Contingent Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Tire	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Minimum estimated sale of passenger car, light truck, SUV, radial medium truck and motorcycle tires per year in North America | Tire	30,000,000
Maximum estimated sale of passenger car, light truck, SUV, radial medium truck and motorcycle tires per year in North America | Tire	35,000,000
Estimated number of Company produced tires of different specifications | Tire	300,000,000
Product liability expenses, Minimum	$ 0
Product liability expenses, Maximum	33,000,000
Increased its product liability reserve	12,459,000
Increase in product liability reserve due to self insured incidents	12,339,000
Increase (decrease) in product liability reserve due to changes in estimated amounts on existing reserves	$ 120,000
Period for resolution of few cases	5 years
Company paid to resolve cases and claims	$ 28,593,000
Product liability reserve balance	160,956,000		$ 176,995,000
Current portion product liability reserve balance	58,148,000		$ 58,054,000
Product liability expenses	$ 16,268,000	$ 16,094,000