XML 64 R38.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.19.3

Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges - Restructuring Charges Incurred, by Segment (Details) - Global Growth and Efficiency Program	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		84 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related to Segment	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Percent of Restructuring Charges Related to Segment, Program-to-date Accumulated Charges					100.00%
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related to Segment	2.00%	40.00%	5.00%	25.00%
Percent of Restructuring Charges Related to Segment, Program-to-date Accumulated Charges					8.00%
Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related to Segment	88.00%	41.00%	70.00%	42.00%
Percent of Restructuring Charges Related to Segment, Program-to-date Accumulated Charges					42.00%
North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related to Segment	1.00%	16.00%	2.00%	17.00%
Percent of Restructuring Charges Related to Segment, Program-to-date Accumulated Charges					17.00%
Latin America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related to Segment	0.00%	8.00%	15.00%	11.00%
Percent of Restructuring Charges Related to Segment, Program-to-date Accumulated Charges					5.00%
Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related to Segment	11.00%	(24.00%)	4.00%	(4.00%)
Percent of Restructuring Charges Related to Segment, Program-to-date Accumulated Charges					19.00%
Asia Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related to Segment	0.00%	14.00%	5.00%	4.00%
Percent of Restructuring Charges Related to Segment, Program-to-date Accumulated Charges					4.00%
Africa/Eurasia
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related to Segment	(2.00%)	5.00%	(1.00%)	5.00%
Percent of Restructuring Charges Related to Segment, Program-to-date Accumulated Charges					5.00%

X

- Definition

Percent Of Total Restructuring Charges Related To Segment for the period

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cl_PercentOfTotalRestructuringChargesRelatedToSegmentForPeriod
Namespace Prefix:	cl_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

PercentOfRestructuringChargesReportableSegmentProgramChargesIncurredToDate

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cl_Percentofrestructuringchargesreportablesegmentprogramchargesincurredtodate
Namespace Prefix:	cl_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis=cl_GlobalGrowthandEfficiencyProgramMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=cl_PetNutritionMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_StatementGeographicalAxis=srt_NorthAmericaMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_StatementGeographicalAxis=srt_LatinAmericaMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_StatementGeographicalAxis=srt_EuropeMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_StatementGeographicalAxis=srt_AsiaPacificMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_StatementGeographicalAxis=cl_AfricaEurasiaMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: