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Supplemental Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Other comprehensive income (loss) components attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company before tax and net of tax during the years ended December 31 were as follows:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  | Pre-tax | Net of Tax |  | Pre-tax | Net of Tax |  | Pre-tax | Net of Tax
Cumulative translation adjustments |  | $ | 218 |  | $ | 285 |  |  | $ | (97 | ) | $ | (125 | ) |  | $ | (721 | ) | $ | (745 | )
Reclassification due to Venezuela deconsolidation(1) |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | 111 |  | 111 |
Cumulative translation adjustments |  | 218 |  | 285 |  |  | (97 | ) | (125 | ) |  | (610 | ) | (634 | )
Pension and other benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial gain (loss), prior service costs and settlements during the period |  | 21 |  | 9 |  |  | (231 | ) | (152 | ) |  | 182 |  | 115 |
Amortization of net actuarial loss, transition and prior service costs(2) |  | 71 |  | 45 |  |  | 63 |  | 43 |  |  | 82 |  | 52 |
Reclassification due to Venezuela deconsolidation(1) |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | 44 |  | 29 |
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments |  | 92 |  | 54 |  |  | (168 | ) | (109 | ) |  | 308 |  | 196 |
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) on available- for-sale securities(3) |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | (18 | ) | (12 | )
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on available- for-sale securities(4) |  | — |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) | (1 | ) |  | 14 |  | 11 |
Reclassification due to Venezuela deconsolidation(1) |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | (10 | ) | (6 | )
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | — |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) | (1 | ) |  | (14 | ) | (7 | )
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | (25 | ) | (16 | ) |  | 11 |  | 8 |  |  | 18 |  | 12 |
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on cash flow hedges(5) |  | 3 |  | 2 |  |  | (4 | ) | (3 | ) |  | (16 | ) | (10 | )
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | (22 | ) | (14 | ) |  | 7 |  | 5 |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |
Total Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 288 |  | $ | 325 |  |  | $ | (259 | ) | $ | (230 | ) |  | $ | (314 | ) | $ | (443 | )
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(1) | Represents reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) due to the deconsolidation of the Company’s Venezuelan operations. Cumulative translation, net actuarial gain (loss) and unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities were reclassified into the Charge for Venezuela accounting change on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(2) | These components of Other comprehensive income (loss) are included in the computation of total pension cost. See Note 10, Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits for additional details.
(3) | For the year ended December 31, 2015, these amounts included pretax net losses of $50 related to the remeasurement of the bolivar-denominated fixed interest rate bonds and the devaluation-protected bonds in Venezuela.
(4) | Represents reclassification of losses on the Venezuela bonds into Other (income) expense, net due to an impairment in the fair value of the bonds as a result of the effective devaluations in the second and third quarters of 2015.
(5) | These (gains) losses are reclassified into Cost of sales. See Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for additional details.

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