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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Average Common Shares Outstanding Basic and Diluted |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30
(In millions, except per share amounts) |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Income From Continuing Operations |  | $ | 344 |  |  | $ | 823 |  |  | $ | 1,258 |  |  | $ | 1,843 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | (8) |  |  | (8) |  |  | (17) |  |  | (28) |
Income From Continuing Operations Attributable to Kimberly-Clark Corporation |  | 336 |  |  | 815 |  |  | 1,241 |  |  | 1,815 |
Income From Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes |  | 110 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 281 |  |  | 283 |
Net Income Attributable to Kimberly-Clark Corporation |  | $ | 446 |  |  | $ | 907 |  |  | $ | 1,522 |  |  | $ | 2,098 |
Weighted-Average Common Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | 331.8 |  |  | 335.7 |  |  | 331.9 |  |  | 336.6 |
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted share unit awards |  | 1.3 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 1.3 |
Diluted |  | 333.1 |  |  | 337.2 |  |  | 333.2 |  |  | 337.9 |
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing Operations |  | $ | 1.01 |  |  | $ | 2.43 |  |  | $ | 3.74 |  |  | $ | 5.39 |
Discontinued Operations |  | 0.33 |  |  | 0.27 |  |  | 0.85 |  |  | 0.84 |
Basic Earnings per Share |  | $ | 1.34 |  |  | $ | 2.70 |  |  | $ | 4.59 |  |  | $ | 6.23 |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing Operations |  | $ | 1.01 |  |  | $ | 2.42 |  |  | $ | 3.73 |  |  | $ | 5.37 |
Discontinued Operations |  | 0.33 |  |  | 0.27 |  |  | 0.84 |  |  | 0.84 |
Diluted Earnings per Share |  | $ | 1.34 |  |  | $ | 2.69 |  |  | $ | 4.57 |  |  | $ | 6.21 |

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