Product Warranty Accrual

Entity Registrant Name GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
CIK 0001467858
Accession number 0001467858-14-000043
Link to XBRL instance http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785814000043/gm-20131231.xml
Fiscal year end --12-31
Fiscal year focus 2013
Fiscal period focus Q4
Current balance sheet date 2013-12-31
Current year-to-date income statement start date 2013-01-01
Commentary As expected.
Level 3 (Disclosure) Text Block concept us-gaap:ScheduleOfProductWarrantyLiabilityTableTextBlock
The following table summarizes activity for policy, product warranty and recall campaigns (dollars in millions):
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Beginning balance
$
7,204

 
$
6,600

 
$
6,789

Warranties issued and assumed in period
3,181

 
3,394

 
3,062

Payments
(3,063
)
 
(3,393
)
 
(3,740
)
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties
123

 
539

 
565

Effect of foreign currency and other
(231
)
 
64

 
(76
)
Ending balance
$
7,214

 
$
7,204

 
$
6,600

Level 4 Details Key Concepts

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
Current 2,559,000,000 us-gaap:StandardProductWarrantyAccrualCurrent
Noncurrent 4,655,000,000 us-gaap:StandardProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent
Total 7,214,000,000 us-gaap:StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
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