Finance Receivables - Impaired and Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details) (Financial Services [Member], Ford Credit [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011 Non Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Non Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Dealer loans [Member] Non Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Dealer loans [Member] Non Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Impaired [Abstract]
Number of Days Past Due After Which Consumer Receivables are Considered Impaired	greater than 120 days past due
Recorded Investment in Impaired Loans & Loans on Non-accrual Status		$ 64	$ 102	$ 382	$ 104
Impaired And Non Accrual Financing Receivable Recorded Investment, Percentage of Receivable		0.20%	0.40%	0.80%	0.20%
Troubled Debt Restructurings [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment				370		13	13
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment, Percentage of Receivable				0.80%		0.10%	0.10%
Financing Receivables, Modifications, Contracts Subsequently Defaulted, Default Rate		25.00%	17.00%	3.70%
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses Related to Consumer Troubled Debt Restructurings		$ 6		$ 16