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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017		Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	$ 3,886	$ 3,826	[1]	$ 7,888	$ 7,588	[1]
Total Operating profit	946	878	[1]	1,929	1,790	[1]
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	3,294	3,254		6,712	6,462
Total Operating profit	927	961		1,895	1,886
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	824	764		1,651	1,524
Total Operating profit	264	255		521	502
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	933	1,002		1,862	1,926
Total Operating profit	262	309		535	580
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	620	584		1,268	1,142
Total Operating profit	156	146		318	288
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	674	663		1,433	1,383
Total Operating profit	203	206		429	425
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Africa/Eurasia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	243	241		498	487
Total Operating profit	42	45		92	91
Operating Segments | Pet Nutrition
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	592	572		1,176	1,126
Total Operating profit	165	169		329	332
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Operating profit	$ (146)	$ (252)		$ (295)	$ (428)
Product Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	100.00%	100.00%		100.00%	100.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Oral Care | Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	47.00%	47.00%		48.00%	48.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Personal Care | Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	20.00%	20.00%		19.00%	19.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Home Care | Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	18.00%	18.00%		18.00%	18.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Pet Nutrition | Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	15.00%	15.00%		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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