Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	$ 176,191	$ 158,057	$ 136,341
Intersegment Revenues	0	0	0
Total Revenues	176,191	158,057	136,341
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	3,967	(3,016)	17,780
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	7,690	7,674	7,318
Interest expense	7,613	4,593	4,593
Investment-related interest income	1,567	639	254
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies	414	(2,883)	327
Cash outflow for capital spending (c)	8,236	6,866	6,227
Total assets	273,310	255,884	257,035
Settlements of derivatives	138	(94)	272
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on cash equivalents, marketable securities, and other investments	(205)	(7,518)	9,159
Ford Credit
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	10,290	8,978	10,073
Operating Segments | Ford Blue
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	101,934	94,762	80,377
Intersegment Revenues	38,693	36,020	30,089
Total Revenues	140,627	130,782	110,466
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	7,462	6,847	3,293
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	3,378	3,365	3,445
Interest expense	0	0	0
Investment-related interest income	110	59	91
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies	337	270	302
Cash outflow for capital spending (c)	4,963	4,702	5,214
Total assets	58,990	56,023	55,456
PaymentsTo Acquire Productive Assets, Spending Attributable To Electric Vehicles	909	305	366
Operating Segments | Ford Model e
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	5,897	5,253	3,098
Intersegment Revenues	629	121	88
Total Revenues	6,526	5,374	3,186
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	(4,701)	(2,133)	(892)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	505	249	142
Interest expense	0	0	0
Investment-related interest income	1	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies	(37)	(15)	(10)
Cash outflow for capital spending (c)	2,861	1,336	516
Total assets	13,648	5,285	2,563
Operating Segments | Ford Pro
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	58,058	48,939	42,649
Intersegment Revenues	0	0	0
Total Revenues	58,058	48,939	42,649
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	7,222	3,222	2,665
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	1,291	1,522	1,423
Interest expense	0	0	0
Investment-related interest income	32	16	21
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies	589	412	275
Cash outflow for capital spending (c)	7	26	59
Total assets	2,942	2,177	1,809
Operating Segments | Ford Next Segment [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	3	99	118
Intersegment Revenues	0	0	0
Total Revenues	3	99	118
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	(138)	(926)	(1,030)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	12	5	8
Interest expense	0	0	0
Investment-related interest income	0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies	(29)	(315)	(258)
Cash outflow for capital spending (c)	6	23	46
Total assets	207	392	3,325
Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	10,290	8,978	10,073
Intersegment Revenues	0	0	0
Total Revenues	10,290	8,978	10,073
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	1,331	2,657	4,717
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	2,354	2,281	1,666
Interest expense	6,311	3,334	2,790
Investment-related interest income	522	178	38
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies	32	27	31
Cash outflow for capital spending (c)	80	58	44
Total assets	148,521	137,954	134,428
Debt	129,287
Operating Segments | Ford Model e and Ford Blue
Segment Information [Line Items]
PaymentsTo Acquire Productive Assets, Spending Attributable To Electric Vehicles	3,770	1,641	882
Corporate Other
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	9	26	26
Intersegment Revenues	0	0	0
Total Revenues	9	26	26
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	(760)	748	1,247
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	103	95	67
Interest expense	0	0	0
Investment-related interest income	902	386	104
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies	1	1	2
Cash outflow for capital spending (c)	315	424	348
Total assets	52,521	55,580	60,871
Adjustments (Segment Reconciling Items) | Interest on Debt
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	0	0	0
Intersegment Revenues	0	0	0
Total Revenues	0	0	0
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	(1,302)	(1,259)	(1,803)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	0	0	0
Interest expense	1,302	1,259	1,803
Investment-related interest income	0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies	0	0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending (c)	0	0	0
Total assets	0	0	0
Adjustments (Segment Reconciling Items) | Special Items
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	0	0	0
Intersegment Revenues	0	0	0
Total Revenues	0	0	0
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	(5,147)	(12,172)	9,583
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	47	157	567
Interest expense	0	0	0
Investment-related interest income	0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies	(479)	(3,263)	(15)
Cash outflow for capital spending (c)	4	297	0
Total assets	0	0	0
Eliminations/Adjustments
Segment Information [Line Items]
Total revenues (Note 4)	0	0	0
Intersegment Revenues	(39,322)	(36,141)	(30,177)
Total Revenues	(39,322)	(36,141)	(30,177)
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	0	0	0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	0	0	0
Interest expense	0	0	0
Investment-related interest income	0	0	0
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies	0	0	0
Cash outflow for capital spending (c)	0	0	0
Total assets	$ (3,519)	$ (1,527)	$ (1,417)