Ford Credit Finance Receivables - Credit Quality (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Non-consumer \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment		$ 26,281
Non-consumer \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment		5,407
Non-consumer \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment		2,108
Non-consumer \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment		189
Ford Credit
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 107,261	107,867
Ford Credit \| Consumer
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2,289
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	5,203
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	11,229
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	19,501
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	26,390
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	6,209
Recorded investment	70,821
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	34,695
Recorded investment	36,440	33,985
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	26,774
Recorded investment		28,269
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	5,886
Recorded investment		6,058
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	1,943
Recorded investment		2,012
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	92
Recorded investment		101
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	718
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	178
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	186
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	307
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	168
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	188
Recorded investment		1,745
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	676
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	147
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	154
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	276
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	120
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	122
Recorded investment		1,495
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	31
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	30
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	28
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	14
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	24
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	45
Recorded investment		172
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	9
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	17
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	22
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	17
Recorded investment		69
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	2
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	4
Recorded investment		9
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	36,440	33,985
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due	$ 36,440	$ 33,985

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