Presentation Presentation - Impairment Testing (Details) (Ford Europe [Member])	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Ford Europe [Member]
Fair Value Inputs Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Pre-tax Operating Margin, Percent	8.00%

Long-term pre-tax operating income as a percentage of net sales, used as an input to measure fair value for long-lived asset impairment testing.

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