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Required minimum liquidity amount per the debt covenant.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Carrying value at the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of a financial instrument used to receive debt funding on a regular basis with original maturities ranging from 5-10 years.

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Debt - DOE ATVM Incentive Program, and Automotive Credit Facilities (Details) - Operating Segments £ in Millions, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£)
Automotive \| Medium-term Notes [Member] \| Ford of Britain [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term			5 years
Ford Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 40,600		$ 39,800
Ford Credit \| local credit facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			1,300
Company excluding Ford Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			18,300
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Ford of Britain [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Medium-term Notes, Noncurrent \| £				£ 625
Credit Facility, Guarantee by Third Party, Amount \| £				£ 500
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Corporate Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			13,500
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding			25
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Corporate Credit Facility [Member] \| April 30, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			3,400
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Corporate Credit Facility [Member] \| July 27, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			10,100
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Supplemental Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			2,000
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Supplemental Credit Facility [Member] \| April 30, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			2,000
Company excluding Ford Credit \| local credit facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount			847
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Covenant Minimum Liquidity Amount			4,000
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Other debt \| DOE ATVM Incentive Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			5,900
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 953
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal	$ 37	$ 148
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period, Principal Amount			2.30%
Line of Credit Facility Interest Rate During Period, Deferred Amount			1.45%
Delayed Draw Term Loan \| Company excluding Ford Credit \| Supplemental Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 1,500