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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Income before income taxes, excluding equity in net results of affilaited companies accounted for after-tax        
U.S. $ 4,484,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 6,537,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 6,557,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic  
Non-U.S. (1,417,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign (566,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 493,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign  
Total 3,067,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 5,971,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 7,050,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments  
Current        
Federal (2,000,000)us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit (19,000,000)us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 4,000,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit  
Non-U.S. 389,000,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 453,000,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 393,000,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit  
State and local (22,000,000)us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit (40,000,000)us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 3,000,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit  
Total current 365,000,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 394,000,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 400,000,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Deferred        
Federal 334,000,000us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (346,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 1,925,000,000us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Non-U.S. 186,000,000us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 328,000,000us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (126,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
State and local 271,000,000us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (511,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (173,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Total deferred expense (benefit) 791,000,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (529,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 1,626,000,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Total 1,156,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (135,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,026,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Reconciliation of effective rate        
U.S. statutory rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
Non-U.S. tax rates under U.S. rates (2.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (1.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (1.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential  
State and local income taxes 5.20%f_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxesGross 1.10%f_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxesGross 0.10%f_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxesGross  
General business credits (10.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (5.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits 0.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits  
Dispositions and restructurings 5.20%f_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusinessAndNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringCharges (26.00%)f_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusinessAndNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringCharges (1.70%)f_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusinessAndNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringCharges  
U.S. tax on non-U.S. earnings 5.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings (2.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings (1.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings  
Prior year settlements and claims (3.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes (0.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes (1.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes  
Tax exempt income (9.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome (5.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome (3.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome  
Enacted Change in tax rates 1.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 3.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 1.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate  
Valuation allowances 13.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (0.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 1.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Other (1.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments  
Effective rate 37.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (2.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 28.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations  
Undistributed Foreign Earnings, Deferred Taxes Not Provided 4,300,000,000f_UndistributedForeignEarningsDeferredTaxesNotProvided      
Undistributed Foreign Earnings, Potential Deferred Tax liability 200,000,000f_PotentialDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedForeignEarnings      
Deferred tax assets        
Employee benefit plans 5,898,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits 5,060,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits    
Net operating loss carryforwards 2,624,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 2,364,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards    
Tax credit carryforwards 6,745,000,000f_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsGross 5,720,000,000f_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsGross    
Research expenditures 1,754,000,000f_DeferredTaxAssetsResearchAndDevelopment 2,236,000,000f_DeferredTaxAssetsResearchAndDevelopment    
Dealer and customer allowances and claims 2,510,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsWarrantyReserves 2,106,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsWarrantyReserves    
Other foreign deferred tax assets 298,000,000f_DeferredTaxAssetsForeignOther 1,567,000,000f_DeferredTaxAssetsForeignOther    
Allowance for credit losses 155,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsProvisionForLoanLosses 143,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsProvisionForLoanLosses    
All other 1,806,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 2,691,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther    
Total gross deferred tax assets 21,790,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 21,887,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross    
Less: valuation allowance (1,604,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (1,633,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance    
Total net deferred tax assets 20,186,000,000f_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossLessValuationAllowance 20,254,000,000f_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossLessValuationAllowance    
Deferred tax liabilities        
Leasing transactions 2,050,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesLeasingArrangements 1,138,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesLeasingArrangements    
Deferred income 1,624,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxDeferredIncome 2,075,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxDeferredIncome    
Depreciation and amortization (excluding leasing transactions) 1,967,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment 2,430,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment    
Finance receivables 647,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesFinancingArrangements 723,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesFinancingArrangements    
Other foreign deferred tax liabilities 352,000,000f_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherForeign 311,000,000f_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherForeign    
All other 477,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther 707,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther    
Total deferred tax liabilities 7,117,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities 7,384,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities    
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities) 13,069,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet 12,870,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet    
Narrative [Abstract]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards Not Subject to Expiration 7,200,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards      
Net operating loss carryforwards 2,624,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 2,364,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards    
Tax Credit Carryforwards 6,800,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount      
Tax Credit Carryforward, Remaining Carryforward Period 10 years      
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Roll Forward]        
Beginning balance 1,564,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 1,547,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits    
Increase - tax positions in prior periods 38,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 128,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions    
Increase - tax positions in current period 250,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 45,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions    
Decrease - tax positions in prior periods (172,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (24,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions    
Settlements (372,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (79,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities    
Lapse of statute of limitations (6,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (54,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations    
Foreign current translation adjustment (16,000,000)f_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentForUnrecognizedTaxBenefitBalances 1,000,000f_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentForUnrecognizedTaxBenefitBalances    
Ending balance 1,286,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 1,564,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 1,547,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate 1,200,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 1,200,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income 96,000,000f_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestIncome 11,000,000f_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestIncome 9,000,000f_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestIncome  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Accrued (23,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 83,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued    
Income Taxes Paid, Net 467,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 538,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 344,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet  
Europe [Member]        
Reconciliation of effective rate        
Deferred Tax Asset Related to Dispositions and Restructuring 1,500,000,000f_DeferredTaxAssetRelatedtoDispositionsandRestructuring
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember		      
South America [Member]        
Narrative [Abstract]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance 1,600,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_SouthAmericaMember		      
OperatingLossCarryforward [Member]        
Narrative [Abstract]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards Not Subject to Expiration 6,000,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ f_OperatingLossCarryforwardsAxis
= f_OperatingLossCarryforwardNotSubjectToExpirationMember		      
Financial Services [Member]        
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Roll Forward]        
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income (13,000,000)f_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestIncome
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember		 0f_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestIncome
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember		 0f_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestIncome
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember		  
Financial Services [Member] | International [Member]        
Current        
Non-U.S.       $ (245,000,000)us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= f_InternationalMember