Presentation	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	PRESENTATION 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, 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 Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 27, 2017 (“April 27, 2017 Form 8-K Report”). We are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company (“Ford”). We reclassified certain prior period amounts in our consolidated financial statements to conform to current year presentation. Forso Nordic AB. We hold a 50% interest in Forso Nordic AB (“Forso”), a joint venture with Credit Agricole Consumer Finance SA (“CACF”). Forso was established to support the sale of Ford vehicles in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden by providing retail and dealer financing in these markets. We have exercised our call option to purchase CACF’s shares in the joint venture, and as a result, effective August 23, 2017, we consolidated the joint venture for financial reporting purposes. The consolidated results are included in the Europe segment. Our Income before income taxes includes a $17 million loss, reflecting historical foreign currency translation, as a result of the consolidation. We measured the fair value of joint venture assets and liabilities at the date of consolidation and recognized $1.5 billion in assets (primarily finance receivables) and $1.3 billion in liabilities (primarily debt) on our balance sheet. We expect to finalize the purchase price of CACF’s shares during the fourth quarter of 2017.

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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, 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 Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 27, 2017 (“April 27, 2017 Form 8-K Report”). We are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company (“Ford”).

We reclassified certain prior period amounts in our consolidated financial statements to conform to current year presentation.

Forso Nordic AB. We hold a 50% interest in Forso Nordic AB (“Forso”), a joint venture with Credit Agricole Consumer Finance SA (“CACF”). Forso was established to support the sale of Ford vehicles in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden by providing retail and dealer financing in these markets. We have exercised our call option to purchase CACF’s shares in the joint venture, and as a result, effective August 23, 2017, we consolidated the joint venture for financial reporting purposes. The consolidated results are included in the Europe segment. Our Income before income taxes includes a $17 million loss, reflecting historical foreign currency translation, as a result of the consolidation. We measured the fair value of joint venture assets and liabilities at the date of consolidation and recognized $1.5 billion in assets (primarily finance receivables) and $1.3 billion in liabilities (primarily debt) on our balance sheet. We expect to finalize the purchase price of CACF’s shares during the fourth quarter of 2017.