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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, earnings per share were as follows:

	2019											2018											2017
	Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company				Shares (millions)			Per Share				Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company				Shares (millions)			Per Share				Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company				Shares (millions)			Per Share
Basic EPS	$	2,367			859.1			$	2.76			$	2,400			870.6			$	2.76			$	2,024			881.8			$	2.30
Stock options and restricted stock units					2.0											2.4											6.0
Diluted EPS	$	2,367			861.1			$	2.75			$	2,400			873.0			$	2.75			$	2,024			887.8			$	2.28

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB
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