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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) € in Thousands, R$ in Millions	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended					24 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) action	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2017 BRL (R$)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2004 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 BRL (R$) lawsuit washing_machine	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) lawsuit washing_machine	Dec. 31, 2020 BRL (R$)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding BEFIEX tax assessment												R$ 2,000	$ 348,000,000
Product warranty accrual	$ 2,000,000		$ 105,000,000
Release to product warranty reserve		$ 30,000,000
Total warranty settlement													58,000,000
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												258	45,000,000
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
Number of legal actions | action				2
CFC tax
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
CFC potential exposure												R$ 302	53,000,000
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
Indesit Company S.p.A.
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Product warranty accrual	$ 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
Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits | lawsuit												2	2
Number of washing machines | washing_machine												2	2
Customer Lines of Credit for Brazilian Subsidiary
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure												R$ 359	$ 63,000,000	R$ 297	$ 57,000,000
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure													$ 3,500,000,000		$ 3,500,000,000

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