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Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Equity [Abstract] |
Components Of Stockholders' Equity | Set forth below is a reconciliation for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 of the carrying amount of total stockholders' equity (deficit) from the beginning of the period to the end of the period.
|  | Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Attributable to
|  | The Corporation |  | Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | (174 | ) |  | $ | 214 |
Net Income |  | 1,661 |  |  | 37 |
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |  |  |  |
Unrealized translation |  | 161 |  |  | 15 |
Employee postretirement benefits |  | 22 |  |  | — |
Other |  | (5 | ) |  | — |
Stock-based awards exercised or vested |  | 97 |  |  | — |
Recognition of stock-based compensation |  | 64 |  |  | — |
Income tax benefits on stock-based compensation |  | 20 |  |  | — |
Shares repurchased |  | (553 | ) |  | — |
Dividends declared |  | (993 | ) |  | (16 | )
Other |  | (1 | ) |  | 2 |
Balance at September 30, 2016 |  | $ | 299 |  |  | $ | 252 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The changes in the components of AOCI attributable to Kimberly-Clark, net of tax, are as follows:
|  | Unrealized Translation |  | Defined Benefit Pension Plans |  | Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  | Cash Flow Hedges and Other
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | $ | (1,335 | ) |  | $ | (1,924 | ) |  | $ | (37 | ) |  | $ | (16 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (825 | ) |  | (56 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | 44 |
(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI |  | — |  |  | 864 |  | (a) | (1 | ) | (a) | (39 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (825 | ) |  | 808 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 5 |
Shares purchased from noncontrolling interest and other |  | (12 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Balance as of September 30, 2015 |  | $ | (2,172 | ) |  | $ | (1,116 | ) |  | $ | (28 | ) |  | $ | (10 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  | $ | (2,252 | ) |  | $ | (1,013 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (10 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 161 |  |  | 10 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 8 |
(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI |  | — |  |  | 22 |  | (a) | (1 | ) | (a) | (13 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 161 |  |  | 32 |  |  | (10 | ) |  | (5 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2016 |  | $ | (2,091 | ) |  | $ | (981 | ) |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (15 | )
(a) | Included in computation of net periodic pension costs (see Note 4).
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net | The effect of the change in ownership interest is as follows:
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Net income attributable to Kimberly-Clark Corporation |  | $ | 680 |
Decrease in Kimberly-Clark Corporation's additional paid-in capital for acquisition |  | (94 | )
Change from net income attributable to Kimberly-Clark Corporation and transfers to noncontrolling interests |  | $ | 586 |

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