Finance Receivables Finance Receivables Aging (Details) (Financial Services [Member], Ford Credit [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Number Of Days After Which Finance Receivable Is Considered Past Due	any payment, including principal and interest, that has not been collected and is at least 31 days past the contractual due date
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due	$ 686
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due	109
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due	31
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	103
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	929
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	71,778
Financing Receivable, Gross	72,707	73,831	76,521
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	47,282	47,751
Consumer [Member] | Retail [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	44,982	45,180
Consumer [Member] | Direct financing leases [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	2,300	2,571
Non-consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	25,425	26,080
Non-consumer [Member] | Wholesale [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	22,782	23,829
Non-consumer [Member] | Dealer loans [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	1,157	1,151
Non-consumer [Member] | Other [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	1,486	1,100
North America [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due	638
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due	85
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due	19
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	63
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	805
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	53,949
Financing Receivable, Gross	54,754	54,227
North America [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	37,115	37,003
North America [Member] | Consumer [Member] | Retail [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due	638
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due	68
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due	19
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	60
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	785
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	36,325
Financing Receivable, Gross	37,110	36,999
North America [Member] | Consumer [Member] | Direct financing leases [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	5
Financing Receivable, Gross	5	4
North America [Member] | Non-consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	17,639	17,224
North America [Member] | Non-consumer [Member] | Wholesale [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	1
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	1
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	15,465
Financing Receivable, Gross	15,466	15,413
North America [Member] | Non-consumer [Member] | Dealer loans [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due	17
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	2
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	19
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	1,083
Financing Receivable, Gross	1,102	1,088
North America [Member] | Non-consumer [Member] | Other [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	1,071
Financing Receivable, Gross	1,071	723
International [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due	48
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due	24
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due	12
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	40
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	124
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	17,829
Financing Receivable, Gross	17,953	19,604
International [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	10,167	10,748
International [Member] | Consumer [Member] | Retail [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due	39
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due	20
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due	11
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	27
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	97
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	7,775
Financing Receivable, Gross	7,872	8,181
International [Member] | Consumer [Member] | Direct financing leases [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due	6
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due	4
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due	1
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	3
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	14
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	2,281
Financing Receivable, Gross	2,295	2,567
International [Member] | Non-consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	7,786	8,856
International [Member] | Non-consumer [Member] | Wholesale [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due	3
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	8
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	11
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	7,305
Financing Receivable, Gross	7,316	8,416
International [Member] | Non-consumer [Member] | Dealer loans [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	1
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	1
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	54
Financing Receivable, Gross	55	63
International [Member] | Non-consumer [Member] | Other [Member]
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 31 To 60 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 61 To 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 91 To 120 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	1
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	1
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	414
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 415	$ 377