Financial Services Finance Receivables - Aging (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Number Of Days After Which Finance Receivable Is Considered Past Due	31 days
Ford Credit [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 110,289	$ 110,486	$ 112,401
Ford Credit [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing		20
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	719	1,060
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	74,072	75,054
Financing Receivable, Gross	74,791	76,114	76,226
Ford Credit [Member] \| Consumer [Member] \| Financing Receivables, 31 to 60 Days Past due [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	563	859
Ford Credit [Member] \| Consumer [Member] \| Financing Receivables, 61 to 90 Days Past due [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	82	123
Ford Credit [Member] \| Consumer [Member] \| Financing Receivables, 91 to 120 Days Past due [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	34	39
Ford Credit [Member] \| Consumer [Member] \| Financing Receivables, Greater than 120 Days Past due [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	40	39
Ford Credit [Member] \| Non-consumer [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	0
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	81	76
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current	35,417	34,296
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 35,498	$ 34,372	$ 36,175

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Financing receivables that are current.

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Amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions and related items including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among a myriad of other features and characteristics. Excludes amounts related to receivables held-for-sale.

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