Consolidating Financial Information (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Net Sales		$ 4,184	$ 4,657	$ 12,380	$ 13,782
Cost of Goods Sold		3,000	3,516	9,093	10,566
Selling, Administrative and General Expense		633	653	1,889	2,018
Rationalizations		20	15	82	80
Interest Expense		102	108	311	315
Other (Income) Expense	[1]	(2)	66	(113)	242
Income before Income Taxes		431	299	1,118	561
United States and Foreign Taxes		126	100	369	168
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		0	0	0	0
Net Income		305	199	749	393
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income (Loss)		34	38	62	70
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)		271	161	687	323
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends		0	0	0	7
Goodyear Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders		271	161	687	316
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		219	59	620	390
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Minority Shareholders		15	(13)	0	38
Goodyear Comprehensive Income (Loss)		204	72	620	352
Parent Company
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Net Sales		1,916	1,999	5,730	5,864
Cost of Goods Sold		1,421	1,630	4,330	4,808
Selling, Administrative and General Expense		249	228	717	679
Rationalizations		5	0	10	(1)
Interest Expense		77	83	237	249
Other (Income) Expense		(80)	(14)	(275)	(60)
Income before Income Taxes		244	72	711	189
United States and Foreign Taxes		99	6	271	15
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		126	95	247	149
Net Income		271	161	687	323
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income (Loss)		0	0	0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)				687	323
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends				0	7
Goodyear Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders		271	161	687	316
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		204	72	620	352
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Minority Shareholders		0	0	0	0
Goodyear Comprehensive Income (Loss)		204	72	620	352
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Net Sales		568	673	1,656	1,927
Cost of Goods Sold		523	604	1,515	1,734
Selling, Administrative and General Expense		41	43	123	126
Rationalizations		0	0	0	0
Interest Expense		5	7	17	20
Other (Income) Expense		1	(1)	(15)	(10)
Income before Income Taxes		(2)	20	16	57
United States and Foreign Taxes		(2)	5	5	13
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		20	21	(40)	37
Net Income		20	36	(29)	81
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income (Loss)		0	0	0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)				(29)	81
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends				0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders		20	36	(29)	81
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		30	34	4	96
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Minority Shareholders		0	0	0	0
Goodyear Comprehensive Income (Loss)		30	34	4	96
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Net Sales		2,669	3,338	7,911	9,361
Cost of Goods Sold		2,063	2,669	6,222	7,461
Selling, Administrative and General Expense		345	383	1,055	1,219
Rationalizations		15	15	71	81
Interest Expense		33	33	99	92
Other (Income) Expense		34	32	55	170
Income before Income Taxes		179	206	409	338
United States and Foreign Taxes		26	88	91	139
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		0	0	0	0
Net Income		153	118	318	199
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income (Loss)		34	38	62	70
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)				256	129
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends				0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders		119	80	256	129
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		48	(22)	113	153
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Minority Shareholders		15	4	14	57
Goodyear Comprehensive Income (Loss)		33	(26)	99	96
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Net Sales		(969)	(1,353)	(2,917)	(3,370)
Cost of Goods Sold		(1,007)	(1,387)	(2,974)	(3,437)
Selling, Administrative and General Expense		(2)	(1)	(6)	(6)
Rationalizations		0	0	1	0
Interest Expense		(13)	(15)	(42)	(46)
Other (Income) Expense		43	49	122	142
Income before Income Taxes		10	1	(18)	(23)
United States and Foreign Taxes		3	1	2	1
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		(146)	(116)	(207)	(186)
Net Income		(139)	(116)	(227)	(210)
Less: Minority Shareholders' Net Income (Loss)		0	0	0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)				(227)	(210)
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends				0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders		(139)	(116)	(227)	(210)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		(63)	(25)	(117)	(211)
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Minority Shareholders		0	(17)	(14)	(19)
Goodyear Comprehensive Income (Loss)		$ (63)	$ (8)	$ (103)	$ (192)

[1] Refer to Note 3.