossessed inventory purchase obligation with retail joint ventures | $ |  | $ 6.0 |  |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |
Guarantees [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Joint venture ownership percentage |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | 49.00%

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