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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2016
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company    
Basic EPS $ 570 $ 533
Diluted EPS $ 570 $ 533
Shares    
Basic EPS (in shares) 884,700,000 893,700,000
Stock options and restricted stock units (in shares) 6,300,000 6,500,000
Diluted EPS (in shares) 891,000,000 900,200,000
Per Share    
Basic EPS (in dollars per share) $ 0.64 $ 0.60
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share) $ 0.64 $ 0.59
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 9,182,150 3,361,727