CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 3,928	$ 3,845	$ 11,678	$ 11,733
Cost of sales	1,612	1,576	4,767	4,755
Gross profit	2,316	2,269	6,911	6,978
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,429	1,369	4,163	4,061
Other (income) expense, net	31	26	125	114
Operating profit	856	874	2,623	2,803
Non-service related postretirement costs	27	18	79	65
Interest (income) expense, net	35	36	113	106
Income before income taxes	794	820	2,431	2,632
Provision for income taxes	167	258	586	717
Net income including noncontrolling interests	627	562	1,845	1,915
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	49	39	121	121
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	$ 578	$ 523	$ 1,724	$ 1,794
Earnings per common share, basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.67	$ 0.60	$ 2.00	$ 2.06
Earnings per common share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.67	$ 0.60	$ 2.00	$ 2.05

The aggregate interest and debt related expenses associated with nonoperating financing activities of the entity, less the amount of income derived from investments in debt securities and on cash and cash equivalents, the earnings of which reflect the time value of money or transactions in which the payments are for the use or forbearance of money.

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