Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 In Money Stock Options [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Underwater Stock Options	Mar. 31, 2013 Underwater Stock Options	Mar. 31, 2014 Convertible Preferred Stock	Mar. 31, 2013 Convertible Preferred Stock	Apr. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event Preferred Stock
Earnings (Loss) per share - basic:
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)	$ (51)	$ 33
Less: Preferred stock dividends	7	7
Goodyear net income (loss) available to common shareholders	(58)	26
Weighted average shares outstanding	248,000,000	245,000,000
Earnings (loss) per common share - basic	$ (0.23)	$ 0.10
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - diluted:
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)	(51)	33
Less: Preferred stock dividends	7	7
Goodyear net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$ (58)	$ 26
Weighted average shares outstanding	248,000,000	245,000,000
Dilutive effect of stock options and other dilutive securities	0	3,000,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	248,000,000	248,000,000
Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted	$ (0.23)	$ 0.10
Per Share of Common Stock (Textuals) [Abstract]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount			10,000,000	2,000,000	7,000,000	28,000,000	34,000,000
Convertible Preferred Stock, Aggregate Shares Issued upon Conversion								27,573,735
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion								2.7574
Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment			5,000,000