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DEBT AND COMMITMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Carrying Value Debt
The carrying value of Company debt excluding Ford Credit and Ford Credit debt at December 31 was as follows (in millions):
Average Contractual
Interest Rates
Company excluding Ford Credit2024202520242025
Debt payable within one year  
Short-term$632 $1,355 4.0 %3.8 %
Long-term payable within one year 
U.K. Export Finance Program784 — 
Public unsecured debt securities176 1,672 
Convertible notes— 2,300 
Other debt (including finance leases) (a)176 226 
Unamortized (discount)/premium and issuance costs(12)(3)
Total debt payable within one year1,756 5,550 
Long-term debt payable after one year 
Public unsecured debt securities14,759 13,087 
Convertible notes2,300 — 
U.K. Export Finance Program940 2,355 
Other debt (including finance leases) (a)1,160 1,210 
Unamortized (discount)/premium and issuance costs(261)(283)
Total long-term debt payable after one year
18,898 16,369 5.1 %(b)5.0 %(b)
Total Company excluding Ford Credit$20,654 $21,919 
Fair value of Company debt excluding Ford Credit (c)$20,178 $21,640 
Ford Credit 
Debt payable within one year 
Short-term$17,413 $18,350 4.7 %3.7 %
Long-term payable within one year 
Unsecured debt12,871 13,625 
Asset-backed debt23,050 19,831 
Unamortized (discount)/premium and issuance costs(16)(18)
Fair value adjustments (d)(125)(36)
Total debt payable within one year53,193 51,752 
Long-term debt payable after one year
Unsecured debt49,607 52,357 
Asset-backed debt36,224 37,741 
Unamortized (discount)/premium and issuance costs(237)(229)
Fair value adjustments (d)(919)(204)
Total long-term debt payable after one year84,675 89,665 4.8 %(b)4.7 %(b)
Total Ford Credit$137,868 $141,417 
Fair value of Ford Credit debt (c)$140,046 $144,213 
__________
(a)At December 31, 2024 and 2025, long-term finance leases payable within one year were $94 million and $136 million, respectively, and long-term finance leases payable after one year were $711 million and $754 million, respectively.
(b)Includes interest on long-term debt payable within one year and after one year.
(c)At December 31, 2024 and 2025, the fair value of debt includes $632 million and $1,355 million of Company excluding Ford Credit short-term debt, respectively, and $16.2 billion and $16.4 billion of Ford Credit short-term debt, respectively, carried at cost, which approximates fair value. All other debt is categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
(d)These adjustments are related to hedging activity and include discontinued hedging relationship adjustments of $(450) million and $(319) million at December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively. The carrying value of hedged debt was $41.1 billion and $41.7 billion at December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Schedule of Debt Maturities
The amounts contractually due for our debt maturities and interest payments on long-term debt at December 31, 2025 were as follows (in millions):
 20262027202820292030ThereafterAdjustmentsTotal Debt Maturities
Company excluding Ford Credit       
Public unsecured debt securities$3,972 $— $550 $202 $432 $11,903 $(197)$16,862 
Short-term and other debt1,581 1,184 273 258 253 1,597 (89)5,057 
Total$5,553 $1,184 $823 $460 $685 $13,500 $(286)$21,919 
Interest payments relating to long-term debt (a)$1,026 $904 $869 $817 $763 $8,370 $— $12,749 
Ford Credit       
Unsecured debt$30,053 $12,941 $11,657 $8,613 $7,836 $11,310 $(423)$81,987 
Asset-backed debt21,753 17,819 12,104 4,581 3,237 — (64)59,430 
Total$51,806 $30,760 $23,761 $13,194 $11,073 $11,310 $(487)$141,417 
Interest payments relating to long-term debt (a)$5,309 $3,858 $2,583 $1,633 $1,057 $1,666 $— $16,106 
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(a)Long-term debt may have fixed or variable interest rates. For long-term debt with variable-rate interest, we estimate the future interest payments based on projected market interest rates for various floating-rate benchmarks received from third parties.
Schedule of Public Unsecured Debt Securities Outstanding
Our public unsecured debt securities outstanding at December 31 were as follows (in millions):
 Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding
Title of Security20242025
7 1/8% Debentures due November 15, 2025$176 $— 
0.00% Notes due March 15, 2026
2,300 2,300 
7 1/2% Debentures due August 1, 2026172 172 
4.346% Notes due December 8, 2026
1,500 1,500 
6 5/8% Debentures due February 15, 2028104 104 
6 5/8% Debentures due October 1, 2028 (a) 
446 446 
6 3/8% Debentures due February 1, 2029 (a) 
202 202 
9.30% Notes due March 1, 2030
294 294 
9.625% Notes due April 22, 2030
432 432 
7.45% GLOBLS due July 16, 2031 (a) 
1,070 1,070 
8.900% Debentures due January 15, 2032
108 108 
3.25% Notes due February 12, 2032
2,500 2,500 
9.95% Debentures due February 15, 2032
6.10% Notes due August 19, 2032
1,750 1,750 
4.75% Notes due January 15, 2043
2,000 2,000 
7.75% Debentures due June 15, 2043
73 73 
7.40% Debentures due November 1, 2046
398 398 
5.291% Notes due December 8, 2046
1,300 1,300 
9.980% Debentures due February 15, 2047
114 114 
6.20% Notes due June 1, 2059
750 750 
6.00% Notes due December 1, 2059
800 800 
6.50% Notes due August 15, 2062
600 600 
7.70% Debentures due May 15, 2097
142 142 
Total public unsecured debt securities$17,235 $17,059 
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(a)    Listed on the Luxembourg Exchange and on the Singapore Exchange.
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Related to our Asset-Backed Debt Arrangements
The assets and liabilities related to our asset-backed debt arrangements included in our consolidated financial statements at December 31 were as follows (in billions):
 20242025
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$3.0 $2.9 
Finance receivables, net71.6 63.7 
Net investment in operating leases13.3 13.6 
Liabilities
Debt (a)$60.4 $59.5 
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(a)Debt is net of unamortized discount and issuance costs.