CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,260	$ 3,897	$ 8,604	$ 7,994
Cost of sales	1,704	1,528	3,411	3,160
Gross profit	2,556	2,369	5,193	4,834
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,568	1,395	3,173	2,868
Other (income) expense, net	(8)	28	20	68
Operating profit	996	946	2,000	1,898
Non-service related postretirement costs	18	20	36	41
Interest (income) expense, net	25	35	54	71
Income before income taxes	953	891	1,910	1,786
Provision for income taxes	212	216	441	363
Net income including noncontrolling interests	741	675	1,469	1,423
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	38	40	85	73
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	$ 703	$ 635	$ 1,384	$ 1,350
Earnings per common share, basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.83	$ 0.74	$ 1.63	$ 1.58
Earnings per common share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.83	$ 0.74	$ 1.63	$ 1.57

The aggregate interest and debt related expenses associated with nonoperating financing activities of the entity, less the amount of income derived from investments in debt securities and on cash and cash equivalents, the earnings of which reflect the time value of money or transactions in which the payments are for the use or forbearance of money.

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