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Pay vs Performance Disclosure Unit_pure in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance [Table Text Block] | Pay Versus Performance Disclosure The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s performance and the “compensation actually paid” to our NEOs, as calculated in accordance with SEC disclosure rules:
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE TABLE |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on (4) : |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year (1) |  | Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO (2) |  |  | Compensation Actually Paid to PEO (3) |  |  | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO Named Executive Officers (2) |  |  | Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO Named Executive Officers (3) |  |  | Whirlpool TSR |  |  | Index TSR (5) |  |  | GAAP Net Income ($M) |  |  | Ongoing EBIT ($M) (6) |  |  | Free Cash Flow ($M) (6) |
2022 |  |  | 11,940,033 |  |  |  | (19,255,228 | ) |  |  | 3,263,242 |  |  |  | (2,889,294 | ) |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 117 |  |  |  | (1,519 | ) |  |  | 1,360 |  |  |  | 820 |
2021 |  |  | 18,751,901 |  |  |  | 42,472,540 |  |  |  | 5,542,092 |  |  |  | 9,718,714 |  |  |  | 169 |  |  |  | 159 |  |  |  | 1,783 |  |  |  | 2,379 |  |  |  | 1,651 |
2020 |  |  | 17,051,409 |  |  |  | 27,814,626 |  |  |  | 4,741,027 |  |  |  | 6,454,001 |  |  |  | 126 |  |  |  | 118 |  |  |  | 1,075 |  |  |  | 1,768 |  |  |  | 1,246 |
(1) | Mr. Bitzer served as the Principal Executive Office r (PEO) f or the entirety of 2022, 2021 and 2020 and the Company’s other NEOs for the applicable years were as follows:
2022: Messrs. Peters, Liotine, Morel, and Brega. 2021: Messrs. Peters, Liotine, Morel, and Brega. 2020: Messrs. Peters, Liotine, Morel, and Samuel Wu.
(2) | Amounts reported in this column represent (i) the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year for Mr. Bitzer and (ii) the average of the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the NEOs listed in footnote 1 for each applicable year.
(3) | To calculate compensation actually paid, adjustments were made to the amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. A reconciliation of the adjustments for Mr. Bitzer and for the average of the other NEOs is set forth following the footnotes to this table.
(4) | Pursuant to rules of the SEC, the comparison assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2019 in our common stock. Historical stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
(5) | Index TSR reflects the S&P 500 Household Durables Index.
(6) | As noted in the “CD&A,” Ongoing EBIT and Free Cash Flow represent the two, equally weighted, performance goals for determining the Company Performance Factor under the 2022 short-term incentive program. Given their use in the 2022 short-term incentive program, the Committee selected Ongoing EBIT and Free Cash Flow as the Company Selected Measures. Please see Annex B for reconciliation to GAAP measures.
RECONCILIATION OF COMPENSATION ACTUALLY PAID ADJUSTMENTS
Year |  | Summary Compensation Table Total (1) |  |  | (Minus) Change in Accumulated Benefits Under Defined Benefit and Actuarial Pension Plans ($) (2) |  |  | Plus Service Costs Under Defined Benefit and Actuarial Pension Plans ($) (3) |  |  | (Minus) Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year ($) (4) |  |  | Plus Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year ($) (5) |  |  | Plus/(Minus) Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years ($) (6) |  |  | Plus Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that Vested During Fiscal Year ($) (7) |  |  | Plus/ (Minus) Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years for which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year ($) (8) |  |  | (Minus) Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year ($) (9) |  |  | Equals Compensation Actually Paid ($) |
Marc Bitzer |
2022 |  |  | 11,940,033 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 617,053 |  |  |  | (10,376,353 | ) |  |  | 7,139,678 |  |  |  | (23,361,198 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (5,214,441 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (19,255,228 | )
2021 |  |  | 18,751,901 |  |  |  | (3,070,010 | ) |  |  | 557,425 |  |  |  | (9,951,671 | ) |  |  | 13,101,263 |  |  |  | 21,136,895 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,946,737 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 42,472,540 |
2020 |  |  | 17,051,409 |  |  |  | (1,957,677 | ) |  |  | 378,024 |  |  |  | (9,457,983 | ) |  |  | 13,915,585 |  |  |  | 8,110,763 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (225,489 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 27,814,626 |
Other NEOs (Average) |
2022 |  |  | 3,263,242 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 111,431 |  |  |  | (2,254,423 | ) |  |  | 1,551,201 |  |  |  | (4,534,750 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (1,025,995 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (2,889,294 | )
2021 |  |  | 5,542,092 |  |  |  | (695,763 | ) |  |  | 99,925 |  |  |  | (2,335,696 | ) |  |  | 3,052,625 |  |  |  | 3,700,214 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 355,316 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 9,718,714 |
2020 |  |  | 4,741,027 |  |  |  | (466,613 | ) |  |  | 104,209 |  |  |  | (1,842,922 | ) |  |  | 2,740,241 |  |  |  | 1,189,075 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (11,016 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 6,454,001 |
(1) | For Mr. Bitzer, represents Total Compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the indicated fiscal year. With respect to the other NEOs, amounts shown represent averages.
