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Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments Senior Notes (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
6.75% Euro Notes due 2019
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
6.75% Euro Notes due 2019
Period Prior to April 15, 2015 plus Make Whole Premium
Dec. 31, 2014
6.75% Euro Notes due 2019
Period Commencing April 15, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
6.75% Euro Notes due 2019
Period Commencing April 15, 2016
Dec. 31, 2014
6.75% Euro Notes due 2019
Period Commencing April 15, 2017
Dec. 31, 2014
8.25% Senior Notes due 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
8.25% Senior Notes due 2020
Period Prior to August 15, 2015 plus Make Whole Premium
Dec. 31, 2014
8.25% Senior Notes due 2020
Period Commencing August 15, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
8.25% Senior Notes due 2020
Period Commencing August 15, 2016
Dec. 31, 2014
8.25% Senior Notes due 2020
Period Commencing August 15, 2017
Dec. 31, 2014
8.25% Senior Notes due 2020
Period Commencing August 15, 2018
Dec. 31, 2014
8.75% Notes due 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
8.75% Notes due 2020
At any time plus Make Whole Premium
Dec. 31, 2014
6.5% Notes due 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
6.5% Notes due 2021
Period Prior to March 1, 2016 plus Make Whole Premium
Dec. 31, 2014
6.5% Notes due 2021
Period Commencing March 1, 2016
Dec. 31, 2014
6.5% Notes due 2021
Period Commencing March 1, 2017
Dec. 31, 2014
6.5% Notes due 2021
Period Commencing March 1, 2018
Dec. 31, 2014
6.5% Notes due 2021
Period Commencing March 1, 2019
Dec. 31, 2014
6.5% Notes due 2021
Period Prior to March 1, 2016
Dec. 31, 2014
7% Notes due 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
7% Notes due 2022
Prior to May 15, 2015 plus Make Whole Premium
Dec. 31, 2014
7% Notes due 2022
Prior to May 15, 2017 plus Make Whole Premium
Dec. 31, 2014
7% Notes due 2022
Period Commencing May 15, 2017
Dec. 31, 2014
7% Notes due 2022
Period Commencing May 15, 2018
Dec. 31, 2014
7% Notes due 2022
Period Commencing May 15, 2019
Dec. 31, 2014
7% Notes due 2022
Period Commencing May 15, 2020
Dec. 31, 2014
7% Notes due 2028
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
7% Notes due 2028
At any time plus Make Whole Premium
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                                          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount € 250us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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        $ 1,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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          $ 282us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= gt_EightPointSevenFivePercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyMember
  $ 900us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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            $ 700us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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            $ 150us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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        8.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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          8.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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            7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= gt_SevenPointZeroPercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
            7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= gt_SevenPercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyEightMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage           8.349%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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          9.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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= gt_EightPointSevenFivePercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyMember
                                 
Notes sold at as a percentage of principle amount 100.00%gt_NotesSoldAtAsPercentageOfPrincipleAmount
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= gt_SixPointSevenFiveEuroNotesDue2019Member
                        100.00%gt_NotesSoldAtAsPercentageOfPrincipleAmount
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= gt_SixPointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
            100.00%gt_NotesSoldAtAsPercentageOfPrincipleAmount
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Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Apr. 15, 2019         Aug. 15, 2020           Aug. 15, 2020   Mar. 01, 2021             May 15, 2022             Mar. 15, 2028  
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage   100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SixPointSevenFiveEuroNotesDue2019Member
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= gt_PeriodPriortoApril152015plusMakeWholePremiumMember
103.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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/ gt_RedemptionPeriodForDebtInstrumentAxis
= gt_PeriodCommencingApril152015Member
101.688%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SixPointSevenFiveEuroNotesDue2019Member
/ gt_RedemptionPeriodForDebtInstrumentAxis
= gt_PeriodCommencingApril152016Member
100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SixPointSevenFiveEuroNotesDue2019Member
/ gt_RedemptionPeriodForDebtInstrumentAxis
= gt_PeriodCommencingApril152017Member
  100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_EightPointTwoFivePercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ gt_RedemptionPeriodForDebtInstrumentAxis
= gt_PeriodPriortoAugust152015plusMakeWholePremiumMember
104.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_EightPointTwoFivePercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyMember
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= gt_PeriodCommencingAugust152015Member
102.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_PeriodCommencingAugust152016Member
101.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_PeriodCommencingAugust152017Member
100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_EightPointTwoFivePercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyMember
