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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract]  
Components of AOCI attributable to Kimberly-Clark
The changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income ("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
 
(99
)
 
(115
)
 
(27
)
 
33

(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI
 
—

 
31

(a)
(1
)
(a)
(18
)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(99
)
 
(84
)
 
(28
)
 
15

Balance as of December 31, 2016
 
(2,351
)
 
(1,097
)
 
(31
)
 
5

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
487

 
85

 
(7
)
 
(56
)
(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI
 
—

 
36

(a)
(1
)
(a)
11

Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
487

 
121

 
(8
)
 
(45
)
Balance as of December 31, 2017
 
$
(1,864
)
 
$
(976
)
 
$
(39
)
 
$
(40
)

(a)
Included in computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits costs (see Note 6).
Change in Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The changes in the components of AOCI attributable to Kimberly-Clark, including the tax effect, are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Unrealized translation
$
398

 
$
(88
)
 
$
(882
)
Tax effect
89

 
(11
)
 
(23
)
 
487

 
(99
)
 
(905
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit pension plans
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition amount
 
 
 
 
 
Funded status recognition
159

 
(230
)
 
(4
)
Amortization included in net periodic benefit cost
63

 
52

 
75

2015 U.S. plan settlements (recorded in Other (income) and expense, net)
—

 
—

 
1,355

Currency and other
(66
)
 
81

 
42

 
156

 
(97
)
 
1,468

Unrecognized prior service cost/credit
 
 
 
 
 
Funded status recognition
2

 
(1
)
 
4

Amortization included in net periodic benefit cost
(8
)
 
(8
)
 
(12
)
Currency and other
3

 
(6
)
 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(15
)
 
(10
)
Tax effect
(32
)
 
28

 
(547
)
 
121

 
(84
)
 
911

Other postretirement benefit plans
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition amount and other
(11
)
 
(45
)
 
55

Tax effect
3

 
17

 
(21
)
 
(8
)
 
(28
)
 
34

Cash flow hedges and other
 
 
 
 
 
Recognition of effective portion of hedges
(76
)
 
44

 
66

Amortization included in net income
18

 
(20
)
 
(53
)
Currency and other
(2
)
 
(4
)
 
(7
)
Tax effect
15

 
(5
)
 
(1
)
 
(45
)
 
15

 
5

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
—

 
—

 
(11
)
Change in AOCI
$
555

 
$
(196
)
 
$
34