Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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”).

We reclassified certainprior year amounts in our consolidated financial statements to conform to current year presentation.

Revenue Recognition

We receive interest supplements and other support payments on certain financing and leasing transactions under agreements with Ford and other affiliates. The income is recognized in a manner that is consistent with revenue recognition on the underlying financing contract over the periods that the related finance receivables and leases are outstanding, and is recorded in Total financing revenue on our income statement. Interest supplements and other supports costs earned under these agreements were $601 million and $589 million for the third quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $1.8 billion for the first nine months of 2013 and 2012.

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 nine months ended September 30, 2013 reflects a $64 million tax benefit related to the retroactive provisions of the Act.

In the third quarter of 2012, we released a valuation allowance against certain net deferred tax assets in South America, resulting in a favorable impact to the income tax provision of $64 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012.

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 Notes 7 and 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 to net income during the first nine months of 2013 or 2012.

NOTE 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Derivatives and Hedging - Inclusion of the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate (“OIS rate”) as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes. On July 17, 2013, we adopted the new accounting standard that permits the use of the OIS rate as an acceptable U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes and removes the restriction on using different benchmark rates for similar hedges. The adoption of this accounting standard did not impact our consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

Income Taxes - Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new accounting standard that requires an unrecognized tax benefit to be presented as a decrease in a deferred tax asset where a net operating loss, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists and certain criteria are met. The new accounting standard is effective as of January 1, 2014 and is consistent with our present practice.

Foreign Currency Matters - Parent’s Accounting for Cumulative Translation Adjustment. In March 2013, the 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 as of January 1, 2014 and is consistent with our present practice.

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. The new accounting standard is effective as of January 1, 2014 and we do not expect the standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or financial statement disclosures.