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Debt and Commitments - Debt Instruments Notes Due to UAW VEBA Trust, ATVM Program and EIB (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	24 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2010 Ford [Member] Automotive [Member] Note A [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Automotive [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Automotive [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Automotive [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Automotive [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Automotive [Member] Ford Credit [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Automotive [Member] Ford Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Automotive [Member] Ford Credit [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Automotive [Member] Ford Credit [Member] Note A [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Automotive [Member] United Auto Workers Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Trust Notes [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Automotive [Member] United Auto Workers Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Trust Notes [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Automotive [Member] Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Automotive [Member] EIB Credit Facility [Member] Ford of Britain [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 12, 2010 Automotive [Member] EIB Credit Facility [Member] Ford of Britain [Member] GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2010 Automotive [Member] Note A [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Automotive [Member] Note A [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2010 Automotive [Member] Note A [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Automotive [Member] Note A [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Automotive [Member] Note B [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Automotive [Member] Note B [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Financial Services [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Financial Services [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Financial Services [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Financial Services [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Financial Services [Member] Ford Credit [Member] USD ($)
Notes Due [Abstract]
Debt, principal amount																		$ 6,700,000,000		$ 6,500,000,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt	1,600,000,000								1,300,000,000	859,000,000					249,000,000				610,000,000
Extinguishment of debt, amount						200,000,000	267,000,000	1,048,000,000							2,900,000,000
Debt												3,800,000,000					3,200,000,000
Amortization of discount											333,000,000
Transfer of repurchased notes in satisfaction for subsidiary's tax liabilities																									1,300,000,000
Agreed upon discount on debt prepayment															2.00%	2.00%
Loan facility term												P13Y	P5Y
Borrowing capacity												5,900,000,000		450,000,000
Credit facility outstanding													721,000,000
Number of Advanced Technology Vehicle Programs to be implemented												12
Gain/(loss) on extinguishment of debt			$ 49,000,000	$ (60,000,000)	$ 49,000,000	$ 9,000,000										$ 40,000,000					$ (28,000,000)	$ (53,000,000)	$ (36,000,000)	$ (60,000,000)
Percent of debt guaranteed by third party													80.00%
Percent of debt secured													20.00%
Contractual interest rate													3.60%
Debt fee (percent)													0.30%