Stockholders' Equity - Net Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share - Net earnings (loss) available to Whirlpool	$ 581	$ 30	$ 1,014	$ 184
Denominator for basic earnings per share – weighted-average shares (in shares)	62.9	62.4	63.0	62.6
Effect of dilutive securities – share-based compensation (in shares)	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.4
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted-average shares (in shares)	63.5	62.7	63.5	63.0
Anti-dilutive stock options/awards excluded from earnings per share (in shares)	0.1	2.3	0.1	2.1