Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities Available for Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Sales proceeds	$ 5,943,000,000	$ 8,574,000,000	$ 5,753,000,000
Gross realized gains	26,000,000	56,000,000	13,000,000
Gross realized losses	3,000,000	11,000,000	10,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	0	0	$ 0
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	15,270,000,000	16,102,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	42,000,000	195,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(80,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Fair Value	15,232,000,000	16,296,000,000
Within 1 Year	5,175,000,000	7,318,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	9,821,000,000	8,666,000,000
After 5 Years	236,000,000	312,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	9,836,000,000	1,989,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(75,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	197,000,000	32,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(5,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	10,033,000,000	2,021,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(80,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	3,821,000,000	2,894,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	12,000,000	44,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(14,000,000)	0
Fair Value	3,819,000,000	2,938,000,000
Within 1 Year	1,360,000,000	1,649,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	2,435,000,000	1,286,000,000
After 5 Years	24,000,000	3,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	2,598,000,000	181,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(14,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	0	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	0	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	2,598,000,000	181,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(14,000,000)	0
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government agencies
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	2,249,000,000	2,588,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,000,000	15,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(21,000,000)	0
Fair Value	2,230,000,000	2,603,000,000
Within 1 Year	316,000,000	772,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	1,802,000,000	1,629,000,000
After 5 Years	112,000,000	202,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	1,809,000,000	83,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(19,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	73,000,000	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(2,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	1,882,000,000	83,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(21,000,000)	0
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Non-U.S. government and agencies
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	2,599,000,000	2,926,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	6,000,000	31,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(21,000,000)	0
Fair Value	2,584,000,000	2,957,000,000
Within 1 Year	854,000,000	1,330,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	1,708,000,000	1,617,000,000
After 5 Years	22,000,000	10,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	1,614,000,000	164,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(20,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	38,000,000	10,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(1,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	1,652,000,000	174,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(21,000,000)	0
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate debt
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	6,373,000,000	7,482,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	21,000,000	102,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(23,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Fair Value	6,371,000,000	7,583,000,000
Within 1 Year	2,645,000,000	3,566,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	3,726,000,000	3,987,000,000
After 5 Years	0	30,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	3,637,000,000	1,538,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(21,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	71,000,000	9,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(2,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	3,708,000,000	1,547,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(23,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Other marketable securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	228,000,000	212,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,000,000	3,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,000,000)	0
Fair Value	228,000,000	215,000,000
Within 1 Year	0	1,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	150,000,000	147,000,000
After 5 Years	78,000,000	67,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	178,000,000	23,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(1,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	15,000,000	13,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	0	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	193,000,000	36,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ (1,000,000)	$ 0