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Acquisitions - Acquisitions (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 19, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 19, 2019 EUR (€) | Aug. 15, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,508 | $ 2,530
Decrease in goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 105 |
Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business |  | $ 1,674 | € 1,516 |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred, other |  | 38 | € 32 |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  | 1,712 |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  | 1,051 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 923 |  |  |  |  |
Increase in intangible current assets |  |  |  |  |  | 105 |
Nigeria Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  | $ 31 |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |
PCA Skin and Elta MD |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business |  |  |  |  | $ 730 |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 369 |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 397 |  |
Trademarks - finite life | Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  | 774 |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks - finite life | PCA Skin and Elta MD |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 231 |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  | 25 years |  |
Customer Relationships | Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  | $ 277 |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  | 14 years | 14 years |  |  |  |
Customer Relationships | PCA Skin and Elta MD |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 133 |  |
Minimum | Customer Relationships | PCA Skin and Elta MD |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |
Maximum | Customer Relationships | PCA Skin and Elta MD |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  | 13 years |  |
Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 3,493 | 2,515
North America | PCA Skin and Elta MD |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 397 |  |
Percent of goodwill deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  |  | 45.00% |  |
Europe | Oral, Personal and Home Care |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,234 | $ 1,302
Europe | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 923 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Hello Product LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business | $ 351 |  |  |  |  |  |

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