Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance			$ 1,017
Comprehensive Income:
Net Income	133	211	244	391
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	73	(268)	52	(121)
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax	52	42	158	125
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax	(12)	(4)	13	0
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures, net of tax	9	4	9	17
Prior service credit from plan amendments, net of tax	77	0	73	0
Deferred derivative (losses) gains, net of tax	(4)	14	(2)	0
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax	(5)	7	(7)	9
Unrealized investment gains, net of tax	(3)	3	0	8
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	187	(202)	296	38
Total comprehensive income (loss)	320	9	540	429
Preferred stock dividends declared	(7)	(7)	(22)	(15)
Ending Balance	1,508		1,508
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax on foreign currency translation	0	0	0	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost	2	0	6	2
Tax on net actuarial losses	0	0	7	1
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service costs and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures	0	0	0	1
Tax on prior service credit from plan amendments	5	0	3	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)	0	0	0	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	(1)	0	(3)	0
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)	0	0	0	0
Goodyear Shareholders' Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance			749	644
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			0	0
Comprehensive Income:
Net Income			205	318
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			40	(103)
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			154	122
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			15	(1)
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures, net of tax			7	17
Prior service credit from plan amendments, net of tax			72	0
Deferred derivative (losses) gains, net of tax			(1)	0
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			(4)	8
Unrealized investment gains, net of tax			0	8
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			283	51
Total comprehensive income (loss)			488	369
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			0	0
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			14	10
Preferred stock issued, net of expenses			0	484
Preferred stock dividends declared			(22)	(15)
Common stock issued from treasury			1	7
Other			0	0
Ending Balance	1,230	1,499	1,230	1,499
Non-Controlling Interest, Non-redeemable
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance			268	277
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(18)	0
Comprehensive Income:
Net Income			26	38
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			11	(20)
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			0	0
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			0	0
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures, net of tax			0	0
Prior service credit from plan amendments, net of tax			0	0
Deferred derivative (losses) gains, net of tax			0	0
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			0	0
Unrealized investment gains, net of tax			0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			11	(20)
Total comprehensive income (loss)			37	18
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(9)	(20)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			0	0
Preferred stock issued, net of expenses			0	0
Preferred stock dividends declared			0	0
Common stock issued from treasury			0	0
Other			0	1
Ending Balance	278	276	278	276
Parent and Non-Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance			1,017	921
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(18)	0
Comprehensive Income:
Net Income			231	356
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			51	(123)
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			154	122
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			15	(1)
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures, net of tax			7	17
Prior service credit from plan amendments, net of tax			72	0
Deferred derivative (losses) gains, net of tax			(1)	0
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			(4)	8
Unrealized investment gains, net of tax			0	8
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			294	31
Total comprehensive income (loss)			525	387
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(9)	(20)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			14	10
Preferred stock issued, net of expenses			0	484
Preferred stock dividends declared			(22)	(15)
Common stock issued from treasury			1	7
Other			0	1
Ending Balance	1,508	1,775	1,508	1,775
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax on foreign currency translation			0	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost			6	2
Tax on net actuarial losses			7	1
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service costs and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures			0	1
Tax on prior service credit from plan amendments			3	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)			0	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			(3)	0
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)			$ 0	$ 0