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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The net carrying value of Goodwill as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 by segment was as follows:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 343 |  |  | $ | 336 |
Latin America |  | 256 |  |  | 260 |
Europe |  | 1,333 |  |  | 1,233 |
Asia Pacific |  | 190 |  |  | 187 |
Africa/Eurasia |  | 81 |  |  | 76 |
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care |  | 2,203 |  |  | 2,092 |
Pet Nutrition |  | 15 |  |  | 15 |
Total Goodwill |  | $ | 2,218 |  |  | $ | 2,107 |
Schedule Of Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class | Other intangible assets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were comprised of the following:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Trademarks |  | $ | 547 |  |  | $ | (337 | ) |  | $ | 210 |  |  | $ | 539 |  |  | $ | (317 | ) |  | $ | 222 |
Other finite life intangible assets |  | 249 |  |  | (103 | ) |  | 146 |  |  | 231 |  |  | (78 | ) |  | 153 |
Indefinite life intangible assets |  | 985 |  |  | — |  |  | 985 |  |  | 938 |  |  | — |  |  | 938 |
Total Other intangible assets |  | $ | 1,781 |  |  | $ | (440 | ) |  | $ | 1,341 |  |  | $ | 1,708 |  |  | $ | (395 | ) |  | $ | 1,313 |

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- Definition Disclosure of amortizable intangible assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. Disclosure of the carrying value of intangible assets not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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