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Shareholders' Equity | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Shareholders' Equity | Shareholders’ Equity Changes in the components of Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 are as follows:
| Colgate-Palmolive Company Shareholders’ Equity |  | Noncontrolling Interests
| Common Stock |  | Additional Paid-in Capital |  | Unearned Compensation |  | Treasury Stock |  | Retained Earnings |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  |
Balance, December 31, 2016 | $ | 1,466 |  |  | $ | 1,691 |  |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | (19,135 | ) |  | $ | 19,922 |  |  | $ | (4,180 | ) |  | $ | 260 |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,701 |  |  |  |  | 120 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 346 |  |  | 11 |
Dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,406 | ) |  |  |  |  | (16 | )
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  | 106 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for stock options |  |  |  | 166 |  |  |  |  |  | 274 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for restricted stock units |  |  | (33 | ) |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,055 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, September 30, 2017 | $ | 1,466 |  |  | $ | 1,932 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (19,878 | ) |  | $ | 20,207 |  |  | $ | (3,834 | ) |  | $ | 375 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes cumulative translation losses of $2,929 and $3,212 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, and unrecognized retirement plan and other retiree benefits costs of $898 and $977 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208762 + Details
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