Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

The following table presents our disaggregated revenues by revenue source. We sell products within all product categories in each operating segment. For additional information on the disaggregated revenues by geographic regions, see Note 14 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Millions of dollars	2021		2020		2021		2020
Major product categories:
Laundry	$	1,498	$	1,588	$	4,447	$	3,989
Refrigeration	1,762		1,701		5,016		4,368
Cooking	1,348		1,159		4,097		3,011
Dishwashing	479		509		1,403		1,320
Total major product category net sales	$	5,087	$	4,957	$	14,963	$	12,688
Spare parts and warranties	302		247		860		681
Other	99		87		347		289
Total net sales	$	5,488	$	5,291	$	16,170	$	13,658

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts by Operating Segment

The following table summarizes our allowance for expected credit losses by operating segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:


Millions of dollars	December 31, 2020		Charged to Earnings		Write-offs		Foreign Currency		Other (1)		September 30, 2021
Accounts receivable allowance
North America	$	7	$	4	(3)		—		$	—	$	8
EMEA	67		1		(15)		(6)		—		$	47
Latin America	44		4		(2)		(1)		—		$	45
Asia	14		—		—		—		(11)		$	3
Consolidated	$	132	$	9	$	(20)	$	(7)	$	(11)	$	103
Financing receivable allowance
Latin America	$	27	$	—	$	—	$	(1)	$	—	$	26
Asia	21		—		—		—		(21)		—
	$	48	$	—	$	—	$	(1)	$	(21)	$	26
Consolidated	$	180	$	9	$	(20)	$	(8)	$	(32)	$	129

(1)Accounts receivable and financing receivable allowance of Whirlpool China which were previously classified under accounts receivable and noncurrent assets, respectively, have been removed as part of the deconsolidation of Whirlpool China. For additional information, see Note 15 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.