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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Revenue Recognition [Line Items] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth our revenue disaggregated by category and reportable segment (in millions):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Wholesale - North America | $ | 5,465 |  |  | $ | 4,974 |  |  | $ | 4,207 |
Europe | 6,386 |  |  | 6,303 |  |  | 5,711 |
Specialty | 1,654 |  |  | 1,665 |  |  | 1,788 |
Self Service | 213 |  |  | 232 |  |  | 227 |
Parts and services | 13,718 |  |  | 13,174 |  |  | 11,933 |
Wholesale - North America | 297 |  |  | 307 |  |  | 349 |
Europe | 21 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 24 |
Self Service | 319 |  |  | 365 |  |  | 488 |
Other | 637 |  |  | 692 |  |  | 861 |
Total revenue | $ | 14,355 |  |  | $ | 13,866 |  |  | $ | 12,794 |
Variable Consideration | Amounts related to variable consideration on our Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in millions):
|  |  |  | December 31,
|  | Classification |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Return asset |  | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 67 |  |  | $ | 68 |
Refund liability |  | Refund liability |  | 126 |  |  | 132 |
Variable consideration reserve |  | Receivables, net of allowance for credit losses |  | 136 |  |  | 155 |
Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Area | The following table sets forth our revenue by geographic area (in millions):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 6,837 |  |  | $ | 6,826 |  |  | $ | 6,632 |
Germany | 1,732 |  |  | 1,672 |  |  | 1,523 |
United Kingdom | 1,692 |  |  | 1,679 |  |  | 1,550 |
Other countries | 4,094 |  |  | 3,689 |  |  | 3,089 |
Total revenue | $ | 14,355 |  |  | $ | 13,866 |  |  | $ | 12,794 |

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