Equity in Net Assets of Affiliated Companies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

Our ownership percentages and carrying value of our equity method investments at December 31 were as follows

(in millions, except percentages):



	Investment Balance				Ownership Percentage
	2015		2016		2016
Changan Ford Automobile Corporation, Limited	$	1,307	$	1,315	50.0	%
Jiangling Motors Corporation, Limited	636		623		32.0
AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.	429		476		50.0
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi	352		306		41.0
Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH	182		194		50.0
Changan Ford Mazda Engine Company, Ltd.	77		80		25.0
Velodyne LiDAR, Inc.	—		75		9.3
Forso Nordic AB	66		68		50.0
FFS Finance South Africa (Pty) Limited	48		59		50.0
DealerDirect LLC	30		27		97.7
RouteOne LLC	15		20		30.0
ZoomCar, Inc.	—		15		17.2
Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corporation	8		9		49.9
Thirdware Solutions Limited	9		9		20.0
Percepta, LLC	9		8		45.0
CNF-Administradora de Consorcio Nacional Ltda.	4		6		33.3
U.S. Council for Automotive Research LLC	5		5		33.3
Chongqing ANTE Trading Co., Ltd.	4		4		10.0
Blue Diamond Parts, LLC	3		3		25.0
Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership LLC	4		2		50.0
OEConnection LLC (a)	36		—		—
ZF Transmission Tech, LLC	—		—		49.0
Total	$	3,224	$	3,304

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(a)	OEConnection LLC became a cost method investment following a partial sale in 2016.

NOTE 10. EQUITY IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATED COMPANIES (Continued)

We received $1.5 billion, $1.5 billion, and $1.6 billion of dividends from these affiliated companies for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2015, and 2016, respectively.

A summary of the total financial results, as reported by our equity method investees, in the aggregate at December 31 was as follows (in millions):



Summarized Balance Sheet			2015		2016
Current assets			$	10,400	$	10,368
Non-current assets			9,687		9,956
Total assets			$	20,087	$	20,324

Current liabilities			$	10,863	$	10,690
Non-current liabilities			2,608		2,934
Total liabilities			$	13,471	$	13,624

Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests			$	8	$	14

	For the years ended December 31,
Summarized Income Statement	2014		2015		2016
Total revenue	$	40,658	$	35,623	$	36,992
Income before income taxes	3,985		4,525		4,401
Net income	3,510		3,894		3,747

Transactions with equity method investees reported on our consolidated income statement and balance sheet at December 31 were as follows (in millions):



	For the years ended December 31,
Income Statement	2014		2015		2016
Sales	$	5,208	$	4,426	$	4,367
Purchases	9,430		7,780		8,665
Royalty income	500		610		649



Balance Sheet	2015		2016
Receivables	$	870	$	722
Payables	671		603