Consolidating Financial Information (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Net Sales		$ 4,172	$ 4,656	$ 8,196	$ 9,125
Cost of Goods Sold		3,027	3,532	6,093	7,050
Selling, Administrative and General Expense		648	698	1,256	1,365
Rationalizations		46	24	62	65
Interest Expense		106	102	209	207
Other (Income) Expense	[1]	17	8	(111)	176
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		328	292	687	262
United States and Foreign Taxes		120	60	243	68
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		0	0	0	0
Net Income (Loss)		208	232	444	194
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income (Loss)		16	19	28	32
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)		192	213	416	162
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends		0	0	0	7
Goodyear Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders		192	213	416	155
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		258	288	401	331
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Minority Shareholders		35	22	(15)	51
Goodyear Comprehensive Income (Loss)		223	266	416	280
Parent Company
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Net Sales		1,974	1,990	3,814	3,865
Cost of Goods Sold		1,466	1,620	2,909	3,178
Selling, Administrative and General Expense		242	227	468	451
Rationalizations		5	0	5	(1)
Interest Expense		80	84	160	166
Other (Income) Expense		(33)	(34)	(195)	(46)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		214	93	467	117
United States and Foreign Taxes		85	7	172	9
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		63	127	121	54
Net Income (Loss)		192	213	416	162
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income (Loss)		0	0	0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)				416	162
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends				0	7
Goodyear Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders		192	213	416	155
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		223	266	416	280
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Minority Shareholders		0	0	0	0
Goodyear Comprehensive Income (Loss)		223	266	416	280
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Net Sales		568	653	1,088	1,254
Cost of Goods Sold		520	582	992	1,130
Selling, Administrative and General Expense		42	43	82	83
Rationalizations		0	0	0	0
Interest Expense		6	6	12	13
Other (Income) Expense		(1)	(5)	(16)	(9)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		1	27	18	37
United States and Foreign Taxes		2	5	7	8
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		(67)	10	(60)	16
Net Income (Loss)		(68)	32	(49)	45
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income (Loss)		0	0	0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)				(49)	45
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends				0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders		(68)	32	(49)	45
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		(60)	37	(26)	62
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Minority Shareholders		0	0	0	0
Goodyear Comprehensive Income (Loss)		(60)	37	(26)	62
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Net Sales		2,640	2,864	5,242	6,023
Cost of Goods Sold		2,056	2,210	4,159	4,792
Selling, Administrative and General Expense		366	430	710	836
Rationalizations		40	24	56	66
Interest Expense		36	28	66	59
Other (Income) Expense		9	0	21	138
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		133	172	230	132
United States and Foreign Taxes		35	48	65	51
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		0	0	0	0
Net Income (Loss)		98	124	165	81
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income (Loss)		16	19	28	32
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)				137	49
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends				0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders		82	105	137	49
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		127	145	65	175
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Minority Shareholders		28	24	(1)	53
Goodyear Comprehensive Income (Loss)		99	121	66	122
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Net Sales		(1,010)	(851)	(1,948)	(2,017)
Cost of Goods Sold		(1,015)	(880)	(1,967)	(2,050)
Selling, Administrative and General Expense		(2)	(2)	(4)	(5)
Rationalizations		1	0	1	0
Interest Expense		(16)	(16)	(29)	(31)
Other (Income) Expense		42	47	79	93
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		(20)	0	(28)	(24)
United States and Foreign Taxes		(2)	0	(1)	0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		4	(137)	(61)	(70)
Net Income (Loss)		(14)	(137)	(88)	(94)
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income (Loss)		0	0	0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)				(88)	(94)
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends				0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders		(14)	(137)	(88)	(94)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		(32)	(160)	(54)	(186)
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Minority Shareholders		7	(2)	(14)	(2)
Goodyear Comprehensive Income (Loss)		$ (39)	$ (158)	$ (40)	$ (184)

[1] For the six months ended June 30, 2015, Other (income) expense includes royalty income of $155 million attributable to a one-time gain on the recognition of deferred income resulting from the termination of a licensing agreement associated with the sale of our former Engineered Products business that is not included in segment operating income. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, Other (income) expense includes a net foreign currency remeasurement loss of $157 million related to the January 24, 2014 devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar fuerte against the U.S. dollar.