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Business Combinations and Divestitures (Divestitures Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jul. 31, 2014
Oct. 07, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                  
Gain on Sale of Businesses and Investments, Net $ (311)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness   $ (349)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness $ (24)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness $ (28)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness        
Long-Lived Assets Impairment     495us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf        
Goodwill, Impairment Loss 40us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss (125)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 66us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss   589us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss        
Total Current Liabilities Held for Sale 0us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent   0us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 318us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent     318us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent    
Engineered Chemistry and Integrity Dilling Fluids Business [Domain]                  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                  
Sale Price 750us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Estimated working capital adjustment (16)wft_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationEstimatedWorkingCapitalAdjustment
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Transaction costs on disposition     (12)wft_Transactioncostsondisposition
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Gain on Sale of Businesses and Investments, Net     (250)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
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Accounts Receivables, net 48us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNet
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Inventories, net 99us-gaap_InventoriesPropertyHeldForSaleCurrent
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  99us-gaap_InventoriesPropertyHeldForSaleCurrent
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103us-gaap_InventoriesPropertyHeldForSaleCurrent
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Other Assets 1us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherAssets
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Total Current Liabilities Held for Sale 44us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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79us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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Proserv Group Business [Domain]                  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                  
Gain on Sale of Businesses and Investments, Net     (65)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
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Pipeline and Specialty Services Business [Member]                  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                  
Sale Price           246us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Cash disposed to sell disposal group           245wft_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationExpensestoDisposeGroup
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Estimated working capital adjustment           2wft_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationEstimatedWorkingCapitalAdjustment
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Gain on Sale of Businesses and Investments, Net           (49)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
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Industrial Screen Business [Member]                  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                  
Sale Price       137us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Gain on Sale of Businesses and Investments, Net       (6)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
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Disposal Group,cash and cash equivalents       54us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents
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Accounts Receivables, net       36us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNet
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Inventories, net       37us-gaap_InventoriesPropertyHeldForSaleCurrent
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Other Assets       93us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherAssets
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Liabilities       69us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
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    69us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
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Total Current Liabilities Held for Sale       60us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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    60us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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Land Drilling and Workover Rig Operations [Member]                  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                  
Sale Price               499us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Cash disposed to sell disposal group               486wft_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationExpensestoDisposeGroup
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Estimated working capital adjustment               3wft_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationEstimatedWorkingCapitalAdjustment
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Gain on Sale of Businesses and Investments, Net   15us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
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Long-Lived Assets Impairment   143us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf
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Goodwill, Impairment Loss   121us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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Goodwill impairment (classified as assets held for sale)   95wft_GoodwillImpairmentclassifiedasAssetsHeldForSale
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Accounts Receivables, net       244us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNet
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    244us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNet
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Inventories, net       170us-gaap_InventoriesPropertyHeldForSaleCurrent
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= wft_LandDrillingandWorkoverRigOperationsMember
    170us-gaap_InventoriesPropertyHeldForSaleCurrent
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Other Assets       4us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherAssets
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Total Current Liabilities Held for Sale       318us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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    318us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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Borets [Member]                  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                  
Equity method investment, ownership percentage                 38.50%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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Net Sales Proceeds             400us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNetSalesProceeds
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Proceeds from sale of equity method investments             359us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments
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Net sales proceeds, promissory note term             3 years    
Amount of consideration received             30us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashDivestitureAmountOfConsiderationReceived1
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Value of consideration given             11us-gaap_OtherSignificantNoncashTransactionValueOfConsiderationGiven1
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Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal             18us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
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Subsea Controls Business [Member]                  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                  
Gain on Sale of Businesses and Investments, Net         (28)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
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Amount of consideration received         173us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashDivestitureAmountOfConsiderationReceived1
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Inventories, net         38us-gaap_InventoriesPropertyHeldForSaleCurrent
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Liabilities         13us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
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Gain (Loss) on disposition of business, net of tax         25wft_GainLossonDispositionofBusinessNetofTax
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Accounts receivable and other current assets         39wft_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsReceivableandOtherCurrentAssets
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Property, plant and equipment         5us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Goodwill         $ 74us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1
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