Other Assets and Investments	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Assets and Investments	NOTE 9. OTHER ASSETS AND INVESTMENTS Investment in TireHub, LLC The carrying value of our investment in TireHub, LLC (“TireHub”), a distribution joint venture in the U.S., was $85 million and $262 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and was included in Other Assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, we have an outstanding loan receivable from TireHub of $36 million at September 30, 2020 which is also included in Other Assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our investment in TireHub is accounted for under the equity method of accounting and, as such, includes our 50% share of the net losses of TireHub, which totaled $4 million and $30 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $4 million and $29 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. We regularly review our investment in TireHub for potential impairment and will recognize an impairment charge if the estimated fair value of our investment declines below its recorded amount and such decline is determined to be other-than-temporary. The most critical assumptions used in our discounted cash flow model for estimating the fair value of our investment are forecasted tire volume for TireHub, including the extent and duration of, as well as the timing of the recovery from, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the discount rate. Our TireHub joint venture was initially formed during the second quarter of 2018 and, as previously disclosed, its net losses included higher than expected start-up expenses and additional costs incurred to build out TireHub’s distribution footprint for future growth. These additional costs as well as TireHub’s net losses were expected to moderate in 2020. However, higher than expected net losses for TireHub continued into 2020, driven by the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, we evaluated our investment and concluded that there had been an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of our investment during the second quarter of 2020. As such, we conducted an impairment assessment and estimated the fair value of our investment utilizing updated forecasts of TireHub’s tire volume, revised expectations as to the extent and duration of, as well as the timing of the recovery from, the COVID-19 pandemic and an updated discount rate reflective of current market conditions at that time. As a result, during the second quarter of 2020, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $148 million. During the third quarter of 2020, we concluded that there was no additional other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of our investment in TireHub. There remains a high degree of uncertainty as to the extent and duration of, and timing of the subsequent recovery from, the COVID-19 pandemic. If we make future adverse revisions to these or our other significant assumptions, including as a result of business performance or market conditions, we may need to record an additional material, non-cash impairment charge in a future period. Other Assets Other Assets at September 30, 2020 included a $29 million trade receivable from a customer that was refinanced into a collateral-backed note receivable in the second quarter of 2020.

Other Assets and Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

NOTE 9. OTHER ASSETS AND INVESTMENTS

Investment in TireHub, LLC

The carrying value of our investment in TireHub, LLC (“TireHub”), a distribution joint venture in the U.S., was $85 million and $262 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and was included in Other Assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, we have an outstanding loan receivable from TireHub of $36 million at September 30, 2020 which is also included in Other Assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our investment in TireHub is accounted for under the equity method of accounting and, as such, includes our 50% share of the net losses of TireHub, which totaled $4 million and $30 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $4 million and $29 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

We regularly review our investment in TireHub for potential impairment and will recognize an impairment charge if the estimated fair value of our investment declines below its recorded amount and such decline is determined to be other-than-temporary. The most critical assumptions used in our discounted cash flow model for estimating the fair value of our investment are forecasted tire volume for TireHub, including the extent and duration of, as well as the timing of the recovery from, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the discount rate.

Our TireHub joint venture was initially formed during the second quarter of 2018 and, as previously disclosed, its net losses included higher than expected start-up expenses and additional costs incurred to build out TireHub’s distribution footprint for future growth. These additional costs as well as TireHub’s net losses were expected to moderate in 2020. However, higher than expected net losses for TireHub continued into 2020, driven by the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accordingly, we evaluated our investment and concluded that there had been an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of our investment during the second quarter of 2020. As such, we conducted an impairment assessment and estimated the fair value of our investment utilizing updated forecasts of TireHub’s tire volume, revised expectations as to the extent and duration of, as well as the timing of the recovery from, the COVID-19 pandemic and an updated discount rate reflective of current market conditions at that time. As a result, during the second quarter of 2020, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $148 million.

During the third quarter of 2020, we concluded that there was no additional other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of our investment in TireHub.

There remains a high degree of uncertainty as to the extent and duration of, and timing of the subsequent recovery from, the COVID-19 pandemic. If we make future adverse revisions to these or our other significant assumptions, including as a result of business performance or market conditions, we may need to record an additional material, non-cash impairment charge in a future period.

Other Assets

Other Assets at September 30, 2020 included a $29 million trade receivable from a customer that was refinanced into a collateral-backed note receivable in the second quarter of 2020.