Employee Separation Actions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

EMPLOYEE SEPARATION ACTIONS [Abstract]

Schedule of Employee Separation Actions [Table Text Block]

The following table shows pre-tax charges for hourly and salaried employee separation actions, which are recorded in Automotive cost of sales and Selling, administrative and other expenses for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

	2011		2010		2009
Ford Europe	$	67	$	56	$	109
Ford North America	154		110		225
Ford South America	15		3		20
Ford Asia Pacific Africa	38		1		17