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Summary of Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Foreign Currency [Abstract]      
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax $ (510,000,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax $ (349,000,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax $ (426,000,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 133,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 85,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet  
Amortization of Intangible Assets 15,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 11,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 10,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Forecasted Amortization Maximum Year 1 25,000,000f_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsForecastedAmortizationMaximumYear1    
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Forecasted Amortization Maximum Year 2 25,000,000f_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsForecastedAmortizationMaximumYear2    
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Forecasted Amortization Maximum Year 3 25,000,000f_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsForecastedAmortizationMaximumYear3    
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Forecasted Amortization Maximum Year 4 25,000,000f_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsForecastedAmortizationMaximumYear4    
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Forecasted Amortization Maximum Year 5 25,000,000f_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsForecastedAmortizationMaximumYear5    
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]      
Average Term Deferred Revenue Is Recognized 11 months    
Selected Other Costs [Abstract]      
Engineering, research, and development 6,900,000,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense 6,400,000,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense 5,500,000,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Advertising 4,300,000,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 4,400,000,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 4,000,000,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Financial Services [Member]      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]      
Amortization of Intangible Assets 0us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember
0us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember
0us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember
Retail and Lease Supplements [Abstract]      
Earned Interest Supplements And Residual Support Revenue 1,400,000,000f_RelatedPartyTransactionEarnedInterestSupplementsAndResidualSupportRevenueFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember
1,500,000,000f_RelatedPartyTransactionEarnedInterestSupplementsAndResidualSupportRevenueFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember
1,600,000,000f_RelatedPartyTransactionEarnedInterestSupplementsAndResidualSupportRevenueFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember
Amount of Reduction in Depreciation Expense On Property Subject To Or Held For Lease 1,300,000,000f_AmountofReductioninDepreciationExpenseOnPropertySubjectToOrHeldForLease
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember
946,000,000f_AmountofReductioninDepreciationExpenseOnPropertySubjectToOrHeldForLease
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember
850,000,000f_AmountofReductioninDepreciationExpenseOnPropertySubjectToOrHeldForLease
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_FinancialServicesMember
Automotive [Member]      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]      
Amortization of Intangible Assets 15,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_AutomotiveMember
11,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_AutomotiveMember
10,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ f_StatementBusinessSectorsAxis
= f_AutomotiveMember
Maximum [Member]      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]      
Amortization of Intangible Assets $ 25,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember