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Other Expense (Textuals) (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 11 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 12, 2013
VEF
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 08, 2014
VEF
Dec. 31, 2013
VEF
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
VEF
Jan. 24, 2014
USD ($)
Jan. 24, 2014
VEF
Feb. 13, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
10.5% Notes due 2016 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019
Dec. 31, 2013
Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019
Dec. 31, 2012
North America
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
EMEA
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Latin America
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Latin America
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Latin America
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Chemical
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Unasserted Claim [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Unasserted Claim [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Unasserted Claim [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Unfavorable Regulatory Action [Member]
USD ($)
Other Expense [Line Items]                                                      
Foreign Currency Transaction Losses             $ 239us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax $ 118us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax $ 26us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax                                    
Financing fees and financial instruments             77gt_ChargesRelatedToFinancingFeesAndFinancialInstruments 64gt_ChargesRelatedToFinancingFeesAndFinancialInstruments 162gt_ChargesRelatedToFinancingFeesAndFinancialInstruments         86gt_ChargesRelatedToFinancingFeesAndFinancialInstruments
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gt_TenPointFivePercentNotesDueInTwoThousandSixteenMember
24gt_ChargesRelatedToFinancingFeesAndFinancialInstruments
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gt_SecondLienTermLoanFacilityDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
                       
Carrying Amount of Early Debt Repayment                           650gt_CarryingAmountOfEarlyDebtRepayment
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gt_TenPointFivePercentNotesDueInTwoThousandSixteenMember
                         
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage                           10.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gt_TenPointFivePercentNotesDueInTwoThousandSixteenMember
  4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gt_SecondLienTermLoanFacilityDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gt_SecondLienTermLoanFacilityDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
                   
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period                                               22us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnassertedClaimMember
6us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnassertedClaimMember
25us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnassertedClaimMember
16us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnfavorableRegulatoryActionMember
Venezuelan Official Exchange Rate 4.3gt_Venezuelanofficialexchangerate       6.3gt_Venezuelanofficialexchangerate 6.3gt_Venezuelanofficialexchangerate                                          
Venezuela SICAD I Rate                   12.0gt_VenezuelaSICADIRate   11.4gt_VenezuelaSICADIRate                              
Foreign currency exchange loss due to establishing valuation allowances on deferred tax assets.     7gt_Foreigncurrencyexchangelossduetoestablishingvaluationallowancesondeferredtaxassets.                                                
Remeasurement Loss on Net Monetary Asset and Liabilities             155gt_RemeasurementLossonNetMonetaryAssetandLiabilities                                        
Derecognition of Venezuela Subsidy Receivable   45gt_DerecognitionofVenezuelaSubsidyReceivable 5gt_DerecognitionofVenezuelaSubsidyReceivable 11gt_DerecognitionofVenezuelaSubsidyReceivable                                              
Venezuelan Government Settlement of U.S. dollar-denominated payables   85gt_VenezuelanGovernmentSettlementofU.S.dollardenominatedpayables                                                  
Remeasurement Loss On Net Monetary Assets and Liabilities Devaluation       157gt_RemeasuementLossOnNetMonetaryAssetsandLiabilitiesDevaluation     200gt_RemeasuementLossOnNetMonetaryAssetsandLiabilitiesDevaluation 115gt_RemeasuementLossOnNetMonetaryAssetsandLiabilitiesDevaluation 0gt_RemeasuementLossOnNetMonetaryAssetsandLiabilitiesDevaluation                                    
Venezuela Subsidy Receivable                     50gt_VenezuelaSubsidyReceivable   13gt_VenezuelaSubsidyReceivable                            
Venezuelan government settlement payments received             7gt_Venezuelangovernmentsettlementpaymentsreceived                                        
Royalty (Income)             (35)us-gaap_RoyaltyIncomeNonoperating (51)us-gaap_RoyaltyIncomeNonoperating (38)us-gaap_RoyaltyIncomeNonoperating                           (11)us-gaap_RoyaltyIncomeNonoperating
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gt_ChemicalMember
       
Interest (Income)             (28)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther (41)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther (17)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther                     (10)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
(11)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
           
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets                                   9us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
9us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
    4us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
         
General and Product Liability Discontinued Products             $ 25gt_GeneralAndProductLiabilityDiscontinuedProducts $ 15gt_GeneralAndProductLiabilityDiscontinuedProducts $ 8gt_GeneralAndProductLiabilityDiscontinuedProducts