Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Sales net Automotive									$ 140,566	$ 135,782	$ 139,369
Revenues, Financial Services									8,992	8,295	7,548
Revenues									149,558	144,077	146,917
Income before income taxes	$ 1,896	$ 3,291	$ 3,286	$ 1,779	$ (3,963)	$ 1,257	$ 2,356	$ 1,584	10,252	1,234	14,371
Depreciation and tooling amortization									7,993	7,385	6,504
Interest expense									3,227	3,496	3,689
Interest Income									309	244	213
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									3	96	11
Cash outflow for capital spending									7,196	7,463	6,597
Equity in net income/(loss)									1,818	1,275	1,069
Total assets	224,925				208,615				224,925	208,615	202,204
Automotive [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Sales net Automotive	37,843	35,818	35,105	31,800	33,762	32,779	35,365	33,876	140,566	135,782	139,369
Income before income taxes									8,224	(560)	12,699
Depreciation and tooling amortization									4,332	4,252	4,064
Interest expense									773	797	829
Interest Income									233	193	163
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	109	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									7,147	7,360	6,566
Equity in net income/(loss)									1,786	1,246	1,046
Total assets	91,959				90,167				91,959	90,167	90,504
Automotive [Member] | Ford North America [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Sales net Automotive									91,870	82,376	86,494
Income before income taxes									9,345	7,443	9,877
Depreciation and tooling amortization									2,501	2,279	2,064
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									36	46	99
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									4,582	4,270	3,694
Equity in net income/(loss)									95	147	127
Total assets	63,241				61,370				63,241	61,370	59,095
Automotive [Member] | Ford South America [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Sales net Automotive									5,766	8,799	10,847
Income before income taxes									(832)	(1,164)	(35)
Depreciation and tooling amortization									252	309	272
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	0	0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									280	497	756
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets	4,544				5,142				4,544	5,142	7,056
Automotive [Member] | Ford Europe [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Sales net Automotive									28,170	29,457	27,255
Income before income taxes									259	(598)	(1,025)
Depreciation and tooling amortization									1,042	1,179	1,269
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									6	5	6
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									1,415	1,619	1,249
Equity in net income/(loss)									136	107	125
Total assets	14,381				14,215				14,381	14,215	15,244
Automotive [Member] | Middle East and Africa [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Sales net Automotive									4,005	4,406	4,533
Income before income taxes									31	(20)	(69)
Depreciation and tooling amortization									162	141	125
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	0	1
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									156	135	154
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets	1,088				1,155				1,088	1,155	1,038
Automotive [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Sales net Automotive									10,755	10,744	10,240
Income before income taxes									765	593	331
Depreciation and tooling amortization									375	344	334
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	2	4
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									714	839	713
Equity in net income/(loss)									1,555	1,321	794
Total assets	8,705				8,285				8,705	8,285	8,071
Automotive [Member] | Other Automotive [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Sales net Automotive									0	0	0
Income before income taxes									(796)	(755)	(656)
Depreciation and tooling amortization									0	0	0
Interest expense									773	797	829
Interest Income									191	140	53
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	109
Cash outflow for capital spending									0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets	0				0				0	0	0
Automotive [Member] | Special Items [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Sales net Automotive									0	0	0
Income before income taxes									(548)	(6,059)	4,276
Depreciation and tooling amortization									0	0	0
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	0	0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	(329)	0
Total assets	0				0				0	0	0
Financial Services [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Financial Services	2,408	$ 2,326	$ 2,158	$ 2,100	2,108	$ 2,141	$ 2,046	$ 2,000	8,992	8,295	7,548
Income before income taxes									2,028	1,794	1,672
Depreciation and tooling amortization									3,661	3,133	2,440
Interest expense									2,454	2,699	2,860
Interest Income									76	51	50
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									3	(13)	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									49	103	31
Equity in net income/(loss)									32	29	23
Total assets	137,026				121,388				137,026	121,388	115,057
Financial Services [Member] | Ford Credit [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Financial Services									9,280	8,606	7,805
Income before income taxes									2,086	1,854	1,756
Depreciation and tooling amortization									3,661	3,112	2,422
Interest expense									2,416	2,656	2,730
Interest Income									76	51	50
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									3	(13)
Cash outflow for capital spending									49	18	16
Equity in net income/(loss)									32	29	23
Total assets	137,448				122,108				137,448	122,108	115,608
Financial Services [Member] | Other Financial Services [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Financial Services										135	192
Income before income taxes									(57)	(60)	(84)
Depreciation and tooling amortization									0	21	18
Interest expense									57	66	148
Interest Income									0	0	0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									0	85	15
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets					363					363	491
Financial Services [Member] | Elims Intersegment [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Financial Services									(288)	(446)	(449)
Income before income taxes									(1)	0	0
Depreciation and tooling amortization									0	0	0
Interest expense									(19)	(23)	(18)
Interest Income									0	0	0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets	(422)				(1,083)				(422)	(1,083)	(1,042)
Intersector [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total assets	227,902				210,531				227,902	210,531
Intersector [Member] | Elims Consolidated [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, Financial Services									0	0	0
Income before income taxes									0	0	0
Depreciation and tooling amortization									0	0	0
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest Income									0	0	0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Income									0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending									0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss)									0	0	0
Total assets	$ (4,060)				$ (2,940)				$ (4,060)	$ (2,940)	$ (3,357)