| Schedule of Sector and Segment Revenue, Eliminations, Assets, and Other Disclosures [Table Text Block] |
Key operating data for our business segments for the years ended or at December 31 were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Automotive Sector | | Operating Segments | | Reconciling Items | | |
| | North America | | South America | | Europe | | Middle East & Africa | | Asia Pacific | | Other Automotive | | Special Items | | Total | 2014 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | | | |
| | |
| | |
| Revenues | $ | 82,376 |
| | $ | 8,799 |
| | $ | 29,457 |
| | $ | 4,406 |
| | $ | 10,744 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 135,782 |
| Income/(Loss) before income taxes | 6,898 |
| | (1,162 | ) | | (1,062 | ) | | (20 | ) | | 589 |
| | (755 | ) | | (1,940 | ) | | 2,548 |
| Other disclosures: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and tooling amortization | 2,279 |
| | 309 |
| | 1,179 |
| | 141 |
| | 344 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4,252 |
| Amortization of intangibles | 14 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 15 |
| Interest expense | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 797 |
| | — |
| | 797 |
| Investment-related interest income | 46 |
| | — |
| | 5 |
| | — |
| | 2 |
| | 140 |
| | — |
| | 193 |
| Interest income/(expense) on income taxes | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 109 |
| | — |
| | 109 |
| Cash outflow for capital spending | 4,270 |
| | 497 |
| | 1,619 |
| | 135 |
| | 839 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 7,360 |
| Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies | 147 |
| | — |
| | 107 |
| | — |
| | 1,321 |
| | — |
| | (329 | ) | | 1,246 |
| Total assets | 61,316 |
| | 5,142 |
| | 14,181 |
| | 1,155 |
| | 8,285 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 90,079 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | | | |
| | |
| | |
| Revenues | $ | 86,494 |
| | $ | 10,847 |
| | $ | 27,255 |
| | $ | 4,533 |
| | $ | 10,240 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 139,369 |
| Income/(Loss) before income taxes | 8,809 |
| | (33 | ) | | (1,442 | ) | | (69 | ) | | 327 |
| | (656 | ) | | (1,568 | ) | | 5,368 |
| Other disclosures: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and tooling amortization | 2,064 |
| | 272 |
| | 1,269 |
| | 125 |
| | 334 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4,064 |
| Amortization of intangibles | 9 |
| | — |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 11 |
| Interest expense | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 829 |
| | — |
| | 829 |
| Investment-related interest income | 99 |
| | — |
| | 6 |
| | 1 |
| | 4 |
| | 53 |
| | — |
| | 163 |
| Cash outflow for capital spending | 3,694 |
| | 756 |
| | 1,249 |
| | 154 |
| | 713 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 6,566 |
| Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies | 127 |
| | — |
| | 125 |
| | — |
| | 794 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,046 |
| Total assets | 59,054 |
| | 7,056 |
| | 15,260 |
| | 1,038 |
| | 8,071 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 90,479 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues | $ | 77,368 |
| | $ | 10,081 |
| | $ | 25,759 |
| | $ | 4,890 |
| | 8,469 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 126,567 |
| Income/(Loss) before income taxes | 8,125 |
| | 213 |
| | (1,720 | ) | | 85 |
| | (59 | ) | | (470 | ) | | (246 | ) | | 5,928 |
| Other disclosures: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | | | |
| | |
| | |
| Depreciation and tooling amortization | 1,893 |
| | 256 |
| | 1,111 |
| | 115 |
| | 280 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3,655 |
| Amortization of intangibles | 9 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 10 |
| Interest expense | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 713 |
| | — |
| | 713 |
| Investment-related interest income | 72 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 200 |
| | — |
| | 272 |
| Cash outflow for capital spending | 3,089 |
| | 668 |
| | 1,074 |
| | 152 |
| | 476 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,459 |
| Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies | 127 |
| | — |
| | 113 |
| | — |
