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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of product segments (in segments) | segment | 2 |  |
Number of operating segments (in segments) | segment | 5 |  |
Number of reportable segments (in segments) | segment | 5 |  |
Non-service related postretirement costs | $ 24 | $ 27 | [1]
Total Net sales | 4,002 | 3,762 |
Total Operating profit | $ 983 | 912 | [1]
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% |  |
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Net sales | $ 3,418 | 3,208 |
Total Operating profit | 968 | 925 |
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | North America |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-service related postretirement costs |  | 14 |
Total Net sales | 827 | 760 |
Total Operating profit | 257 | 247 |
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Latin America |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-service related postretirement costs |  | 2 |
Total Net sales | 929 | 924 |
Total Operating profit | 273 | 271 |
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Europe |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-service related postretirement costs |  | 2 |
Total Net sales | 648 | 558 |
Total Operating profit | 162 | 142 |
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Asia Pacific |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-service related postretirement costs |  | 0 |
Total Net sales | 759 | 720 |
Total Operating profit | 226 | 219 |
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Africa/Eurasia |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-service related postretirement costs |  | 1 |
Total Net sales | 255 | 246 |
Total Operating profit | 50 | 46 |
Operating Segments | Pet Nutrition |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-service related postretirement costs |  | 6 |
Total Net sales | 584 | 554 |
Total Operating profit | 164 | 163 |
Corporate |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-service related postretirement costs |  | 2 |
Total Operating profit | $ (149) | $ (176) |
Product Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Percent of net sales | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Product Concentration Risk | Oral Care | Sales Revenue, Net |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Percent of net sales | 49.00% | 49.00% |
Product Concentration Risk | Personal Care | Sales Revenue, Net |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Percent of net sales | 19.00% | 18.00% |
Product Concentration Risk | Home Care | Sales Revenue, Net |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Percent of net sales | 17.00% | 18.00% |
Product Concentration Risk | Pet Nutrition | Sales Revenue, Net |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Percent of net sales | 15.00% | 15.00% |
[1] | Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation as a result of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-07, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.” For further information regarding the impact of the reclassification, see Note 1, Basis of Presentation, Note 3, Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Updated Accounting Policies and Note 13, Segment Information to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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