Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Numerator
Numerator for basic and diluted EPS- income from continuing operations attributable to Goodrich	$ 176,600,000	$ 158,900,000	$ 371,400,000	$ 268,900,000
Percentage allocated to common shareholders	98.60%	98.60%	98.60%	98.60%
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share	174,100,000	156,800,000	366,200,000	265,200,000
Denominator
Denominator for basic earnings per common share - weighted-average shares	124.9	125.4	125.1	125.2
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, employee stock purchase plan and other deferred compensation shares	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.2
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share - adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed conversion	125.9	126.5	126.1	126.4
Per common share income from continuing operations
Basic	$ 1.39	$ 1.25	$ 2.93	$ 2.12
Diluted	$ 1.38	$ 1.24	$ 2.90	$ 2.10
Earnings Per Share (Textuals) [Abstract]
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	124.9	125.4	125.1	125.2
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding and unvested restricted share units expected to vest	126.7	127.1	126.9	126.9
Percentage allocated to common shareholders	98.60%	98.60%	98.60%	98.60%
Outstanding stock options	3.5	4.2	3.5	4.2
Anti-dilutive stock options excluded from the diluted earnings per share			0.7	0.7
Common stock issued pursuant to stock option exercises and other share based compensation plans			1.2	2.0
Stock repurchase authorized, Amount			1,100,000,000
Stock repurchased since inception of program, Shares			9.8
Common stock repurchase, Shares			1.0	0.9
Stock repurchased since inception of program, amount			$ 621,000,000