Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Total comprehensive income (loss)
Net Income Attributable to Goodrich	$ 176.6	$ 159.0	$ 371.4	$ 270.2
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) during the period	22.5	(74.7)	83.1	(128.0)
Pension/OPEB liability adjustments during the period, net of tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 of ($22.3)and ($28.0), respectively; net of tax for three and six months ended june 30, 2010 of ($12.7) and ($25.8), respectively	37.2	23.3	46.0	45.0
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 of ($7) and ($29.7) respectively; net of tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 of $26.3 and $44.3, respectively	14.0	(57.9)	62.0	(88.5)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	250.3	49.7	562.5	98.7
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Cumulative unrealized foreign currency translation gains, net of deferred taxes of ($1.7) and ($1.7), respectively	222.7		222.7		139.6
Pension/OPEB liability adjustments, net of deferred taxes of $467.1 and $495.1, respectively	(785.5)		(785.5)		(831.5)
Accumulated gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes of ($34.3) and ($4.6), respectively	77.8		77.8		15.8
TOTAL	$ (485.0)		$ (485.0)		$ (676.1)