DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION Document - shares	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 20, 2015
Document Type		10-Q
Amendment Flag		false
Document Period End Date		Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus		2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus		Q3
Entity Registrant Name		FORD MOTOR CO
Entity Central Index Key		0000037996
Current Fiscal Year End Date		--12-31
Entity Filer Category		Large Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	F
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Common Stock [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			3,897,778,098
Class B Stock [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			70,852,076