Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments (Credit Facilities and Other Domestic Debt - Narrative) (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended																6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Pan-European accounts receivable facility due 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] AUD	Jun. 30, 2013 Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] AUD	Dec. 31, 2012 Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Chinese credit facilities USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Chinese credit facilities USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 Member USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 Member USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 Member EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 Member EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 German Tranche [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 German Tranche [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 German Tranche [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 German Tranche [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 All borrower tranche Member USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 All borrower tranche Member EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 All borrower tranche Member USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 All borrower tranche Member EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 Pan-European accounts receivable facility due 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Pan-European accounts receivable facility due 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Pan-European accounts receivable facility due 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Pan-European accounts receivable facility due 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 Global And North American Tire Headquarters USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding			$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,194	$ 1,194		$ 57		$ 57		$ 40	$ 531	$ 471	$ 0	$ 0			$ 0	€ 0	$ 0	€ 0			$ 0	€ 0	$ 345	€ 265	$ 192	€ 145
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity								57		57		99															345	265	348	264
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			2,000		1,200		450	87	95	87	95							400		100				300
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Description			Availability under the facility is subject to a borrowing base, which is based primarily on eligible accounts receivable and inventory of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries. To the extent that our eligible accounts receivable and inventory decline, our borrowing base will decrease and the availability under the facility may decrease below $2.0 billion.
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description			Amounts drawn under this facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus 150 basis points.		The term loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 375 basis points, subject to a minimum LIBOR rate of 100 basis points.										Amounts drawn under this facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus 250 basis points for loans denominated in U.S. dollars or pounds sterling and EURIBOR plus 250 basis points for loans denominated in euros.
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Amount Below Stated Amount			459
Line Of Credit Additional Borrowing Capacity Which May Be Requested From Lenders			250		300
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount			394	407												10	7						10	7
Sublimit on letter of credit			800																					50
Debt Instrument, Collateral							Availability under this facility is based on eligible receivable balances.	Availability under this program is based on eligible receivable balances.	Availability under this program is based on eligible receivable balances.	The receivables sold under this program also serve as collateral for the related facility.	The receivables sold under this program also serve as collateral for the related facility.
Off-balance Sheet Accounts Receivable Securitization	282	243
Restricted cash related to funds obtained under credit facilities													32	0
Agreement Period For Occupying Facility																															27 years
Head quarters Estimated Financing Liability																															150
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	$ 6,383	$ 4,926																									$ 345		$ 192