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Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] Debentures due February 1, 2029 [Member] Debentures due February 1, 2029 [Member] Public unsecured debt: 6 3/8% Debentures due February 1, 2029. 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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Other Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Other Reflects other additions and reductions to the finance receivable allowance, which are not reflected elsewhere or separately disclosed. Domestic Plan Domestic Plan [Member] Supplier Finance Program Supplier Finance Program [Table Text Block] Financing income Financing income [Member] Financing incme Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Debt, Policy [Policy Text Block] Debt, Policy [Policy Text Block] Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent Net changes in short-term debt Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-Term Debt Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Debt Conversion Terms One Debt Conversion Terms One [Member] Debt Conversion Terms One Uncollected Interest Receivable Excluded From Finance Receivable Uncollected Interest Receivable Excluded From Finance Receivable The amount of uncollected interest receivable excluded from finance receivable. 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Sales-Type and Direct Financing Lease, Net Investment in Lease Sales-Type and Direct Financing Lease, Net Investment in Lease Sales-Type and Direct Financing Lease, Net Investment in Lease Amount of net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases. 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Dealer and dealers’ customer allowances and claims Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Warranty Reserves Other foreign deferred tax assets Deferred Tax Assets Foreign Other 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. Jiangling Motors Corporation, Limited Jiangling Motors Corporation, Limited [Member] Jiangling Motors Corporation, Limited [Member] Vehicles, net of depreciation Net investment in operating leases Property, Plant, and Equipment, Lessor Asset under Operating Lease, after Accumulated Depreciation Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes, Percent Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes, Percent All other Deferred Tax Assets, Other Government Assistance, Asset Government Assistance, Asset Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Year Five Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Year Five Finance Receivable Before Unearned Interest Supplements Finance Receivable Before Unearned Interest Supplements Finance Receivable Before Unearned Interest Supplements 364-Day Revolving Facility 364-Day Revolving Facility [Member] 364-Day Revolving Facility Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Total deferred tax liabilities Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year Basic income (in dollars per share) Earnings Per Share, Basic AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Auto Alliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd [Member] Auto Alliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd [Member] MEXICO MEXICO Operating cash flows from operating leases Operating Lease, Payments Award Timing MNPI Disclosure Award Timing MNPI Disclosure [Text Block] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Expiration Period Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost [Member] Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations Disposal Group, Held-for-Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block] Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block] Loss Contingency [Abstract] Loss Contingency [Abstract] Total current liabilities Total current liabilities Liabilities, Current OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED REVENUE Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block] Dividends from affiliated companies Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Distribution Financing Receivables, 61 to 120 Days Past due [Member] Financing Receivables, 61 to 120 Days Past due [Member] Financing Receivables, 61 to 120 Days Past due Equity Method Investment, Nonconsolidated Investee [Domain] Equity Method Investment, Nonconsolidated Investee [Domain] Total Revenues Total Revenues Includes external revenue and intersegment revenue, which reflects an intersegment markup for finished vehicle transactions between segments Granted (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] Lessor, Sales-type Lease, Term of Contract Lessor, Sales-type Lease, Term of Contract Special Items [Member] Special Items [Member] Consists of pension and OPEB remeasurement gains and losses, significant personnel and dealer-related costs stemming from our efforts to match production capacity and cost structure to market demand and changing model mix, and certain infrequent significant items that we generally do not consider to be indicative of our ongoing operating activities Other (a) Other Sundry Liabilities, Noncurrent EQUITY IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATED COMPANIES Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block] Defined Benefit Plan Other Increase Decrease Plan Assets Defined Benefit Plan Other Increase Decrease Plan Assets The amount of increase or decrease in the fair value of plan assets attributed to other causes during the reporting period. Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] Nonoperating Income (Expense) Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member] Private Equity Funds Private equity Private Equity Funds [Member] Discount Rate Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate Revenues Revenues Revenues Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price Trigger Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price Trigger Leasing income Leasing income [Member] Leasing income Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block] Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block] Derivative Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Derivative Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Entity Address, City or Town Entity Address, City or Town Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt Lessee, Leases [Policy Text Block] Lessee, Leases [Policy Text Block] Less: Present value discount Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, Undiscounted Excess Amount 2025 Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases, Payment to be Received, Year One Inventories (primarily service part obsolescence) [Member] SEC Schedule, 12-09, Reserve, Inventory [Member] Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] Settlements and curtailments Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement and Curtailment Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] Dividends [Axis] Dividends [Axis] Changan Ford Automobile Corporation, Limited Changan Ford Automobile Corporation, Limited [Member] Changan Ford Automobile Corp, Ltd [Member] ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block] Term At Which Fair Value of Finance Receivables is Measured Term At Which Fair Value of Finance Receivables is Measured Term At Which Fair Value of Finance Receivables is Measured Forfeited (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period Business Acquisition [Axis] Business Acquisition [Axis] Weighted average assumptions [Abstract] Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract] Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year [Member] Leasing transactions Deferred Tax Liabilities, Leasing Arrangements Finance Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract] Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table] Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table] Derivative instruments Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax Non-consumer Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] REVENUE Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block] Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Employee benefit plans Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Benefits Government Assistance, Type [Domain] Government Assistance, Type [Domain] Line of Credit Facility Entered Into By Equity Method Investee Line of Credit Facility Entered Into By Equity Method Investee Line of Credit Facility Entered Into By Equity Method Investee. Ford's allocation/responsiblities are limited to its ownership share of the Equity Method Investment. Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage Of Stock Trading Price Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage Of Stock Trading Price Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage Of Stock Trading Price Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Company excluding Ford Credit debt payable within one year Finance Lease, Liability, Current Finished products Inventory, Finished Goods, Net of Reserves 9.625% Notes due April 22, 2030 [Member] 9.625% Notes due April 22, 2030 [Member] 9.625% Notes due April 22, 2030 Adjustment Fair Value Hedging Instruments Unsecured Debt, Discontinued Hedging Relationships Adjustment Fair Value Hedging Instruments Unsecured Debt, Discontinued Hedging Relationships The cumulative amount of fair value adjustments remaining on hedged debt for which hedge accounting has been discontinued. This disclosure is required per ASC 815-10-50-4EE(d). Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, U.S. branch operations SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, U.S. branch operations [Member] SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, U.S. branch operations Cross-currency interest rate swap contracts Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] Outstanding, beginning of year (in shares) Outstanding, end of year (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number Equity method investment (earnings)/losses and impairments in excess of dividends received Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments, Net of Dividends or Distributions Line of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain] Line of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain] Asset Class [Axis] Asset Class [Axis] Insider Trading Arrangements [Line Items] Unsecured Debt, Current Unsecured Debt, Current Adjustments (Segment Reconciling Items) Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Excluding Corporate Nonsegment [Member] Special Mention [Member] Special Mention [Member] Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Three Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three Purchases Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party Accumulated Benefit Obligation at December 31 Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized Foreign currency exchange contracts Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Document Transition Report Document Transition Report Summary of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] Financing Receivables, Greater than 120 Days Past due [Member] Financing Receivables, Greater than 120 Days Past due [Member] Financing Receivables, Greater than 120 Days Past due [Member] General business credits Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Percent Fair Value, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table] Fair Value, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table] Revenue, Transaction Price Measurement, Tax Exclusion Revenue, Transaction Price Measurement, Tax Exclusion [Policy Text Block] Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Current Reporting Status Retained Earnings/(Accumulated Deficit) [Member] Retained Earnings [Member] Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs Credit Facility Feature [Axis] Credit Facility Feature [Axis] Credit Facility Feature [Axis] Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table] Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table] local credit facilities [Member] local credit facilities [Member] local credit facilities available to non-US affiliates Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (pre-tax) Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, before Tax [Abstract] Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] Less: Tax/(Tax benefit) (a) OCI, Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss), Arising During Period, Tax Consolidation and Intercompany Transactions, Policy [Policy Text Block] Consolidation, Subsidiaries or Other Investments, Consolidated Entities, Policy [Policy Text Block] Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] Executive Category: Executive Category [Axis] Continuing Involvement with Continued to be Recognized Transferred Financial Assets, Amount Outstanding Continuing Involvement with Continued to be Recognized Transferred Financial Assets, Amount Outstanding Notes due March 1, 2030 9.30% Notes due March 1, 2030 [Member] 9.30% Notes due March 1, 2030 Government Assistance, Transaction Duration, Start Date [Axis] Government Assistance, Transaction Duration, Start Date [Axis] Government Assistance, Transaction Duration, Start Date Finance leases, gross Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable Other foreign deferred tax liabilities Deferred Tax Liabilities Other Foreign Deferred Tax Liabilities Other Foreign Components of income tax [Table Text Block] Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance Restructuring Reserve Restructuring Reserve Statement of Income Location, Balance [Domain] Statement of Income Location, Balance [Domain] Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax, Parent Company Selected Measure Name Company Selected Measure Name Capital Grant Capital Grant [Member] Capital Grant