Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Reporting Information

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In millions)	2012		2011
Sales:
North American Tire	$	2,497	$	2,307
Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire	1,938		1,959
Latin American Tire	521		585
Asia Pacific Tire	577		551
Net Sales	$	5,533	$	5,402
Segment Operating Income:
North American Tire	$	80	$	40
Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire	90		153
Latin American Tire	55		67
Asia Pacific Tire	67		67
Total Segment Operating Income	292		327
Less:
Rationalizations	15		9
Interest expense	101		74
Other expense	92		4
Asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation	2		9
Corporate incentive compensation plans	7		14
Intercompany profit elimination	10		9
Retained expenses of divested operations	4		5
Other	5		17
Income before Income Taxes	$	56	$	186

Rationalizations, Asset sales, Other Expense and Asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation attributable to the SBUs

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In millions)	2012			2011
Rationalizations:
North American Tire	$	6		$	6
Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire	5			1
Latin American Tire	2			—
Asia Pacific Tire	2			2
Total Segment Rationalizations	$	15		$	9
Net (Gains) Losses on Asset Sales:
North American Tire	$	(2	)	$	—
Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire	(1		)	(1		)
Latin American Tire	—			(1		)
Asia Pacific Tire	—			—
Total Segment Asset Sales	(3		)	(2		)
Corporate	(1		)	—
	$	(4	)	$	(2	)

Asset Write-offs and Accelerated Depreciation:
North American Tire	$	—	$	8
Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire	—		—
Latin American Tire	—		—
Asia Pacific Tire	2		1
Total Segment Asset Write-offs and Accelerated Depreciation	$	2	$	9