Business Segments - Segment Financial Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 750,212	$ 704,134	$ 679,130	$ 619,163	$ 770,487	$ 737,671	$ 698,408	$ 601,496	$ 2,752,639	$ 2,808,062	$ 2,854,656
Operating profit (loss)	63,583	52,769	31,671	26,431	24,826	81,201	32,763	26,454	174,455	165,245	309,247
Interest expense	(7,590)	(7,476)	(7,810)	(8,314)	(8,142)	(7,930)	(8,417)	(7,691)	(31,189)	(32,181)	(32,048)
Interest income	2,571	1,507	1,999	3,380	3,514	2,399	1,988	2,315	9,458	10,216	7,362
Other pension and postretirement benefit expense	(13,355)	(9,562)	(9,288)	(9,362)	(6,921)	(6,932)	(6,967)	(6,986)	(41,567)	(27,806)	(37,523)
Other non-operating expense	(892)	(509)	(1,463)	1,380	(1,288)	2,922	(1,391)	(1,658)	(1,485)	(1,416)	(3,113)
Income before income taxes	44,317	36,729	15,109	13,515	11,989	71,660	17,976	12,434	109,672	114,058	243,925
Depreciation and amortization									148,054	147,161	140,228
Assets	2,802,338				2,634,205				2,802,338	2,634,205	2,707,925
Expenditures for long-lived assets									202,722	193,299	197,186
Americas Tire
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									2,315,497	2,330,457	2,376,808
International Tire
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									437,143	477,621	477,848
Operating Segments | Americas Tire
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	654,526	601,957	582,307	514,936	664,138	628,704	584,412	485,392	2,353,726	2,362,646	2,416,778
Operating profit (loss)	84,209	67,941	46,814	38,789	70,432	87,353	40,480	31,236	237,753	229,500	355,059
Depreciation and amortization									44,551	57,265	91,324
Assets	1,543,779				1,513,534				1,543,779	1,513,534	1,552,855
Expenditures for long-lived assets									111,819	112,444	109,175
Operating Segments | International Tire
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	119,434	132,270	138,514	143,785	149,492	162,401	167,839	161,244	534,003	640,976	618,869
Operating profit (loss)	(5,924)	(4,831)	(1,296)	(1,339)	(33,124)	5,994	5,652	7,434	(13,390)	(14,044)	15,168
Depreciation and amortization									31,654	34,564	33,303
Assets	739,076				662,226				739,076	662,226	700,690
Expenditures for long-lived assets									62,334	71,667	89,008
Intercompany
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	(23,748)	(30,093)	(41,691)	(39,558)	(43,143)	(53,434)	(53,843)	(45,140)	(135,090)	(195,560)	(180,991)
Operating profit (loss)	484	710	(569)	(566)	894	372	336	(250)	60	1,353	(1,827)
Intercompany | Americas Tire
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									38,229	32,189	(39,970)
Intercompany | International Tire
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									96,860	163,355	(141,021)
Corporation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)	(15,186)	$ (11,051)	$ (13,278)	$ (10,453)	(13,376)	$ (12,518)	$ (13,705)	$ (11,966)	(49,968)	(51,564)	(59,153)
Depreciation and amortization									71,849	55,332	15,601
Assets	$ 519,483				$ 458,445				519,483	458,445	454,380
Expenditures for long-lived assets									$ 28,569	$ 9,188	$ (997)