Stockholders' Equity - Net Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share - Net earnings available to Whirlpool	$ 189	$ 320	$ 342	$ 470
Denominator for basic earnings per share – weighted-average shares (in shares)	74.0	76.2	74.4	76.7
Effect of dilutive securities – share-based compensation (in shares)	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted-average shares (in shares)	75.1	77.4	75.6	77.8
Anti-dilutive stock options/awards excluded from earnings per share (in shares)	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.3