Ford Credit Finance Receivables - Credit Quality (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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	$ 98,820	107,867
Non-accrual of Financing Revenue	90 days
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	$ 19,821
Recorded investment	21,421	33,985
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	13,823
Recorded investment	15,128
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	4,520
Recorded investment	4,730
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	1,356
Recorded investment	1,429
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	122
Recorded investment	134
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	585
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	154
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	160
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	184
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	82
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	435
Recorded investment	1,600
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	528
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	130
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	142
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	132
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	73
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	300
Recorded investment	1,305
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	46
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	21
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	15
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	35
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	4
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	89
Recorded investment	210
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	3
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	17
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	3
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	41
Recorded investment	73
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	3
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	5
Recorded investment	12
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 21,421	$ 33,985

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