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Acquisitions Pro Forma (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 6,003us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 4,824us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 4,682us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 4,363us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 5,090us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 4,683us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 4,748us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 4,248us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 19,872us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 18,769us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 18,143us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Net earnings available to Whirlpool	81us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	230us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	179us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	160us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	181us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	196us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	198us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	252us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	650us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	827us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	401us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Net sales									23,204us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	23,109us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue
Net earnings available to Whirlpool									691whr_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaNetIncomeLossAttributabletoParent	791whr_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaNetIncomeLossAttributabletoParent
Diluted net earnings per share									$ 8.68us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted	$ 9.79us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted
Hefei Sanyo And Indesit
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Net earnings available to Whirlpool												$ 15us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoAndIndesitMember

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