Consolidating Financial Information - Consolidating Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 3,598	$ 3,830
Cost of Goods Sold	2,879	2,976
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Selling, Administrative and General Expense	547	591
Rationalizations	103	37
Interest Expense	85	76
Other (Income) Expense	22	37
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	(38)	113
United States and Foreign Taxes	6	33
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	(44)	80
Less: Minority Shareholders’ Net Income	17	5
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)	(61)	75
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	18	191
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Minority Shareholders	17	7
Goodyear Comprehensive Income	1	184
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,673	1,684
Cost of Goods Sold	1,371	1,365
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Selling, Administrative and General Expense	253	259
Rationalizations	6	6
Interest Expense	55	54
Other (Income) Expense	74	10
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	(86)	(10)
United States and Foreign Taxes	(26)	(3)
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries	(1)	82
Net Income (Loss)	(61)	75
Less: Minority Shareholders’ Net Income	0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)	(61)	75
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	1	184
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Minority Shareholders	0	0
Goodyear Comprehensive Income	1	184
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Sales	327	309
Cost of Goods Sold	310	273
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Selling, Administrative and General Expense	8	10
Rationalizations	0	0
Interest Expense	6	5
Other (Income) Expense	4	7
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	(1)	14
United States and Foreign Taxes	0	3
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries	(15)	22
Net Income (Loss)	(16)	33
Less: Minority Shareholders’ Net Income	0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)	(16)	33
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(14)	55
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Minority Shareholders	0	0
Goodyear Comprehensive Income	(14)	55
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Sales	2,299	2,457
Cost of Goods Sold	1,911	1,978
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Selling, Administrative and General Expense	286	322
Rationalizations	97	31
Interest Expense	33	23
Other (Income) Expense	(81)	0
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	53	103
United States and Foreign Taxes	31	30
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	22	73
Less: Minority Shareholders’ Net Income	17	5
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)	5	68
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	57	155
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Minority Shareholders	17	7
Goodyear Comprehensive Income	40	148
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Sales	(701)	(620)
Cost of Goods Sold	(713)	(640)
Consolidating Statements of Operations
Selling, Administrative and General Expense	0	0
Rationalizations	0	0
Interest Expense	(9)	(6)
Other (Income) Expense	25	20
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	(4)	6
United States and Foreign Taxes	1	3
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries	16	(104)
Net Income (Loss)	11	(101)
Less: Minority Shareholders’ Net Income	0	0
Goodyear Net Income (Loss)	11	(101)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(26)	(203)
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Minority Shareholders	0	0
Goodyear Comprehensive Income	$ (26)	$ (203)