Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interest Disclosure [Text Block]

REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

AutoAlliance International, Inc. ("AAI") is a 50/50 joint venture between Ford and Mazda Motor Corporation ("Mazda") that operates an automobile assembly plant in Flat Rock, Michigan. On September 1, 2012, we granted to Mazda a put option to sell and received a call option to purchase from Mazda the 50% equity interest in AAI that is held by Mazda ("the Option"). The Option is exercisable at a price of $339 million and is recorded as a redeemable noncontrolling interest in the mezzanine section of our balance sheet. Mazda's share in AAI is redeemable by Ford or Mazda for a three-year period commencing on September 1, 2015. The following table summarizes the changes in our redeemable noncontrolling interest for the period ended June 30 (in millions):



	2013
Balance on December 31, 2012	$	322
Accretion to the redemption value of noncontrolling interest (recognized in Interest expense)	5
Ending balance	$	327

- Definition

The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock.

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