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= gt_PeriodCommencingAugust152018Member
  100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_EightPointSevenFivePercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyMember
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= gt_AtanytimeplusMakeWholePremiumMember
  100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SixPointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
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= gt_PeriodPriortoMarch12016plusMakeWholePremiumMember
104.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SixPointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
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= gt_PeriodCommencingMarch12016Member
103.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SixPointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
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= gt_PeriodCommencingMarch12017Member
101.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SixPointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
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= gt_PeriodCommencingMarch12019Member
      100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SevenPointZeroPercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
/ gt_RedemptionPeriodForDebtInstrumentAxis
= gt_PriortoMay152017plusMakeWholePremiumMember
103.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SevenPointZeroPercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
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= gt_PeriodCommencingMay152017Member
102.333%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SevenPointZeroPercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
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= gt_PeriodCommencingMay152018Member
101.167%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_PeriodCommencingMay152019Member
100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= gt_SevenPointZeroPercentNotesDueInTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
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= gt_PeriodCommencingMay152020Member
  100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Percent of Notes That May Be Redeemed With Certain Equity Offerings                           35.00%gt_PercentOfNotesThatMayBeRedeemedWithCertainEquityOfferings
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            35.00%gt_PercentOfNotesThatMayBeRedeemedWithCertainEquityOfferings
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Redemption Price In Percentage With Proceeds Of Certain Equity Offerings                                       106.50%gt_RedemptionPriceInPercentageWithProceedsOfCertainEquityOfferings
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/ gt_RedemptionPeriodForDebtInstrumentAxis
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  107.00%gt_RedemptionPriceInPercentageWithProceedsOfCertainEquityOfferings
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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants The terms of the indenture for these notes, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, including GDTE, to (i) incur additional debt or issue redeemable preferred stock, (ii) pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments or investments, (iii) incur liens, (iv) sell assets, (v) incur restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us, (vi) enter into affiliate transactions, (vii) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, and (viii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications. For example, if these notes are assigned an investment grade rating by Moody’s and Standard & Poor's and no default has occurred or is continuing, certain covenants will be suspended.         The terms of the indenture for these notes, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to (i) incur additional debt or issue redeemable preferred stock, (ii) pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments or investments, (iii) incur liens, (iv) sell assets, (v) incur restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us, (vi) enter into affiliate transactions, (vii) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, and (viii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications. For example, if these notes are assigned an investment grade rating by Moody’s and Standard & Poor's and no default has occurred or is continuing, certain covenants will be suspended.           The terms of the indenture for these notes, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to (i) incur secured debt, (ii) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, and (iii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications.   The terms of the indenture for these notes, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to (i) incur additional debt or issue redeemable preferred stock, (ii) pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments or investments, (iii) incur liens, (iv) sell assets, (v) incur restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us, (vi) enter into affiliate transactions, (vii) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, and (viii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications. For example, if these notes are assigned an investment grade rating by Moody’s and Standard & Poor's and no default has occurred or is continuing, certain covenants will be suspended.             The terms of the indenture for these notes, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to (i) incur additional debt or issue redeemable preferred stock, (ii) pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments or investments, (iii) incur liens, (iv) sell assets, (v) incur restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us, (vi) enter into affiliate transactions, (vii) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, and (viii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications. For example, if these notes are assigned an investment grade rating by Moody’s and Standard & Poor's and no default has occurred or is continuing, certain covenants will be suspended.             The terms of the indenture for these notes, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to (i) incur secured debt, (ii) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, and (iii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications.