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Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0	$ 0
Derivative income/(expense)		$ 129	$ (571)	$ (490)
Company excluding Ford Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		23,700
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Corporate Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Company excluding Ford Credit \| Corporate Credit Facility \| April 17, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		3,400
Company excluding Ford Credit \| Corporate Credit Facility \| April 17, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Company excluding Ford Credit \| Supplemental Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Company excluding Ford Credit \| Supplemental Credit Facility \| April 17, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Company excluding Ford Credit \| Supplemental Credit Facility \| April 16, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Company excluding Ford Credit \| 364-Day Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Company excluding Ford Credit \| Delayed Draw Term Loan (DDTL)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Company excluding Ford Credit \| Local Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Company excluding Ford Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant minimum liquidity amount		4,000
Company excluding Ford Credit \| U.K. Export Finance Program \| Ford of Britain
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan credit facilities \| £					£ 750	£ 1,000
Third party guarantees of the credit facilities \| £					£ 600	800
Outstanding term loan credit facilities \| £						£ 1,750
Company excluding Ford Credit \| 0% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026 \| Convertible notes
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Interest rate, stated percentage	0.00%	0.00%				0.00%
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Conversion rate	0.075372
Conversion price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 13.27
Amortization of issuance costs		$ 7	7	7
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		0.30%				0.30%
Total estimated fair value of notes		$ 2,400	2,200
Company excluding Ford Credit \| 0% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026 \| Convertible notes \| Debt Conversion Terms One
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Company excluding Ford Credit \| 0% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026 Over Allotment Option \| Convertible notes
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Company excluding Ford Credit \| U.K. Export Finance Program \| Ford of Britain
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Ford Credit
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Cash contribution for collateral to support wholesale securitization program		0	0
Ford Credit \| Local Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Ford Credit \| Secured Debt \| Securitization Transactions VIE Primary Beneficiary and Non VIEs Primary Beneficiary
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