Business Segments - Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Operating Income (Loss)
Net Sales		$ 4,934	$ 3,465	$ 12,424	$ 8,665
Less:
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		187	(10)	318	(1,267)
Goodwill and other asset impairments		0	0	0	330
Rationalizations		13	25	81	133
Interest Expense		104	88	280	246
Other (income) expense		9	32	73	93
Asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation (Note 3)		1	4	1	94
Corporate incentive compensation plans		25	14	58	24
Operating Segments
Less:
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		372	162	897	(316)
Rationalizations		13	25	75	133
Segment Reconciling Items
Less:
Rationalizations		13	25	81	133
Interest Expense		104	88	280	246
Other (income) expense		9	32	73	93
Asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation (Note 3)		1	4	1	94
Retained expenses of divested operations		3	2	10	5
Corporate and Eliminations
Less:
Other	[1]	30	7	76	26
Americas
Segment Operating Income (Loss)
Net Sales		2,967	1,823	7,010	4,630
Less:
Asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation (Note 3)		0	4	0	93
Americas | Operating Segments
Less:
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		259	106	606	(181)
Goodwill and other asset impairments		0	0	0	148
Rationalizations		11	9	29	81
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Segment Operating Income (Loss)
Net Sales		1,397	1,156	3,858	2,827
Less:
Asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation (Note 3)		1	0	1	1
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Operating Segments
Less:
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		81	22	198	(141)
Goodwill and other asset impairments		0	0	0	182
Rationalizations		2	12	46	48
Asia Pacific
Segment Operating Income (Loss)
Net Sales		570	486	1,556	1,208
Asia Pacific | Operating Segments
Less:
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		32	34	93	6
Rationalizations		$ 0	$ 4	$ 0	$ 4

[1] Increases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were driven by the acquisition of Cooper Tire.