Changes in Shareholders' Equity - Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			$ 4,142
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	$ 320	$ 305	717	$ 749
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	(12)	(100)	(5)	(205)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of $0 in 2016 and 2015	0	1	0	2
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) included in total benefit cost, net of tax of $24 in 2016 ($27 in 2015)	17	19	49	56
Decrease in net actuarial losses, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($11 in 2015)	1	0	2	24
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($0 in 2015)	0	0	15	2
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($3 in 2015)	(1)	6	(1)	16
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of ($1) in 2016 (($2) in 2015)	0	(8)	(5)	(21)
Unrealized investment (losses) gains, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($1 in 2015)	0	(4)	0	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	5	(86)	55	(129)
Comprehensive Income	325	219	772	620
Balance at end of period	4,704		4,704
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals)
Tax on foreign currency translation	3	(18)	17	(42)
Tax on foreign currency translation reclassification adjustment recognized in income	0	0	0	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) included in total benefit cost	8	9	24	27
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses	0	0	0	11
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures	0	0	0	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)	0	1	0	3
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	0	0	(1)	(2)
Tax on unrealized investment (losses) gains	0	0	0	1
Goodyear Shareholders’ Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			3,920	3,610
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income			703	687
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(7)	(140)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of $0 in 2016 and 2015			0	2
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) included in total benefit cost, net of tax of $24 in 2016 ($27 in 2015)			49	53
Decrease in net actuarial losses, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($11 in 2015)			2	22
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($0 in 2015)			15	2
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($3 in 2015)			(1)	14
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of ($1) in 2016 (($2) in 2015)			(5)	(17)
Unrealized investment (losses) gains, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($1 in 2015)			0	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			53	(67)
Comprehensive Income			756	620
Adoption of new accounting standard					$ 56	$ 0
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			0	0
Stock-based compensation plans			18	15
Repurchase of common stock			(200)	(82)
Dividends declared			(82)	(49)
Common stock issued from treasury			9	29
Balance at end of period	4,477	4,143	4,477	4,143
Minority Shareholders’ Equity – Nonredeemable
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			222	235
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income			14	19
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			2	(27)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of $0 in 2016 and 2015			0	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) included in total benefit cost, net of tax of $24 in 2016 ($27 in 2015)			0	0
Decrease in net actuarial losses, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($11 in 2015)			0	0
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($0 in 2015)			0	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($3 in 2015)			0	0
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of ($1) in 2016 (($2) in 2015)			0	0
Unrealized investment (losses) gains, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($1 in 2015)			0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			2	(27)
Comprehensive Income			16	(8)
Adoption of new accounting standard					0	0
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(11)	(8)
Stock-based compensation plans			0	0
Repurchase of common stock			0	0
Dividends declared			0	0
Common stock issued from treasury			0	0
Balance at end of period	227	219	227	219
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			4,142	3,845
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income			717	706
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(5)	(167)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of $0 in 2016 and 2015			0	2
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) included in total benefit cost, net of tax of $24 in 2016 ($27 in 2015)			49	53
Decrease in net actuarial losses, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($11 in 2015)			2	22
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($0 in 2015)			15	2
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($3 in 2015)			(1)	14
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of ($1) in 2016 (($2) in 2015)			(5)	(17)
Unrealized investment (losses) gains, net of tax of $0 in 2016 ($1 in 2015)			0	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			55	(94)
Comprehensive Income			772	612
Adoption of new accounting standard					$ 56	$ 0
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(11)	(8)
Stock-based compensation plans			18	15
Repurchase of common stock			(200)	(82)
Dividends declared			(82)	(49)
Common stock issued from treasury			9	29
Balance at end of period	$ 4,704	$ 4,362	4,704	4,362
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals)
Tax on foreign currency translation			17	(42)
Tax on foreign currency translation reclassification adjustment recognized in income			0	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) included in total benefit cost			24	27
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses			0	11
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures			0	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)			0	3
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			(1)	(2)
Tax on unrealized investment (losses) gains			$ 0	$ 1