Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

	Three months ended
	Dec. 31						Sept. 30				Jun. 30				Mar. 31
Millions of dollars, except per share data	2017			2016			2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016
Net sales	$	5,702		$	5,656		$	5,418	$	5,248	$	5,347	$	5,198	$	4,786	$	4,616
Cost of products sold	4,717			4,696			4,503		4,308		4,471		4,229		3,960		3,793
Gross Margin	985			960			915		940		876		969		826		823
Operating profit	267			341			331		374		274		368		264		285
Interest and sundry (income) expense	18			(10		)	21		30		23		41		25		32
Net earnings (loss)	(272		)	186			272		244		179		342		158		156
Net earnings available to Whirlpool	(268		)	180			276		238		189		320		153		150
Per share of common stock:(1)
Basic net earnings	$	(3.74	)	$	2.40		$	3.78	$	3.14	$	2.55	$	4.20	$	2.05	$	1.94
Diluted net earnings	(3.69		)	2.36			3.72		3.10		2.52		4.15		2.01		1.92
Dividends	1.10			1.00			1.10		1.00		1.10		1.00		1.00		0.90
Market price range of common stock:(2)
High(3)	$	190.73		$	185.24		$	200.61	$	194.10	$	202.99	$	193.59	$	192.00	$	180.59
Low(3)	158.80			145.91			167.03		159.55		164.81		152.19		168.14		123.60
Close	168.64			181.77			184.44		162.16		191.62		166.64		171.33		180.34

⁽¹⁾  The quarterly earnings per share amounts will not necessarily add to the earnings per share computed for the year due to the method used in calculating per share data.

⁽²⁾ Composite price as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.

⁽³⁾ Reflects intraday price as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.