Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities Available for Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in held-for-sale assets	$ 0	$ 62
Operating Segments \| Ford Credit
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in held-for-sale assets	0	62
Operating Segments \| Automotive
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in held-for-sale assets	0	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	13,509	13,468
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	211	87
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(3)	(3)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	13,717	13,552
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling within One Year, Fair Value	4,509	5,241
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	8,989	8,153
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	219	158
Operating Segments \| Mobility
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in held-for-sale assets	0	0
U.S. government \| Operating Segments \| Automotive
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	2,660	2,839
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	52	11
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0	(1)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	2,712	2,849
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling within One Year, Fair Value	987	1,028
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	1,722	1,772
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	3	49
U.S. government agencies \| Operating Segments \| Automotive
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	2,187	1,445
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	15	2
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(1)	(1)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	2,201	1,446
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling within One Year, Fair Value	708	830
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	1,371	589
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	122	27
Non-U.S. government and agencies \| Operating Segments \| Automotive
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	2,907	3,925
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	39	20
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0	(1)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	2,946	3,944
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling within One Year, Fair Value	1,085	1,546
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	1,851	2,398
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	10	0
Corporate debt \| Operating Segments \| Automotive
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	5,549	5,029
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	102	53
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(2)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	5,649	5,082
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling within One Year, Fair Value	1,727	1,837
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	3,897	3,245
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	25	0
Other marketable securities \| Operating Segments \| Automotive
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	206	230
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	3	1
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	209	231
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling within One Year, Fair Value	2	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	148	149
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	$ 59	$ 82

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