Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information, and instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, these unaudited financial statements include all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations and financial condition for interim periods for Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, its consolidated subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs in which Ford Motor Credit Company LLC is the primary beneficiary (collectively referred to herein as "Ford Credit", "we", "our", or "us"). Results for interim periods should not be considered indicative of results for any other interim period or for the full year. Reference should be made to the financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. We are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company ("Ford").

Provision for Income Taxes

For interim tax reporting we estimate one single effective tax rate, which is applied to the year-to-date ordinary income/(loss). Tax effects of significant unusual or extraordinary items are excluded from the estimated annual effective tax rate calculation and recognized in the interim period in which they occur.

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) was signed into law on January 2, 2013. The Act reinstated U.S. tax deferral of certain foreign source income, retroactive to January 1, 2012. As a result, the tax provision for the period ended March 31, 2013 reflects a $64 million tax benefit related to the retroactive provisions of the Act.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Balance Sheet - Offsetting. On January 1, 2013, we adopted the new accounting standard that requires disclosures about offsetting and related arrangements for derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. See Note 7 and Note 12 for further disclosure regarding balance sheet offsetting.

Comprehensive Income - Reporting of Reclassification Adjustments. During 2012, we early adopted the new accounting standard that requires us to disclose significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and the affected income statement line item only if the item reclassified is required to be reclassified to net income in its entirety. We did not reclassify any amounts out of AOCI during the first quarter of 2013 or 2012.

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

Foreign Currency Matters - Parent's Accounting for Cumulative Translation Adjustment. In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new accounting standard that clarifies the applicable guidance for a parent company's accounting for the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income upon derecognition of certain subsidiaries or groups of assets within a foreign entity or of an investment in a foreign entity. The new accounting standard is effective for us as of January 1, 2014 and we do not expect this standard to have a material

impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or financial statement disclosures.

Liabilities - Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements. In February 2013, the FASB issued a new accounting standard that provides guidance for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements. This new accounting standard is effective for us as of January 1, 2014 and we do not expect this standard to have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or financial statement disclosures.