CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Products	$ 535,000,000	$ 485,000,000	$ 1,534,000,000	$ 1,524,000,000
Services	925,000,000	871,000,000	2,675,000,000	2,819,000,000
Total Revenues	1,460,000,000	1,356,000,000	4,209,000,000	4,343,000,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of Products	480,000,000	508,000,000	1,439,000,000	1,603,000,000
Cost of Services	716,000,000	722,000,000	2,151,000,000	2,339,000,000
Research and Development	42,000,000	33,000,000	117,000,000	119,000,000
Selling, General and Administrative Attributable to Segments	230,000,000	237,000,000	676,000,000	736,000,000
Corporate General and Administrative	28,000,000	30,000,000	94,000,000	106,000,000
Long-lived Asset Impairments, Write-Downs and Other Charges	(2,000,000)	740,000,000	(17,000,000)	952,000,000
Restructuring Charges	34,000,000	22,000,000	140,000,000	150,000,000
Litigation Charges, Net	(4,000,000)	9,000,000	(4,000,000)	190,000,000
Total Costs and Expenses	1,524,000,000	2,301,000,000	4,596,000,000	6,195,000,000
Operating Income (Loss)	(64,000,000)	(945,000,000)	(387,000,000)	(1,852,000,000)
Other Income (Expense):
Interest Expense, Net	(148,000,000)	(129,000,000)	(427,000,000)	(363,000,000)
Bond Tender Premium, Net	0	0	0	(78,000,000)
Warrant Fair Value Adjustment	(7,000,000)	0	58,000,000	0
Currency Devaluation Charges	0	0	0	(31,000,000)
Other Expense, Net	(7,000,000)	(10,000,000)	(28,000,000)	(16,000,000)
Loss Before Income Taxes	(226,000,000)	(1,084,000,000)	(784,000,000)	(2,340,000,000)
Income Tax Provision	(25,000,000)	(692,000,000)	(75,000,000)	(489,000,000)
Net Loss	(251,000,000)	(1,776,000,000)	(859,000,000)	(2,829,000,000)
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	5,000,000	4,000,000	16,000,000	14,000,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford	$ (256,000,000)	$ (1,780,000,000)	$ (875,000,000)	$ (2,843,000,000)
Loss Per Share Attributable to Weatherford:
Basic	$ (0.26)	$ (1.98)	$ (0.88)	$ (3.27)
Diluted	$ (0.26)	$ (1.98)	$ (0.88)	$ (3.27)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic	990	899	989	871
Diluted	990	899	989	871