Ford Credit Finance Receivables - Credit Quality (Details) - Ford Credit - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 84,423	$ 98,983
Non-accrual of Financing Revenue	90 days
Non-consumer
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	$ 10,266	19,387
Recorded investment	11,576	20,908
Non-consumer \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	6,650	13,160
Non-consumer \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	2,888	4,680
Non-consumer \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	676	1,464
Non-consumer \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	52	83
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	486	552
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	96	149
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	203	124
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	48	242
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	118	78
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	359	376
Recorded investment	1,310	1,521
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	464	503
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	91	129
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	173	110
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	46	188
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	111	70
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	260	248
Recorded investment	1,145	1,248
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	12	38
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	5	20
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	25	11
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2	35
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	6	3
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	70	87
Recorded investment	120	194
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	10	9
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1	3
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	19
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	1	3
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	24	35
Recorded investment	36	69
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	2
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	0	2
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	5	6
Recorded investment	9	10
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 11,576	$ 20,908
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	100.00%	100.00%
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans \| Financing Receivables, Total Past Due
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 64	$ 99
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 7,795	$ 14,408
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	67.30%	68.90%
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 3,008	$ 4,874
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	26.00%	23.30%
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 712	$ 1,533
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	6.20%	7.30%
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 61	$ 93
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	0.50%	0.50%

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