Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities Available for Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Sales proceeds	$ 6,207,000,000	$ 5,943,000,000	$ 8,574,000,000
Gross realized gains	7,000,000	26,000,000	56,000,000
Gross realized losses	26,000,000	3,000,000	11,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	0	0	$ 0
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	17,310,000,000	15,270,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	7,000,000	42,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(602,000,000)	(80,000,000)
Fair Value	16,715,000,000	15,232,000,000
Within 1 Year	5,663,000,000	5,175,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	10,940,000,000	9,821,000,000
After 5 Years	112,000,000	236,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	9,012,000,000	9,836,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(172,000,000)	(75,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	6,344,000,000	197,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(430,000,000)	(5,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	15,356,000,000	10,033,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(602,000,000)	(80,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	4,797,000,000	3,821,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,000,000	12,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(145,000,000)	(14,000,000)
Fair Value	4,653,000,000	3,819,000,000
Within 1 Year	1,008,000,000	1,360,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	3,645,000,000	2,435,000,000
After 5 Years	0	24,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	2,860,000,000	2,598,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(52,000,000)	(14,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	1,570,000,000	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(93,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	4,430,000,000	2,598,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(145,000,000)	(14,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government agencies
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	2,508,000,000	2,249,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	2,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(119,000,000)	(21,000,000)
Fair Value	2,389,000,000	2,230,000,000
Within 1 Year	1,244,000,000	316,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	1,109,000,000	1,802,000,000
After 5 Years	36,000,000	112,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	707,000,000	1,809,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(14,000,000)	(19,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	1,658,000,000	73,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(105,000,000)	(2,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	2,365,000,000	1,882,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(119,000,000)	(21,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Non-U.S. government and agencies
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	2,248,000,000	2,599,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	6,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(132,000,000)	(21,000,000)
Fair Value	2,116,000,000	2,584,000,000
Within 1 Year	294,000,000	854,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	1,810,000,000	1,708,000,000
After 5 Years	12,000,000	22,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	751,000,000	1,614,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(23,000,000)	(20,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	1,271,000,000	38,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(109,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	2,022,000,000	1,652,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(132,000,000)	(21,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate debt
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	7,511,000,000	6,373,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	6,000,000	21,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(197,000,000)	(23,000,000)
Fair Value	7,320,000,000	6,371,000,000
Within 1 Year	3,117,000,000	2,645,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	4,195,000,000	3,726,000,000
After 5 Years	8,000,000	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	4,571,000,000	3,637,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(79,000,000)	(21,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	1,737,000,000	71,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(118,000,000)	(2,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	6,308,000,000	3,708,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(197,000,000)	(23,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Other marketable securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	246,000,000	228,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	1,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(9,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Fair Value	237,000,000	228,000,000
Within 1 Year	0	0
After 1 Year through 5 Years	181,000,000	150,000,000
After 5 Years	56,000,000	78,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	123,000,000	178,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(4,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	108,000,000	15,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(5,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	231,000,000	193,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ (9,000,000)	$ (1,000,000)