Debt and Commitments - Debt Instruments ATVM Incentive Program, EIB Credit Facility, and Automotive Credit Facilities (Details) (Automotive [Member])	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2012 DOE ATVM Incentive Program USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 DOE ATVM Incentive Program USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 EIB Credit Facilities [Member] Ford of Britain [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 12, 2010 EIB Credit Facilities [Member] Ford of Britain [Member] GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Maturing November 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility, Maturing November 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Automotive Affiliates Debt [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Notes Due [Abstract]
Loan Facility Term		13 years	5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 5,900,000,000	$ 729,000,000	£ 450,000,000	$ 9,300,000,000	$ 307,000,000		$ 901,000,000
Debt outstanding	5,900,000,000	5,600,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase, Additional Borrowings	137,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period		2.30%
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal		148,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding			729,000,000				93,000,000	140,000,000
Percent Of Debt Guaranteed By Third Party			80.00%
Percent Of Line Of Credit Secured			20.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			3.90%
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage			0.30%
Debt Covenant Minimum Liquidity Amount							4,000,000,000
Line of Credit Faciilty, Amount Outstanding, Percentage									1.00%
Line Of Credit Expiration - 2013								345,000,000
Line Of Credit Expiration - 2014								196,000,000
Line Of Credit Expiration - 2015								318,000,000
Line Of Credit Expiration - Thereafter								$ 42,000,000