Presentation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

The cumulative effect of this change on our consolidated balance sheet at December 31 was as follows (in millions):

	Revised 2013		As Originally Reported 2013		Effect of change
Deferred income taxes	$	13,468	$	13,315	$	153
Other liabilities and deferred revenue	40,886		40,462		424
Total equity	26,145		26,416		(271		)

	Revised 2012		As Originally Reported 2012		Effect of change
Deferred income taxes	$	15,350	$	15,185	$	165
Other liabilities and deferred revenue	48,727		48,259		468
Total equity	15,686		15,989		(303		)

Reconciliation from Sector to Consolidated Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

The reconciliation between the totals for the sector and consolidated balance sheets at December 31 was as follows (in millions):

	2014			2013
Sector balance sheet presentation of deferred income tax assets
Automotive sector current deferred income tax assets	$	2,039		$	1,574
Automotive sector non-current deferred income tax assets	13,331			13,436
Financial Services sector deferred income tax assets (a)	185			184
Total	15,555			15,194
Reclassification for netting of deferred income taxes	(1,916		)	(1,726		)
Consolidated balance sheet presentation of deferred income tax assets	$	13,639		$	13,468
Sector balance sheet presentation of deferred income tax liabilities
Automotive sector current deferred income tax liabilities	$	270		$	267
Automotive sector non-current deferred income tax liabilities	367			430
Financial Services sector deferred income tax liabilities	1,849			1,627
Total	2,486			2,324
Reclassification for netting of deferred income taxes	(1,916		)	(1,726		)
Consolidated balance sheet presentation of deferred income tax liabilities	$	570		$	598

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(a) Financial Services deferred income tax assets are included in Financial Services Other assets on our sector balance sheet

Schedule Of Sector Transactions Text Block [Table Text Block]

Additional detail regarding certain transactions and the effect on each sector’s balance sheet at December 31 was as follows (in billions):

	2014					2013
	Automotive		Financial Services			Automotive			Financial Services
Finance receivables, net (a)			$	5.0					$	3.3
Unearned interest supplements and residual support (b)			(3.9		)				(3.1		)
Wholesale receivables/Other (c)			0.8						0.8
Net investment in operating leases (d)			0.6						0.6
Intersector receivables/(payables) (e)	$	—	—			$	(0.2	)	0.2

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(a) Automotive sector receivables (generated primarily from vehicle and parts sales to third parties) sold to Ford Credit.  These receivables are classified as Other receivables, net on our consolidated balance sheet and Finance receivables, net on our sector balance sheet.

(b) We pay amounts to Ford Credit at the point of retail financing or lease origination that represent interest supplements and residual support.

(c) Primarily wholesale receivables with entities that are consolidated subsidiaries of Ford.  

(d) Sale-leaseback agreement between Automotive and Financial Services sectors relating to vehicles that we lease to our employees.

(e) Amounts owed to the Financial Services sector by Automotive sector, or vice versa.