INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
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| Deferred tax assets | ||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 7,196 | $ 7,458 |
| Tax credit carryforwards | 7,500 | 7,993 |
| Research expenditures | 5,184 | 4,873 |
| Dealer and dealers’ customer allowances and claims | 4,088 | 3,498 |
| Employee benefit plans | 1,906 | 2,010 |
| Other foreign deferred tax assets | 3,418 | 2,691 |
| All other | 3,031 | 1,995 |
| Total gross deferred tax assets | 32,323 | 30,518 |
| Less: Valuation allowances | (628) | (3,856) |
| Total net deferred tax assets | 31,695 | 26,662 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | ||
| Leasing transactions | 2,718 | 3,523 |
| Depreciation and amortization (excluding leasing transactions) | 1,855 | 3,590 |
| Flow-through operations | 2,370 | 891 |
| Other foreign deferred tax liabilities | 2,066 | 1,381 |
| All other | 2,087 | 1,976 |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | 11,096 | 11,361 |
| Net deferred tax assets | $ 20,599 | $ 15,301 |
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- Definition The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of estimated future tax deductions arising from other temporary differences not otherwise specified in the taxonomy, on the tax return of a country outside the country of domicile. No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Liabilities, Flow Through Operations No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Liabilities Other Foreign No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from in-process research and development cost acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of a valuation allowances, of deferred tax assets attributable to deductible tax credit carryforwards including, but not limited to, research, foreign, general business, alternative minimum tax, and other deductible tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from employee benefits, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from warranty reserves. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from leasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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