Amounts Per Share Attributable to Ford Motor Company Common and Class B Stock (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Convertible 2016 Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Convertible 2016 Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Convertible 2016 Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Convertible 2016 Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Convertible 2036 Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Convertible 2036 Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Convertible 2036 Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Convertible 2036 Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 United Auto Workers Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Trust Secured Debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 United Auto Workers Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Trust Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 United Auto Workers Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Trust Secured Debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Note B [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Note B [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Note B [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Note B [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Convertible Debt Trust Preferred Securities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Convertible Debt Trust Preferred Securities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Convertible Debt Trust Preferred Securities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Convertible Debt Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Warrants [Abstract]
Warrants issued, number (in shares)															362,391,305
Warrants issued, exercise price per share															$ 9.20
Dilutive shares using the net share settlement methodology (in shares)													134,000,000	145,000,000
Warrants outstanding, number (in shares)													362,000,000	362,000,000
Basic and Diluted Income/(Loss) Attributable to Ford Motor Company [Abstract]
Basic income/(loss) from continuing operations	2,398,000,000	2,599,000,000	4,949,000,000	4,684,000,000
Effect of dilutive Convertible Notes					14,000,000	47,000,000	28,000,000	93,000,000		10,000,000	1,000,000	20,000,000					91,000,000		182,000,000		46,000,000	36,000,000	91,000,000
Diluted income/(loss) from continuing operations	$ 2,412,000,000	$ 2,793,000,000	$ 5,014,000,000	$ 5,070,000,000
Basic and Diluted Shares [Abstract]
Average shares outstanding	3,799,000,000	3,412,000,000	3,785,000,000	3,389,000,000
Restricted and uncommitted-ESOP shares		(1,000,000)		(1,000,000)
Basic shares	3,799,000,000	3,411,000,000	3,785,000,000	3,388,000,000
Net dilutive options, warrants, and restricted and uncommitted-ESOP shares	205,000,000	198,000,000	234,000,000	202,000,000
Dilutive Convertible Notes					95,000,000	309,000,000	95,000,000	309,000,000	3,000,000	63,000,000	3,000,000	63,000,000					466,000,000		465,000,000		163,000,000	66,000,000	163,000,000
Diluted shares	4,102,000,000	4,610,000,000	4,183,000,000	4,590,000,000