Earnings Per Share (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Apr. 01, 2014 Preferred Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Underwater Stock Options	Sep. 30, 2013 Underwater Stock Options	Sep. 30, 2014 Underwater Stock Options	Sep. 30, 2013 Underwater Stock Options
Earnings per share - basic:
Goodyear Net Income	$ 161	$ 173	$ 323	$ 394
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	7	7	22
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	161	166	316	372
Weighted average shares outstanding	275,000,000	246,000,000	266,000,000	246,000,000
Earnings per common share - basic	$ 0.58	$ 0.67	$ 1.18	$ 1.51
Earnings Per Share - diluted:
Goodyear Net Income	161	173	323	394
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	0	0	0
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	$ 161	$ 173	$ 323	$ 394
Weighted average shares outstanding	275,000,000	246,000,000	266,000,000	246,000,000
Dilutive effect of mandatory convertible preferred stock	0	27,000,000	9,000,000	27,000,000
Dilutive effect of stock options and other dilutive securities	4,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000	3,000,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	279,000,000	278,000,000	280,000,000	276,000,000
Earnings per common share - diluted	$ 0.58	$ 0.62	$ 1.15	$ 1.43
Per Share of Common Stock (Textuals) [Abstract]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount						3,000,000	4,000,000	2,000,000	5,000,000
Convertible Preferred Stock, Aggregate Shares Issued upon Conversion					27,573,735
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion					2.7574