Business Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In millions)	2013		2012
Sales:
North American Tire	$	2,166	$	2,497
Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire	1,607		1,938
Latin American Tire	513		521
Asia Pacific Tire	567		577
Net Sales	$	4,853	$	5,533
Segment Operating Income:
North American Tire	$	127	$	80
Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire	31		90
Latin American Tire	60		55
Asia Pacific Tire	84		67
Total Segment Operating Income	302		292
Less:
Rationalizations	7		15
Interest expense	85		101
Other expense	126		92
Asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation	5		2
Corporate incentive compensation plans	10		7
Intercompany profit elimination	3		10
Retained expenses of divested operations	4		4
Other	12		5
Income before Income Taxes	$	50	$	56

Rationalizations, as described in Note 2, Costs Associated with Rationalization Programs, net (gains) losses on asset sales, as described in Note 3, Other Expense, and asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation are not (credited) charged to the strategic business units (“SBUs”) for performance evaluation purposes, but were attributable to the SBUs as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In millions)	2013			2012
Rationalizations:
North American Tire	$	2		$	6
Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire	3			5
Latin American Tire	—			2
Asia Pacific Tire	2			2
Total Segment Rationalizations	7			15
Net (Gains) Losses on Asset Sales:
North American Tire	$	1		$	(2	)
Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire	2			(1		)
Latin American Tire	(1		)	—
Total Segment Asset Sales	2			(3		)
Corporate	—			(1		)
	$	2		$	(4	)

Asset Write-offs and Accelerated Depreciation:
Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire	$	5	$	—
Asia Pacific Tire	—		2
Total Segment Asset Write-offs and Accelerated Depreciation	$	5	$	2