CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,414	$ 4,153	$ 13,018	$ 12,147
Cost of sales	1,791	1,613	5,202	4,773
Gross profit	2,623	2,540	7,816	7,374
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,636	1,518	4,809	4,386
Other (income) expense, net	20	4	40	72
Operating profit	967	1,018	2,967	2,916
Non-service related postretirement costs	16	15	52	56
Interest (income) expense, net	98	36	152	107
Income before income taxes	853	967	2,763	2,753
Provision for income taxes	172	222	613	585
Net income including noncontrolling interests	681	745	2,150	2,168
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	47	47	132	120
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	$ 634	$ 698	$ 2,018	$ 2,048
Earnings per common share, basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.81	$ 2.39	$ 2.39
Earnings per common share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.81	$ 2.38	$ 2.38

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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