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Financing Arrangements Notes Payable (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Total notes payable | $ 441us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings | $ 569us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Commercial paper |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Total notes payable | 368us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember | 387us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
Debt securitization |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Total notes payable | 0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = whr_DebtSecuritizationMember | 35us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = whr_DebtSecuritizationMember
Short-term borrowings to banks |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Total notes payable | $ 73us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember | $ 147us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember

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