Net Sales - Schedule of Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 3,598	$ 3,830
Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	3,089	3,233
Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	241	270
Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	151	174
Chemical
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	109	148
Other
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	8	5
Americas
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,876	1,929
Americas | Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,493	1,506
Americas | Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	137	135
Americas | Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	132	137
Americas | Chemical
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	109	148
Americas | Other
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	5	3
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,221	1,330
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,143	1,209
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	72	105
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	4	15
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Chemical
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	0	0
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Other
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	2	1
Asia Pacific
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	501	571
Asia Pacific | Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	453	518
Asia Pacific | Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	32	30
Asia Pacific | Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	15	22
Asia Pacific | Chemical
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	0	0
Asia Pacific | Other
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 1	$ 1