Sale Leaseback Transaction, Assets and Liabilities Remaining After Sale

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Fair value at acquisition-date of the equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer, immediately before the acquisition date for businesses combined in stages.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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Amount classified as property, plant and equipment attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Indicates line item in statement of income that includes gain (loss) recognized on sale or disposal of disposal group. Excludes discontinued operation.

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Amount, before tax, of (gain) loss recognized for the (reversal of write-down) write-down to fair value, less cost to sell, of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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The cash inflow associated with the deconsolidation of a previously consolidated subsidiary or the sale of investment in consolidated subsidiaries (generally greater than 50 percent).

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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jul. 01, 2022
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale of business						$ 0	$ 449		$ 145
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]						Other income/(loss), net (Note 5)	Other income/(loss), net (Note 5)
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Operating Segments
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Assets and Liabilities Remaining After Sale										$ 100
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Operating Segments \| Ford Otosan
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage						41.00%
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Operating Segments \| Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value								$ 275
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Operating Segments \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Held-for-sale impairment charges		$ 32
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Property, Plant and Equipment							$ 88
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Operating Segments \| Ford Lio Ho Motor Co Ltd FLH
Supplemental Income Statement Elements [Abstract]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal			$ 161
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Operating Segments \| Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal				$ 40
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred								$ 275
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain	$ 2				$ 178