(2) | Represents the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the accumulated benefits under all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the indicated fiscal year.
(3) | Represents the sum of the actuarial present value of the benefits under all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans attributable to services rendered during the indicated fiscal year, calculated using the same methodology as used in the Company’s financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles.
(4) | Represents the grant date fair value of the stock option and stock awards granted during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(5) | Represents the fair value as of the indicated fiscal year-end of the outstanding and unvested option awards and stock awards granted during such fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(6) | Represents the change in fair value during the indicated fiscal year of each option award and stock award that was granted in a prior fiscal year and that remained outstanding and unvested as of the last day of the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes and, for awards subject to performance-based vesting conditions, based on the probable outcome of such performance-based vesting conditions as of the last day of the fiscal year.
(7) | Represents the fair value at vesting of the option awards and stock awards that were granted and vested during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(8) | Represents the change in fair value, measured from the prior fiscal year-end to the vesting date, of each option award and stock award that was granted in a prior fiscal year and which vested during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(9) | Represents the fair value as of the last day of the prior fiscal year of the option award and stock awards that were granted in a prior fiscal year and which failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions in the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
Company Selected Measure Name | Ongoing EBIT and Free Cash Flow |  |
Named Executive Officers, Footnote [Text Block] | Mr. Bitzer served as the Principal Executive Office r (PEO) f or the entirety of 2022, 2021 and 2020 and the Company’s other NEOs for the applicable years were as follows: 2022: Messrs. Peters, Liotine, Morel, and Brega. 2021: Messrs. Peters, Liotine, Morel, and Brega. 2020: Messrs. Peters, Liotine, Morel, and Samuel Wu. |  |
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote [Text Block] | Index TSR reflects the S&P 500 Household Durables Index. |  |
PEO Total Compensation Amount | $ 11,940,033 | $ 18,751,901 | $ 17,051,409
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | $ (19,255,228) | 42,472,540 | 27,814,626
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote [Text Block] | RECONCILIATION OF COMPENSATION ACTUALLY PAID ADJUSTMENTS
Year |  | Summary Compensation Table Total (1) |  |  | (Minus) Change in Accumulated Benefits Under Defined Benefit and Actuarial Pension Plans ($) (2) |  |  | Plus Service Costs Under Defined Benefit and Actuarial Pension Plans ($) (3) |  |  | (Minus) Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year ($) (4) |  |  | Plus Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year ($) (5) |  |  | Plus/(Minus) Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years ($) (6) |  |  | Plus Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that Vested During Fiscal Year ($) (7) |  |  | Plus/ (Minus) Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years for which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year ($) (8) |  |  | (Minus) Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year ($) (9) |  |  | Equals Compensation Actually Paid ($) |
Marc Bitzer |
2022 |  |  | 11,940,033 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 617,053 |  |  |  | (10,376,353 | ) |  |  | 7,139,678 |  |  |  | (23,361,198 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (5,214,441 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (19,255,228 | )
2021 |  |  | 18,751,901 |  |  |  | (3,070,010 | ) |  |  | 557,425 |  |  |  | (9,951,671 | ) |  |  | 13,101,263 |  |  |  | 21,136,895 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,946,737 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 42,472,540 |
2020 |  |  | 17,051,409 |  |  |  | (1,957,677 | ) |  |  | 378,024 |  |  |  | (9,457,983 | ) |  |  | 13,915,585 |  |  |  | 8,110,763 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (225,489 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 27,814,626 |
Other NEOs (Average) |
2022 |  |  | 3,263,242 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 111,431 |  |  |  | (2,254,423 | ) |  |  | 1,551,201 |  |  |  | (4,534,750 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (1,025,995 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (2,889,294 | )
2021 |  |  | 5,542,092 |  |  |  | (695,763 | ) |  |  | 99,925 |  |  |  | (2,335,696 | ) |  |  | 3,052,625 |  |  |  | 3,700,214 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 355,316 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 9,718,714 |
2020 |  |  | 4,741,027 |  |  |  | (466,613 | ) |  |  | 104,209 |  |  |  | (1,842,922 | ) |  |  | 2,740,241 |  |  |  | 1,189,075 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (11,016 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 6,454,001 |
(1) | For Mr. Bitzer, represents Total Compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the indicated fiscal year. With respect to the other NEOs, amounts shown represent averages.
