Debt and Commitments - Asset Backed Debt (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative income/(expense)	$ 32,000,000	$ 245,000,000	$ 1,561,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents	16,718,000,000	18,492,000,000
Finance receivables, net	109,897,000,000	108,392,000,000
Net investment in operating leases	29,119,000,000	28,235,000,000
Securitization Transactions VIE Primary Beneficiary and Non VIEs Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net investment in operating leases	16,300,000,000	11,500,000,000
Ford Credit | Securitization Transactions VIE Primary Beneficiary and Non VIEs Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash contribution for collateral to support Wholesale Securitization Program	0	0
Ford Credit | Securitization Transactions VIE Primary Beneficiary and Non VIEs Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash contribution for collateral to support Wholesale Securitization Program	179,000,000	9,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Ford Credit | Securitization Transactions VIE Primary Beneficiary and Non VIEs Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	3,000,000,000	3,800,000,000
Finance receivables, net	66,200,000,000	63,200,000,000
Net investment in operating leases	16,300,000,000	11,500,000,000
Debt	59,800,000,000	52,600,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Ford Credit | Securitization Transactions VIE Primary Beneficiary and Non VIEs Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash Collateral to Support Wholesale Transactions	0
Derivative income/(expense)	(17,000,000)	60,000,000	(29,000,000)
Interest expense on securitization debt	$ 1,400,000,000	$ 955,000,000	$ 773,000,000