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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details Textual)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Amiens Labor Claims [Member] [Member]
USD ($)
Employees
Dec. 31, 2014
Amiens Labor Claims [Member] [Member]
EUR (€)
Employees
Dec. 31, 2014
Workers' Compensation
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
General Product Liability
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
General Product Liability
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Asbestos Related Product Liability
USD ($)
claims
Dec. 31, 2013
Asbestos Related Product Liability
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Brazil Tax Assessment September 2011
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Brazil Tax Assessment September 2011
BRL
Dec. 31, 2014
Greek Labor Claims [Member]
USD ($)
Employees
Dec. 31, 2014
Greek Labor Claims [Member]
EUR (€)
Employees
Dec. 31, 2014
Severance Claims Related to Greek Labor Claims [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Severance Claims Related to Greek Labor Claims [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Social Security Contributions Related to Greek Labor Claims [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Social Security Contributions Related to Greek Labor Claims [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Other current liabilities
General Product Liability
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Other current liabilities
General Product Liability
USD ($)
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Textuals) [Abstract]                                        
Anticipated costs related to various environmental matters $ 46us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies $ 45us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies                                    
Anticipated costs for environmental matters included in other current liabilities 9us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent 11us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent                                    
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Significant Assumptions The amount of our ultimate liability in respect of these matters may be affected by several uncertainties, primarily the ultimate cost of required remediation and the extent to which other responsible parties contribute.                                      
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Additional) (Textuals) [Abstract]                                        
Workers compensation liability 306us-gaap_WorkersCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent 310us-gaap_WorkersCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent                                    
Current portion of workers compensation liability 71us-gaap_WorkersCompensationLiabilityCurrent 79us-gaap_WorkersCompensationLiabilityCurrent                                    
Potential Workers' Compensation Liability in Excess of Recorded Amount           30us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossPortionNotAccrued
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_WorkersCompensationMember
                           
Cost for potential product liability and other tort claims including related legal fees expected to be incurred             324us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyAccrualPresentValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_GeneralProductLiabilityMember
305us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyAccrualPresentValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_GeneralProductLiabilityMember
151us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyAccrualPresentValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
145us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyAccrualPresentValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
                46us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyAccrualPresentValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_GeneralProductLiabilityMember
45us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyAccrualPresentValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_GeneralProductLiabilityMember
Asbestos Claims Settled and Dismissed, to date                 109,500gt_AsbestosClaimsSettledAndDismissedToDate
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
                     
Sum of accrued asbestos related liability and gross payments including legal costs to date                 458gt_SumOfAccruedAsbestosRelatedLiabilityAndGrossPaymentsIncludingLegalCostsToDate
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
432gt_SumOfAccruedAsbestosRelatedLiabilityAndGrossPaymentsIncludingLegalCostsToDate
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
                   
Asbestos liability related to unasserted claims                 84gt_ProductLiabilityContingencyUnassertedAccrualPresentValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
78gt_ProductLiabilityContingencyUnassertedAccrualPresentValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
                   
Asbestos liability related to asserted claims                 67gt_ProductLiabilityContingencyAssertedAccrualPresentValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
                     
Asbestos insurance receivable                 71us-gaap_LossContingencyReceivable
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
75us-gaap_LossContingencyReceivable
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
                   
Percentage of asbestos claim related losses recoverable through insurance                 50.00%gt_PercentageOfAsbestosClaimRelatedLossesRecoverableThroughInsurance
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
                     
Current portion of asbestos insurance receivable                 13us-gaap_LossContingencyReceivableCurrent
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
11us-gaap_LossContingencyReceivableCurrent
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
                   
Aggregate limits of excess insurance policies                 160gt_AggregateLimitsOfExcessInsurancePolicies
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
                     
Brazilian tax assessments       119us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AmiensLaborClaimsMemberMember
98us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AmiensLaborClaimsMemberMember
          35us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_BrazilTaxAssessmentSeptember2011Member
92us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_BrazilTaxAssessmentSeptember2011Member
32us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_GreekLaborClaimsMember
27us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_GreekLaborClaimsMember
    13us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_SocialSecurityContributionsRelatedtoGreekLaborClaimsMember
11us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_SocialSecurityContributionsRelatedtoGreekLaborClaimsMember
   
Payments for Legal Settlements 20us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements                           20us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_SeveranceClaimsRelatedtoGreekLaborClaimsMember
16us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_SeveranceClaimsRelatedtoGreekLaborClaimsMember
       
Number of Plaintiffs       720us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AmiensLaborClaimsMemberMember
720us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AmiensLaborClaimsMemberMember
              320us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_GreekLaborClaimsMember
320us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_GreekLaborClaimsMember
           
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation 3,900us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmount                                      
Off-balance sheet financial guarantees written and other commitments 7gt_OffBalanceSheetFinancialGuaranteesWrittenAndOtherCommitments 14gt_OffBalanceSheetFinancialGuaranteesWrittenAndOtherCommitments                                    
Collateral We also generally do not require collateral in connection with the issuance of these guarantees.                                      
Triggering event non-payment or another specified event,                                      
Recourse recourse to the affiliate, lessor or customer.                                      
Expiration of guarantees expire at various times through 2023.                                      
Product Warranty Accrual - end of period $ 17us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual $ 21us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual $ 24us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual