Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									$ 126,567	$ 128,168	$ 119,280
External customer									7,685	8,096	9,674
External customer									134,252	136,264	128,954
Intersegment									0	0	0
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes	1,841	2,246	1,595	2,038	1,453	1,846	2,606	2,776	7,720	8,681	7,149
Depreciation and special tools amortization									6,179	5,376	5,900
Amortization of intangibles									10	12	97
Interest expense									3,828	4,431	6,152
Interest Income									342	471	348
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									5,488	4,293	4,092
Equity in net income/(loss)									588	500	538
Total assets	190,554				178,348				190,554	178,348	164,687
Automotive [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer	34,467	30,247	31,328	30,525	32,611	31,043	33,476	31,038	126,567	128,168	119,280
Intersegment									1,195	1,080	1,419
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									6,010	6,250	4,146
Depreciation and special tools amortization									3,655	3,533	3,876
Amortization of intangibles									10	12	97
Interest expense									713	817	1,807
Interest Income									272	387	262
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									5,459	4,272	4,066
Equity in net income/(loss)									555	479	526
Total assets	86,458				78,786				86,458	78,786	64,606
Automotive [Member] | Ford North America [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									79,943	75,022	64,428
Intersegment									593	244	674
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									8,343	6,191	5,409
Depreciation and special tools amortization									1,964	1,769	2,058
Amortization of intangibles									9	9	9
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									72	60	47
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									3,150	2,164	2,127
Equity in net income/(loss)									127	179	155
Total assets	51,699				46,038				51,699	46,038	29,955
Automotive [Member] | Ford South America [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									10,080	10,976	9,905
Intersegment									0	0	0
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									213	861	1,010
Depreciation and special tools amortization									256	265	247
Amortization of intangibles									0	2	77
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	0	0
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									668	581	364
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets	6,819				6,878				6,819	6,878	6,623
Automotive [Member] | Ford Europe [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									26,546	33,758	29,486
Intersegment									602	836	732
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									(1,753)	(27)	182
Depreciation and special tools amortization									1,132	1,225	1,199
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	0
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	0	0
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									1,112	1,034	971
Equity in net income/(loss)									113	61	128
Total assets	20,305				19,737				20,305	19,737	22,260
Automotive [Member] | Ford Asia Pacific Africa [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									9,998	8,412	7,381
Intersegment									0	0	0
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									(77)	(92)	189
Depreciation and special tools amortization									303	274	262
Amortization of intangibles									1	1	1
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	0	0
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									529	493	467
Equity in net income/(loss)									315	239	242
Total assets	7,635				6,133				7,635	6,133	5,768
Automotive [Member] | Other Automotive [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									0	0	0
Intersegment									0	0	0
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									(470)	(601)	(1,493)
Depreciation and special tools amortization									0	0	0
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	0
Interest expense									713	817	1,807
Interest Income									200	327	215
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets	0				0				0	0	0
Automotive [Member] | Special Items [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									0		8,080
Intersegment									0		13
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									(246)	(82)	(1,151)
Depreciation and special tools amortization									0	0	110
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	10
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	0	0
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									0	0	137
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	1
Total assets	0				0				0	0	0
Financial Services [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer	1,957	1,925	1,883	1,920	1,965	2,004	2,051	2,076	7,685	8,096	9,674
Intersegment									464	562	479
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									1,710	2,431	3,003
Depreciation and special tools amortization									2,524	1,843	2,024
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	0
Interest expense									3,115	3,614	4,345
Interest Income									70	84	86
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									29	21	26
Equity in net income/(loss)									33	21	12
Total assets	106,160				101,574				106,160	101,574	103,270
Financial Services [Member] | Ford Credit [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									7,422	7,764	9,357
Intersegment									460	557	469
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									1,697	2,404	3,054
Depreciation and special tools amortization									2,499	1,813	1,989
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	0
Interest expense									3,027	3,507	4,222
Interest Income									69	83	86
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									18	15	13
Equity in net income/(loss)									33	21	12
Total assets	105,744				100,242				105,744	100,242	101,696
Financial Services [Member] | Other Financial Services [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									263	332	317
Intersegment									4	5	10
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									13	27	(51)
Depreciation and special tools amortization									25	30	35
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	0
Interest expense									88	107	123
Interest Income									1	1	0
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									11	6	13
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets	7,698				8,634				7,698	8,634	8,708
Financial Services [Member] | Elims [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									0	0	0
Intersegment									0	0	0
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									0	0	0
Depreciation and special tools amortization									0	0	0
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	0
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	0	0
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets	(7,282)				(7,302)				(7,282)	(7,302)	(7,134)
Intersector [Member]
Income [Abstract]
Total assets	192,366				179,248				192,366	179,248
Intersector [Member] | Elims [Member]
Sales/Revenues [Abstract]
External customer									0	0	0
Intersegment									(1,659)	(1,642)	(1,898)
Income [Abstract]
Income before income taxes									0	0	0
Depreciation and special tools amortization									0	0	0
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	0
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	0	0
Cash outflow for capital expenditures									0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets	$ (2,064)				$ (2,012)				$ (2,064)	$ (2,012)	$ (3,189)