Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments (Details Textual 1) (USD $) In Millions			6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Global and North American Tire Headquarters [Member]	Apr. 13, 2011 Global and North American Tire Headquarters [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Agreement period for occupying facility			27 years
Estimated cost of project				$ 160
Estimated cost of project funded by government financing and incentives				60
Estimated total financing liability			100
Total long term debt excluding debt due within one year	$ 4,786	$ 4,319	$ 0

Property, plant, or equipment held under lease agreements classified as an asset.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 13
-Paragraph 1, 10, 13
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 13
-Paragraph 16
-Subparagraph a(i)
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455314&loc=d3e45014-112735

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