Earnings Per Share (Details 1) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Apr. 01, 2014
Earnings per share - basic:
Goodyear net income	$ 271	$ 161	$ 687	$ 323
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	0	0	7
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	$ 271	$ 161	$ 687	$ 316
Weighted average shares outstanding	269,000,000	275,000,000	270,000,000	266,000,000
Earnings per common share - basic	$ 1.01	$ 0.58	$ 2.55	$ 1.18
Earnings per share - diluted:
Goodyear net income	$ 271	$ 161	$ 687	$ 323
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	0	0	0
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	$ 271	$ 161	$ 687	$ 323
Weighted average shares outstanding	269,000,000	275,000,000	270,000,000	266,000,000
Dilutive effect of mandatory convertible preferred stock	0	0	0	9,000,000
Dilutive effect of stock options and other dilutive securities	5,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000	5,000,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	274,000,000	279,000,000	274,000,000	280,000,000
Earnings per common share - diluted	$ 0.99	$ 0.58	$ 2.51	$ 1.15
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		3,000,000		2,000,000