DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION Document - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Apr. 24, 2020
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-3950
Entity Registrant Name	Ford Motor Co
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	38-0549190
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Address, Address Line One	One American Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Dearborn,
Entity Address, State or Province	MI
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	48126
City Area Code	313
Local Phone Number	322-3000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Trading Symbol	F
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Entity Central Index Key	0000037996
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Small Business	false
Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,906,187,867
Class B Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		70,852,076
FPRB
Title of 12(b) Security	6.200% Notes due June 1, 2059
Trading Symbol	FPRB
FPRC [Member]
Title of 12(b) Security	6.000% Notes due December 1, 2059
Trading Symbol	FPRC