Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2022 $ / shares	Nov. 10, 2021
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 20,540	$ 20,540	$ 25,243
Restricted Cash	197	197	692
Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	5,435	5,435	10,577
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments	15,105	15,105	14,666
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	29,053	29,053	24,718
U.S. government | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	3,588	3,588	6,195
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	4,882	4,882	5,791
U.S. government agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	595	595	1,490
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	2,345	2,345	3,744
Non-U.S. government and agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	207	207	1,317
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	4,070	4,070	7,141
Corporate debt | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,045	1,045	1,575
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	6,603	6,603	7,403
Equity Securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	10,673	10,673	113
Other marketable securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	480	480	526
Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	10,963	10,963	14,349
Restricted Cash	128	128	647
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	2,043	2,043	5,582
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments	8,920	8,920	8,767
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	2,173	2,173	4,860
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | U.S. government | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	711	711	3,255
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	864	864	1,082
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | U.S. government agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	240	240	640
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	75	75	485
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Non-U.S. government and agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	152	152	717
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	697	697	2,693
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Corporate debt | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	940	940	970
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	304	304	308
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Equity Securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Other marketable securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	233	233	292
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	9,577	9,577	10,894
Restricted Cash	69	69	45
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	3,392	3,392	4,995
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments	6,185	6,185	5,899
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	26,880	26,880	19,858
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	2,877	2,877	2,940
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	4,018	4,018	4,709
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	355	355	850
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	2,270	2,270	3,259
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Non-U.S. government and agencies | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	55	55	600
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	3,373	3,373	4,448
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate debt | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	105	105	605
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	6,299	6,299	7,095
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Equity Securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	10,673	10,673	113
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Other marketable securities | Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	247	247	234
Equity Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Unrealized Gain (Loss)		$ 8,300	$ 24
Equity Securities | Rivian
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ 8,200
Marketable Security, Common Stock | shares	10,600	10,600
Grant date stock price | $ / shares	$ 103.69	$ 103.69
Lock-up period					180
Equity Securities | Rivian | Subsequent Event [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Grant date stock price | $ / shares				$ 64.32