Earnings Per Share (Details 1) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Apr. 01, 2014
Earnings per share - basic:
Goodyear Net Income	$ 192	$ 213	$ 416	$ 162
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	0	0	7
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	$ 192	$ 213	$ 416	$ 155
Weighted average shares outstanding	270,000,000	276,000,000	270,000,000	262,000,000
Earnings per common share - basic	$ 0.71	$ 0.77	$ 1.54	$ 0.59
Earnings Per Share - diluted:
Goodyear Net Income	$ 192	$ 213	$ 416	$ 162
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	0	0	0
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	$ 192	$ 213	$ 416	$ 162
Weighted average shares outstanding	270,000,000	276,000,000	270,000,000	262,000,000
Dilutive effect of mandatory convertible preferred stock	0	0	0	14,000,000
Dilutive effect of stock options and other dilutive securities	4,000,000	5,000,000	4,000,000	5,000,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	274,000,000	281,000,000	274,000,000	281,000,000
Earnings per common share - diluted	$ 0.70	$ 0.76	$ 1.52	$ 0.58
Preferred Stock
Per Share of Common Stock (Textuals) [Abstract]
Convertible Preferred Stock, Aggregate Shares Issued upon Conversion					27,573,735
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion					2.7574
Underwater Stock Options
Per Share of Common Stock (Textuals) [Abstract]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		1,000,000		2,000,000