Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 01, 2014
Earnings per share — basic:
Goodyear net income	$ 1,264	$ 307	$ 2,452
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	0	7
Goodyear Net Income available to Common Shareholders	$ 1,264	$ 307	$ 2,445
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	263,000,000	269,000,000	268,000,000
Earnings per common share-basic (in dollars per share)	$ 4.81	$ 1.14	$ 9.13
Earnings per share — diluted:
Goodyear net income	$ 1,264	$ 307	$ 2,452
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	0	0
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	$ 1,264	$ 307	$ 2,452
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	263,000,000	269,000,000	268,000,000
Dilutive effect of mandatory convertible preferred stock (in shares)	0	0	7,000,000
Dilutive effect of stock options and other dilutive securities (in shares)	3,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)	266,000,000	273,000,000	279,000,000
Earnings per common share-diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 4.74	$ 1.12	$ 8.78
Preferred Stock
Earnings per share — diluted:
Shares converted from preferred to common stock (in shares)				27,573,735
Rate of conversion from preferred to common stock (in shares)				2.7574
Underwater Stock Options
Earnings per share — diluted:
Equivalent shares excluded from weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	1,000,000	0	2,000,000