Consolidating Financial Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Consolidating Statement of Operations
NET SALES	$ 6,062	$ 4,962	$ 17,084	$ 13,760
Cost of Goods Sold	4,973	4,120	14,006	11,262
Selling, Administrative and General Expense	677	640	2,098	1,915
Rationalizations	25	8	80	16
Interest Expense	86	90	241	241
Other (Income) and Expense	(4)	62	48	173
Income before income taxes	305	42	611	153
United States and Foreign Taxes (Note 5)	94	55	220	151
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	211	(13)	391	2
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income	43	7	73	41
Goodyear net income (loss)	168	(20)	318	(39)
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends	7	0	15	0
Goodyear net income (loss) available to common shareholders	161	(20)	303	(39)
Parent Company [Member]
Consolidating Statement of Operations
NET SALES	2,451	2,020	6,845	5,605
Cost of Goods Sold	2,251	1,852	6,174	5,077
Selling, Administrative and General Expense	210	224	674	685
Rationalizations	19	1	56	1
Interest Expense	59	75	186	202
Other (Income) and Expense	(80)	3	(174)	(40)
Income before income taxes	(8)	(135)	(71)	(320)
United States and Foreign Taxes (Note 5)	30	(7)	29	(9)
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries	206	108	418	272
Net Income (Loss)	168	(20)	318	(39)
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income	0	0	0	0
Goodyear net income (loss)	168	(20)	318	(39)
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends	7		15
Goodyear net income (loss) available to common shareholders	161		303
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Consolidating Statement of Operations
NET SALES	781	662	2,147	1,754
Cost of Goods Sold	689	588	1,901	1,565
Selling, Administrative and General Expense	49	46	138	137
Rationalizations	0	0	3	5
Interest Expense	5	4	15	12
Other (Income) and Expense	0	(4)	(12)	(15)
Income before income taxes	38	28	102	50
United States and Foreign Taxes (Note 5)	(1)	1	7	8
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries	22	1	36	19
Net Income (Loss)	61	28	131	61
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income	0	0	0	0
Goodyear net income (loss)	61	28	131	61
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends	0		0
Goodyear net income (loss) available to common shareholders	61		131
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Consolidating Statement of Operations
NET SALES	7,135	5,290	19,928	14,706
Cost of Goods Sold	6,410	4,734	17,929	13,014
Selling, Administrative and General Expense	421	372	1,293	1,098
Rationalizations	6	7	21	10
Interest Expense	73	40	168	109
Other (Income) and Expense	(56)	(10)	(95)	56
Income before income taxes	281	147	612	419
United States and Foreign Taxes (Note 5)	66	59	190	151
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	215	88	422	268
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income	43	7	73	41
Goodyear net income (loss)	172	81	349	227
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends	0		0
Goodyear net income (loss) available to common shareholders	172		349
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations [Member]
Consolidating Statement of Operations
NET SALES	(4,305)	(3,010)	(11,836)	(8,305)
Cost of Goods Sold	(4,377)	(3,054)	(11,998)	(8,394)
Selling, Administrative and General Expense	(3)	(2)	(7)	(5)
Rationalizations	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	(51)	(29)	(128)	(82)
Other (Income) and Expense	132	73	329	172
Income before income taxes	(6)	2	(32)	4
United States and Foreign Taxes (Note 5)	(1)	2	(6)	1
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries	(228)	(109)	(454)	(291)
Net Income (Loss)	(233)	(109)	(480)	(288)
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income	0	0	0	0
Goodyear net income (loss)	(233)	(109)	(480)	(288)
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends	0		0
Goodyear net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$ (233)		$ (480)