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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Equity [Abstract] |
Components of AOCI attributable to Kimberly-Clark | 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, 2017 |  | $ | (1,864 | ) |  | $ | (976 | ) |  | $ | (39 | ) |  | $ | (40 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (416 | ) |  | (51 | ) |  | 58 |  |  | 42 |
(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI |  | 1 |  |  | 135 |  | (a) | (2 | ) | (a) | 9 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (415 | ) |  | 84 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 51 |
Tax effects reclassified from AOCI |  | (18 | ) |  | (125 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (8 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2018 |  | (2,297 | ) |  | (1,017 | ) |  | 12 |  |  | 3 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 26 |  |  | (27 | ) |  | (24 | ) |  | (22 | )
(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI |  | — |  |  | 65 |  | (a) | (1 | ) | (a) | (12 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 26 |  |  | 38 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (34 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2019 |  | $ | (2,271 | ) |  | $ | (979 | ) |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (31 | )
(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
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Unrealized translation | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | (408 | ) |  | $ | 398 |
Tax effect(a) | 5 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | 89 |
| 26 |  |  | (433 | ) |  | 487 |
Defined benefit pension plans |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition amount |  |  |  |  |
Funded status recognition | (17 | ) |  | (57 | ) |  | 159 |
Amortization | 44 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 56 |
Settlements and curtailments | 46 |  |  | 134 |  |  | 7 |
Currency and other | (13 | ) |  | 29 |  |  | (66 | )
| 60 |  |  | 153 |  |  | 156 |
Unrecognized prior service cost/credit |  |  |  |  |
Funded status recognition | (1 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | 2 |
Amortization | (5 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (8 | )
Curtailments | (1 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | — |
Currency and other | (2 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 3 |
| (9 | ) |  | (29 | ) |  | (3 | )
Tax effect(a) | (13 | ) |  | (165 | ) |  | (32 | )
| 38 |  |  | (41 | ) |  | 121 |
Other postretirement benefit plans |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition amount and other | (35 | ) |  | 79 |  |  | (11 | )
Tax effect(a) | 10 |  |  | (28 | ) |  | 3 |
| (25 | ) |  | 51 |  |  | (8 | )
Cash flow hedges and other |  |  |  |  |
Recognition of effective portion of hedges | (23 | ) |  | 56 |  |  | (76 | )
Amortization | (16 | ) |  | 12 |  |  | 18 |
Currency and other | (1 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (2 | )
Tax effect(a) | 6 |  |  | (23 | ) |  | 15 |
| (34 | ) |  | 43 |  |  | (45 | )
Change in AOCI | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (380 | ) |  | $ | 555 |
(a) The Tax effect for Unrealized translation, Defined benefit pension plans, Other postretirement benefit plans and Cash flow hedges and other includes reductions of $18, $125, $5 and $8, respectively, for stranded tax effects reclassified from AOCI to Retained earnings in 2018.

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