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Description Of Business Segments Sales of Principle Products (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Consolidated
Sales Revenue, Net	$ 4.6	$ 4.6	$ 9.3	$ 9.1
Consumer Tissue Products
Consolidated
Sales Revenue, Net	1.5	1.5	3.1	2.9
Baby and Child Care Products
Consolidated
Sales Revenue, Net	1.6	1.6	3.2	3.2
Away-from-home Professional Products
Consolidated
Sales Revenue, Net	0.9	0.8	1.7	1.6
All Other
Consolidated
Sales Revenue, Net	$ 0.6	$ 0.7	$ 1.3	$ 1.4

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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