CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Parent [Member]	Capital Stock [Member]	Capital in Excess of Par Value of Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Equity Attributable to Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Equity/(deficit) attributable to Ford Motor Company at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 24,438		$ 40	$ 21,089	$ 9,422	$ (5,265)	$ (848)
Equity/(Deficit) attributable to noncontrolling interests at Dec. 31, 2014	27
Total equity/(deficit) at Dec. 31, 2014	24,465
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Ford Motor Company	5,505				5,505
Income/(Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	2
Net income	5,507
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	(607)	$ (607)				(607)
Common stock issued (including share-based compensation impacts)	266	266	1	265
Treasury stock/other	(133)	(129)					(129)	$ (4)
Cash dividends declared	(1,791)	(1,785)			(1,785)			(6)
Equity/(deficit) attributable to Ford Motor Company at Sep. 30, 2015	27,688		41	21,354	13,142	(5,872)	(977)
Equity/(Deficit) attributable to noncontrolling interests at Sep. 30, 2015	19
Total equity/(deficit) at Sep. 30, 2015	27,707
Equity/(deficit) attributable to Ford Motor Company at Dec. 31, 2015	28,642		41	21,421	14,414	(6,257)	(977)
Equity/(Deficit) attributable to noncontrolling interests at Dec. 31, 2015	15
Total equity/(deficit) at Dec. 31, 2015	28,657
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Ford Motor Company	5,379				5,379
Income/(Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	9
Net income	5,388
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	209	211				211		(2)
Common stock issued (including share-based compensation impacts)	177	177		177
Treasury stock/other	(147)	(145)					(145)	(2)
Cash dividends declared	(2,785)	$ (2,780)			(2,780)			$ (5)
Equity/(deficit) attributable to Ford Motor Company at Sep. 30, 2016	31,484		$ 41	$ 21,598	$ 17,013	$ (6,046)	$ (1,122)
Equity/(Deficit) attributable to noncontrolling interests at Sep. 30, 2016	15
Total equity/(deficit) at Sep. 30, 2016	$ 31,499