Net Sales - Schedule of Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 14,745	$ 15,475	$ 15,377
Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	12,524	13,060
Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,139	1,162
Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	644	675
Chemical
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	403	554
Other
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	35	24
Americas
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	7,922	8,168	8,212
Americas | Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	6,300	6,381
Americas | Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	659	656
Americas | Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	535	564
Americas | Chemical
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	403	554
Americas | Other
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	25	13
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	4,708	5,090	4,928
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	4,300	4,670
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	363	379
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	39	34
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	6	7
Asia Pacific
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	2,115	2,217	$ 2,237
Asia Pacific | Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,924	2,009
Asia Pacific | Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	117	127
Asia Pacific | Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	70	77
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	$ 4	$ 4