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Acquisitions Purchase Price Allocation (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Oct. 24, 2014 | Oct. 20, 2014 | Dec. 03, 2014
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 2,807 us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 1,724 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |  |
Hefei Sanyo |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  | 98 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 81 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Inventory |  |  | 137 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Other current assets |  |  | 354 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsOther / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 169 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 451 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Identified intangible assets |  |  | 372 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Other non-current assets |  |  | 317 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Total assets acquired |  |  | 1,979 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Accounts payable |  |  | (181)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Short-term notes payable |  |  | (226)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Other current liabilities |  |  | (91)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  | (133)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  | 631 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  | 1,348 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  | 51.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember | 29.51%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |
Indesit Company S.p.A. |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  | 77 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  | 891 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Inventory |  |  |  |  | 471 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Other current assets |  |  |  |  | 288 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsOther / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  | 854 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 667 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Identified intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 822 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Other non-current assets |  |  |  |  | 162 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Total assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 4,232 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Accounts payable |  |  |  |  | (631)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Short-term notes payable |  |  |  |  | (555)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  | (622)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  | (987)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  | 2,795 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 1,437 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member

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