Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities Available for Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Sales proceeds	$ 3,140,000,000	$ 6,207,000,000	$ 5,943,000,000
Gross realized gains	2,000,000	7,000,000	26,000,000
Gross realized losses	37,000,000	26,000,000	3,000,000
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	16,214,000,000	17,310,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	40,000,000	7,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(274,000,000)	(602,000,000)
Fair Value	15,980,000,000	16,715,000,000
Within 1 Year	6,079,000,000	5,663,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	9,783,000,000	10,940,000,000
After 5 Years	118,000,000	112,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	3,603,000,000	9,012,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(5,000,000)	(172,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	7,771,000,000	6,344,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(269,000,000)	(430,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	11,374,000,000	15,356,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(274,000,000)	(602,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	4,458,000,000	4,797,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	6,000,000	1,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(66,000,000)	(145,000,000)
Fair Value	4,398,000,000	4,653,000,000
Within 1 Year	2,172,000,000	1,008,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	2,216,000,000	3,645,000,000
After 5 Years	10,000,000	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	619,000,000	2,860,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(2,000,000)	(52,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	2,735,000,000	1,570,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(64,000,000)	(93,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	3,354,000,000	4,430,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(66,000,000)	(145,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government agencies
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	2,053,000,000	2,508,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	4,000,000	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	(62,000,000)	(119,000,000)
Fair Value	1,995,000,000	2,389,000,000
Within 1 Year	490,000,000	1,244,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	1,487,000,000	1,109,000,000
After 5 Years	18,000,000	36,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	283,000,000	707,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(1,000,000)	(14,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	1,068,000,000	1,658,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(61,000,000)	(105,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	1,351,000,000	2,365,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(62,000,000)	(119,000,000)
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	1,948,000,000	2,248,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,000,000	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	(75,000,000)	(132,000,000)
Fair Value	1,874,000,000	2,116,000,000
Within 1 Year	587,000,000	294,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	1,275,000,000	1,810,000,000
After 5 Years	12,000,000	12,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	67,000,000	751,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	0	(23,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	1,654,000,000	1,271,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(75,000,000)	(109,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	1,721,000,000	2,022,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(75,000,000)	(132,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate debt
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	7,433,000,000	7,511,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	27,000,000	6,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(67,000,000)	(197,000,000)
Fair Value	7,393,000,000	7,320,000,000
Within 1 Year	2,830,000,000	3,117,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	4,558,000,000	4,195,000,000
After 5 Years	5,000,000	8,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	2,608,000,000	4,571,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(2,000,000)	(79,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	2,192,000,000	1,737,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(65,000,000)	(118,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	4,800,000,000	6,308,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(67,000,000)	(197,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Other marketable securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	322,000,000	246,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,000,000	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	(4,000,000)	(9,000,000)
Fair Value	320,000,000	237,000,000
Within 1 Year	0	0
After 1 Year through 5 Years	247,000,000	181,000,000
After 5 Years	73,000,000	56,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	26,000,000	123,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	0	(4,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	122,000,000	108,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(4,000,000)	(5,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	148,000,000	231,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ (4,000,000)	$ (9,000,000)