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Stockholders' Equity (Net Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]                      
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share – net earnings available to Whirlpool $ 180 $ 150 $ 180 $ 191 $ 320 $ 177 $ 238 $ 235 $ 888 $ 783 $ 650
Denominator for basic earnings per share – weighted-average shares (in shares)                 76.1 78.7 78.3
Effect of dilutive securities – stock-based compensation (in shares)                 1.1 1.0 1.3
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted-average shares (in shares)                 77.2 79.7 79.6
Anti-dilutive stock options/awards excluded from earnings per share (in shares)                 0.3 0.2 0.2