Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Earnings per share — basic:
Goodyear net income	$ 129	$ 317	$ 442	$ 703
Weighted average shares outstanding (shares)	250	262	251	264
Earnings per common share — basic (dollars per share)	$ 0.52	$ 1.21	$ 1.76	$ 2.66
Earnings per share — diluted:
Goodyear net income	$ 129	$ 317	$ 442	$ 703
Weighted average shares outstanding (shares)	250	262	251	264
Dilutive effect of stock options and other dilutive securities (shares)	4	4	4	4
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (shares)	254	266	255	268
Earnings per common share — diluted (dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 1.19	$ 1.73	$ 2.62