DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION Document	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 26, 2012 Common Stock [Member]	Oct. 26, 2012 Class B Stock [Member]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	FORD MOTOR CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000037996
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,741,809,920	70,852,076
Trading Symbol	F
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes