Stockholders' Equity (Net Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share - Net earnings available to Whirlpool	$ 177	$ 179	$ 368	$ 339
Denominator for basic earnings per share – weighted-average shares (shares)	79.1	78.3	78.9	78.2
Effect of dilutive securities – share-based compensation (shares)	0.9	1.3	1.1	1.4
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted-average shares (shares)	80.0	79.6	80.0	79.6
Anti-dilutive stock options/awards excluded from earnings per share (shares)	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0