$WHR
WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ Stock $whr

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2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000010664012000006 Filed on February 22, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
Revenue	$5.041B	$4.519B	$4.534B
YoY Change	3.64%	0.49%	8.76%
Cost Of Revenue	$4.375B	$3.871B	$3.773B
YoY Change	4.77%	-0.15%	4.37%
Gross Profit	$666.0M	$648.0M	$761.0M
YoY Change	-3.2%	4.52%	37.36%
Gross Profit Margin	13.21%	14.34%	16.78%
Selling, General & Admin	$441.0M	$391.0M	$401.0M
YoY Change	3.28%	-2.25%	2.82%
% of Gross Profit	66.22%	60.34%	52.69%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$141.0M	$141.0M	$139.0M
YoY Change	2.92%	8.46%	-2.8%
% of Gross Profit	21.17%	21.76%	18.27%
Operating Expenses	$448.0M	$391.0M	$401.0M
YoY Change	3.23%	-3.93%	1.01%
Operating Profit	$218.0M	$234.0M	$331.0M
YoY Change	-14.17%	9.86%	110.83%
Interest Expense	-$70.00M	$54.00M	$55.00M
YoY Change	-33.96%	-149.54%	-178.57%
% of Operating Profit	-32.11%	23.08%	16.62%
Other Income/Expense, Net		-$104.0M	-$69.00M
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$132.0M	$76.00M	$207.0M
YoY Change	41.94%	-5.0%	223.44%
Income Tax	-$46.00M	-$7.000M	-$8.000M
% Of Pretax Income	-34.85%	-9.21%	-3.86%
Net Earnings	$171.0M	$79.00M	$205.0M
YoY Change	80.0%	-9.2%	162.82%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.39%	1.75%	4.52%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.23	$1.04	$2.69
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.19	$1.02	$2.64
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		76.50M shares	76.20 shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		77.70M shares	77.70 shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.368B	$901.0M	$850.0M
YoY Change	-0.87%	24.28%	244.13%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.368B	$901.0M	$850.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$877.0M	$921.0M	$953.0M
YoY Change	-7.49%	-11.19%	-4.12%
Inventory	$2.792B	$3.084B	$2.676B
Prepaid Expenses	$673.0M
Receivables	$2.278B	$2.552B	$2.382B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$7.315B	$7.458B	$6.861B
YoY Change	4.13%	7.74%	13.61%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.134B	$3.077B	$2.970B
YoY Change	0.55%	0.36%	-1.69%
Goodwill	$1.731B
YoY Change	0.12%
Intangibles	$1.789B
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$310.0M	$1.531B	$1.395B
YoY Change	-78.28%	14.34%	22.15%
Total Long-Term Assets	$8.269B	$8.141B	$7.871B
YoY Change	2.48%	2.6%	2.22%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$7.315B	$7.458B	$6.861B
Total Long-Term Assets	$8.269B	$8.141B	$7.871B
Total Assets	$15.58B	$15.60B	$14.73B
YoY Change	3.25%	4.99%	7.23%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$3.660B	$3.700B	$3.499B
YoY Change	10.64%	20.64%	32.09%
Accrued Expenses	$671.0M	$1.605B	$1.387B
YoY Change	-58.27%	-1.23%	8.87%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$2.000M	$14.00M	$22.00M
YoY Change	-91.3%	-68.89%	-75.82%
Long-Term Debt Due	$312.0M	$311.0M	$310.0M
YoY Change	-17.46%	-16.17%	-16.67%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.149B	$6.321B	$5.905B
YoY Change	3.5%	9.8%	17.35%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.195B	$2.197B	$2.195B
YoY Change	-12.27%	-12.23%	-11.74%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$791.0M	$2.952B	$2.841B
YoY Change	-72.64%	1.62%	3.12%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.115B	$5.149B	$5.036B
YoY Change	-5.15%	-4.79%	-3.93%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.149B	$6.321B	$5.905B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.115B	$5.149B	$5.036B
Total Liabilities	$11.26B	$11.57B	$11.03B
YoY Change	-1.45%	2.7%	6.46%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$4.680B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$106.0M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.823B
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	30.00M shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.226B	$4.028B	$3.699B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$15.58B	$15.60B	$14.73B
YoY Change	3.25%	4.99%	7.23%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$171.0M	$79.00M	$205.0M
YoY Change	80.0%	-9.2%	162.82%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$141.0M	$141.0M	$139.0M
YoY Change	2.92%	8.46%	-2.8%
Cash From Operating Activities	$701.0M	$207.0M	$99.00M
YoY Change	-21.94%	-68.45%	-63.06%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$206.0M	$120.0M	$121.0M
YoY Change	6.74%	-200.84%	-203.42%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$23.00M	$0.00	-$5.000M
YoY Change	-291.67%	-100.0%	-145.45%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$183.0M	-$147.0M	-$126.0M
YoY Change	-10.73%	65.17%	18.87%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-64.00M	-51.00M	-290.0M
YoY Change	60.0%	-52.34%	124.81%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	701.0M	207.0M	99.00M
Cash From Investing Activities	-183.0M	-147.0M	-126.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-64.00M	-51.00M	-290.0M
Net Change In Cash	454.0M	9.000M	-317.0M
YoY Change	-30.47%	-98.04%	-1060.61%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$701.0M	$207.0M	$99.00M
Capital Expenditures	-$206.0M	$120.0M	$121.0M
Free Cash Flow	$907.0M	$87.00M	-$22.00M
YoY Change	-16.87%	-88.77%	-105.71%

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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	149000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Description Of Plan Amendment DefinedBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAmendment	During 2011, we modified retiree medical benefits for certain retirees, effective January 1, 2013, to be consistent with those benefits provided by the Whirlpool Corporation Group Benefit Plan
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CY2011	us-gaap	Description Of Defined Contribution Pension And Other Postretirement Plans DescriptionOfDefinedContributionPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlans	Eligible retirees include those who were full-time employees with 10 years of service who attained age 55 while in service with us and those union retirees who met the eligibility requirements of their collective bargaining agreements.
