Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Total comprehensive income (loss)
Net Income attributable to Goodrich	$ 201.1	$ 160.2	$ 572.5	$ 430.4
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) during period	(140.1)	97.2	(57.0)	(30.8)
Pension/OPEB liability adjustments during the period, net of tax for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 of ($7.9) and ($35.9), respectively; net of tax for three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 of ($11.7) and ($37.5), respectively	15.0	19.7	61.0	64.7
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $35.7and $6.0, respectively; net of tax for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 of ($37.7) and $6.6, respectively	(82.4)	75.9	(20.4)	(12.6)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(6.4)	353.0	556.1	451.7
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Cumulative unrealized foreign currency translation gains, net of deferred taxes of ($1.7) and ($1.7), respectively (1)	82.6		82.6		139.6
Pension/OPEB liability adjustments, net of deferred taxes of $459.2 and $495.1, respectively	(770.5)		(770.5)		(831.5)
Accumulated gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes of $1.4 and ($4.6), respectively	(4.6)		(4.6)		15.8
TOTAL	$ (692.5)		$ (692.5)		$ (676.1)