Supplemental Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Supplemental Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Information

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)

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(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.

There were no tax impacts on Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Noncontrolling interests.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of cumulative foreign currency translation gains and losses, unrecognized pension and other retiree benefit costs and unrealized gains and losses from derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted primarily of aftertax unrecognized pension and other retiree benefit costs of $1,178 and $1,138, respectively, and cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments of $3,158 and $3,128, respectively. Foreign currency translation adjustments in 2020 primarily reflect losses from the Brazilian real and the Mexican peso. Foreign currency translation adjustments in 2019 primarily reflect gains from the Thai baht and the Mexican peso.