Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities Available for Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Sales proceeds	$ 11,026,000,000	$ 3,140,000,000	$ 6,207,000,000
Gross realized gains	17,000,000	2,000,000	7,000,000
Gross realized losses	28,000,000	37,000,000	26,000,000
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	15,051,000,000	16,214,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	41,000,000	40,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(118,000,000)	(274,000,000)
Fair Value	14,974,000,000	15,980,000,000
Within 1 Year	3,810,000,000	6,079,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	11,051,000,000	9,783,000,000
After 5 Years	113,000,000	118,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	6,022,000,000	3,603,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(35,000,000)	(5,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	3,020,000,000	7,771,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(83,000,000)	(269,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	9,042,000,000	11,374,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(118,000,000)	(274,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	3,476,000,000	4,458,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,000,000	6,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(27,000,000)	(66,000,000)
Fair Value	3,450,000,000	4,398,000,000
Within 1 Year	282,000,000	2,172,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	3,168,000,000	2,216,000,000
After 5 Years	0	10,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	2,500,000,000	619,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(17,000,000)	(2,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	431,000,000	2,735,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(10,000,000)	(64,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	2,931,000,000	3,354,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(27,000,000)	(66,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | U.S. government agencies
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	1,755,000,000	2,053,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,000,000	4,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(30,000,000)	(62,000,000)
Fair Value	1,726,000,000	1,995,000,000
Within 1 Year	697,000,000	490,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	1,010,000,000	1,487,000,000
After 5 Years	19,000,000	18,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	423,000,000	283,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	893,000,000	1,068,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(29,000,000)	(61,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	1,316,000,000	1,351,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(30,000,000)	(62,000,000)
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	2,039,000,000	1,948,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,000,000	1,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(39,000,000)	(75,000,000)
Fair Value	2,001,000,000	1,874,000,000
Within 1 Year	559,000,000	587,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	1,429,000,000	1,275,000,000
After 5 Years	13,000,000	12,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	666,000,000	67,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(7,000,000)	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	1,060,000,000	1,654,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(32,000,000)	(75,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	1,726,000,000	1,721,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(39,000,000)	(75,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate debt
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	7,295,000,000	7,433,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	35,000,000	27,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(21,000,000)	(67,000,000)
Fair Value	7,309,000,000	7,393,000,000
Within 1 Year	2,272,000,000	2,830,000,000
After 1 Year through 5 Years	5,033,000,000	4,558,000,000
After 5 Years	4,000,000	5,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	2,366,000,000	2,608,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(10,000,000)	(2,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	568,000,000	2,192,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(11,000,000)	(65,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	2,934,000,000	4,800,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(21,000,000)	(67,000,000)
Operating Segments | Company excluding Ford Credit | Other marketable securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	486,000,000	322,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	3,000,000	2,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,000,000)	(4,000,000)
Fair Value	488,000,000	320,000,000
Within 1 Year	0	0
After 1 Year through 5 Years	411,000,000	247,000,000
After 5 Years	77,000,000	73,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	67,000,000	26,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	0	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	68,000,000	122,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(1,000,000)	(4,000,000)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Total	135,000,000	148,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ (1,000,000)	$ (4,000,000)