(2) | Represents the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the accumulated benefits under all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the indicated fiscal year.
(3) | Represents the sum of the actuarial present value of the benefits under all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans attributable to services rendered during the indicated fiscal year, calculated using the same methodology as used in the Company’s financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles.
(4) | Represents the grant date fair value of the stock option and stock awards granted during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(5) | Represents the fair value as of the indicated fiscal year-end of the outstanding and unvested option awards and stock awards granted during such fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(6) | Represents the change in fair value during the indicated fiscal year of each option award and stock award that was granted in a prior fiscal year and that remained outstanding and unvested as of the last day of the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes and, for awards subject to performance-based vesting conditions, based on the probable outcome of such performance-based vesting conditions as of the last day of the fiscal year.
(7) | Represents the fair value at vesting of the option awards and stock awards that were granted and vested during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(8) | Represents the change in fair value, measured from the prior fiscal year-end to the vesting date, of each option award and stock award that was granted in a prior fiscal year and which vested during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(9) | Represents the fair value as of the last day of the prior fiscal year of the option award and stock awards that were granted in a prior fiscal year and which failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions in the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount | $ 3,263,242 | 5,542,092 | 4,741,027
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount | $ (2,889,294) | 9,718,714 | 6,454,001
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote [Text Block] | RECONCILIATION OF COMPENSATION ACTUALLY PAID ADJUSTMENTS
Year |  | Summary Compensation Table Total (1) |  |  | (Minus) Change in Accumulated Benefits Under Defined Benefit and Actuarial Pension Plans ($) (2) |  |  | Plus Service Costs Under Defined Benefit and Actuarial Pension Plans ($) (3) |  |  | (Minus) Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year ($) (4) |  |  | Plus Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year ($) (5) |  |  | Plus/(Minus) Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years ($) (6) |  |  | Plus Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that Vested During Fiscal Year ($) (7) |  |  | Plus/ (Minus) Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years for which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year ($) (8) |  |  | (Minus) Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year ($) (9) |  |  | Equals Compensation Actually Paid ($) |
Marc Bitzer |
2022 |  |  | 11,940,033 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 617,053 |  |  |  | (10,376,353 | ) |  |  | 7,139,678 |  |  |  | (23,361,198 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (5,214,441 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (19,255,228 | )
2021 |  |  | 18,751,901 |  |  |  | (3,070,010 | ) |  |  | 557,425 |  |  |  | (9,951,671 | ) |  |  | 13,101,263 |  |  |  | 21,136,895 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,946,737 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 42,472,540 |
2020 |  |  | 17,051,409 |  |  |  | (1,957,677 | ) |  |  | 378,024 |  |  |  | (9,457,983 | ) |  |  | 13,915,585 |  |  |  | 8,110,763 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (225,489 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 27,814,626 |
Other NEOs (Average) |
2022 |  |  | 3,263,242 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 111,431 |  |  |  | (2,254,423 | ) |  |  | 1,551,201 |  |  |  | (4,534,750 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (1,025,995 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (2,889,294 | )
2021 |  |  | 5,542,092 |  |  |  | (695,763 | ) |  |  | 99,925 |  |  |  | (2,335,696 | ) |  |  | 3,052,625 |  |  |  | 3,700,214 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 355,316 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 9,718,714 |
2020 |  |  | 4,741,027 |  |  |  | (466,613 | ) |  |  | 104,209 |  |  |  | (1,842,922 | ) |  |  | 2,740,241 |  |  |  | 1,189,075 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (11,016 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 6,454,001 |
(1) | For Mr. Bitzer, represents Total Compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the indicated fiscal year. With respect to the other NEOs, amounts shown represent averages.
