CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Products	$ 488,000,000	$ 479,000,000	$ 999,000,000	$ 1,039,000,000
Services	875,000,000	923,000,000	1,750,000,000	1,948,000,000
Total Revenues	1,363,000,000	1,402,000,000	2,749,000,000	2,987,000,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of Products	473,000,000	513,000,000	959,000,000	1,095,000,000
Cost of Services	716,000,000	725,000,000	1,436,000,000	1,617,000,000
Research and Development	36,000,000	41,000,000	75,000,000	86,000,000
Selling, General and Administrative Attributable to Segments	214,000,000	230,000,000	446,000,000	499,000,000
Corporate General and Administrative	32,000,000	34,000,000	65,000,000	76,000,000
Asset Write-Downs and Other	(12,000,000)	154,000,000	(15,000,000)	212,000,000
Restructuring Charges	31,000,000	51,000,000	106,000,000	128,000,000
Litigation Charges, Net	0	114,000,000	0	181,000,000
Total Costs and Expenses	1,490,000,000	1,862,000,000	3,072,000,000	3,894,000,000
Operating Income (Loss)	(127,000,000)	(460,000,000)	(323,000,000)	(907,000,000)
Other Income (Expense):
Interest Expense, Net	(138,000,000)	(119,000,000)	(279,000,000)	(234,000,000)
Bond Tender Premium, Net	0	(78,000,000)	0	(78,000,000)
Warrant Fair Value Adjustment	127,000,000	0	65,000,000	0
Currency Devaluation Charges	0	0	0	(31,000,000)
Other Expense, Net	(10,000,000)	(7,000,000)	(21,000,000)	(6,000,000)
Loss Before Income Taxes	(148,000,000)	(664,000,000)	(558,000,000)	(1,256,000,000)
Income Tax (Provision) Benefit	(17,000,000)	102,000,000	(50,000,000)	203,000,000
Net Loss	(165,000,000)	(562,000,000)	(608,000,000)	(1,053,000,000)
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	6,000,000	3,000,000	11,000,000	10,000,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford	$ (171,000,000)	$ (565,000,000)	$ (619,000,000)	$ (1,063,000,000)
Loss Per Share Attributable to Weatherford:
Basic	$ (0.17)	$ (0.63)	$ (0.63)	$ (1.24)
Diluted	$ (0.17)	$ (0.63)	$ (0.63)	$ (1.24)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic	990	899	989	856
Diluted	990	899	989	856