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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, R$ in Millions					1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 06, 2018 EUR (€)	Jun. 26, 2018	Apr. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 EUR (€) action	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) action	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 BRL (R$)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2004 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 BRL (R$)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
BEFIEX tax credits monetized													$ 72,000,000
Outstanding BEFIEX tax assessment																			R$ 1,900	$ 465,000,000
Product warranty accrual								$ 105,000,000
Brazil tax matters
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
IPI tax credits recognized																		$ 26,000,000
Special government program settlement																	$ 34,000,000
Brazil tax assessment																			253	61,000,000
BEFIEX tax credits monetized										$ 35,000,000	$ 84,000,000
BEFIEX tax credits, additional amount available to recognize		$ 142,000,000								54,000,000	142,000,000
BEFIEX tax credits		43,000,000								18,000,000	43,000,000
BEFIEX tax fees		15,000,000								$ 1,000,000	$ 15,000,000
Number of legal actions | action									2	2
CFC tax
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
CFC potential exposure																			R$ 114	27,000,000
Loss contingency accrual																				0
Non-income and income tax matters
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, proceeds from sell of rights															R$ 90	$ 27,000,000
Loss contingency, damages sought, value of remaining credits														$ 15,000,000
Whirlpool France SAS
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, duration of event				14 months
Payments for legal settlements					€ 56.0	$ 63,000,000
Indesit Company S.p.A.
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements	€ 46.0	$ 52,000,000							€ 17.0
Product warranty accrual								$ 14,000,000						$ 26,000,000
Alno AG Insolvency Trustee v Bauknecht | Insolvency trustee claim
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of clawback and other claims asserted | €							€ 174.5
Pending Litigation | June 2018 agreement with FCA | Whirlpool France SAS
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party | €												€ 95.0
Settled Litigation | June 2018 agreement with FCA
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party | €			€ 102.0
Settled Litigation | June 2018 agreement with FCA | Whirlpool France SAS
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party | €			56.0
Settled Litigation | June 2018 agreement with FCA | Indesit Company S.p.A.
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party | €			€ 46.0
Customer Lines of Credit for Brazilian Subsidiary
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted																				116,000,000	$ 146,000,000
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted																				2,700,000,000	3,500,000,000
Line of Credit
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, current carrying value																				$ 19,000,000	$ 21,000,000

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