Ford Credit Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Term When Finance Receivables Are Considered Impaired	120 days
Term to Charge Off Finance Receivables	120 days
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance	$ 589	$ 597
Charge-offs	(549)	(595)
Recoveries	178	170
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	296	427
Other	(1)	(10)
Ending balance	513	589
Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses
Collective impairment allowance	493	560
Specific impairment allowance	20	29
Ending balance	513	589
Collectively evaluated for impairment	107,356	109,987
Specifically evaluated for impairment	511	499
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	107,867	110,486
Finance receivables, net	107,354	109,897
Consumer
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance	566	582
Charge-offs	(527)	(528)
Recoveries	168	163
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	291	359
Other	(2)	(10)
Ending balance	496	566
Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses
Collective impairment allowance	478	546
Specific impairment allowance	18	20
Ending balance	496	566
Collectively evaluated for impairment	73,560	75,744
Specifically evaluated for impairment	322	370
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	73,882	76,114
Finance receivables, net	73,386	75,548
Non-consumer
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance	23	15
Charge-offs	(22)	(67)
Recoveries	10	7
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	5	68
Other	1	0
Ending balance	17	23
Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses
Collective impairment allowance	15	14
Specific impairment allowance	2	9
Ending balance	17	23
Collectively evaluated for impairment	33,796	34,243
Specifically evaluated for impairment	189	129
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	33,985	34,372
Finance receivables, net	$ 33,968	$ 34,349