Ford Credit Finance Receivables - Credit Quality (Details) - Ford Credit - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 82,345	$ 84,724
Non-accrual of Financing Revenue	90 days
Non-consumer
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	$ 12,770	10,025
Recorded investment	13,931	11,278
Non-consumer \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	9,892	6,751
Non-consumer \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	2,596	2,689
Non-consumer \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	250	529
Non-consumer \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	32	56
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	420	410
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	175	75
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	39	182
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	70	47
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	196	114
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	261	425
Recorded investment	1,161	1,253
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	418	391
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	153	68
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	37	151
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	65	45
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	196	109
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	209	345
Recorded investment	1,078	1,109
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2	11
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	22	7
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1	26
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	5	2
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	0	4
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	39	54
Recorded investment	69	104
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	8
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	1
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	0	1
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	10	20
Recorded investment	10	30
Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1	4
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	0	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	3	6
Recorded investment	4	10
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 13,931	$ 11,278
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	$ 5	$ 62
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 10,970	$ 7,860
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	78.70%	69.70%
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 2,665	$ 2,793
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	19.10%	24.80%
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 260	$ 559
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	1.90%	4.90%
Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 36	$ 66
Financing Receivable, Percent of Dealer Finance Receivables	0.30%	0.60%

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