Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			$ 3,845
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net Income	$ 208	$ 232	444	$ 194
Foreign currency translation net of tax of ($24) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)	23	21	(105)	15
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax of $0 in 2015 and $0 in 2014)	1	(2)	1	(2)
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost net of tax of $18 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)	18	25	37	57
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses net of tax of $11 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)	24	5	24	24
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)	2	0	2	42
Deferred derivative gains (losses) net of tax of $2 in 2015 ($(1) in 2014)	(3)	1	10	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of ($2) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)	(9)	0	(13)	1
Unrealized investment gains (losses) net of tax of $1 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)	(6)	6	1	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	50	56	(43)	137
Total comprehensive income (loss)	258	288	401	331
Balance at end of period	4,196		4,196
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax on foreign currency translation	10	0	(24)	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost	9	1	18	3
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses	11	3	11	3
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures	0	0	0	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)	0	(1)	2	(1)
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	(1)	0	(2)	0
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)	(3)	0	1	0
Goodyear Shareholders' Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			3,610	1,606
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net Income			416	162
Foreign currency translation net of tax of ($24) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(59)	15
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax of $0 in 2015 and $0 in 2014)			1	(2)
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost net of tax of $18 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)			35	55
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses net of tax of $11 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)			22	12
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			2	38
Deferred derivative gains (losses) net of tax of $2 in 2015 ($(1) in 2014)			9	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of ($2) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(11)	0
Unrealized investment gains (losses) net of tax of $1 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			1	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)			0	118
Total comprehensive income (loss)			416	280
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			0	(5)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			0	0
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 11)			10	11
Repurchase of common stock (Note 13)			(52)	(65)
Dividends declared (Note 13)			(32)	(33)
Common stock issued from treasury			18	31
Balance at end of period	3,970	1,825	3,970	1,825
Minority Shareholders' Equity - Nonredeemable
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			235	262
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net Income			12	13
Foreign currency translation net of tax of ($24) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(14)	2
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax of $0 in 2015 and $0 in 2014)			0	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost net of tax of $18 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)			0	0
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses net of tax of $11 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)			0	0
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			0	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses) net of tax of $2 in 2015 ($(1) in 2014)			0	0
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of ($2) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			0	0
Unrealized investment gains (losses) net of tax of $1 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(14)	2
Total comprehensive income (loss)			(2)	15
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			0	(18)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(7)	(15)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 11)			0	0
Repurchase of common stock (Note 13)			0	0
Dividends declared (Note 13)			0	0
Common stock issued from treasury			0	0
Balance at end of period	226	244	226	244
Parent and Non-Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			3,845	1,868
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net Income			428	175
Foreign currency translation net of tax of ($24) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(73)	17
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax of $0 in 2015 and $0 in 2014)			1	(2)
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost net of tax of $18 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)			35	55
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses net of tax of $11 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)			22	12
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			2	38
Deferred derivative gains (losses) net of tax of $2 in 2015 ($(1) in 2014)			9	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of ($2) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(11)	0
Unrealized investment gains (losses) net of tax of $1 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			1	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(14)	120
Total comprehensive income (loss)			414	295
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			0	(23)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(7)	(15)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 11)			10	11
Repurchase of common stock (Note 13)			(52)	(65)
Dividends declared (Note 13)			(32)	(33)
Common stock issued from treasury			18	31
Balance at end of period	$ 4,196	$ 2,069	4,196	2,069
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax on foreign currency translation			(24)	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			0	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost			18	3
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses			11	3
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures			0	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)			2	(1)
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			(2)	0
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)			$ 1	$ 0