Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments Credit facilities (Details) € in Millions, AUD in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 16, 2015 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2015 AUD	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)
First Lien Revolving Credit Facility due 2017
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,000
Sublimit on letter of credit	800
Line Of Credit Additional Borrowing Capacity Which May Be Requested From Lenders	$ 250
Debt Instrument, Collateral	Our obligations under the facility are guaranteed by most of our wholly-owned U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries. Our obligations under the facility and our subsidiaries' obligations under the related guarantees are secured by first priority security interests in a variety of collateral.
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	Amounts drawn under this facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus 150 basis points.
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Amount Below Stated Amount	$ 522
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	0				$ 0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 316				377
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Description	Availability under the facility is subject to a borrowing base, which is based primarily on eligible accounts receivable and inventory of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries. To the extent that our eligible accounts receivable and inventory decline, our borrowing base will decrease and the availability under the facility may decrease below $2.0 billion.
Second Lien Term Loan Facility due 2019
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Additional Borrowing Capacity Which May Be Requested From Lenders	$ 300
Debt Instrument, Collateral	Our obligations under our second lien term loan facility are guaranteed by most of our wholly-owned U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries and are secured by second priority security interests in the same collateral securing the $2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility.
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	the term loan now bears interest, at our option, at (i) 300 basis points over LIBOR (subject to a minimum LIBOR rate of 75 basis points) or (ii) 200 basis points over an alternative base rate (the higher of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 50 basis points or LIBOR plus 100 basis points).
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	$ 996				1,196
Line of Credit Facility, Fee Percentage to Amend the Facility	1.00%
European Revolving Credit Facility due 2020
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | €			€ 550			€ 400
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	Loans will bear interest at LIBOR plus 175 basis points for loans denominated in U.S. dollars or pounds sterling and EURIBOR plus 175 basis points for loans denominated in euros.
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding | €			0			0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 0				0
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	May 12, 2020
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Description	30 basis points
Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants	The facility contains covenants similar to those in our first lien revolving credit facility, with additional limitations applicable to GDTE and its subsidiaries. In addition, under the facility, GDTE’s ratio of Consolidated Net J.V. Indebtedness to Consolidated European J.V. EBITDA for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is not permitted to be greater than 3.0 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter. “Consolidated Net J.V. Indebtedness” and “Consolidated European J.V. EBITDA” have the meanings given them in the facility.
European Revolving Credit Facility due 2020 | German Tranche
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | €			125
European Revolving Credit Facility due 2020 | All borrower tranche
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | €			425
Sublimit on letter of credit | €			50
Sublimit for Swingline | €			150
Pan-European accounts receivable facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | €			380
Debt Instrument, Collateral	Utilization under this facility is based on eligible receivable balances
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	$ 273		243		343	283
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Sep. 25, 2019
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 273		243		343	€ 283
Pan-European accounts receivable facility | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | €			45
Pan-European accounts receivable facility | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | €			€ 450
Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 60			AUD 85
Debt Instrument, Collateral	The receivables sold under this program also serve as collateral for the related facility.
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	$ 20				23
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	27				43
Accounts Receivable Factoring Facilities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Off-balance Sheet Accounts Receivable Securitization	289				365
Chinese credit facilities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	494				535
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	68
Restricted cash related to funds obtained under credit facilities	$ 16				$ 4
decrease in commitment fee [Member] | European Revolving Credit Facility due 2020
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Description	20 basis points
Subsequent Event [Member] | Pan-European accounts receivable facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | €		€ 340