Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 5,358	$ 4,325
Expenses
Cost of products sold	4,210	3,622
Gross margin	1,148	703
Selling, general and administrative	493	420
Intangible amortization	17	15
Restructuring costs	20	5
Operating profit	618	263
Other (income) expense
Interest and sundry (income) expense	(26)	(1)
Interest expense	45	42
Earnings before income taxes	599	222
Income tax expense (benefit)	159	73
Net earnings	440	149
Less: Net earnings (loss) available to noncontrolling interests	7	(5)
Net earnings available to Whirlpool	$ 433	$ 154
Per share of common stock
Basic net earnings available to Whirlpool (in USD per share)	$ 6.87	$ 2.46
Diluted net earnings available to Whirlpool (in USD per share)	6.81	2.45
Dividends declared (in USD per share)	$ 1.25	$ 1.20
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in millions)
Basic (in shares)	63.0	62.8
Diluted (in shares)	63.6	63.3
Comprehensive income	$ 564	$ 54