CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Capital Stock	Capital in Excess of Par Value of Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings/(Accumulated Deficit) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Treasury Stock, Common	Parent [Member]	Equity (Deficit) Attributable to Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Total equity attributable to Ford Motor Company	$ 30,690	$ 41	$ 22,290	$ 18,243	$ (8,294)	$ (1,590)
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	121
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	30,811
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	17,910
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(41)
Shares Issued, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	321	0	321	0	0	0	$ 321	$ 0
Treasury stock/other	32	0	0	0	0	27	27	5
Dividend and dividend equivalents declared (b)	(411)	0	0	(411)	0	0	(411)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders	0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021	48,622
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(27)
Net Income (Loss)	17,937	0	0	17,937	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	4
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	$ (45)	0	0	0	(45)	0
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.10
Total equity attributable to Ford Motor Company	$ 48,519	41	22,611	35,769	(8,339)	(1,563)
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	103
Net income/(loss)	(2,152)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(1,004)
Shares Issued, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	222	1	221	0	0	0	222	0
Treasury stock/other	(477)	0	0	0	0	(484)	(484)	7
Dividend and dividend equivalents declared (b)	(2,044)	0	0	(2,034)	0	0	(2,034)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders	(10)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022	43,167
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(171)
Net Income (Loss)	(1,981)	0	0	(1,981)	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(4)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	$ (1,000)	0	0	0	(1,000)	0
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.50
Total equity attributable to Ford Motor Company	$ 43,242	42	22,832	31,754	(9,339)	(2,047)
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	(75)
Net income/(loss)	4,329
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	298
Shares Issued, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	425	0	425	0	0	0	425	0
Treasury stock/other	(337)	0	(129)	0	0	(337)	(466)	$ 129
Dividend and dividend equivalents declared (b)	(5,084)	0	0	(5,072)	0	0	$ (5,072)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders	(12)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023	42,798
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(18)
Net Income (Loss)	4,347	0	0	4,347	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	1
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	$ 297	0	0	0	297	0
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 1.25
Total equity attributable to Ford Motor Company	$ 42,773	$ 42	$ 23,128	$ 31,029	$ (9,042)	$ (2,384)
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 25