SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) renewalOption	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) renewalOption	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) segment country reportingUnit $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	May 06, 2021
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Number operating countries | country						10
Number of operating segments | segment						4
Unfunded commitments						$ 0
Depreciation						447,000,000	$ 506,000,000	$ 518,000,000
Net book value of buildings, machinery, and equipment disposals						17,000,000	25,000,000
Impairment of long-lived assets						$ 0	0	0
Sale leaseback, net proceeds			$ 139,000,000	$ 140,000,000
Annual rent payment			$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000			10,000,000	10,000,000
Lease term			14 years	12 years
Options to extend lease | renewalOption			4	5
Lease renewal term			5 years	5 years
Sale leaseback, deferred gain, gross			$ 113,000,000	$ 111,000,000
Sale leaseback, deferred gain, net			89,000,000	88,000,000
Sale leaseback, right-of-use assets and lease liabilities			128,000,000	108,000,000			128,000,000	108,000,000
Number of reporting units | reportingUnit						4
Goodwill, impairment loss						$ 0	0	0
Intangibles, impairment loss						0		0
Accounts payable outsourcing			1,200,000,000			1,400,000,000	1,200,000,000
Research and development expense						485,000,000	455,000,000	541,000,000
Advertising expense						345,000,000	273,000,000	335,000,000
Net income (loss)						1,783,000,000	1,075,000,000	1,168,000,000
Net earnings						$ 1,806,000,000	$ 1,065,000,000	$ 1,182,000,000
Diluted net earnings available to Whirlpool (USD per share) | $ / shares						$ 28.36	$ 16.98	$ 18.19
Gain (loss) on previously held equity interest						$ 42,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Goodwill			2,496,000,000	2,440,000,000		2,485,000,000	2,496,000,000	$ 2,440,000,000
Carrying amount of customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization			303,000,000			112,000,000	303,000,000
Customer relationships
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Carrying amount of customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization			217,000,000			109,000,000	217,000,000
One-Time Transition Tax
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Net income (loss)					$ (34,000,000)
Net earnings					$ (34,000,000)
Diluted net earnings available to Whirlpool (USD per share) | $ / shares					$ (0.53)
Elica PB India
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on previously held equity interest		$ 42,000,000
Goodwill						100,000,000
Whirlpool China
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Purchases with related party						290,000,000
Outstanding amount due to related party						137,000,000
Accounts Receivable
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Cash proceeds from sale of transferred receivables			594,000,000				594,000,000
Outstanding receivables transferred under arrangements, continued services			30,000,000				30,000,000
Cost of products sold
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Sale leaseback, deferred gain, gross			74,000,000	95,000,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Sale leaseback, deferred gain, gross			39,000,000	$ 16,000,000
Machinery and equipment
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Retirement of machinery							26,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of property, plant, and equipment							113,000,000
Machinery and equipment | Cost of products sold
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of property, plant, and equipment							74,000,000
Machinery and equipment | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of property, plant, and equipment							39,000,000
Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Fair value liabilities			$ 0			0	$ 0
Elica PB India
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage									49.00%
Elica PB India | Customer relationships
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Carrying amount of customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization						36,000,000
Whirlpool China
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage											20.00%
Value of equity interest retained						$ 206,000,000				$ 214,000,000
Whirlpool India | Elica PB India
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Additional equity interest acquired	38.00%
Payment for additional equity interest acquired	$ 57,000,000
Total equity ownership percentage	87.00%
Whirlpool India | Elica PB India
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage									49.00%
Payments to acquire equity interest									$ 22,000,000
Whirlpool India | Elica S.p.A.
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage					12.54%