| Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block] |
Selected financial data by calendar quarter were as follows (in millions, except per share amounts): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2014 | | 2013 | Automotive Sector | First Quarter | | Second Quarter | | Third Quarter | | Fourth Quarter | | First Quarter | | Second Quarter | | Third Quarter | | Fourth Quarter | Revenues | $ | 33,876 |
| | $ | 35,365 |
| | $ | 32,779 |
| | $ | 33,762 |
| | $ | 33,858 |
| | $ | 36,079 |
| | $ | 33,857 |
| | $ | 35,575 |
| Income/(Loss) before income taxes | 797 |
| | 1,689 |
| | 526 |
| | (464 | ) | | 1,620 |
| | 1,368 |
| | 1,728 |
| | 652 |
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| Revenues | $ | 2,000 |
| | $ | 2,046 |
| | $ | 2,141 |
| | $ | 2,108 |
| | $ | 1,791 |
| | $ | 1,844 |
| | $ | 1,918 |
| | $ | 1,995 |
| Income/(Loss) before income taxes | 462 |
| | 429 |
| | 495 |
| | 408 |
| | 503 |
| | 451 |
| | 363 |
| | 355 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Company | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before income taxes | $ | 1,259 |
| | $ | 2,118 |
| | $ | 1,021 |
| | $ | (56 | ) | | $ | 2,123 |
| | $ | 1,819 |
| | $ | 2,091 |
| | $ | 1,007 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Amounts Attributable to Ford Motor Company Common and Class B Shareholders | Net income | $ | 989 |
| | $ | 1,311 |
| | $ | 835 |
| | $ | 52 |
| | $ | 1,611 |
| | $ | 1,233 |
| | $ | 1,272 |
| | $ | 3,066 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Common and Class B per share from income from continuing operations | Basic | $ | 0.25 |
| | $ | 0.33 |
| | $ | 0.22 |
| | $ | 0.01 |
| | $ | 0.41 |
| | $ | 0.31 |
| | $ | 0.32 |
| | $ | 0.78 |
| Diluted | 0.24 |
| | 0.32 |
| | 0.21 |
| | 0.01 |
| | 0.40 |
| | 0.30 |
| | 0.31 |
| | 0.75 |
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