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Reporting Entity [Axis]

0000037996 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	Period [Axis]
	2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of debt outstanding [Table Text Block]	The carrying value of Automotive and Financial Services debt at December 31 was as follows (in millions):           Interest Rates             Average Contractual    Average Effective (a)   Automotive Segment 2015   2016   2015   2016   2015   2016   Debt payable within one year                         Short-term $ 818   $ 1,324   7.3 %   10.3 %   7.3 %   10.3 %   Long-term payable within one year                         U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (“ATVM”) Incentive Program 591   591                   Other debt 370   827                   Unamortized (discount)/premium —   (57 )                   Total debt payable within one year 1,779   2,685                   Long-term debt payable after one year                         Public unsecured debt securities 6,594   9,394                   DOE ATVM Incentive Program 3,242   2,651                   Other debt 1,696   1,573                   Adjustments                         Unamortized (discount)/premium (412 )   (320 )                   Unamortized issuance costs (60 )   (76 )                   Total long-term debt payable after one year 11,060   13,222   5.3 % (b) 5.5 % (b) 6.0 % (b) 6.2 % (b) Total Automotive Segment $ 12,839   $ 15,907                                             Fair value of Automotive Segment debt (c) $ 14,199   $ 17,433                                             Financial Services Segment                         Debt payable within one year                         Short-term $ 12,123   $ 15,330   1.6 %   2.3 %   1.6 %   2.3 %   Long-term payable within one year                         Unsecured debt 10,241   12,369                   Asset-backed debt 18,855   19,286                   Adjustments                         Unamortized (discount)/premium (5 )   (2 )                   Unamortized issuance costs (18 )   (16 )                   Fair value adjustments (d) —   17                   Total debt payable within one year 41,196   46,984                   Long-term debt payable after one year                         Unsecured debt 49,193   49,912                   Asset-backed debt 29,390   30,112                   Adjustments                         Unamortized (discount)/premium (24 )   (9 )                   Unamortized issuance costs (198 )   (197 )                   Fair value adjustments (d) 458   261                   Total long-term debt payable after one year 78,819   80,079   2.3 % (b) 2.4 % (b) 2.4 % (b) 2.5 % (b) Total Financial Services Segment $ 120,015   $ 127,063                                             Fair value of Financial Services Segment debt (c) $ 121,170   $ 128,777                   __________ (a) Average effective rates reflect the average contractual interest rate plus amortization of discounts, premiums, and issuance costs. (b) Includes interest on long-term debt payable within one year and after one year. (c) The fair value of debt includes $560 million and $1.1 billion of Automotive short-term debt and $10.3 billion and $14.3 billion of Financial Services short-term debt at December 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively, carried at cost which approximates fair value. All debt is categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. (d) Adjustments related to designated fair value hedges of unsecured debt. Our public, unsecured debt securities outstanding at December 31 were as follows (in millions):   Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding Title of Security 2015   2016 6 1/2% Debentures due August 1, 2018 $ 361   $ 361 8 7/8% Debentures due January 15, 2022 86   86 7 1/8% Debentures due November 15, 2025 209   209 7 1/2% Debentures due August 1, 2026 193   193 6 5/8% Debentures due February 15, 2028 104   104 6 5/8% Debentures due October 1, 2028 (a)  638   638 6 3/8% Debentures due February 1, 2029 (a)  260   260 7.45% GLOBLS due July 16, 2031 (a)  1,794   1,794 8.900% Debentures due January 15, 2032 151   151 9.95% Debentures due February 15, 2032 4   4 7.75% Debentures due June 15, 2043 73   73 7.40% Debentures due November 1, 2046 398   398 9.980% Debentures due February 15, 2047 181   181 7.70% Debentures due May 15, 2097 142   142 4.346% Notes due December 8, 2026 —   1,500 5.291% Notes due December 8, 2046 —   1,300 4.75% Notes due January 15, 2043 2,000   2,000 Total public unsecured debt securities (b) $ 6,594 $ 9,394 __________ (a) Listed on the Luxembourg Exchange and on the Singapore Exchange. (b) Excludes 9.215% Debentures due September 15, 2021 with an outstanding balance at December 31, 2016 of $180 million. The proceeds from these securities were on-lent by Ford to Ford Holdings to fund Financial Services activity and are reported as Financial Services long-term debt.
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]	Debt maturities at December 31, 2016 were as follows (in millions):   2017   2018   2019   2020   2021   Thereafter   Adjustments   Total Debt Maturities Automotive Segment                               Public unsecured debt securities $ —   $ 361   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ 9,033   $ (211 )   $ 9,183 DOE ATVM Incentive Program 591   591   591   591   591   287   —   3,242 Short-term and other debt (a) 2,151   558   240   362   153   260   (242 )   3,482 Total $ 2,742   $ 1,510   $ 831   $ 953   $ 744   $ 9,580   $ (453 )   $ 15,907                                 Financial Services Segment                               Unsecured debt $ 26,636   $ 12,374   $ 11,135   $ 6,972   $ 9,305   $ 10,126   $ 116   $ 76,664 Asset-backed debt 20,349   12,129   9,725   4,909   2,299   1,050   (62 )   50,399 Total $ 46,985   $ 24,503   $ 20,860   $ 11,881   $ 11,604   $ 11,176   $ 54   $ 127,063 __________ (a) Primarily non-U.S. affiliate debt.
Assets And Liabilities Related To Secured Debt Arrangements Disclosure Text Block	The assets and liabilities related to our asset-backed debt arrangements included on our financial statements at December 31 were as follows (in billions):   2015   2016 Assets       Cash and cash equivalents $ 4.3   $ 3.4 Finance receivables, net 53.6   58.3 Net investment in operating leases 13.3   11.8         Liabilities       Debt (a) $ 50.0   $ 50.4 __________ (a) Debt is net of unamortized discount and issuance costs.