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Earnings Per Share
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share
For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, earnings per share were as follows:
 Three Months Ended
 September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
 Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive CompanyShares
(millions)		Per
Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive CompanyShares
(millions)		Per
Share
Basic EPS$634 843.6 $0.75 $698 859.0 $0.81 
Stock options and
restricted stock units
2.8   2.8  
Diluted EPS$634 846.4 $0.75 $698 861.8 $0.81 
For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the average number of stock options and restricted stock units that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 2,318,391 and 2,693,996, respectively.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, earnings per share were as follows:
 Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
 Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive CompanyShares
(millions)		Per
Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive CompanyShares
(millions)		Per
Share
Basic EPS$2,018 845.9 $2.39 $2,048 857.7 $2.39 
Stock options and
restricted stock units
3.1   1.8  
Diluted EPS$2,018 849.0 $2.38 $2,048 859.5 $2.38 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the average number of stock options and restricted stock units that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 2,763,779 and 15,862,643, respectively.
Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each quarter and any year-to-date period presented. As a result of changes in the number of shares outstanding during the year and rounding, the sum of the quarters’ earnings per share may not necessarily equal the earnings per share for any year-to-date period.