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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Guarantee Narative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Customer Lines Of Credit For Brazilian Subsidiary
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted	$ 492us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = whr_CustomerLinesOfCreditForBrazilianSubsidiaryMember	$ 485us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = whr_CustomerLinesOfCreditForBrazilianSubsidiaryMember
Loss associated with Brazilian subsidiary guarantee	0whr_LossAssociatedWithBrazilianSubsidaryGuarantee / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = whr_CustomerLinesOfCreditForBrazilianSubsidiaryMember	0whr_LossAssociatedWithBrazilianSubsidaryGuarantee / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = whr_CustomerLinesOfCreditForBrazilianSubsidiaryMember
Indebtedness And Lines of Credit For Various Consolidated Subsidiaries
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted	1,400us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_GuaranteeOfIndebtednessOfOthersMember	1,300us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_GuaranteeOfIndebtednessOfOthersMember
Harbor Shores Line of Credit
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted	45us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Corporate Guarantee | Indesit Company S.p.A.
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted	$ 1,200us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = whr_CorporateGuaranteeMember

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (b)(1)

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