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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) business_segment | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of product segments (in segments) | business_segment |  | 2 |  |
Number of reportable segments (in segments) | business_segment |  | 5 |  |
Number of operating segments (in segments) | business_segment |  | 5 |  |
Total Global Growth and Efficiency Program charges, pretax |  | $ 169 | $ 105 | $ 170
Charges for litigation matters |  | 0 | 17 | 14
Gain on sale of land in Mexico |  | 0 | 97 | 0
Charge for Venezuela accounting change |  | 0 | 0 | 1,084
Venezuela remeasurement charges |  | 0 | 0 | 34
Gain on sale of business |  | 0 | 0 | 187
Net sales |  | 15,454 | 15,195 | 16,034
Operating profit |  | 3,589 | 3,837 | 2,789
Capital expenditures |  | 553 | 593 | 691
Depreciation and amortization |  | 475 | 443 | 449
Identifiable assets |  | $ 12,676 | $ 12,123 | $ 11,935
Percentage of corporate identifiable assets consisting of derivative instruments |  | 5.00% | 24.00% | 76.00%
Percentage of corporate identifiable assets consisting of investments in equity securities |  | 86.00% | 68.00% | 23.00%
Total long lived assets |  | $ 7,908 | $ 7,642 | $ 7,420
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 13,162 | 12,931 | 13,822
Operating profit |  | 3,767 | 3,814 | 3,864
Capital expenditures |  | 402 | 433 | 490
Depreciation and amortization |  | 323 | 297 | 309
Identifiable assets |  | 11,600 | 11,058 | 10,751
Operating Segments | Pet Nutrition |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 2,292 | 2,264 | 2,212
Operating profit |  | 653 | 653 | 612
Capital expenditures |  | 33 | 38 | 34
Depreciation and amortization |  | 53 | 53 | 52
Identifiable assets |  | 1,026 | 1,009 | 1,006
Corporate |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  | (831) | (630) | (1,687)
Capital expenditures |  | 118 | 122 | 167
Depreciation and amortization |  | 99 | 93 | 88
Identifiable assets |  | 50 | 56 | 178
CP Venezuela |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Charge for Venezuela accounting change |  |  |  | 1,084
Venezuela remeasurement charges |  |  |  | 34
MEXICO |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of land in Mexico | $ 97 |  | 97 |
North America | Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 3,117 | 3,183 | 3,149
Operating profit |  | 986 | 1,030 | 974
Capital expenditures |  | 74 | 151 | 207
Depreciation and amortization |  | 58 | 54 | 47
Identifiable assets |  | 2,608 | 2,685 | 2,622
Latin America | Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 3,887 | 3,650 | 4,327
Operating profit |  | 1,162 | 1,132 | 1,209
Capital expenditures |  | 127 | 94 | 110
Depreciation and amortization |  | 82 | 76 | 88
Identifiable assets |  | 2,423 | 2,314 | 2,314
Europe | Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 2,394 | 2,342 | 2,411
Operating profit |  | 599 | 579 | 615
Capital expenditures |  | 63 | 51 | 40
Depreciation and amortization |  | 74 | 64 | 67
Identifiable assets |  | 3,781 | 3,554 | 3,308
Asia Pacific | Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 2,781 | 2,796 | 2,937
Operating profit |  | 841 | 887 | 888
Capital expenditures |  | 125 | 120 | 121
Depreciation and amortization |  | 101 | 96 | 99
Identifiable assets |  | 2,244 | 2,006 | 2,031
Africa/Eurasia | Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 983 | 960 | 998
Operating profit |  | 179 | 186 | 178
Capital expenditures |  | 13 | 17 | 12
Depreciation and amortization |  | 8 | 7 | 8
Identifiable assets |  | 544 | 499 | 476
United States | Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 2,865 | 2,932 | 2,896
United States | Pet Nutrition |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 1,246 | 1,243 | 1,223
Global Growth and Efficiency Program |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Global Growth and Efficiency Program charges, pretax |  | $ 333 | $ 228 | 254
Home Care | Europe South Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of business |  |  |  | $ 187
Sales Revenue, Net |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of consolidated Net sales represented by sales outside US |  | 75.00% |  |
Percentage of consolidated Net sales coming from emerging markets |  | 50.00% |  |
Percentage of consolidated sales represented by one customer |  | 11.00% |  |

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