Earnings Per Share (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Apr. 01, 2014 Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Underwater Stock Options	Jun. 30, 2013 Underwater Stock Options	Jun. 30, 2014 Underwater Stock Options	Jun. 30, 2013 Underwater Stock Options
Earnings per share - basic:
Goodyear Net Income	$ 213	$ 188	$ 162	$ 221
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	7	7	15
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	213	181	155	206
Weighted average shares outstanding	276,000,000	246,000,000	262,000,000	246,000,000
Earnings per common share - basic	$ 0.77	$ 0.74	$ 0.59	$ 0.84
Earnings Per Share - diluted:
Goodyear Net Income	213	188	162	221
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	0	0	0
Goodyear net income available to common shareholders	$ 213	$ 188	$ 162	$ 221
Weighted average shares outstanding	276,000,000	246,000,000	262,000,000	246,000,000
Dilutive effect of mandatory convertible preferred stock	0	33,000,000	14,000,000	33,000,000
Dilutive effect of stock options and other dilutive securities	5,000,000	3,000,000	5,000,000	2,000,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	281,000,000	282,000,000	281,000,000	281,000,000
Earnings per common share - diluted	$ 0.76	$ 0.67	$ 0.58	$ 0.79
Per Share of Common Stock (Textuals) [Abstract]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount						1,000,000	5,000,000	2,000,000	6,000,000
Convertible Preferred Stock, Aggregate Shares Issued upon Conversion					27,573,735
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion					2.7574