Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings per share — basic:
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	$ 184	$ 224
Weighted average shares outstanding	267	270
Earnings per common share — basic (dollars per share)	$ 0.69	$ 0.83
Earnings per share — diluted:
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	$ 184	$ 224
Weighted average shares outstanding	267	270
Dilutive effect of stock options and other dilutive securities (shares)	4	4
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	271	274
Earnings per common share — diluted (dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.82
Underwater Stock Options
Earnings per share — diluted:
Equivalent shares excluded from weighted average shares outstanding		2