Earnings per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares

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	Successor						Predecessor
					Period From		Period From
					12/14/19		1/1/2019
	Year Ended				through		through
(Shares in millions)	12/31/2021		12/31/2020		12/31/2019		12/13/2019
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford	$	(450)	$	(1,921)	$	(26)	$	3,661
Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	70		70		70		1,004
Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Weatherford	$	(6.43)	$	(27.44)	$	(0.37)	$	3.65