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Supplemental Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | Pretax | Net of Tax |  | Pretax | Net of Tax |  | Pretax | Net of Tax
Cumulative translation adjustments |  | $ | (119) |  | $ | (30) |  |  | $ | 49 |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | (233) |  | $ | (218) |
Pension and other benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial gain (loss), prior service costs and settlements during the period |  | (125) |  | (97) |  |  | (204) |  | (154) |  |  | (21) |  | (16) |
Amortization of net actuarial loss, transition and prior service costs(1) |  | 74 |  | 57 |  |  | 72 |  | 54 |  |  | 69 |  | 54 |
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments |  | (51) |  | (40) |  |  | (132) |  | (100) |  |  | 48 |  | 38 |
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | (3) |  | (2) |  |  | (9) |  | (7) |  |  | 10 |  | 8 |
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on cash flow hedges(2) |  | — |  | — |  |  | (6) |  | (5) |  |  | 3 |  | 2 |
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | (3) |  | (2) |  |  | (15) |  | (12) |  |  | 13 |  | 10 |
Total Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | (173) |  | $ | (72) |  |  | $ | (98) |  | $ | (85) |  |  | $ | (172) |  | $ | (170) |
_________ (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=121641772&loc=d3e526-108580 + Details
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