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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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, 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) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 114 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (26) |  |  | (31) |
(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI |  | — |  |  | 63 |  | (a) | (1) |  | (a) | (1) |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 114 |  |  | 67 |  |  | (27) |  |  | (32) |
Balance as of December 31, 2020 |  | $ | (2,157) |  |  | $ | (912) |  |  | $ | (40) |  |  | $ | (63) |
(a) Included in computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits costs (see Note 7).
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
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Unrealized translation | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | (408) |
Tax effect(a) | 16 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (25) |
| 114 |  |  | 26 |  |  | (433) |
Defined benefit pension plans |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition amount |  |  |  |  |
Funded status recognition | 24 |  |  | (17) |  |  | (57) |
Amortization | 41 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 47 |
Settlements and curtailments | 49 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 134 |
Currency and other | (26) |  |  | (13) |  |  | 29 |
| 88 |  |  | 60 |  |  | 153 |
Unrecognized prior service cost/credit |  |  |  |  |
Funded status recognition | 2 |  |  | (1) |  |  | (22) |
Amortization | (4) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (8) |
Curtailments | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | 2 |
Currency and other | 1 |  |  | (2) |  |  | (1) |
| (1) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (29) |
Tax effect(a) | (20) |  |  | (13) |  |  | (165) |
| 67 |  |  | 38 |  |  | (41) |
Other postretirement benefit plans |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition amount and other | (35) |  |  | (35) |  |  | 79 |
Tax effect(a) | 8 |  |  | 10 |  |  | (28) |
| (27) |  |  | (25) |  |  | 51 |
Cash flow hedges and other |  |  |  |  |
Recognition of effective portion of hedges | (32) |  |  | (23) |  |  | 56 |
Amortization | (2) |  |  | (16) |  |  | 12 |
Currency and other | (5) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (2) |
Tax effect(a) | 7 |  |  | 6 |  |  | (23) |
| (32) |  |  | (34) |  |  | 43 |
Change in AOCI | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (380) |
(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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