FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) reporting_unit	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	May 06, 2021
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Number of reporting units | reporting_unit			4
Goodwill, impairment loss			$ 278,000,000
Indesit | Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite lived intangible assets			70,000,000
Hotpoint | Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite lived intangible assets			$ 36,000,000	$ 36,000,000
Whirlpool China
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage	20.00%		20.00%
Value of equity interest retained	$ 202,000,000	$ 214,000,000	$ 202,000,000	214,000,000	$ 206,000,000
Whirlpool China
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage						20.00%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Russia Sale Transaction
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of assets held-for-sale	333,000,000
Disposed of by Sale | Russia Sale Transaction
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment charges of loss (gain) on write-down of assets	333,000,000
Disposed of by Sale | Turkey Subsidiary
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment charges of loss (gain) on write-down of assets		40,000,000		40,000,000
Level 3 | Total Cost Basis | Indesit | Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	201,000,000		201,000,000
Level 3 | Total Cost Basis | Hotpoint | Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		137,000,000		137,000,000
Level 3 | Fair Value | Indesit | Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	131,000,000		131,000,000
Level 3 | Fair Value | Hotpoint | Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		101,000,000		101,000,000
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	4,730,000,000		4,730,000,000		$ 5,760,000,000
Level 2 | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Russia Sale Transaction
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Disposal group, held for sale, fair value	0
Level 2 | Disposed of by Sale | Turkey Subsidiary
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure		$ 111,000,000		$ 111,000,000
EMEA
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill, impairment loss	278,000,000		$ 278,000,000
Impairment of intangible assets (excluding goodwill)	$ 106,000,000
Other Intangible Assets | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | EMEA
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment assessment of goodwill, measurement input	0.15		0.15
Other Intangible Assets | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | EMEA | Valuation Technique, Relief-From-Royalty
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible assets (excluding goodwill), measurement input	0.19		0.19
Other Intangible Assets | Measurement Input, Royalty Rate | EMEA | Minimum | Valuation Technique, Relief-From-Royalty
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible assets (excluding goodwill), measurement input	0.015		0.015
Other Intangible Assets | Measurement Input, Royalty Rate | EMEA | Maximum | Valuation Technique, Relief-From-Royalty
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible assets (excluding goodwill), measurement input	0.035		0.035