Finance Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Financing Receivables [Line Items]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

Finance receivables, net were as follows (in millions):

	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Consumer
Retail financing, gross (a)	$	55,227		$	55,856
Less:  Unearned interest supplements (b)	(1,696		)	(1,760		)
Consumer finance receivables	53,531			54,096
Non-Consumer
Dealer financing (a)(c)	32,064			31,875
Other financing	1,217			1,265
Non-Consumer finance receivables	33,281			33,140
Total recorded investment (d)	$	86,812		$	87,236
Recorded investment in finance receivables (d)	$	86,812		$	87,236
Less:  Allowance for credit losses (e)	(314		)	(321		)
Finance receivables, net	$	86,498		$	86,915
Net finance receivables subject to fair value (f)	$	84,822		$	85,242
Fair Value	86,257			86,715

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(a) At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, includes consumer receivables of $25.9 billion and $24.4 billion, respectively, and non-consumer receivables of $21.3 billion and $21.8 billion, respectively, that have been sold for legal purposes in securitization transactions but continue to be reported in our consolidated financial statements. The receivables are available only for payment of the debt issued by, and other obligations of, the securitization entities that are parties to those securitization transactions; they are not available to pay our other obligations or the claims of our other creditors. We hold the right to receive the excess cash flows not needed to pay the debt issued by, and other obligations of, the securitization entities that are parties to those securitization transactions. See Note 5 for additional information.

(b) Ford-sponsored special financing programs attributable to retail financing.

(c) At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, includes $643 million and $535 million, respectively, of dealer financing receivables with entities (primarily dealers) that are reported as consolidated subsidiaries of Ford. The associated vehicles that are being financed by us are reported as inventory on Ford’s balance sheet.

(d) At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, excludes $180 million and $192 million, respectively, of accrued uncollected interest, which we report in Other assets on our balance sheet.

(e) See Note 4 for additional information related to our allowance for credit losses.

(f) At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, excludes $1.7 billion of certain receivables (primarily direct financing leases) that are not subject to fair value disclosure requirements.

Schedule of Aging Analysis for Total Finance Receivables [Table Text Block]

The aging analysis of finance receivables balances was as follows (in millions):

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Consumer
31-60 days past due	$	552	$	718
61-90 days past due	64		97
91-120 days past due	21		29
Greater than 120 days past due	49		52
Total past due	686		896
Current	52,845		53,200
Consumer finance receivables	53,531		54,096
Non-Consumer
Total past due	112		117
Current	33,169		33,023
Non-Consumer finance receivables	33,281		33,140
Total recorded investment	$	86,812	$	87,236

Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]

Financing Receivables [Line Items]

Schedule of Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]

The credit quality analysis of our dealer financing receivables was as follows (in millions):

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Dealer financing
Group I	$	24,533	$	23,641
Group II	6,075		6,360
Group III	1,355		1,787
Group IV	101		87
Total recorded investment	$	32,064	$	31,875