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Assets And Liabilities Held For Sale (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Aug. 25, 2020 ¥ / shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2020 $ / shares
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale | Whirlpool China
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Non-controlling interest		$ 785
Whirlpool China
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Expected ownership percentage		20.00%
Galanz | Whirlpool China
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Tender offer price (in price per share) | (per share)	¥ 5.23		$ 0.76
Trading days prior to tender offer announcement	30 days
Minimum | Galanz | Whirlpool China
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Tender offer expected ownership percentage	51.00%		51.00%
Maximum | Galanz | Whirlpool China
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Tender offer expected ownership percentage	61.00%		61.00%

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