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Acquisitions Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended
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Oct. 24, 2014 | Dec. 03, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Identified intangible assets | 372us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill | 822us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
Hefei Sanyo |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
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Identified intangible assets | 372us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember |
Hefei Sanyo | Customer relationships |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired | 230us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |
Hefei Sanyo | Customer relationships | Minimum |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Intangible asset, useful life | 13 years |
Hefei Sanyo | Customer relationships | Maximum |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Intangible asset, useful life | 16 years |
Hefei Sanyo | Patents and other intangibles |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired | 100us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_HefeiSanyoMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = whr_PatentsAndOtherIntangiblesMember |
Hefei Sanyo | Patents and other intangibles | Minimum |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Intangible asset, useful life | 3 years |
Hefei Sanyo | Patents and other intangibles | Maximum |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Intangible asset, useful life | 10 years |
Indesit |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired |  | 535us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Identified intangible assets |  | 822us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member
Indesit | Customer relationships |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  | 134us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Indesit | Customer relationships | Minimum |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Intangible asset, useful life |  | 5 years
Indesit | Customer relationships | Maximum |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Intangible asset, useful life |  | 19 years
Indesit | Patents and other intangibles |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  | 153us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = whr_IndesitCompanyS.p.A.Member / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = whr_PatentsAndOtherIntangiblesMember
Indesit | Patents and other intangibles | Minimum |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Intangible asset, useful life |  | 6 years
Indesit | Patents and other intangibles | Maximum |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Intangible asset, useful life |  | 15 years

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- Definition Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, that lack physical substance, having a projected indefinite period of benefit, acquired at the acquisition date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=39739317&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
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- Definition The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=39739317&loc=d3e4845-128472 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 37 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744172&loc=d3e2207-128464 + Details
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- Definition Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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