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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow to pay off borrowing used to receive debt funding on a regular basis with maturities ranging from 5-10 years.

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Maximum Rolling Twelve Month Leverage Ratio, Percent

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Financing Arrangements (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 25, 2015 EUR (€)	May. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 BRL	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2015 EUR (€)	Mar. 12, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2014 USD ($)	May. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair values of long-term debt (including current maturities)					$ 4,000,000,000					$ 3,800,000,000
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 2,800,000,000					3,000,000,000
Change in control, purchase price of all notes, percentage				101.00%	101.00%
Long-term debt, fair value					$ 3,978,000,000					$ 3,778,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate							0.625%	0.625%
Debt instrument, face amount							€ 500,000,000	$ 525,000,000			$ 650,000,000
Senior note - 1.35%, maturing 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate														1.35%
Long-term debt, fair value														$ 250,000,000
Senior note - 2.4%, maturing 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate														2.40%
Long-term debt, fair value														$ 250,000,000
Senior note - 4.0%, maturing 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate														4.00%
Long-term debt, fair value														$ 300,000,000
Senior note - 8.6%, matured 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate													8.60%
Long-term debt, fair value													$ 500,000,000
Senior note - 0.625% maturing 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												6.45%
Long-term debt, fair value												$ 100,000,000
Senior note - 1.65%, maturing 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate											1.65%
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 300,000,000
Senior note - 3.7%, maturing 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate											3.70%
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 350,000,000
Maytag medium-term note - 5.0% matured 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt		$ 200,000,000
Stated interest rate		5.00%		5.00%	5.00%				5.00%	5.00%
Long-term debt, fair value					$ 0					$ 200,000,000
Indesit guaranteed notes - 4.5%, maturing 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				4.50%	4.50%				4.50%	4.50%
Long-term debt, fair value					$ 345,000,000					$ 393,000,000
Indesit guaranteed notes - 4.5%, maturing 2018 \| Guaranteed Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount assumed \| €									€ 300,000,000
Committed Credit Facility Brazil maturing 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity				BRL 1,000,000,000	256,000,000
Line of credit, amount outstanding					0					0
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 500,000,000
Line of credit, amount outstanding					$ 0					$ 0
Debt instrument, term	364 days
Line of credit , unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.125%
Maximum rolling twelve month leverage ratio, percent	325.00%
Rolling twelve month interest coverage ratio	300.00%
Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate	1.25%		1.25%
Line of Credit \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate	0.25%		0.25%
Foreign Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity \| €	€ 250,000,000
Credit facility Maturing September, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 2,000,000,000.0
Line of credit , unused capacity, commitment fee percentage			0.15%
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity through accordion feature			$ 2,500,000,000.0
Credit facility maturing June,2016 Restated
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Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity			1,700,000,000
Letter of credit subfacility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, current borrowing capacity			$ 200,000,000