Ford Credit Finance Receivables Aging (Details) - Ford Credit - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 89,468	$ 84,724
Minimum \| Operating Segments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Lessor, Sales-type Lease, Term of Contract	24 months
Maximum \| Operating Segments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Lessor, Sales-type Lease, Term of Contract	60 months
Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	100.00%	100.00%
Consumer \| Operating Segments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 71,414	$ 73,446
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	942	868
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	2,639	2,675
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	6,253	6,683
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	14,071	12,847
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	18,554	22,938
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	$ 28,955	$ 27,435
Consumer \| Dealer financing
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	1.000	1.000
Consumer \| Dealer financing \| Group IV
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	0.002	0.006
Consumer \| Dealer financing \| Group I
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	0.828	0.697
Consumer \| Dealer financing \| Group II
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	0.156	0.248
Consumer \| Dealer financing \| Group III
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	0.014	0.049
Consumer \| Financing Receivables, 31 to 60 Days Past due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	0.90%	0.80%
Consumer \| Financing Receivables, 31 to 60 Days Past due [Member] \| Operating Segments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 649	$ 586
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	41	39
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	60	52
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	91	98
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	181	120
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	150	186
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	$ 126	$ 91
Consumer \| Financing Receivables, Greater than 120 Days Past due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	0.10%	0.00%
Consumer \| Financing Receivables, Greater than 120 Days Past due [Member] \| Operating Segments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 38	$ 43
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	9	10
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	4	6
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	5	6
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	7	9
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	7	11
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	$ 6	$ 1
Consumer \| Financing Receivables, 61 to 120 Days Past due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	0.20%	0.20%
Consumer \| Financing Receivables, 61 to 120 Days Past due [Member] \| Operating Segments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 149	$ 127
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	9	7
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	12	10
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	20	20
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	39	29
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	40	40
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	$ 29	$ 21
Consumer \| Financial Asset, Greater than 30 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	1.20%	1.00%
Consumer \| Financial Asset, Greater than 30 Days Past Due [Member] \| Operating Segments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 836	$ 756
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	59	56
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	76	68
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	116	124
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	227	158
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	197	237
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	$ 161	$ 113
Consumer \| Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	98.80%	99.00%
Consumer \| Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] \| Operating Segments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 70,578	$ 72,690
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	883	812
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	2,563	2,607
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	6,137	6,559
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	13,844	12,689
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	18,357	22,701
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	28,794	27,322
Non-consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	18,054	11,278
Financing Receivable, Revolving	16,907	10,025
Non-consumer \| Group IV
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	39	66
Financing Receivable, Revolving	35	56
Non-consumer \| Group I
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	14,949	7,860
Financing Receivable, Revolving	13,888	6,751
Non-consumer \| Group II
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	2,823	2,793
Financing Receivable, Revolving	2,751	2,689
Non-consumer \| Group III
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	243	559
Financing Receivable, Revolving	233	529
Non-consumer \| Dealer financing
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	18,054	11,278
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	1,147	1,253
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	404	410
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	169	75
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	36	182
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	72	47
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	187	114
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	279	425
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans [Member] \| Group IV
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	4	10
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	1	4
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	3	6
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans [Member] \| Group I
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	1,061	1,109
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	402	391
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	148	68
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	35	151
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	67	45
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	185	109
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	224	345
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans [Member] \| Group II
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	72	104
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	2	11
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	21	7
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	0	26
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	5	2
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	2	4
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	42	54
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans [Member] \| Group III
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	10	30
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	0	8
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	0	1
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	0	1
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	$ 10	$ 20

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