Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			$ 1,868
Comprehensive income:
Net income	232	193	194	224
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	21	(98)	15	(155)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax	(2)	0	(2)	1
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax	25	59	57	120
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax	5	27	24	124
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax	0	1	42	1
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax	1	2	(1)	6
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax	0	1	1	1
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax	6	(2)	1	15
Other comprehensive income (loss)	56	(10)	137	113
Total comprehensive income	288	183	331	337
Balance at end of period	2,069		2,069
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	3	3	7
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses	3	2	3	2
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 deferred derivative gains (losses)	(1)	1	(1)	1
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income	0	1	0	1
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			1,606	370
Comprehensive income:
Net income			162	221
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			15	(132)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			(2)	1
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			55	116
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			12	122
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax			38	1
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax			(1)	5
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			0	1
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax			1	15
Other comprehensive income (loss)			118	129
Total comprehensive income			280	350
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(5)	(2)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			0	0
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			11	7
Repurchase of common stock (Note 12)			(65)	0
Dividends declared (Note 12)			(33)	(15)
Common stock issued from treasury			31	5
Other			0	0
Balance at end of period	1,825	715	1,825	715
Minority Shareholders' Equity - Nonredeemable
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			262	255
Comprehensive income:
Net income			13	16
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			2	(15)
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
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)			2	(15)
Total comprehensive income			15	1
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(18)	(2)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(15)	(7)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			0	0
Repurchase of common stock (Note 12)			0	0
Dividends declared (Note 12)			0	0
Common stock issued from treasury			0	0
Other			0	(4)
Balance at end of period	244	243	244	243
Parent and Non-Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			1,868	625
Comprehensive income:
Net income			175	237
Foreign currency translation, net of tax			17	(147)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			(2)	1
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses included in total benefit cost, net of tax			55	116
Decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses, net of tax			12	122
Immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements, and divestitures, net of tax			38	1
Deferred derivative gains (losses), net of tax			(1)	5
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income, net of tax			0	1
Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax			1	15
Other comprehensive income (loss)			120	114
Total comprehensive income			295	351
Purchase of subsidiary shares from minority interest			(23)	(4)
Dividends declared to minority shareholders			(15)	(7)
Stock-based compensation plans (Note 10)			11	7
Repurchase of common stock (Note 12)			(65)	0
Dividends declared (Note 12)			(33)	(15)
Common stock issued from treasury			31	5
Other			0	(4)
Balance at end of period	2,069	958	2,069	958
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			3	7
Tax on decrease (increase) in net actuarial losses			3	2
Tax on immediate recognition of prior service cost and unrecognized gains and losses due to curtailments, settlements and divestitures			0	0
Tax on deferred derivative gains (losses)			(1)	1
Tax on reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in income			0	1
Tax on unrealized investment gains (losses)			$ 0	$ 0