Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			$ 1,868
Comprehensive income:
Net Income	199	195	393	419
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	(185)	39	(170)	(116)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax	4	0	2	1
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax	25	54	82	174
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax	6	0	30	124
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax	1	1	43	2
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments, net of tax of $0 and $0 in 2014 ($0 and $0 in 2013)	(1)	0	(1)	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax	11	(5)	10	1
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax	0	1	1	2
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax	(1)	(3)	0	12
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(140)	87	(3)	200
Total comprehensive income	59	282	390	619
Balance at end of period	2,103		2,103
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	2	1	5	8
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses	0	0	3	2
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 deferred derivative gains (losses)	1	0	0	1
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	0	0	0	1
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			1,606	370
Comprehensive income:
Net Income			323	394
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(117)	(111)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			2	1
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			79	168
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			18	122
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax			39	2
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments, net of tax of $0 and $0 in 2014 ($0 and $0 in 2013)			(1)	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax			8	1
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			1	2
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax			0	12
Other comprehensive income (loss)			29	197
Total comprehensive income			352	591
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(5)	(2)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			0	0
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			15	12
Repurchase of common stock (Note 12)			(97)	0
Dividends declared (Note 12)			(50)	(34)
Common stock issued from treasury			41	15
Other			0	0
Balance at end of period	1,862	952	1,862	952
Minority Shareholders' Equity - Nonredeemable
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			262	255
Comprehensive income:
Net Income			20	26
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(10)	(15)
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, net of tax			0	0
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments, net of tax of $0 and $0 in 2014 ($0 and $0 in 2013)			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)			(10)	(15)
Total comprehensive income			10	11
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(18)	(2)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(15)	(9)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			0	0
Repurchase of common stock (Note 12)			0	0
Dividends declared (Note 12)			0	0
Common stock issued from treasury			0	0
Other			2	(4)
Balance at end of period	241	251	241	251
Parent and Non-Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			1,868	625
Comprehensive income:
Net Income			343	420
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(127)	(126)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			2	1
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			79	168
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			18	122
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax			39	2
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments, net of tax of $0 and $0 in 2014 ($0 and $0 in 2013)			(1)	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax			8	1
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			1	2
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax			0	12
Other comprehensive income (loss)			19	182
Total comprehensive income			362	602
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(23)	(4)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(15)	(9)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			15	12
Repurchase of common stock (Note 12)			(97)	0
Dividends declared (Note 12)			(50)	(34)
Common stock issued from treasury			41	15
Other			2	(4)
Balance at end of period	2,103	1,203	2,103	1,203
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			5	8
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses			3	2
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures			0	0
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), Tax			0	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)			1	1
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			0	1
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)			$ 0	$ 0