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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) € in Thousands, R$ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					24 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) lawsuit washing_machine	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) action	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) lawsuit washing_machine	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 BRL (R$)	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2004 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 BRL (R$) lawsuit washing_machine	Dec. 31, 2019 BRL (R$)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
BEFIEX tax credits monetized							$ 72,000,000
BEFIEX tax credit, additional amount available to recognize			$ 0				0
Outstanding BEFIEX tax assessment			349,000,000				349,000,000							R$ 2,000
Product warranty accrual				$ 105,000,000			55,000,000
Vendor recovery benefit			13,000,000
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			46,000,000				46,000,000							257
BEFIEX tax credits monetized					$ 35,000,000	$ 84,000,000
BEFIEX tax credits, additional amount available to recognize					54,000,000	142,000,000
BEFIEX tax credits					18,000,000	$ 58,000,000
BEFIEX tax fees					$ 1,000,000
Number of legal actions | action					2
CFC tax
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
CFC potential exposure			53,000,000				53,000,000							R$ 301
Loss contingency accrual			0				0
Non-income and income tax matters
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, proceeds from sell of rights										$ 27,000,000	R$ 90
Indesit Company S.p.A.
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements | €									€ 17,000
Product warranty accrual			$ 0				$ 0	$ 26,000,000
Alno AG Insolvency Trustee v Bauknecht | Insolvency trustee claim
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party								59,000,000	€ 52,750
Value of clawback and other claims asserted | €		€ 174,500
Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits | lawsuit			2				2							2
Number of washing machines | washing_machine			2				2							2
Settled Litigation | June 2018 agreement with FCA
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party | €	€ 102,000
Settled Litigation | June 2018 agreement with FCA | Whirlpool France SAS
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party | €	56,000
Settled Litigation | June 2018 agreement with FCA | Indesit Company S.p.A.
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party | €	€ 46,000
Customer Lines of Credit for Brazilian Subsidiary
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted			$ 82,000,000				$ 82,000,000	143,000,000						R$ 463	R$ 577
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted			$ 3,400,000,000				$ 3,400,000,000	$ 2,600,000,000

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