Changes in Shareholders' Equity - Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balance at beginning of period			$ 4,725	$ 4,142
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	$ 154	$ 208	323	397
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $19 in 2017 ($14 in 2016)	50	(53)	134	7
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) included in total benefit cost, net of tax of $21 in 2017 ($16 in 2016)	19	16	39	32
Decrease in net actuarial losses, net of tax of $1 in 2017 ($0 in 2016)	(1)	1	3	1
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax of $0 in 2017 and 2016	0	15	0	15
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax of ($7) in 2017 ($0 in 2016)	(8)	9	(14)	3
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of ($1) in 2017 (($2) in 2016)	(2)	(5)	(3)	(8)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	58	(17)	159	50
Total comprehensive income	212	191	482	447
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(5)	(9)
Stock-based compensation plans			12	13
Repurchase of common stock			(30)	(150)
Dividends declared			(50)	(38)
Common stock issued from treasury			11	3
Balance at end of period	5,145	4,408	5,145	4,408
Tax on foreign currency translation	16	(3)	19	14
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost	11	8	21	16
Tax on decrease in net actuarial losses	0	1	1	0
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures	0	0	0	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)	(5)	1	(7)	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses) reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	0	1	1	2
Goodyear Shareholders’ Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balance at beginning of period			4,507	3,920
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income			313	386
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $19 in 2017 ($14 in 2016)			121	5
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) included in total benefit cost, net of tax of $21 in 2017 ($16 in 2016)			39	32
Decrease in net actuarial losses, net of tax of $1 in 2017 ($0 in 2016)			3	1
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains (losses) due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax of $0 in 2017 and 2016			0	15
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax of ($7) in 2017 ($0 in 2016)			(14)	3
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of ($1) in 2017 (($2) in 2016)			(3)	(8)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			146	48
Total comprehensive income			459	434
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			0	0
Stock-based compensation plans			12	13
Repurchase of common stock			(30)	(150)
Dividends declared			(50)	(38)
Common stock issued from treasury			11	3
Balance at end of period	4,909	4,182	4,909	4,182
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures			0	0
Minority Shareholders’ Equity – Nonredeemable
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balance at beginning of period			218	222
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income			10	11
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $19 in 2017 ($14 in 2016)			13	2
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			13	2
Total comprehensive income			23	13
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(5)	(9)
Balance at end of period	$ 236	$ 226	$ 236	$ 226