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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes the valuation of our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows:

																		Fair Value
Millions of dollars						Total Cost Basis												Level 1												Level 2																		Total
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:						2021						2020						2021						2020						2021						2020																		2021						2020
Short-term investments (1)						$	1,620					$	2,164					$	1,335					$	1,603					$	285					$	561																	$	1,620					$	2,164
Net derivative contracts						—						—						—						—						24						(179)																		24						(179)

(1)Short-term investments are primarily comprised of money market funds and highly liquid, low risk investments with initial maturities less than 90 days.

(2)An amount of $240 million of short-term investments of Whirlpool China has been transferred to assets held for sale in the first quarter of 2021. For additional information, see Note 15 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (b)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258

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