Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 shares
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/
Entity Central Index Key	0000042582
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	265,944,083