Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments (Credit Facilities - Narrative) (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 First Lien Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 German Tranche EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 All borrower tranche EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 All borrower tranche USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2016 All borrower tranche EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 Pan-European accounts receivable facility USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Pan-European accounts receivable facility EUR (€)	Oct. 17, 2014 Pan-European accounts receivable facility EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 Pan-European accounts receivable facility Minimum EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 Pan-European accounts receivable facility Maximum EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility AUD	Dec. 31, 2013 Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Accounts Receivable Factoring Facilities USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Accounts Receivable Factoring Facilities USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Chinese credit facilities USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Chinese credit facilities USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Global And North American Headquarters USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Pan-European accounts receivable facility USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Pan-European accounts receivable facility EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Pan-European accounts receivable facility USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Pan-European accounts receivable facility EUR (€)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,000		$ 1,200			€ 400		€ 100	€ 300				€ 380	€ 450	€ 45	€ 450	$ 70	85
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity																	43		76						343	283	386	280
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	0	0	1,196	1,195	0		0					343	283				23		18			535	537	150			207	150
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Amount Below Stated Amount	485
Line Of Credit Facility Additional Borrowing Capacity			300
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	377	375							0	5	3
Line Of Credit Additional Borrowing Capacity Which May Be Requested From Lenders	250
Off-balance Sheet Accounts Receivable Securitization																				365	301
Sublimit on letter of credit	800								50
Minimum Required Ratio Of Consolidated Net Secured Debt To Ebitda			3.0
Restricted cash related to funds obtained under credit facilities																						4	11
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Apr. 30, 2017		Apr. 30, 2019		Apr. 20, 2016	Apr. 20, 2016						Sep. 25, 2019	Sep. 25, 2019
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	If Available Cash (as defined in the facility) plus the availability under the facility is greater than $1.0 billion, amounts drawn under the facility will bear interest, at our option, at (i) 150 basis points over LIBOR or (ii) 50 basis points over an alternative base rate (the higher of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 50 basis points or LIBOR plus 100 basis points), and undrawn amounts under the facility will be subject to an annual commitment fee of 37.5 basis points. If Available Cash plus the availability under the facility is equal to or less than $1.0 billion, then amounts drawn under the facility will bear interest, at our option, at (i) 175 basis points over LIBOR or (ii) 75 basis points over an alternative base rate, and undrawn amounts under the facility will be subject to an annual commitment fee of 25 basis points.		Loans under this facility bear interest, at our option, at (i) 375 basis points over LIBOR (subject to a minimum LIBOR rate of 100 basis points) or (ii) 275 basis points over an alternative base rate (the higher of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 50 basis points or LIBOR plus 100 basis points).		Amounts drawn under the facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus 250 basis points for loans denominated in U.S. dollars or pounds sterling and EURIBOR plus 250 basis points for loans denominated in euros, and undrawn amounts under the facility will be subject to an annual commitment fee of 50 basis points.	Amounts drawn under the facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus 250 basis points for loans denominated in U.S. dollars or pounds sterling and EURIBOR plus 250 basis points for loans denominated in euros, and undrawn amounts under the facility will be subject to an annual commitment fee of 50 basis points.
Repayments of Long-term Lines of Credit			200
Maximum Amount Of Equity Interest In Foreign Subsidiaries That Guarantee Debt Obligation	65.00%
Minimum Amount Available Cash And Availability Under Facility Can Be To Have Less Than 2 Point 0 Ebitda Ratio For Any Four Consecutive Quarters	$ 200
Ratio Ebitda Can Not Fall Below If Available Cash Is Below 200 Million For Four Consecutive Quarters	2.0
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Description	Availability under the facility is subject to a borrowing base, which is based on eligible accounts receivable and inventory of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, after adjusting for customary factors that are subject to modification from time to time by the administrative agent or the majority lenders at their discretion (not to be exercised unreasonably). Modifications are based on the results of periodic collateral and borrowing base evaluations and appraisals. To the extent that our eligible accounts receivable and inventory decline, our borrowing base will decrease and the availability under the facility may decrease below $2.0 billion. In addition, if the amount of outstanding borrowings and letters of credit under the facility exceeds the borrowing base, we are required to prepay borrowings and/or cash collateralize letters of credit sufficient to eliminate the excess.
Debt Instrument, Collateral	Our obligations under the facility are guaranteed by most of our wholly-owned U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries. Our obligations under the facility and our subsidiaries' obligations under the related guarantees are secured by first priority security interests in collateral that includes, subject to certain exceptions:		Our obligations under this facility are guaranteed by most of our wholly-owned U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries and are secured by second priority security interests in the same collateral securing the $2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility.									Utilization under this facility is based on eligible receivable balances.	Utilization under this facility is based on eligible receivable balances.				The receivables sold under this program also serve as collateral for the related facility.	The receivables sold under this program also serve as collateral for the related facility.
Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants	The facility, which matures on April 30, 2017, contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of certain of our 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. In addition, in the event that the availability under the facility plus the aggregate amount of our Available Cash is less than $200 million, we will not be permitted to allow our ratio of EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense to be less than 2.0 to 1.0 for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters. “Available Cash,” “EBITDA” and “Consolidated Interest Expense” have the meanings given them in the facility.				The facility, which matures on April 20, 2016, contains covenants similar to those in our first lien revolving credit facility, with additional limitations applicable to GDTE and its subsidiaries. In addition, under the facility, GDTE’s ratio of Consolidated Net J.V. Indebtedness to Consolidated European J.V. EBITDA for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is not permitted to be greater than 3.0 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter. Consolidated Net J.V. Indebtedness is determined net of the sum of (1) cash and cash equivalents in excess of $100 million held by GDTE and its subsidiaries, (2) cash and cash equivalents in excess of $150 million held by the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries and (3) availability under our first lien revolving credit facility if available borrowings under our first lien revolving credit facility plus Available Cash (as defined thereunder) is equal to or greater than $150 million and the conditions to borrowing thereunder are met. Consolidated Net J.V. Indebtedness also excludes loans from other consolidated Goodyear entities. “Consolidated Net J.V. Indebtedness” and “Consolidated European J.V. EBITDA” have the meanings given them in the facility.	The facility, which matures on April 20, 2016, contains covenants similar to those in our first lien revolving credit facility, with additional limitations applicable to GDTE and its subsidiaries. In addition, under the facility, GDTE’s ratio of Consolidated Net J.V. Indebtedness to Consolidated European J.V. EBITDA for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is not permitted to be greater than 3.0 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter. Consolidated Net J.V. Indebtedness is determined net of the sum of (1) cash and cash equivalents in excess of $100 million held by GDTE and its subsidiaries, (2) cash and cash equivalents in excess of $150 million held by the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries and (3) availability under our first lien revolving credit facility if available borrowings under our first lien revolving credit facility plus Available Cash (as defined thereunder) is equal to or greater than $150 million and the conditions to borrowing thereunder are met. Consolidated Net J.V. Indebtedness also excludes loans from other consolidated Goodyear entities. “Consolidated Net J.V. Indebtedness” and “Consolidated European J.V. EBITDA” have the meanings given them in the facility.