| | 315 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 555 |
| Total assets | 51,742 |
| | 6,819 |
| | 20,295 |
| | 1,045 |
| | 6,722 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 86,623 |
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NOTE 24. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Financial Services Sector | | Total Company | | Operating Segments | | Reconciling Item | | | | | | | | Ford Credit | | Other Financial Services | | Elims | | Total | | Elims (a) | | Total | 2014 | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues | $ | 8,606 |
| | $ | 135 |
| | $ | (446 | ) | | $ | 8,295 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 144,077 |
| Income/(Loss) before income taxes | 1,854 |
| | (60 | ) | | — |
| | 1,794 |
| | — |
| | 4,342 |
| Other disclosures: | | | | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and tooling amortization | 3,112 |
| | 21 |
| | — |
| | 3,133 |
| | — |
| | 7,385 |
| Amortization of intangibles | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 15 |
| Interest expense | 2,656 |
| | 43 |
| | — |
| | 2,699 |
| | — |
| | 3,496 |
| Investment-related interest income (b) | 51 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 51 |
| | — |
| | 244 |
| Interest income/(expense) on income taxes | (13 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | (13 | ) | | — |
| | 96 |
| Cash outflow for capital spending | 18 |
| | 85 |
| | — |
| | 103 |
| | — |
| | 7,463 |
| Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies | 29 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 29 |
| | — |
| | 1,275 |
| Total assets | 122,108 |
| | 5,560 |
| | (6,280 | ) | | 121,388 |
| | (2,940 | ) | | 208,527 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| Revenues | $ | 7,805 |
| | $ | 192 |
| | $ | (449 | ) | | $ | 7,548 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 146,917 |
| Income/(Loss) before income taxes | 1,756 |
| | (84 | ) | | — |
| | 1,672 |
| | — |
| | 7,040 |
| Other disclosures: | | | | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and tooling amortization | 2,422 |
| | 18 |
| | — |
| | 2,440 |
| | — |
| | 6,504 |
| Amortization of intangibles | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 11 |
| Interest expense | 2,730 |
| | 130 |
| | — |
| | 2,860 |
| | — |
| | 3,689 |
| Investment-related interest income (b) | 50 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 50 |
| | — |
| | 213 |
| Cash outflow for capital spending | 16 |
| | 15 |
| | — |
| | 31 |
| | — |
| | 6,597 |
| Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies | 23 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 23 |
| | — |
| | 1,069 |
| Total assets | 115,608 |
| | 5,679 |
| | (6,230 | ) | | 115,057 |
| | (3,357 | ) | | 202,179 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues | $ | 7,189 |
| | $ | 267 |
| | $ | (464 | ) | | $ | 6,992 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 133,559 |
| Income/(Loss) before income taxes | 1,697 |
| | 13 |
| | — |
| | 1,710 |
| | — |
| | 7,638 |
| Other disclosures: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| Depreciation and tooling amortization | 1,806 |
| | 25 |
| | — |
| | 1,831 |
| | — |
| | 5,486 |
| Amortization of intangibles | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 10 |
| Interest expense | 3,027 |
| | 88 |
| | — |
| | 3,115 |
| | — |
| | 3,828 |
| Investment-related interest income (b) | 69 |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | 70 |
| | — |
| | 342 |
| Cash outflow for capital spending | 18 |
| | 11 |
| | — |
| | 29 |
| | — |
| | 5,488 |
| Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies | 33 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 33 |
| | — |
| | 588 |
| Total assets | 104,596 |
| | 7,698 |
| | (7,282 | ) | | 105,012 |
| | (2,064 | ) | | 189,571 |
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__________ | | (a) | Includes intersector transactions occurring in the ordinary course of business and deferred tax netting. |
| | (b) | Interest income reflected on this line for Financial Services sector is non-financing related. Interest income in the normal course of business for Financial Services sector is reported in Financial Services revenues. |
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