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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 24, 2014
Oct. 14, 2014
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]          
Income tax expense     $ 209 $ 189 $ 68
Effective income tax rate     35.00%    
Distribution of foreign earnings     $ 11    
Undistributed foreign earnings     4,200    
Cash and cash equivalents     772    
Operating loss carryforwards     3,400    
Operating loss carryforwards, not subject to expiration     2,000    
Foreign tax credit carryforwards     253 249  
U.S. general business credit carryforwards, including Energy Tax Credits     1,010 1,005  
Valuation allowance, deferred tax assets     286 308  
Valuation allowance, operating loss carryforward     239    
Valuation allowance, other tax carryforwards     47    
Positions assumed in acquisitions     0 42 0
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense (benefit)     5 (6) $ (12)
Unrecognized tax Benefits     30    
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued     63 63  
Hefei Sanyo And Indesit          
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]          
Positions assumed in acquisitions       72  
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense (benefit)       $ 31  
Whirlpool China          
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]          
Positions assumed in acquisitions $ 62        
Indesit Company S.p.A.          
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]          
Positions assumed in acquisitions   $ 10      
United States          
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]          
Operating loss carryforwards     1,100    
Geographical, outside the United States          
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]          
Cash and cash equivalents     $ 726