Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			$ 625
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	193	103	224	111
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	(98)	(124)	(155)	(21)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax	0	0	1	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax	59	51	120	106
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax	27	27	124	25
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures	1	0	1	0
Prior service cost from plan amendments, net of tax	0	(4)	0	(4)
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax	2	10	6	2
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax	1	(1)	1	(2)
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax	(2)	(2)	15	3
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(10)	(43)	113	109
Total comprehensive income (loss)	183	60	337	220
Preferred stock dividends declared	(7)	(7)	(15)	(15)
Balance at end of period	958		958
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax on foreign currency translation	0	0	0	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	0	0	0	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost	3	2	7	4
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses	2	7	2	7
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures	0	0	0	0
Tax on prior service cost from plan amendments	0	(2)	0	(2)
Tax on deferred derivative gains	1	0	1	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	1	(2)	1	(2)
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)	0	0	0	0
Goodyear Shareholders' Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			370	749
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)			221	88
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(132)	(12)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			1	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			116	103
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			122	25
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures			1	0
Prior service cost from plan amendments, net of tax			0	(4)
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax			5	2
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			1	(1)
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax			15	3
Other comprehensive income (loss)			129	116
Total comprehensive income (loss)			350	204
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(2)	0
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			0	0
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			7	9
Preferred stock dividends declared			(15)	(15)
Common stock issued from treasury			5	0
Other			0	0
Balance at end of period	715	947	715	947
Minority Shareholders' Equity - Nonredeemable
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			255	268
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)			16	18
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(15)	3
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			0	0
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			0	0
Prior service cost from plan amendments, net of tax			0	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax			0	0
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			0	0
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax			0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(15)	3
Total comprehensive income (loss)			1	21
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(2)	(18)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(7)	(8)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			0	0
Preferred stock dividends declared			0	0
Common stock issued from treasury			0	0
Other			(4)	0
Balance at end of period	243	263	243	263
Parent and Non-Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			625	1,017
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)			237	106
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(147)	(9)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			1	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			116	103
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			122	25
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures			1	0
Prior service cost from plan amendments, net of tax			0	(4)
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax			5	2
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			1	(1)
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax			15	3
Other comprehensive income (loss)			114	119
Total comprehensive income (loss)			351	225
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(4)	(18)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(7)	(8)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			7	9
Preferred stock dividends declared			(15)	(15)
Common stock issued from treasury			5	0
Other			(4)	0
Balance at end of period	958	1,210	958	1,210
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax on foreign currency translation			0	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			0	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost			7	4
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses			2	7
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures			0	0
Tax on prior service cost from plan amendments			0	(2)
Tax on deferred derivative gains			1	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			1	(2)
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)			$ 0	$ 0