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| **Variable Interest Entity and Securitizations [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Schedule of Variable Interest Entities                      | The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities related to the above mentioned VIEs that are included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of the date indicated:   September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014  (in thousands)Restricted cash $1,753,979 $1,626,257Loans(1) 23,540,580 19,911,676Leased vehicles, net 6,078,865 4,862,783Various other assets 579,691 1,301,591Notes payable 30,461,521 27,867,494Various other liabilities 15,662 —(1) Includes $1.6 billion of RICs held for sale at September 30, 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Summary of Cash Flows Received                              | A summary of the cash flows received from the off-balance Trusts for the periods indicated is as follows:  Three-Month PeriodEnded September 30,  Nine-Month PeriodEnded September 30, Period from January 28, 2014 to September 30,   2015 2014 2015 2014  (in thousands)Receivables securitized $— $1,028,278 $768,561 $1,802,461         Net proceeds from new securitizations $— $1,078,202 $785,983 $1,894,052Cash received for servicing fees 5,955 3,925 17,578 10,038Total cash received from securitization trusts $5,955 $1,082,127 $803,561 $1,904,090Below is a summary of the cash flows received from the Trusts for the period indicated:  Three-Month PeriodEnded September 30,  Nine-Month PeriodEnded September 30, Period from January 28, 2014 to September 30,   2015 2014 2015 2014  (in thousands)Receivables securitized $4,190,872 $3,723,447 $13,428,243 $10,348,579         Net proceeds from new securitizations 3,356,303 2,919,796 10,843,428 8,865,334Cash received for servicing fees 185,894 166,390 518,550 422,020Cash received upon release from reserved and restricted cash accounts — — — 225Net distributions from Trusts 329,357 426,966 1,046,045 1,052,310Total cash received from securitization trusts $3,871,554 $3,513,152 $12,408,023 $10,339,889 |

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Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.
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