CY2011	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Issued but Not Yet Effective Accounting Pronouncements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") amended Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other". Under the amendment, an entity may assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. If determined to be necessary, the two-step impairment test shall be used to identify potential goodwill impairment and measure the amount of a goodwill impairment loss to be recognized, if any. The amendment is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted the provisions of this amendment on January 1, 2012 which did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") amended Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 220, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” This amendment will require companies to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either as one continuous statement or as two consecutive statements. It eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. The amended guidance, which must be applied retroactively, is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with earlier adoption permitted. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#252525;">In addition, in December 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to this accounting standard which defers the requirement to present components of reclassifications of other comprehensive income on the face of the income statement.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We adopted the provisions of this amendment on January 1, 2012 which did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In May 2011, the FASB amended ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurement." This amendment is intended to result in convergence between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) requirements for measurement of and disclosures about fair value. This guidance clarifies the application of existing fair value measurements and disclosures, and changes certain principles or requirements for fair value measurements and disclosures. The amendment is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted the provisions of this amendment on January 1, 2012 which did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.</font></div></div>
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CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Translation Adjustments GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	-2000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	2714000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-240000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	30000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	6000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	20000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-4000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-2000000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits	125000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits	379000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits	230000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign	103000000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Investment IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsInvestment	19000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Investment IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsInvestment	37000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Other IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	7000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Settlements IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements	10000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Settlements IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements	56000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	31000000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	51000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	136000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-166000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-495000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-197000000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Number Of Interest Rate Derivatives Held NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	205000000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	79000000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	6654000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1008000000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	280000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-338000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-22000000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	409000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-333000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-25000000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	558000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plan Liabilities Noncurrent OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent	610000000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired		USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	608000000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense Current PrepaidExpenseCurrent	673000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Intangible Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfIntangibleAssets		USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	72000000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	21000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	191000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	217000000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	189000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Classified Current ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent	157000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Classified Current ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent	174000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	361000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	408000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	650000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	408000000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	178000000	USD
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CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	174000000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	181000000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	3102000000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investments RealEstateInvestments	9000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Reclassifications Reclassifications	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Reclassifications</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We reclassified certain prior period amounts in our Consolidated Financial Statements to be consistent with current period presentation. The effect of these reclassifications is not material.</font></div></div>
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CY2009	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	210000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Short Term Debt RepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	20000000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Revenues From Transactions With Other Operating Segments Of Same Entity RevenuesFromTransactionsWithOtherOperatingSegmentsOfSameEntity	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Revenues From Transactions With Other Operating Segments Of Same Entity RevenuesFromTransactionsWithOtherOperatingSegmentsOfSameEntity	0	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	18666000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	18366000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	4910000000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	4519000000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	4534000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	5041000000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	4401000000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	4730000000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Segment Reporting Information Net Assets SegmentReportingInformationNetAssets	15181000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Segment Reporting Information Revenue SegmentReportingInformationRevenue	18666000000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Segment Reporting Information Revenue SegmentReportingInformationRevenue	17099000000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	1544000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	82.55
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	87.17
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	1474000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	64.32
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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.020
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.018
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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm	5	years
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm	7	years
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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.023
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CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	9000000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	3428000	shares
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	30000000	shares
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	190000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	9000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	10000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	77600000	shares
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CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	76200000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	76800000	shares
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CY2011Q4	whr	Befiex Monetization Reduction BefiexMonetizationReduction	62000000	USD
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CY2009	whr	Incometaxreconciliationtaxcreditsforeignwithholding Incometaxreconciliationtaxcreditsforeignwithholding	15000000	USD
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CY2010	whr	Increase Decrease In Accrued Advertising And Promotions IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedAdvertisingAndPromotions	-47000000	USD
CY2011	whr	Increase Decrease In Accrued Advertising And Promotions IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedAdvertisingAndPromotions	14000000	USD
CY2009	whr	Increase Decrease In Accrued Advertising And Promotions IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedAdvertisingAndPromotions	21000000	USD
CY2009	whr	Increase Decrease In Product Recall IncreaseDecreaseInProductRecall	-37000000	USD
CY2011	whr	Increase Decrease In Product Recall IncreaseDecreaseInProductRecall	-15000000	USD
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CY2011Q4	whr	Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	1934000000	USD
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CY2011	whr	Restructuring Accrual Revised Old Plan RestructuringAccrualRevisedOldPlan	-4000000	USD
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CY2011	whr	Restructuring Charges New Plan RestructuringChargesNewPlan	78000000	USD
CY2010Q4	whr	Restructuring Reserve Old Plan RestructuringReserveOldPlan	50000000	USD
CY2011Q4	whr	Restructuring Reserve Old Plan RestructuringReserveOldPlan	0	USD
CY2011	whr	Restructuring Reserve Settled Without Cash Old Plan RestructuringReserveSettledWithoutCashOldPlan	5000000	USD
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CY2010	whr	Settlment Payment For Brazilian Collection Dispute SettlmentPaymentForBrazilianCollectionDispute	63000000	USD
CY2011	whr	Settlment Payment For Brazilian Collection Dispute SettlmentPaymentForBrazilianCollectionDispute	144000000	USD
CY2009	whr	Settlment Payment For Brazilian Collection Dispute SettlmentPaymentForBrazilianCollectionDispute	46000000	USD
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CY2011Q2	whr	Stockpricerangehigh Stockpricerangehigh	92.00
CY2010Q2	whr	Stockpricerangehigh Stockpricerangehigh	118.44
CY2010Q1	whr	Stockpricerangehigh Stockpricerangehigh	91.11
CY2010Q3	whr	Stockpricerangehigh Stockpricerangehigh	96.90
CY2010Q4	whr	Stockpricerangehigh Stockpricerangehigh	91.28
CY2011Q1	whr	Stockpricerangelow Stockpricerangelow	79.15
CY2010Q3	whr	Stockpricerangelow Stockpricerangelow	71.00
CY2011Q4	whr	Stockpricerangelow Stockpricerangelow	45.22
CY2011Q3	whr	Stockpricerangelow Stockpricerangelow	47.35
CY2011Q2	whr	Stockpricerangelow Stockpricerangelow	72.48
CY2010Q2	whr	Stockpricerangelow Stockpricerangelow	86.86
CY2010Q4	whr	Stockpricerangelow Stockpricerangelow	72.95
CY2010Q1	whr	Stockpricerangelow Stockpricerangelow	73.30
CY2011	whr	Transfer To New Plan TransferToNewPlan	-39000000	USD
CY2010	whr	Unrealized Gain UnrealizedGain	-46000000	USD
CY2011	whr	Unrealized Gain UnrealizedGain	-237000000	USD
CY2009	whr	Unrealized Gain UnrealizedGain	600000000	USD
CY2011	whr	Unrecognized Tax Benefit Resulting From Litigation UnrecognizedTaxBenefitResultingFromLitigation	7000000	USD
CY2011	whr	Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsincreasesresultingfrompriorperiodtaxpositionstransferpricingandexportprofits Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsincreasesresultingfrompriorperiodtaxpositionstransferpricingandexportprofits	43000000	USD
CY2011	whr	Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsreductionsresultingfromchangesinjudgment Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsreductionsresultingfromchangesinjudgment	24000000	USD
CY2009	whr	Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsreductionsresultingfromchangesinjudgment Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsreductionsresultingfromchangesinjudgment	16000000	USD
CY2010	whr	Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsreductionsresultingfromchangesinjudgment Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsreductionsresultingfromchangesinjudgment	50000000	USD
CY2011	whr	Whirlpool Worldwide Nol Carryforward WhirlpoolWorldwideNolCarryforward	3000000000	USD
CY2011	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2011	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
CY2011	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2011	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2011
CY2011	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2011-12-31
CY2011	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2011	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000106640
CY2012Q1	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	76609609	shares
CY2011	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2011	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2011	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2008	invest	Investment Repurchase Agreement Date Of Agreement InvestmentRepurchaseAgreementDateOfAgreement	2008-04-23

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