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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2017 BRL in Millions	USD ($)	BRL
Guarantees [Abstract]
Guaranteed indebtedness owed to third parties	$ 64,600,000
Loss Contingency [Abstract]
Tax disallowance not including interest and penalties	39,700,000	BRL 131.5
Retail Finance Joint Venture [Member]
Guarantees [Abstract]
Maximum repossessed inventory purchase obligation with retail joint ventures	$ 6,000,000.0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913245&loc=d3e12069-110248

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