Held-for-Sale Operations and Changes in Investments in Affiliates Ford Credit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Held-for-sale impairment charges			$ 18	$ 0
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries			$ 1,340	$ 0
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Forso Nordic AB
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Trade and other receivables, net		$ 1,200
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Trade and other receivables, net		1,500
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Forso Nordic AB
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Held-for-sale impairment charges		20
Cash and cash equivalents		61
Ford Credit finance receivables, net, current		516
Trade and other receivables, net		8
Other assets, current		106
Ford Credit finance receivables, net, non-current		715
Net property		2
Deferred income taxes		9
Other assets, non-current		1
Total assets of held-for-sale operations		1,418
Less: Intercompany asset balances		(2)
Ford Credit segment total assets of held-for-sale operations (a)		1,416
Payables		34
Other liabilities and deferred revenue, current		8
Ford Credit long-term debt		1,254
Deferred income taxes		23
Total liabilities of held-for-sale operations		1,319
Less: Intercompany liability balances		(1,274)
Total liabilities of held-for-sale operations		$ 45
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries	$ 1,300
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Forso Nordic AB | Other Income [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal	$ (4)