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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017		Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	$ 3,845	$ 3,974	[1]	$ 11,733	$ 11,562	[1]
Total Operating profit	874	957	[1]	2,803	2,747	[1]
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	3,263	3,401		9,975	9,863
Total Operating profit	875	994		2,770	2,880
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	858	795		2,509	2,319
Total Operating profit	259	264		780	766
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	856	985		2,718	2,911
Total Operating profit	222	303		757	883
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	640	642		1,908	1,784
Total Operating profit	162	163		480	451
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	673	728		2,106	2,111
Total Operating profit	191	220		620	645
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Africa/Eurasia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	236	251		734	738
Total Operating profit	41	44		133	135
Operating Segments | Pet Nutrition
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	582	573		1,758	1,699
Total Operating profit	163	167		492	499
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Operating profit	$ (164)	$ (204)		$ (459)	$ (632)
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%	48.00%		47.00%	48.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Personal Care | Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	20.00%	20.00%		20.00%	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%	14.00%		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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