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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurement (Details) - USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Assets

Investments

$ 9,579,000,000

$ 15,028,000,000

Derivative contracts, at fair value(1)

^[1]

23,000,000

259,000,000

Assets, Fair Value Disclosure

9,602,000,000

15,287,000,000

Liabilities

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

1,139,000,000

794,000,000

Other Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure

187,000,000

3,000,000

Derivative contracts, at fair value(2)

^[2]

1,139,000,000

36,000,000

Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure

2,465,000,000

833,000,000

Level 1

Assets

Investments

9,033,000,000

14,447,000,000

Derivative contracts, at fair value(1)

^[1]

0

0

Assets, Fair Value Disclosure

9,033,000,000

14,447,000,000

Liabilities

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

1,087,000,000

794,000,000

Other Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure

0

0

Derivative contracts, at fair value(2)

^[2]

0

0

Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure

1,087,000,000

794,000,000

Level 2

Assets

Investments

306,000,000

289,000,000

Derivative contracts, at fair value(1)

^[1]

23,000,000

259,000,000

Assets, Fair Value Disclosure

329,000,000

548,000,000

Liabilities

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

52,000,000

0

Other Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure

187,000,000

3,000,000

Derivative contracts, at fair value(2)

^[2]

1,139,000,000

36,000,000

Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure

1,378,000,000

39,000,000

Level 3

Assets

Investments

240,000,000

292,000,000

Derivative contracts, at fair value(1)

^[1]

0

0

Assets, Fair Value Disclosure

240,000,000

292,000,000

Liabilities

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

0

0

Other Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure

0

0

Derivative contracts, at fair value(2)

^[2]

0

0

Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure

0

0

Automotive Segment

Liabilities

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

0

0

Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

123,000,000

129,000,000

Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

81,000,000

68,000,000

Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

33,000,000

40,000,000

Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

9,000,000

21,000,000

United States Plans | Automotive Segment

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

856,000,000

870,000,000

$ 912,000,000

United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

856,000,000

870,000,000

United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

786,000,000

749,000,000

United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

38,000,000

35,000,000

United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

32,000,000

86,000,000

Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

63,000,000

57,000,000

$ 54,000,000

Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

63,000,000

57,000,000

Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

21,000,000

15,000,000

Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

2,000,000

Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

42,000,000

40,000,000

Cash and cash equivalents | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

5,000,000

6,000,000

Cash and cash equivalents | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

4,000,000

5,000,000

Cash and cash equivalents | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

1,000,000

1,000,000

Cash and cash equivalents | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Cash and cash equivalents | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

30,000,000

26,000,000

Cash and cash equivalents | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

30,000,000

26,000,000

Cash and cash equivalents | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Cash and cash equivalents | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Equity securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

346,000,000

310,000,000

Equity securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

346,000,000

310,000,000

Equity securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Equity securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Fixed income securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

20,000,000

19,000,000

Fixed income securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

18,000,000

7,000,000

Fixed income securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

2,000,000

12,000,000

Fixed income securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Fixed income securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

154,000,000

149,000,000

Fixed income securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

154,000,000

149,000,000

Fixed income securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Fixed income securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Fixed income securities | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

19,000,000

13,000,000

Fixed income securities | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

19,000,000

13,000,000

Fixed income securities | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Fixed income securities | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Real estate and other | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

41,000,000

27,000,000

Real estate and other | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

41,000,000

27,000,000

Real estate and other | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Real estate and other | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Equity securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

81,000,000

78,000,000

Equity securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

54,000,000

51,000,000

Equity securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

27,000,000

27,000,000

Equity securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Equity securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

204,000,000

220,000,000

Equity securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

204,000,000

220,000,000

Equity securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Equity securities | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Equity securities | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

2,000,000

2,000,000

Equity securities | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

2,000,000

2,000,000

Equity securities | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Equity securities | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Corporate and other | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

21,000,000

22,000,000

Corporate and other | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Corporate and other | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

21,000,000

22,000,000

Corporate and other | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Government | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

28,000,000

30,000,000

Government | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

11,000,000

17,000,000

Government | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

17,000,000

13,000,000

Government | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Hedge funds | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

32,000,000

86,000,000

Hedge funds | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Hedge funds | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Hedge funds | United States Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

32,000,000

86,000,000

Insurance contracts | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

42,000,000

40,000,000

Insurance contracts | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Insurance contracts | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Insurance contracts | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

42,000,000

40,000,000

Corporate bonds | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

2,000,000

Corporate bonds | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Corporate bonds | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

2,000,000

Corporate bonds | Non-U.S. Plans | Automotive Segment | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

0

0

Other securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

17,000,000

26,000,000

Other securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 1

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

5,000,000

5,000,000

Other securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 2

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

3,000,000

0

Other securities | Railcar and Food Packaging | Recurring measurement | Level 3

Assets

Fair value of plan assets

$ 9,000,000

$ 21,000,000

[1]	Amounts are classified within other assets in our consolidated balance sheets.
[2]	Amounts are classified within accrued expenses and other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

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