Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 5,324	$ 4,042	$ 10,682	$ 8,367
Expenses
Cost of products sold	4,234	3,417	8,444	7,039
Gross margin	1,090	625	2,238	1,328
Selling, general and administrative	509	421	1,002	841
Intangible amortization	10	15	27	30
Restructuring costs	8	118	28	123
(Gain) loss on sale and disposal of businesses	(120)	0	(120)	0
Operating profit	683	71	1,301	334
Other (income) expense
Interest and sundry (income) expense	(36)	(15)	(62)	(16)
Interest expense	45	49	90	92
Earnings before income taxes	674	37	1,273	258
Income tax expense (benefit)	94	17	253	89
Net earnings	580	20	1,020	169
Less: Net earnings (loss) available to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(10)	6	(15)
Net earnings available to Whirlpool	$ 581	$ 30	$ 1,014	$ 184
Per share of common stock
Basic net earnings available to Whirlpool (in USD per share)	$ 9.23	$ 0.47	$ 16.10	$ 2.94
Diluted net earnings available to Whirlpool (in USD per share)	9.15	0.47	15.96	2.93
Dividends declared (in USD per share)	$ 1.40	$ 1.20	$ 2.65	$ 2.40
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in millions)
Basic (in shares)	62.9	62.4	63.0	62.6
Diluted (in shares)	63.5	62.7	63.5	63.0
Comprehensive income	$ 809	$ 4	$ 1,373	$ 58