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Business Segments (Details 1) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net (gains) losses on asset sales $ 1us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets $ 2us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
Remeasurement Loss On Net Monetary Assets Devaluation 0gt_RemeasuementLossOnNetMonetaryAssetsandLiabilitiesDevaluation 157gt_RemeasuementLossOnNetMonetaryAssetsandLiabilitiesDevaluation
Pension curtailments/settlements 0gt_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlementsCurtailmentsAndTerminationBenefits 33gt_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlementsCurtailmentsAndTerminationBenefits
Rationalizations:    
Rationalizations (Note 2) 16us-gaap_RestructuringCharges 41us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation:    
Total Segment Asset Write Offs and Accelerated Depreciation 3gt_SegmentAssetWriteOffsAndAcceleratedDepreciation 1gt_SegmentAssetWriteOffsAndAcceleratedDepreciation
Operating Segments    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net (gains) losses on asset sales 1us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
2us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
Rationalizations:    
Rationalizations (Note 2) 16us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
41us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
North America    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Pension curtailments/settlements   33gt_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlementsCurtailmentsAndTerminationBenefits
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Rationalizations:    
Rationalizations (Note 2) 0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
(1)us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
EMEA    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net (gains) losses on asset sales 2us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
2us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
Rationalizations:    
Rationalizations (Note 2) 15us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
38us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
Asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation:    
Total Segment Asset Write Offs and Accelerated Depreciation 3gt_SegmentAssetWriteOffsAndAcceleratedDepreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
1gt_SegmentAssetWriteOffsAndAcceleratedDepreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
Latin America [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net (gains) losses on asset sales (1)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
0us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Asia Pacific    
Rationalizations:    
Rationalizations (Note 2) $ 1us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
$ 4us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember