Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments - Credit Facilities - Narrative (Details) AUD in Millions			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015	May. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 AUD	Oct. 15, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases					$ 5,659,000,000				$ 6,305,000,000
$2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2017 | Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of equity interest In foreign subsidiaries to guarantee debt obligation					65.00%	65.00%	65.00%
$2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2017 | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 2,000,000,000				2,000,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date					Apr. 30, 2017
Line of credit facility, additional borrowing capacity which may be requested from lenders					$ 250,000,000
Basis spread					1.50%
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 collateral that includes, subject to certain exceptions:
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity description					Availability under the facility is subject to a borrowing base, which is based on eligible accounts receivable and inventory of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, after adjusting for customary factors that are subject to modification from time to time by the administrative agent or the majority lenders at their discretion (not to be exercised unreasonably). Modifications are based on the results of periodic collateral and borrowing base evaluations and appraisals. 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. In addition, if the amount of outstanding borrowings and letters of credit under the facility exceeds the borrowing base, we are required to prepay borrowings and/or cash collateralize letters of credit sufficient to eliminate the excess.
Line of credit facility, borrowing base amount below stated amount					$ 536,000,000
Amount of availability under the facility plus available cash, less than					$ 200,000,000
Minimum EBITDA ratio permitted in four consecutive quarters if Available Cash is less than $200 Million					2.0
Available cash plus availability under facility					$ 1,000,000,000.0
Annual commitment fee percentage on undrawn amounts					0.25%
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding					$ 0				0
Total long term debt excluding capital leases					$ 0				0
$2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2017 | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Annual commitment fee percentage on undrawn amounts					0.375%
$2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2017 | Line of Credit | Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 800,000,000
Letters of credit, amount outstanding					315,000,000				377,000,000
$1.2 billion second lien term loan facility due 2019 | Line of Credit | Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					1,200,000,000				1,200,000,000
Line of credit facility, additional borrowing capacity which may be requested from lenders					$ 300,000,000
Line of credit facility, fee percentage to amend the facility					1.00%
Total long term debt excluding capital leases					$ 598,000,000				1,196,000,000
Repayments of long-term lines of credit	$ 400,000,000	$ 200,000,000
European Revolving Credit Facility Member | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | €				€ 400,000,000		€ 550,000,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding					0				0
Increase (decrease) in commitment fee percentage				(0.20%)
Annual commitment fee percentage				0.30%
European Revolving Credit Facility Member | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					400,000,000
European Revolving Credit Facility Member | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					550,000,000
European Revolving Credit Facility Member | Line of Credit | Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | €						50,000,000
Letters of credit, amount outstanding | €						0				€ 0
European Revolving Credit Facility Member | Line of Credit | German Tranche
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | €						125,000,000
European Revolving Credit Facility Member | Line of Credit | All Borrower Tranche
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | €						425,000,000
European Revolving Credit Facility Member | Line of Credit | Bridge Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 150,000,000
Pan-European accounts receivable facility | Line of Credit | Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | €						340,000,000		€ 380,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date					Sep. 25, 2019
Debt instrument, collateral					Utilization under this facility is based on eligible receivable balances.
Total long term debt excluding capital leases					$ 125,000,000	115,000,000			343,000,000	283,000,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity					276,000,000	254,000,000			343,000,000	€ 283,000,000
Pan-European accounts receivable facility | Line of Credit | Secured Debt | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | €						45,000,000
Pan-European accounts receivable facility | Line of Credit | Secured Debt | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | €						€ 450,000,000
Chinese credit facilities | Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding					465,000,000				535,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity					66,000,000
Restricted cash related to funds obtained under credit facilities					11,000,000				4,000,000
Global and North American Tire Headquarters
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding					151,000,000
Accounts Receivable Factoring Facilities | Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet accounts receivable securitization					299,000,000				365,000,000
Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility | Line of Credit | Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 62,000,000
Debt instrument, collateral					The receivables sold under this program also serve as collateral for the related facility.
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding					$ 19,000,000				23,000,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity					$ 34,000,000				$ 43,000,000
Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility | Line of Credit | Secured Debt | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | AUD							AUD 60
Australia Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility | Line of Credit | Secured Debt | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | AUD							AUD 85
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | $2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2017 | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread					1.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | $2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2017 | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread					1.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | $2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2017 | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread					1.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | $1.2 billion second lien term loan facility due 2019 | Line of Credit | Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread			1.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | $1.2 billion second lien term loan facility due 2019 | Line of Credit | Secured Debt | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread			0.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | $1.2 billion second lien term loan facility due 2019 | Line of Credit | Secured Debt | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread			3.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | European Revolving Credit Facility Member | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread				1.75%
Base Rate | $2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2017 | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread					0.50%
Base Rate | $2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2017 | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread					0.75%
Base Rate | $1.2 billion second lien term loan facility due 2019 | Line of Credit | Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread			2.00%
Federal Funds Rate | $2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2017 | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread					0.50%
Federal Funds Rate | $1.2 billion second lien term loan facility due 2019 | Line of Credit | Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread			0.50%
European Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR) | European Revolving Credit Facility Member | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread				1.75%