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Description Of Business Segments
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment Information
Business Segment Information
We are organized into operating segments based on product groupings. These operating segments have been aggregated into three reportable global business segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and K-C Professional. The reportable segments were determined in accordance with how our chief operating decision maker and our executive managers develop and execute global strategies to drive growth and profitability. These strategies include global plans for branding and product positioning, technology, research and development programs, cost reductions including supply chain management, and capacity and capital investments for each of these businesses. Segment management is evaluated on several factors, including operating profit. Segment operating profit excludes other (income) and expense, net and income and expense not associated with the business segments.
The principal sources of revenue in each global business segment are described below:
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Personal Care brands offer our consumers a trusted partner in caring for themselves and their families by delivering confidence, protection and discretion through a wide variety of innovative solutions and products such as disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products and other related products.  Products in this segment are sold under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Poise and other brand names.
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Consumer Tissue offers a wide variety of innovative solutions and trusted brands that touch and improve people's lives every day.  Products in this segment include facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins and related products, and are sold under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve and other brand names.
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K-C Professional partners with businesses to create Exceptional Workplaces, helping to make them healthier, safer and more productive through a range of solutions and supporting products such as wipers, tissue, towels, apparel, soaps and sanitizers. Our brands, including Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech and Jackson Safety, are well-known for quality and trusted to help people around the world work better.
Information concerning consolidated operations by business segment is presented in the following tables:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
NET SALES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personal Care
 
$
2,284

 
$
2,312

 
-1
 %
 
$
6,804

 
$
6,798

 
—

Consumer Tissue
 
1,518

 
1,472

 
+3
 %
 
4,436

 
4,462

 
-1
 %
K-C Professional
 
827

 
802

 
+3
 %
 
2,405

 
2,371

 
+1
 %
Corporate & Other
 
11

 
8

 
N.M.

 
32

 
27

 
N.M.

TOTAL NET SALES
 
$
4,640

 
$
4,594

 
+1
 %
 
$
13,677

 
$
13,658

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING PROFIT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personal Care
 
$
476

 
$
458

 
+4
 %
 
$
1,424

 
$
1,362

 
+5
 %
Consumer Tissue
 
260

 
267

 
-3
 %
 
776

 
822

 
-6
 %
K-C Professional
 
173

 
157

 
+10
 %
 
482

 
457

 
+5
 %
Corporate & Other(a)
 
(63
)
 
(45
)
 
N.M.

 
(195
)
 
(173
)
 
N.M.

Other (income) and expense, net(a)
 
(8
)
 
1

 
N.M.

 
—

 
(10
)
 
N.M.

TOTAL OPERATING PROFIT
 
$
854

 
$
836

 
+2
 %
 
$
2,487

 
$
2,478

 
—

(a)
Corporate & Other and Other (income) and expense, net include income and expense not associated with the business segments, including adjustments as indicated in the Non-GAAP Reconciliations.
N.M. - Not Meaningful