Ford Credit Finance Receivables - Credit Quality (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Non-consumer \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment		$ 26,281
Non-consumer \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment		5,407
Non-consumer \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment		2,108
Non-consumer \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment		189
Ford Credit
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 97,992	107,867
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer
Credit quality [Line Items]
Extended Payments Received	100.00%
Financing Receivable, Revolving	$ 21,470
Recorded investment	23,184	33,985
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	14,102
Recorded investment	15,557
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	5,317
Recorded investment	5,501
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	1,908
Recorded investment	1,972
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Revolving	143
Recorded investment	154
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	657
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	167
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	180
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	256
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	113
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	341
Recorded investment	1,714
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group I
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	608
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	132
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	159
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	221
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	98
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	237
Recorded investment	1,455
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group II
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	38
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	32
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	17
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	18
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	7
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	72
Recorded investment	184
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group III
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	9
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	17
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	6
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	28
Recorded investment	64
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Dealer Loans \| Group IV
Credit quality [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	3
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	2
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	4
Recorded investment	11
Ford Credit \| Non-consumer \| Wholesale and Dealer Loans
Credit quality [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 23,184	$ 33,985

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