Changes in Shareholders' Equity - Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balance at beginning of period			$ 4,725	$ 4,142
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	$ 132	$ 320	455	717
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $44 in 2017 ($17 in 2016)	35	(12)	169	(5)
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains included in total benefit cost, net of tax of $31 in 2017 ($24 in 2016)	18	17	57	49
(Increase)/Decrease in net actuarial losses, net of tax of ($15) in 2017 ($0 in 2016)	(26)	1	(23)	2
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax of $9 in 2017 ($0 in 2016)	15	0	15	15
Deferred derivative losses, net of tax of ($9) in 2017 ($0 in 2016)	(5)	(1)	(19)	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of ($1) in 2017 (($1) in 2016)	1	0	(2)	(5)
Other Comprehensive Income	38	5	197	55
Total comprehensive income	170	325	652	772
Adoption of new accounting standard					$ 0	$ 56
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(6)	(11)
Stock-based compensation plans			17	18
Repurchase of common stock			(205)	(200)
Dividends declared			(75)	(82)
Common stock issued from treasury			13	9
Balance at end of period	5,121	4,704	5,121	4,704
Tax on foreign currency translation	25	3	44	17
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost	10	8	31	24
Tax on decrease in net actuarial losses	(16)	0	(15)	0
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures	9	0	9	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)	(2)	0	(9)	0
Tax on deferred derivative losses reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	0	0	(1)	(1)
Goodyear Shareholders’ Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balance at beginning of period			4,507	3,920
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income			442	703
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $44 in 2017 ($17 in 2016)			155	(7)
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains included in total benefit cost, net of tax of $31 in 2017 ($24 in 2016)			57	49
(Increase)/Decrease in net actuarial losses, net of tax of ($15) in 2017 ($0 in 2016)			(23)	2
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax of $9 in 2017 ($0 in 2016)			15	15
Deferred derivative losses, net of tax of ($9) in 2017 ($0 in 2016)			(19)	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax of ($1) in 2017 (($1) in 2016)			(2)	(5)
Other Comprehensive Income			183	53
Total comprehensive income			625	756
Adoption of new accounting standard					0	56
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			0	0
Stock-based compensation plans			17	18
Repurchase of common stock			(205)	(200)
Dividends declared			(75)	(82)
Common stock issued from treasury			13	9
Balance at end of period	4,882	4,477	4,882	4,477
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures			9	0
Minority Shareholders’ Equity – Nonredeemable
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balance at beginning of period			218	222
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income			13	14
Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $44 in 2017 ($17 in 2016)			14	2
Other Comprehensive Income			14	2
Total comprehensive income			27	16
Adoption of new accounting standard					$ 0	$ 0
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(6)	(11)
Balance at end of period	$ 239	$ 227	$ 239	$ 227