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Supplemental Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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:
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  | Pre-tax | Net of Tax |  | Pre-tax | Net of Tax |  | Pre-tax | Net of Tax
Cumulative translation adjustments |  | $ | (233 | ) | $ | (218 | ) |  | $ | 218 |  | $ | 285 |  |  | $ | (97 | ) | $ | (125 | )
Pension and other benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial gain (loss), prior service costs and settlements during the period |  | (21 | ) | (16 | ) |  | 21 |  | 9 |  |  | (231 | ) | (152 | )
Amortization of net actuarial loss, transition and prior service costs(1) |  | 69 |  | 54 |  |  | 71 |  | 45 |  |  | 63 |  | 43 |
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments |  | 48 |  | 38 |  |  | 92 |  | 54 |  |  | (168 | ) | (109 | )
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on available- for-sale securities |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) | (1 | )
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) | (1 | )
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | 10 |  | 8 |  |  | (25 | ) | (16 | ) |  | 11 |  | 8 |
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on cash flow hedges(2) |  | 3 |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  | 2 |  |  | (4 | ) | (3 | )
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | 13 |  | 10 |  |  | (22 | ) | (14 | ) |  | 7 |  | 5 |
Total Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | (172 | ) | $ | (170 | ) |  | $ | 288 |  | $ | 325 |  |  | $ | (259 | ) | $ | (230 | )
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(1) | 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.
(2) | 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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- Definition Tabular disclosure of components of comprehensive income (loss). Includes, but is not limited to, foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated as economic hedges of a net investment in foreign entity, gain (loss) and prior service cost (credit) for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114867106&loc=d3e526-108580 + Details
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