Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			$ 625
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	195	133	419	244
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	39	73	(116)	52
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax	0	0	1	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax	54	52	174	158
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax	0	(12)	124	13
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax	1	9	2	9
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments, net of tax	0	77	0	73
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax	(5)	(4)	1	(2)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax	1	(5)	2	(7)
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax	(3)	(3)	12	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	87	187	200	296
Total comprehensive income (loss)	282	320	619	540
Preferred stock dividends declared	(7)	(7)	(22)	(22)
Balance at end of period	1,203		1,203
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax on foreign currency translation	0	0	0	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	0	0	0	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost	1	2	8	6
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses	0	0	2	7
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures	0	0	0	0
Tax on prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments	0	5	0	3
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)	0	0	1	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	0	(1)	1	(3)
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)	0	0	0	0
Goodyear Shareholders' Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			370	749
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)			394	205
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(111)	40
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			1	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			168	154
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			122	15
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax			2	7
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments, net of tax			0	72
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax			1	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			2	(4)
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax			12	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)			197	283
Total comprehensive income (loss)			591	488
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(2)	0
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			0	0
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			12	14
Preferred stock dividends declared			(22)	(22)
Common stock dividends declared			(12)	0
Common stock issued from treasury			15	1
Other			0	0
Balance at end of period	952	1,230	952	1,230
Minority Shareholders' Equity - Nonredeemable
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			255	268
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)			26	26
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(15)	11
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			0	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			0	0
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			0	0
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax			0	0
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments, net of tax			0	0
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax			0	0
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			0	0
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax			0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(15)	11
Total comprehensive income (loss)			11	37
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(2)	(18)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(9)	(9)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			0	0
Preferred stock dividends declared			0	0
Common stock dividends declared			0	0
Common stock issued from treasury			0	0
Other			(4)	0
Balance at end of period	251	278	251	278
Parent and Non-Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			625	1,017
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)			420	231
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			(126)	51
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			1	0
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			168	154
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			122	15
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax			2	7
Prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments, net of tax			0	72
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax			1	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			2	(4)
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax			12	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)			182	294
Total comprehensive income (loss)			602	525
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(4)	(18)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(9)	(9)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			12	14
Preferred stock dividends declared			(22)	(22)
Common stock dividends declared			(12)	0
Common stock issued from treasury			15	1
Other			(4)	0
Balance at end of period	1,203	1,508	1,203	1,508
Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax on foreign currency translation			0	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			0	0
Tax on amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost			8	6
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses			2	7
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures			0	0
Tax on prior service credit (cost) from plan amendments			0	3
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)			1	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			1	(3)
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)			$ 0	$ 0