Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Earnings per share — basic:
Goodyear net income	$ 346	$ 1,264	$ 307
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	249,000,000	263,000,000	269,000,000
Earnings per common share-basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.39	$ 4.81	$ 1.14
Earnings per share — diluted:
Goodyear net income	$ 346	$ 1,264	$ 307
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	249,000,000	263,000,000	269,000,000
Dilutive effect of stock options and other dilutive securities (in shares)	4,000,000	3,000,000	4,000,000
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)	253,000,000	266,000,000	273,000,000
Earnings per common share-diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.37	$ 4.74	$ 1.12
Underwater Stock Options
Earnings per share — diluted:
Equivalent shares excluded from weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000	0