Sale of Farm Tire and Wire Business	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
SALE OF FARM TIRE AND WIRE BUSINESSES	SALE OF FARM TIRE AND WIRE BUSINESSES On December 13, 2010, we entered into agreements with Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International Inc., to sell our European and Latin American farm tire businesses, including licensing agreements that will allow Titan to manufacture and sell Goodyear-brand farm tires in Europe, Latin America and North America. The Latin American portion of the transaction was completed on April 1, 2011. Proceeds from the sale were $99 million, before withholding taxes of $5 million and subject to post-closing adjustments. We recorded a pre-tax gain of $6 million on the sale in the second quarter of 2011. The European portion of the transaction, which has not yet been completed, is subject to the exercise of a put option by us following completion of a social plan related to the previously announced discontinuation of consumer tire production at one of our facilities in Amiens, France and required consultation with various works councils. The put option expires on November 30, 2011. The purchase price for the European portion of the transaction, if completed, is now expected to be €12.3 million (approximately $17 million) in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. The assets and liabilities of the Latin American farm tire business were classified as held-for-sale at December 31, 2010. The carrying amount of the net assets at that date totaled $33 million, and included $44 million of property, plant and equipment, $16 million of inventories, $14 million of deferred income, $10 million of compensation and benefit liabilities, and $5 million of deferred income taxes. Due to uncertainty surrounding the timing of the completion of the Amiens social plan, the European business was classified as held-and-used at September 30, 2011 and at December 31, 2010. The long-lived assets of the European business were tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. No impairment was indicated as a result of that testing. Additionally, the remaining useful life and estimated residual value of the long-lived assets were reviewed and no modifications were indicated as a result of that review. On July 1, 2011, we sold our steel tire cord (wire) manufacturing business to Hyosung Corporation. The transaction consisted primarily of inventories and manufacturing equipment at our facilities in Asheboro, North Carolina and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, and a licensing agreement allowing Hyosung to use certain of our patents and know-how associated with the acquired business. In addition, we entered into an agreement under which Hyosung will supply us with finished wire products. Proceeds from the transaction were $50 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. We recorded a pre-tax gain of approximately $1 million on the transaction in the third quarter of 2011.

SALE OF FARM TIRE AND WIRE BUSINESSES

On December 13, 2010, we entered into agreements with Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International Inc., to sell our European and Latin American farm tire businesses, including licensing agreements that will allow Titan to manufacture and sell Goodyear-brand farm tires in Europe, Latin America and North America. The Latin American portion of the transaction was completed on April 1, 2011. Proceeds from the sale were $99 million, before withholding taxes of $5 million and subject to post-closing adjustments. We recorded a pre-tax gain of $6 million on the sale in the second quarter of 2011. The European portion of the transaction, which has not yet been completed, is subject to the exercise of a put option by us following completion of a social plan related to the previously announced discontinuation of consumer tire production at one of our facilities in Amiens, France and required consultation with various works councils. The put option expires on November 30, 2011. The purchase price for the European portion of the transaction, if completed, is now expected to be €12.3 million (approximately $17 million) in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments.

The assets and liabilities of the Latin American farm tire business were classified as held-for-sale at December 31, 2010. The carrying amount of the net assets at that date totaled $33 million, and included $44 million of property, plant and equipment, $16 million of inventories, $14 million of deferred income, $10 million of compensation and benefit liabilities, and $5 million of deferred income taxes. Due to uncertainty surrounding the timing of the completion of the Amiens social plan, the European business was classified as held-and-used at September 30, 2011 and at December 31, 2010. The long-lived assets of the European business were tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. No impairment was indicated as a result of that testing. Additionally, the remaining useful life and estimated residual value of the long-lived assets were reviewed and no modifications were indicated as a result of that review.

On July 1, 2011, we sold our steel tire cord (wire) manufacturing business to Hyosung Corporation. The transaction consisted primarily of inventories and manufacturing equipment at our facilities in Asheboro, North Carolina and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, and a licensing agreement allowing Hyosung to use certain of our patents and know-how associated with the acquired business. In addition, we entered into an agreement under which Hyosung will supply us with finished wire products. Proceeds from the transaction were $50 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. We recorded a pre-tax gain of approximately $1 million on the transaction in the third quarter of 2011.