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Employee Separation Actions and Exit and Disposal Activities (Tables) (Facility Closing [Member], Automotive [Member])
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Ford Europe [Member]
  
Employee Separation Actions and Exit and Disposal Activities [Line Items]  
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]
The separation-related activity recorded in Other liabilities and deferred revenue, for the years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
Beginning balance
$
497

 
$
—

Changes in accruals (a)
481

 
607

Payments
(160
)
 
(131
)
Foreign currency translation
(88
)
 
21

Ending balance
$
730

 
$
497

__________
(a)
Excludes pension-related costs of $16 million and $180 million for the years ended 2014 and 2013, respectively.
AUSTRALIA  
Employee Separation Actions and Exit and Disposal Activities [Line Items]  
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]
The separation-related activity recorded in Other liabilities and deferred revenue, for the year ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
 
2014
Beginning balance
$
—

Changes in accruals (a)
149

Payments
(29
)
Foreign currency translation
(9
)
Ending balance
$
111

__________
(a)
Excludes pension-related costs of $4 million for the year ended 2014.