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Acquisitions Pro Forma (Details) (Hefei Sanyo and Indesit, USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Hefei Sanyo and Indesit |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Net sales |  | $ 5,355us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoAndIndesitMember
Net earnings available to Whirlpool |  | $ 149whr_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaNetIncomeLossAttributabletoParent / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoAndIndesitMember
Diluted net earnings per share | $ 1.88us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoAndIndesitMember |

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