Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	$ 21,548	$ 21,548	$ 20,540
Restricted cash	173	173	197
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	21,721	21,721	20,737	$ 27,624	$ 25,935
Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	6,351	6,351	10,963
Restricted cash	102	102	128
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	15,197	15,197	9,577
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	15,800	15,800	15,232
Restricted cash	71	71	69
U.S. government | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	4,048	4,048	3,819
U.S. government agencies | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	2,324	2,324	2,230
Non-U.S. government and agencies | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	2,175	2,175	2,584
Corporate debt | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	7,001	7,001	6,371
Equities (a)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Unrealized Gain (Loss)		(1,800)	8,300
Equities (a) | Rivian
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Security, Common Stock	$ 817	$ 817	$ 10,600
Share Price	$ 32.91	$ 32.91	$ 103.69
Marketable Security, Common Stock, Shares Sold	51.9
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Securities, FV-NI	$ 1,800
Other marketable securities | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	252	$ 252	$ 228
Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	7,647	7,647	5,435
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments	13,901	13,901	15,105
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	18,625	18,625	29,053
Fair Value, Recurring | Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,062	1,062	2,043
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments	5,289	5,289	8,920
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	1,845	1,845	2,173
Fair Value, Recurring | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	6,585	6,585	3,392
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments	8,612	8,612	6,185
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	16,780	16,780	26,880
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1 [Member] | U.S. government
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	3,097	3,097	3,588
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	4,637	4,637	4,882
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1 [Member] | U.S. government | Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	30	30	711
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	305	305	864
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1 [Member] | U.S. government | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	3,067	3,067	2,877
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	4,332	4,332	4,018
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1 [Member] | Equities (a)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	878	878	10,673
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1 [Member] | Equities (a) | Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	0	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1 [Member] | Equities (a) | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	878	878	10,673
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	8	8
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	8	8
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | U.S. government agencies
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,336	1,336	595
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	2,671	2,671	2,345
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | U.S. government agencies | Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0	240
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	245	245	75
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | U.S. government agencies | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,336	1,336	355
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	2,426	2,426	2,270
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Non-U.S. government and agencies
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,770	1,770	207
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	3,479	3,479	4,070
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Non-U.S. government and agencies | Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	369	369	152
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	866	866	697
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Non-U.S. government and agencies | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,401	1,401	55
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	2,613	2,613	3,373
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate debt
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,436	1,436	1,045
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	6,530	6,530	6,603
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate debt | Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	663	663	940
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	265	265	304
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate debt | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	773	773	105
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	6,265	6,265	6,299
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Other marketable securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	430	430	480
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Other marketable securities | Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	164	164	233
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2 [Member] | Other marketable securities | Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	$ 266	$ 266	$ 247