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Supplemental Comprehensive Income (Loss) Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] |
Supplemental Comprehensive Income (Loss) Information | Supplemental Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Information Other comprehensive income (loss) components attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company before tax and net of tax during the years ended December 31 were as follows:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
|  | Pre-tax | Net of Tax |  | Pre-tax | Net of Tax |  | Pre-tax | Net of Tax
Cumulative translation adjustments |  | $ | (97 | ) | $ | (125 | ) |  | $ | (721 | ) | $ | (745 | ) |  | $ | (663 | ) | $ | (681 | )
Reclassification due to Venezuela deconsolidation(1) |  | — |  | — |  |  | 111 |  | 111 |  |  | — |  | — |
Cumulative translation adjustments |  | (97 | ) | (125 | ) |  | (610 | ) | (634 | ) |  | (663 | ) | (681 | )
Pension and other benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial gain (loss), prior service costs and settlements during the period |  | (231 | ) | (152 | ) |  | 182 |  | 115 |  |  | (580 | ) | (374 | )
Amortization of net actuarial loss, transition and prior service costs(2) |  | 63 |  | 43 |  |  | 82 |  | 52 |  |  | 67 |  | 45 |
Reclassification due to Venezuela deconsolidation(1) |  | — |  | — |  |  | 44 |  | 29 |  |  | — |  | — |
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments |  | (168 | ) | (109 | ) |  | 308 |  | 196 |  |  | (513 | ) | (329 | )
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) on available- for-sale securities(3) |  | — |  | — |  |  | (18 | ) | (12 | ) |  | (341 | ) | (222 | )
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on available- for-sale securities(4) |  | (1 | ) | (1 | ) |  | 14 |  | 11 |  |  | 267 |  | 174 |
Reclassification due to Venezuela deconsolidation(1) |  | — |  | — |  |  | (10 | ) | (6 | ) |  | — |  | — |
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | (1 | ) | (1 | ) |  | (14 | ) | (7 | ) |  | (74 | ) | (48 | )
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | 11 |  | 8 |  |  | 18 |  | 12 |  |  | 9 |  | 6 |
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on cash flow hedges(5) |  | (4 | ) | (3 | ) |  | (16 | ) | (10 | ) |  | (5 | ) | (4 | )
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | 7 |  | 5 |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |  | 2 |
Total Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | (259 | ) | $ | (230 | ) |  | $ | (314 | ) | $ | (443 | ) |  | $ | (1,246 | ) | $ | (1,056 | )
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(1) | Represents reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) due to the deconsolidation of the Company’s Venezuelan operations. Cumulative translation, net actuarial gain (loss) and unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities were reclassified into the Charge for Venezuela accounting change on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(2) | These components of Other comprehensive income (loss) are included in the computation of total pension cost. See Note 10, Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits for additional details.
(3) | For the year ended December 31, 2015, these amounts included pretax net losses of $50 related to the remeasurement of the bolivar-denominated fixed interest rate bonds and the devaluation-protected bonds in Venezuela.
For the year ended December 31, 2014, these amounts included pretax losses of $324 related to the remeasurement of the bolivar-denominated fixed interest rate bonds and the devaluation-protected bonds in Venezuela.
(4) | Represents reclassification of losses on the Venezuela bonds into Other (income) expense, net due to an impairment in the fair value of the bonds as a result of the effective devaluations in the second and third quarters of 2015 and the first and third quarters of 2014.
(5) | These (gains) losses are reclassified into Cost of sales. See Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for additional details.
There were no tax impacts on Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Noncontrolling interests. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of cumulative foreign currency translation gains and losses, unrecognized pension and other retiree benefit costs, unrealized gains and losses from derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted primarily of aftertax unrecognized pension and other retiree benefit costs of $977 and $868, respectively, and cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments of $3,212 and $3,087, respectively. Foreign currency translation adjustments in 2016 primarily reflect losses from the Mexican peso and the Euro, partially offset by gains from the Brazilian real. In 2015, foreign currency translation adjustments primarily reflect losses from the Euro, the Brazilian real, the Mexican peso and the Swiss franc.

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