Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended									9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended											3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Long-term Debt	Sep. 30, 2012 10.5% Notes due 2016	Dec. 31, 2011 10.5% Notes due 2016	Sep. 30, 2012 Short-term Debt	Sep. 30, 2012 First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017	Sep. 30, 2012 Global And North American Tire Headquarters	Sep. 30, 2012 Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019	Apr. 19, 2012 Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019	Sep. 30, 2012 Available Cash Plus Availability Under Credit Facility Greater Than 1000 Million First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017	Sep. 30, 2012 Available Cash Plus Availability Under Facility Less Than 1000 Million First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017	Apr. 19, 2012 Alternative Base Rate Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019	Apr. 19, 2012 Alternative Base Rate Available Cash Plus Availability Under Credit Facility Greater Than 1000 Million First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017	Apr. 19, 2012 Alternative Base Rate Available Cash Plus Availability Under Facility Less Than 1000 Million First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017	Apr. 19, 2012 Federal Fund Rate Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019	Apr. 19, 2012 Federal Fund Rate Available Cash Plus Availability Under Credit Facility Greater Than 1000 Million First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017	Apr. 19, 2012 Libor Alternative Base Rate Available Cash Plus Availability Under Credit Facility Greater Than 1000 Million First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017	Apr. 19, 2012 LIBOR Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019	Apr. 19, 2012 LIBOR Available Cash Plus Availability Under Credit Facility Greater Than 1000 Million First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017	Apr. 19, 2012 LIBOR Available Cash Plus Availability Under Facility Less Than 1000 Million First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity										$ 2,000,000,000		$ 1,200,000,000
Available Cash Plus Availability Under Facility																									1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																2.75%	0.50%	0.75%	0.50%	0.50%	1.00%	3.75%	1.50%	1.75%
Credit arrangements	8,555,000,000		8,555,000,000			7,988,000,000			567,000,000
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	5,783,000,000		5,783,000,000		4,914,000,000		0	631,000,000			109,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage														0.375%	0.25%
DebtInstrumentVariableRateBasisMinimum													1.00%
Debt Discount													2.00%
Redemption Price In Percentage												101.00%
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount	2,198,000,000		2,198,000,000			1,794,000,000			404,000,000
Financing Arrangements (Textuals) [Abstract]
Percentage of debt at variable interest rate	48.00%		48.00%
Average variable interest rate	5.20%		5.20%
Outstanding foreign currency cash flow derivatives with notional amounts	146,000,000		146,000,000		171,000,000
Foreign currency derivatives gain (loss) included in other expense	(1,000,000)	54,000,000	(4,000,000)	15,000,000
Outstanding foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments with notional amounts	995,000,000		995,000,000		1,056,000,000
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified During Next 12 Months	$ 3,000,000		$ 3,000,000