Variable Interest Entities (Notes)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Variable Interest Entity Disclosure	VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES Certain of our affiliates are VIEs in which we are not the primary beneficiary. Our maximum exposure to any potential losses associated with these unconsolidated affiliates is limited to our equity investments, accounts receivable, loans, and guarantees and was $9.3 billion and $7.6 billion at December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, respectively. The guarantee exposure is related to certain debt at our unconsolidated affiliates, which includes amounts outstanding as well as potential future draws up to a maximum amount of $4.9 billion at both December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, related to certain obligations of our VIEs, and is also included in Note 18. In July 2022, Ford, SK On Co., Ltd., and SK Battery America, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of SK On) completed the creation of BlueOval SK, LLC (“BOSK”), a 50/50 joint venture that is building and will operate electric vehicle battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky to supply batteries to Ford and Ford affiliates. BOSK is a VIE of which we are not the primary beneficiary, and we use the equity method of accounting for our investment. In December 2024, BOSK entered into a loan agreement with the United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) of up to $9.6 billion (the “BOSK DOE Loan”). In conjunction with the loan agreement, Ford has agreed to guarantee its 50% share of BOSK’s payment obligations under the BOSK DOE Loan. After drawing on the BOSK DOE Loan, BOSK has distributed $3.1 billion (including $1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2025) to Ford as returns of capital. As of March 31, 2025, Ford has recognized contributions (net of returns of capital) to BOSK of $2.4 billion of its agreed capital contribution of up to $6.6 billion through 2026. The total amount of capital contributions is subject to adjustments agreed to by the parties.

Certain of our affiliates are VIEs in which we are not the primary beneficiary. Our maximum exposure to any potential losses associated with these unconsolidated affiliates is limited to our equity investments, accounts receivable, loans, and guarantees and was $9.3 billion and $7.6 billion at December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, respectively. The guarantee exposure is related to certain debt at our unconsolidated affiliates, which includes amounts outstanding as well as potential future draws up to a maximum amount of $4.9 billion at both December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, related to certain obligations of our VIEs, and is also included in Note 18.

In July 2022, Ford, SK On Co., Ltd., and SK Battery America, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of SK On) completed the creation of BlueOval SK, LLC (“BOSK”), a 50/50 joint venture that is building and will operate electric vehicle battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky to supply batteries to Ford and Ford affiliates. BOSK is a VIE of which we are not the primary beneficiary, and we use the equity method of accounting for our investment. In December 2024, BOSK entered into a loan agreement with the United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) of up to $9.6 billion (the “BOSK DOE Loan”). In conjunction with the loan agreement, Ford has agreed to guarantee its 50% share of BOSK’s payment obligations under the BOSK DOE Loan. After drawing on the BOSK DOE Loan, BOSK has distributed $3.1 billion (including $1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2025) to Ford as returns of capital. As of March 31, 2025, Ford has recognized contributions (net of returns of capital) to BOSK of $2.4 billion of its agreed capital contribution of up to $6.6 billion through 2026. The total amount of capital contributions is subject to adjustments agreed to by the parties.