Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 25,134	$ 20,540
Restricted Cash	$ 206	197
Grant date stock price			$ 11.13
Marketable Security, Common Stock, Shares Sold	91
Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 9,377	5,435
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments	15,757	15,105
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	18,936	29,053
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	10
U.S. government | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	4,340	3,588
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	5,134	4,882
U.S. government agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	2,395	595
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	2,862	2,345
Non-U.S. government and agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,247	207
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	3,283	4,070
Corporate debt | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,385	1,045
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	7,021	6,603
Equity Securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	223	10,673
Other marketable securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	413	480
Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	10,393	10,963
Restricted Cash	127	128
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	2,186	2,043
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments	8,207	8,920
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	1,493	2,173
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	0
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | U.S. government | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,045	711
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	187	864
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | U.S. government agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	150	240
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	221	75
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Non-U.S. government and agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	199	152
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	658	697
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Corporate debt | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	792	940
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	266	304
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Equity Securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Other marketable securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	161	233
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	14,741	9,577
Restricted Cash	79	69
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	7,191	3,392
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments	7,550	6,185
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	17,443	26,880
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	10
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	3,295	2,877
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	4,947	4,018
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	2,245	355
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	2,641	2,270
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Non-U.S. government and agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,048	55
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	2,625	3,373
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate debt | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	593	105
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	6,755	6,299
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Equity Securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	223	10,673
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Other marketable securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	252	247
Equity Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ (968)	$ 8,300
Equity Securities | Rivian
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Security, Common Stock	194	10,600
Grant date stock price	$ 18.43	$ 103.69
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Securities, FV-NI	$ 3,000