Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Financial Services [Member] \| Ford Credit [Member]
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$ 753	$ 864
Charge-offs	(128)	(268)
Recoveries	79	162
Provision for credit losses	(26)	(88)
Other	5	13
Ending balance	683	683
Policy:
Policy for number of days at which finance receivables are considered impaired		when an account is deemed to be uncollectible or when an account is 120 days delinquent
Analysis of ending balance of Allowance for credit losses:
Collective impairment allowance	673	673
Specific impairment allowance	10	10
Ending balance	683	683
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables:
Recorded investment	76,521	76,521	74,042
Financial Services [Member] \| Ford Credit [Member] \| Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	678	777
Charge-offs	(102)	(213)
Recoveries	54	112
Provision for credit losses	(16)	(69)
Other	5	12
Ending balance	619	619
Analysis of ending balance of Allowance for credit losses:
Collective impairment allowance	609	609
Specific impairment allowance	10	10
Ending balance	619	619
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	76,413	76,413
Specifically evaluated for impairment	108	108
Recorded investment	76,521	76,521
Finance receivables, net	75,902	75,902
Financial Services [Member] \| Ford Credit [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	628	707
Charge-offs	(93)	(206)
Recoveries	53	110
Provision for credit losses	(21)	(51)
Other	3	10
Ending balance	570	570
Policy:
Policy for number of days at which finance receivables are charged off		greater than 120 days past due
Analysis of ending balance of Allowance for credit losses:
Collective impairment allowance	570	570
Specific impairment allowance
Ending balance	570	570
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	49,337	49,337
Specifically evaluated for impairment
Recorded investment	49,337	49,337
Finance receivables, net	48,767	48,767
Financial Services [Member] \| Ford Credit [Member] \| Non Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	50	70
Charge-offs	(9)	(7)
Recoveries	1	2
Provision for credit losses	5	(18)
Other	2	2
Ending balance	49	49
Analysis of ending balance of Allowance for credit losses:
Collective impairment allowance	39	39
Specific impairment allowance	10	10
Ending balance	49	49
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	27,076	27,076
Specifically evaluated for impairment	108	108
Recorded investment	27,184	27,184
Finance receivables, net	27,135	27,135
Financial Services [Member] \| Ford Credit [Member] \| Net Investment in Operating Leases [Member]
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	75	87
Charge-offs	(26)	(55)
Recoveries	25	50
Provision for credit losses	(10)	(19)
Other	0	1
Ending balance	64	64
Analysis of ending balance of Allowance for credit losses:
Collective impairment allowance	64	64
Specific impairment allowance
Ending balance	64	64
Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	10,648	10,648
Specifically evaluated for impairment
Recorded investment	10,648	10,648
Finance receivables, net	10,584	10,584
Automotive [Member]
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	101	120
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	(59)	(59)
Provision for credit losses	0	2
Other	15	(6)
Ending balance	$ 57	$ 57

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
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