DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION Document - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
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
Entity Public Float			$ 49,052,855,221
Common Stock [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,903,445,093
Class B Stock [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		70,852,076