Stockholders' Equity - Net Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share - Net earnings available to Whirlpool	$ 238	$ 235	$ 708	$ 603
Denominator for basic earnings per share – weighted-average shares (in shares)	75.7	78.8	76.4	78.9
Effect of dilutive securities – share-based compensation (in shares)	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted-average shares (in shares)	76.6	79.7	77.3	79.9
Anti-dilutive stock options/awards excluded from earnings per share (in shares)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2