Ford Credit Finance Receivables Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Current portion	$ 32,543	$ 42,401
Non-current portion	$ 51,256	55,277
Number Of Days After Which Finance Receivable Is Considered Past Due	31 days
Wholesale Loans Percentage of Dealer Financing	89.00%
Ford Credit
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 84,724	98,983
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	84,724	98,983
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(925)	(1,305)
Finance receivables, net	83,799	97,678
Current portion	32,543	42,401
Non-current portion	51,256	55,277
Net finance receivables subject to fair value	76,796	89,651
Ford Credit | Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance Receivable Before Unearned Interest Supplements	76,466	82,062
Ford Credit | Consumer | Retail Installment Contracts
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	69,148	73,631
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	69,148	73,631
Ford Credit | Consumer | Retail financing
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	73,446	78,075
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	73,446	78,075
Unearned interest supplements	(3,020)	(3,987)
Ford Credit | Finance leases, gross | Retail financing
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance leases, gross	7,318	8,431
Ford Credit | Non-consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	11,278	20,908
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	11,278	20,908
Ford Credit | Non-consumer | Dealer financing
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	11,278	20,908
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	11,278	20,908
Ford Credit | Fair Value, Nonrecurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value (b)	77,648	91,238
Operating Segments | Ford Credit
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unearned interest supplements	(274)	(337)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(925)	(1,305)	$ (513)
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	73,446	78,075
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss	73,446	78,075
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(903)	(1,245)	(496)
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Non-consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(22)	(60)	$ (17)
Operating Segments | Ford Credit | Securitization Transactions VIE Primary Beneficiary and Non VIEs Primary Beneficiary
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables, net	$ 50,600	$ 59,600