Net Sales - Schedule of Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 2,144	$ 3,632	$ 5,200	$ 7,230
Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,734	3,054	4,287	6,114
Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	195	297	441	563
Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	161	162	324	317
Chemical
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	49	114	140	223
Other
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	5	5	8	13
Americas
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,134	1,971	2,807	3,847
Americas | Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	835	1,547	2,141	3,034
Americas | Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	118	168	260	311
Americas | Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	128	138	261	270
Americas | Chemical
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	49	114	140	223
Americas | Other
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	4	4	5	9
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	676	1,141	1,671	2,362
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	595	1,035	1,499	2,155
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	63	99	135	190
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	17	7	35	15
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Chemical
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	0	0	0	0
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Other
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	1	0	2	2
Asia Pacific
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	334	520	722	1,021
Asia Pacific | Tire unit sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	304	472	647	925
Asia Pacific | Other tire and related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	14	30	46	62
Asia Pacific | Retail services and service related sales
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	16	17	28	32
Asia Pacific | Chemical
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	0	0	0	0
Asia Pacific | Other
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 0	$ 1	$ 1	$ 2