XML 53 R36.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.8

Fair Value Measurements Investment in business (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014
Investment in business [Abstract]
Issued share capital percentage	4.40%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	4.90%
Aggregate Purchase Price	$ 75

X

- Definition

Shares purchase price for the specified period

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	whr_AggregatePurchasePrice
Namespace Prefix:	whr_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Expected Issued Share Capital Percentage

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	whr_ExpectedIssuedShareCapitalPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	whr_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	whr_InvestmentinbusinessAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	whr_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Percentage of outstanding voting stock

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	whr_Percentageofoutstandingvotingstock
Namespace Prefix:	whr_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration