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Business Combinations and Divestitures (Acquisitions) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
May 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Apr. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Capital Expenditures for Property, Plant and Equipment $ (18)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired $ 8us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired $ 165us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired          
Acquisitions 6us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod 2us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod            
Joint Venture in China [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired               30.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_JointVentureinChinaMember
Capital Expenditures for Property, Plant and Equipment         13us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_JointVentureinChinaMember
     
Ownership percentage before acquisition of additional ownership interest               45.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_JointVentureinChinaMember
Ownership percentage of joint venture after acquisition       75.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_JointVentureinChinaMember
75.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_JointVentureinChinaMember
     
Business combination, remeasurement gain         16us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_JointVentureinChinaMember
     
Acquisitions         6us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_JointVentureinChinaMember
     
Cash acquired from acquisition       30us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_JointVentureinChinaMember
       
Company that Designs and Produces Well Completion Tools [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross           29us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_CompanythatDesignsandProducesWellCompletionToolsMember
   
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares           3us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_CompanythatDesignsandProducesWellCompletionToolsMember
   
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned           39us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestIssuedOrIssuableValueAssigned
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_CompanythatDesignsandProducesWellCompletionToolsMember
   
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred           16us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_CompanythatDesignsandProducesWellCompletionToolsMember
   
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability 3us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wft_CompanythatDesignsandProducesWellCompletionToolsMember
             
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Capital Expenditures for Property, Plant and Equipment             $ 144us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember