Document and Entity Information Document (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 17, 2012
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000106640
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		77,545,523
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float	$ 111,111,111,000,000