Consoldiated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Capital Surplus	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Goodyear Shareholders' Equity	Minority Shareholders' Equity - Non-Redeemable	Total Shareholders' Equity
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		$ 500	$ 245	$ 2,808	$ 1,187	$ (3,991)	$ 749	$ 268	$ 1,017
Preferred Stock, Shares, Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		10,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011			244,535,841
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	237				212		212	35	247
Foreign currency translation (net of tax)	83					51	51	14	65
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost (net of tax)	209					203	203		203
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses (net of tax)	(979)					(898)	(898)		(898)
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures (net of tax)	11					9	9		9
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments (net of tax)	73					72	72		72
Deferred derivative gains (losses) (net of tax)	(5)					(4)	(4)		(4)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	(11)					(7)	(7)		(7)
Unrealized investment gains (net of tax)	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(619)						(574)	14	(560)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(382)						(362)	49	(313)
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest				(13)		5	(8)	(47)	(55)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders								(15)	(15)
Stock-based compensation plans				17			17		17
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash					29		29		29
Common stock issued from treasury (Note 17) (shares)			704,921
Common stock issued from treasury (Note 17)			0	3			3		3
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012		500	245	2,815	1,370	(4,560)	370	255	625
Common Stock, Shares, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012			245,240,762
Preferred Stock, Shares, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012		10,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	675				629		629	45	674
Foreign currency translation (net of tax)	(151)					(153)	(153)	(21)	(174)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	1					1	1		1
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost (net of tax)	232					224	224		224
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses (net of tax)	519					498	498		498
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures (net of tax)	2					2	2		2
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments (net of tax)	31					30	30		30
Deferred derivative gains (losses) (net of tax)	1					1	1		1
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	2					2	2		2
Unrealized investment gains (net of tax)	8					8	8		8
Other comprehensive income (loss)	645						613	(21)	592
Total comprehensive income (loss)	1,320						1,242	24	1,266
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest				(2)			(2)	(2)	(4)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders								(11)	(11)
Stock-based compensation plans				15			15		15
Dividends declared (Note 19)					(41)		(41)		(41)
Common stock issued from treasury (Note 17) (shares)			2,512,267
Common stock issued from treasury (Note 17)			3	19			22		22
Other								(4)	(4)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	1,868	500	248	2,847	1,958	(3,947)	1,606	262	1,868
Common Stock, Shares, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	248,000,000		247,753,029
Preferred Stock, Shares, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	10,000,000	10,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	2,521				2,452		2,452	23	2,475
Foreign currency translation (net of tax)	(298)					(206)	(206)	(18)	(224)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	3					3	3		3
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost (net of tax)	79					74	74		74
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses (net of tax)	(82)					(112)	(112)		(112)
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures (net of tax)	35					31	31		31
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments (net of tax)	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses) (net of tax)	16					13	13		13
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	1
Unrealized investment gains (net of tax)	2					2	2		2
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(244)						(195)	(18)	(213)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	2,277						2,257	5	2,262
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest				(4)		(1)	(5)	(16)	(21)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders								(16)	(16)
Stock-based compensation plans				20			20		20
Repurchase of common stock							(234)		(234)
Dividends declared (Note 19)					(67)		(67)		(67)
Common stock issued from treasury (Note 17) (shares)			3,111,843
Common stock issued from treasury (Note 17)			2	31			33		33
Preferred stock conversion							0
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 3,845	$ 0	$ 269	$ 3,141	$ 4,343	$ (4,143)	$ 3,610	$ 235	$ 3,845
Common Stock, Shares, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	269,000,000		269,483,500
Preferred Stock, Shares, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	0	0