Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Capital Surplus	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Goodyear Shareholders' Equity	Minority Shareholders' Equity - Non-Redeemable	Total Shareholders' Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Adjustment to fair value method of Canadian pension expense | Restatement Adjustment					$ (12)	$ 12
Preferred stock beginning balance (shares) (Previously Reported) at Dec. 31, 2012		10,000,000
Preferred stock beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		10,000,000
Common stock beginning balance (shares) (Previously Reported) at Dec. 31, 2012			245,240,762
Common stock beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2012			245,240,762
Beginning balance (Previously Reported) at Dec. 31, 2012		$ 500	$ 245	$ 2,815	1,370	(4,560)	$ 370	$ 255	$ 625
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012		500	$ 245	2,815	1,358	(4,548)	370	255	625
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	$ 675				629		629	45	674
Foreign currency translation (net of tax)	(151)					(153)	(153)	(21)	(174)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	1					1	1		1
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in net periodic benefit cost (net of tax)	232					224	224		224
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses (net of tax)	519					498	498		498
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures (net of tax)	2					2	2		2
Prior service credit from plan amendments (net of tax)	31					30	30		30
Deferred derivative gains (losses) (net of tax)	1					1	1		1
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	2					2	2		2
Unrealized investment gains (losses) (net of tax)	8					8	8		8
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax $2 in 2015 ($0 in 2014, $0 in 2013)	0
Deconsolidation of Venezuelan subsidiary net of tax of $0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	645						613	(21)	592
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	1,320						1,242	24	1,266
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest				(2)			(2)	(2)	(4)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders								(11)	(11)
Stock-based compensation plans				15			15		15
Dividends declared					(41)		(41)		(41)
Common stock issued from treasury (shares)			2,512,267
Common stock issued from treasury			$ 3	19			22		22
Other								(4)	(4)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013		$ 500	$ 248	2,847	1,946	(3,935)	1,606	262	1,868
Preferred stock ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		10,000,000
Common stock ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2013			247,753,029.000000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	2,521				2,452		2,452	23	2,475
Foreign currency translation (net of tax)	(298)					(206)	(206)	(18)	(224)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	3					3	3		3
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in net periodic benefit cost (net of tax)	79					74	74		74
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses (net of tax)	(82)					(112)	(112)		(112)
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures (net of tax)	35					31	31		31
Prior service credit from plan amendments (net of tax)	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses) (net of tax)	16					13	13		13
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	1
Unrealized investment gains (losses) (net of tax)	2					2	2		2
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax $2 in 2015 ($0 in 2014, $0 in 2013)	0
Deconsolidation of Venezuelan subsidiary net of tax of $0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(244)						(195)	(18)	(213)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	2,277						2,257	5	2,262
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest				(4)		(1)	(5)	(16)	(21)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders								(16)	(16)
Stock-based compensation plans				20			20		20
Repurchase of common stock (shares)			(8,955,107)
Repurchase of common stock			$ (9)	(225)			(234)		(234)
Dividends declared					(67)		(67)		(67)
Common stock issued from treasury (shares)			3,111,843
Common stock issued from treasury			$ 2	31			33		33
Preferred stock conversion (shares)		(10,000,000)	27,573,735
Preferred stock conversion		$ (500)	$ 28	472					0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 3,845	$ 0	$ 269	3,141	4,331	(4,131)	3,610	235	3,845
Preferred stock ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		0
Common stock ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	269,000,000		269,483,500
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	$ 376				307		307	22	329
Foreign currency translation (net of tax)	(315)					(251)	(251)	(26)	(277)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	16					16	16		16
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in net periodic benefit cost (net of tax)	69					66	66		66
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses (net of tax)	(68)					(68)	(68)		(68)
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures (net of tax)	259					259	259		259
Prior service credit from plan amendments (net of tax)	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses) (net of tax)	17					15	15		15
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income (net of tax)	(25)					(21)	(21)		(21)
Unrealized investment gains (losses) (net of tax)	(4)					(4)	(4)		(4)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income net of tax $2 in 2015 ($0 in 2014, $0 in 2013)	(32)					(32)	(32)		(32)
Deconsolidation of Venezuelan subsidiary net of tax of $0	248					248	248		248
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	165						228	(26)	202
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	541						535	(4)	531
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest				60		(107)	(47)	0	(47)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders								(9)	(9)
Stock-based compensation plans				19			19		19
Repurchase of common stock (shares)			(5,647,429)
Repurchase of common stock			$ (5)	(175)			(180)		(180)
Dividends declared					(68)		(68)		(68)
Common stock issued from treasury (shares)			3,181,911
Common stock issued from treasury			$ 3	48			51		51
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 4,142		$ 267	$ 3,093	$ 4,570	$ (4,010)	$ 3,920	$ 222	$ 4,142
Common stock ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	267,000,000		267,017,982