Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			$ 3,845
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net Income	$ 305	$ 199	749	$ 393
Foreign currency translation net of tax of ($42) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)	(100)	(185)	(205)	(170)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)	1	4	2	2
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost net of tax of $27 in 2015 ($5 in 2014)	19	25	56	82
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses net of tax of $11 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)	0	6	24	30
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	1	2	43
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)	0	(1)	0	(1)
Deferred derivative gains (losses) net of tax of $3 in 2015 ($1 in 2014)	6	11	16	10
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of ($2) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)	(8)	0	(21)	1
Unrealized investment gains (losses) net of tax of $1 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)	(4)	(1)	(3)	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(86)	(140)	(129)	(3)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	219	59	620	390
Balance at end of period	4,362		4,362
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax on foreign currency translation	(18)	0	(42)	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost	9	2	27	5
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses	0	0	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 prior service credit from plan amendments	0	0	0	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)	1	1	3	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	0	0	(2)	0
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)	0	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			687	323
Foreign currency translation net of tax of ($42) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(140)	(117)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			2	2
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost net of tax of $27 in 2015 ($5 in 2014)			53	79
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses net of tax of $11 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)			22	18
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	39
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			0	(1)
Deferred derivative gains (losses) net of tax of $3 in 2015 ($1 in 2014)			14	8
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of ($2) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(17)	1
Unrealized investment gains (losses) net of tax of $1 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(3)	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			(67)	29
Total comprehensive income (loss)			620	352
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			0	(5)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			0	0
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 11)			15	15
Repurchase of common stock (Note 13)			(82)	(97)
Dividends declared (Note 13)			(49)	(50)
Common stock issued from treasury			29	41
Stockholders' Equity, Other			0	0
Balance at end of period	4,143	1,862	4,143	1,862
Minority Shareholders' Equity - Nonredeemable
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			235	262
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net Income			19	20
Foreign currency translation net of tax of ($42) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(27)	(10)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			0	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost net of tax of $27 in 2015 ($5 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
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			0	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses) net of tax of $3 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)			(27)	(10)
Total comprehensive income (loss)			(8)	10
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			0	(18)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(8)	(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
Stockholders' Equity, Other			0	2
Balance at end of period	219	241	219	241
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			706	343
Foreign currency translation net of tax of ($42) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(167)	(127)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			2	2
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost net of tax of $27 in 2015 ($5 in 2014)			53	79
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses net of tax of $11 in 2015 ($3 in 2014)			22	18
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	39
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments net of tax of $0 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			0	(1)
Deferred derivative gains (losses) net of tax of $3 in 2015 ($1 in 2014)			14	8
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax of ($2) in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(17)	1
Unrealized investment gains (losses) net of tax of $1 in 2015 ($0 in 2014)			(3)	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			(94)	19
Total comprehensive income (loss)			612	362
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			0	(23)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(8)	(15)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 11)			15	15
Repurchase of common stock (Note 13)			(82)	(97)
Dividends declared (Note 13)			(49)	(50)
Common stock issued from treasury			29	41
Stockholders' Equity, Other			0	2
Balance at end of period	$ 4,362	$ 2,103	4,362	2,103
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax on foreign currency translation			(42)	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			27	5
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 prior service credit from plan amendments			0	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)			3	1
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			(2)	0
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)			$ 1	$ 0