(2) | Represents the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the accumulated benefits under all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the indicated fiscal year.
(3) | Represents the sum of the actuarial present value of the benefits under all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans attributable to services rendered during the indicated fiscal year, calculated using the same methodology as used in the Company’s financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles.
(4) | Represents the grant date fair value of the stock option and stock awards granted during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(5) | Represents the fair value as of the indicated fiscal year-end of the outstanding and unvested option awards and stock awards granted during such fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(6) | Represents the change in fair value during the indicated fiscal year of each option award and stock award that was granted in a prior fiscal year and that remained outstanding and unvested as of the last day of the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes and, for awards subject to performance-based vesting conditions, based on the probable outcome of such performance-based vesting conditions as of the last day of the fiscal year.
(7) | Represents the fair value at vesting of the option awards and stock awards that were granted and vested during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(8) | Represents the change in fair value, measured from the prior fiscal year-end to the vesting date, of each option award and stock award that was granted in a prior fiscal year and which vested during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(9) | Represents the fair value as of the last day of the prior fiscal year of the option award and stock awards that were granted in a prior fiscal year and which failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions in the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return [Text Block] | Chart 2: CEO Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return and Year-end Sto ck Price |  |
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income [Text Block] |  |  |
Tabular List [Table Text Block] |
Most Important Performance Measures Used to Link Compensation Actually Paid to Company Performance:
Ongoing EBIT (Company Selected Measure) |  | Return on Invested Capital
Free Cash Flow (Company Selected Measure) |  | Stock Price
Cumulative Ongoing Earnings Per Share |  |
Total Shareholder Return Amount | $ 106 | 169 | 126
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount | 117 | 159 | 118
Net Income (Loss) | $ (1,519,000,000) | $ 1,783,000,000 | $ 1,075,000,000
Company Selected Measure Amount | 1,360 | 2,379 | 1,768
PEO Name | Mr. Bitzer |  |
Measure [Axis]: 1 |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Other Performance Measure Amount | 820 |  |
Measure Name | Ongoing EBIT |  |
Non-GAAP Measure Description [Text Block] | As noted in the “CD&A,” Ongoing EBIT and Free Cash Flow represent the two, equally weighted, performance goals for determining the Company Performance Factor under the 2022 short-term incentive program. Given their use in the 2022 short-term incentive program, the Committee selected Ongoing EBIT and Free Cash Flow as the Company Selected Measures. Please see Annex B for reconciliation to GAAP measures. |  |
Measure [Axis]: 2 |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Other Performance Measure Amount |  | 1,651 |
Measure Name | Free Cash Flow |  |
Measure [Axis]: 3 |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Other Performance Measure Amount |  |  | 1,246
Measure Name | Cumulative Ongoing Earnings Per Share |  |
Measure [Axis]: 4 |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Measure Name | Return on Invested Capital |  |
Measure [Axis]: 5 |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Measure Name | Stock Price |  |
PEO [Member] | Change in Accumulated Benefits Under Defined Benefit and Actuarial Pension Plans [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ 0 | $ (3,070,010) | $ (1,957,677)
PEO [Member] | Service Costs Under Defined Benefit and Actuarial Pension Plans [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 617,053 | 557,425 | 378,024
PEO [Member] | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (10,376,353) | (9,951,671) | (9,457,983)
PEO [Member] | Fair Value at Fiscal YearEnd of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 7,139,678 | 13,101,263 | 13,915,585
PEO [Member] | Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (23,361,198) | 21,136,895 | 8,110,763
PEO [Member] | Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that Vested During Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 | 0 | 0
PEO [Member] | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years for which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (5,214,441) | 1,946,737 | (225,489)
PEO [Member] | Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal YearEnd of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Change in Accumulated Benefits Under Defined Benefit and Actuarial Pension Plans [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 | (695,763) | (466,613)
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Service Costs Under Defined Benefit and Actuarial Pension Plans [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 111,431 | 99,925 | 104,209
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (2,254,423) | (2,335,696) | (1,842,922)
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Fair Value at Fiscal YearEnd of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 1,551,201 | 3,052,625 | 2,740,241
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (4,534,750) | 3,700,214 | 1,189,075
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that Vested During Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Years for which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (1,025,995) | 355,316 | (11,016)
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal YearEnd of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year [Member] |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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