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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company        
Basic EPS $ 607 $ 702 $ 1,701 $ 1,835
Diluted EPS $ 607 $ 702 $ 1,701 $ 1,835
Shares        
Basic EPS (in shares) 880,700,000 891,900,000 883,000,000 893,200,000
Stock options and restricted stock units (in shares) 5,600,000 7,300,000 6,300,000 7,000,000
Diluted EPS (in shares) 886,300,000 899,200,000 889,300,000 900,200,000
Per Share        
Basic EPS (in dollars per share) $ 0.69 $ 0.79 $ 1.93 $ 2.05
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share) $ 0.68 $ 0.78 $ 1.91 $ 2.04
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 9,502,329 1,980,457 9,209,060 1,212,685