Ford Credit Finance Receivables - Aging (Details) - Ford Credit - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 107,927		$ 112,500
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	167	$ 129
Consumer
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	3,161		846
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4,625		3,282
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	10,849		5,597
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	22,215		12,519
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	34,469		24,477
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	7,210		36,497
Recorded investment	$ 82,529		$ 83,218
Financing Receivable, Percent of Consumer Finance Receivables	100.00%		100.00%
Financing Receivable, Originated, More Than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff	$ 19		$ 46
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff	16		58
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff	35		71
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff	50		152
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year Before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff	45		191
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff	1		50
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	166	$ 129	568
Consumer \| Financing Receivables, 31 to 60 Days Past due [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	99		43
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	86		93
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	162		104
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	226		187
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	224		242
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	11		203
Recorded investment	$ 808		$ 872
Financing Receivable, Percent of Consumer Finance Receivables	1.00%		1.00%
Consumer \| Financing Receivables, Greater than 60 Days Past due [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	$ 28		$ 15
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	26		27
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	47		35
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	66		57
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	63		82
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	3		59
Recorded investment	$ 233		$ 275
Financing Receivable, Percent of Consumer Finance Receivables	0.30%		0.40%
Consumer \| Financial Asset, Greater than 30 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	$ 127		$ 58
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	112		120
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	209		139
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	292		244
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	287		324
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	14		262
Recorded investment	$ 1,041		$ 1,147
Financing Receivable, Percent of Consumer Finance Receivables	1.30%		1.40%
Consumer \| Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivables, Aging [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	$ 3,034		$ 788
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4,513		3,162
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	10,640		5,458
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	21,923		12,275
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	34,182		24,153
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	7,196		36,235
Recorded investment	$ 81,488		$ 82,071
Financing Receivable, Percent of Consumer Finance Receivables	98.70%		98.60%

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