DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 27, 2012 Common Stock [Member]	Apr. 27, 2012 Class B Stock [Member]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	FORD MOTOR CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000037996
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,745,515,422	70,852,076
Trading Symbol	F