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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Equity [Abstract] |
Components Of Stockholders' Equity | Set forth below is a reconciliation for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 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, 2016 |  | $ | (102 | ) |  | $ | 219 |
Net Income |  | 1,661 |  |  | 29 |
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |  | 379 |  |  | 12 |
Stock-based awards exercised or vested |  | 113 |  |  | — |
Recognition of stock-based compensation |  | 64 |  |  | — |
Shares repurchased |  | (827 | ) |  | — |
Dividends declared |  | (1,030 | ) |  | (22 | )
Other |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Balance at September 30, 2017 |  | $ | 259 |  |  | $ | 239 |
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, 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 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2016 |  | $ | (2,351 | ) |  | $ | (1,097 | ) |  | $ | (31 | ) |  | $ | 5 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 439 |  |  | (34 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (55 | )
(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI |  | — |  |  | 27 |  | (a) | (1 | ) | (a) | 6 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 439 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (49 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2017 |  | $ | (1,912 | ) |  | $ | (1,104 | ) |  | $ | (35 | ) |  | $ | (44 | )
(a) | Included in computation of net periodic benefit costs.

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