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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details) (Asbestos Related Product Liability, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
claims
Dec. 31, 2013
claims
Dec. 31, 2012
claims
Asbestos Related Product Liability
     
Number of claims filed      
Pending claims, beginning of period 74,000us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
73,200us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
78,500us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
New claims filed during the year 1,900us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
2,600us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
2,200us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
Claims settled/dismissed during the year (2,100)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
(1,800)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
(7,500)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
Pending claims, end of period 73,800us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
74,000us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
73,200us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
Payments $ 20us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
$ 19us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
$ 18us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= gt_AsbestosRelatedProductLiabilityMember
[1]
[1] Represents amount spent by us and our insurers on asbestos litigation defense and claim resolution.