10-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from  to .

Commission File Number 1-644

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	13-1815595
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
300 Park Avenue, New York, New York	10022
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 212-310-2000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value 4.75% Notes due 2014	New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ Nox

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes T No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes T No £

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer T	Accelerated filer £
Non-accelerated filer £ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

The aggregate market value of Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2013 (the last business day of its most recently completed second quarter) was approximately $53.0 billion.

There were 918,943,637 shares of Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock outstanding as of January 31, 2014.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Documents	Form 10-K Reference
Portions of Proxy Statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders	Part III, Items 10 through 14

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Table of Contents

Part I		Page
Item 1.	Business	1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	4
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	9
Item 2.	Properties	9
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	10
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	13
Part II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	14
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	14
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	15
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	42
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	42
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	42
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	42
Item 9B.	Other Information	42
Part III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	43
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	43
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	43
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence	44
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	44
Part IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	45
Signatures		46

PART I

ITEM 1.    BUSINESS

(a) General Development of the Business

Colgate-Palmolive Company (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Colgate”) is a leading consumer products company whose products are marketed in over 200 countries and territories throughout the world. Colgate was founded in 1806 and incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1923.

For recent business developments and other information, refer to the information set forth under the captions “Executive Overview and Outlook,” “Results of Operations,” “Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Part II, Item 7 of this report.

(b) Financial Information about Segments

Worldwide Net sales and Operating profit by business segment and geographic region during the last three years appear under the caption “Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of this report and in Note 15, Segment Information to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(c) Narrative Description of the Business

The Company operates in two product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. Colgate is a global leader in Oral Care with the leading toothpaste and manual toothbrush brands throughout many parts of the world according to value share data. Colgate’s Oral Care products include Colgate Total, Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief, Colgate Max Fresh, Colgate Optic White and Colgate Luminous White toothpastes, Colgate 360° and Colgate Slim Soft manual toothbrushes and Colgate Optic White, Colgate Total and Colgate Plax mouthwash. Colgate’s Oral Care business also includes dental floss and pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals.

Colgate is a leader in many product categories of the Personal Care market with global leadership in liquid hand soap, which it sells under the Palmolive, Protex and Softsoap brands. Colgate’s Personal Care products also include Palmolive, Sanex and Softsoap brand shower gels, Palmolive, Irish Spring and Protex bar soaps and Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick and Sanex deodorants and antiperspirants. Colgate is the market leader in liquid hand soap in the U.S. with its line of Softsoap brand products according to value share data. Colgate’s Personal Care business outside the U.S. also includes Palmolive and Caprice shampoos and conditioners.

Colgate manufactures and markets a wide array of products for the Home Care market, including Palmolive and Ajax dishwashing liquids, Fabuloso and Ajax household cleaners and Murphy’s Oil Soap. Colgate is a market leader in fabric conditioners with leading brands including Suavitel in Latin America and Soupline in Europe. Colgate is a market leader in laundry detergent in the South Pacific according to value share data.

Sales of Oral, Personal and Home Care products accounted for 46%, 21% and 20%, respectively, of the Company’s total worldwide Net sales in 2013. Geographically, Oral Care is a significant part of the Company’s business in Asia,comprising approximately 86% of Net sales in that region for 2013.

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Colgate, through its Hill’s Pet Nutrition segment (“Hill’s”), is a world leader in specialty pet nutrition products for dogs and cats with products marketed in over 95 countries worldwide. Hill’s markets pet foods primarily under three trademarks: Hill’s Science Diet, which is sold by authorized pet supply retailers and veterinarians for everyday nutritional needs; Hill’s Prescription Diet, a range of therapeutic products sold by veterinarians and authorized pet supply retailers to help nutritionally manage disease conditions in dogs and cats; and Hill’s Ideal Balance, a range of products with natural ingredients, sold by authorized pet supply retailers and veterinarians. Sales of Pet Nutrition products accounted for 13% of the Company’s total worldwide Net sales in 2013.

For more information regarding the Company’s worldwide Net sales by product category, refer to Note 1, Nature of Operations and Note 15, Segment Information to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

For additional information regarding value share data, see “Market Share Information” in Part II, Item 7 of this report.

Research and Development

Strong research and development capabilities and alliances enable Colgate to support its many brands with technologically sophisticated products to meet consumers’ oral, personal and home care and pet nutrition needs.  The Company’s spending related to research and development activities was $267 million in 2013, $259 million in 2012 and $262 million in 2011.

Distribution; Raw Materials; Competition; Trademarks and Patents

The Company’s products are marketed by a direct sales force at individual operating subsidiaries or business units and by distributors or brokers. No single customer accounts for 10% or more of the Company’s sales.

The majority of raw and packaging materials are purchased from other companies and are available from several sources. No single raw or packaging material represents, and no single supplier provides, a significant portion of the Company’s total material requirements. For certain materials, however, new suppliers may have to be qualified under industry, governmental and Colgate standards, which can require additional investment and take some period of time. Raw and packaging material commodities such as resins, pulp, essential oils, tallow, tropical oils, poultry, corn and soybeans are subject to market price variations.

The Company’s products are sold in a highly competitive global marketplace which has experienced increased trade concentration and the growing presence of large-format retailers and discounters. Products similar to those produced and sold by the Company are available from multinational and local competitors in the U.S. and overseas. Certain of the Company’s competitors are larger and have greater resources than the Company. In addition, private label brands sold by retail trade chains are a source of competition for certain of the Company’s product lines. Product quality, innovation, brand recognition, marketing capability and acceptance of new products largely determine success in the Company’s operating segments.

Trademarks are considered to be of material importance to the Company’s business. The Company follows a practice of seeking trademark protection in the U.S. and throughout the world where the Company’s products are sold. Principal global and regional trademarks include Colgate, Palmolive, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet, Hill’s Prescription Diet and Hill’s Ideal Balance. The Company’s rights in these trademarks endure for as long as they are used and/or registered. Although the Company actively develops and maintains a portfolio of patents, no single patent is considered significant to the business as a whole.

Environmental Matters

The Company has programs that are designed to ensure that its operations and facilities meet or exceed standards established by applicable environmental rules and regulations. Capital expenditures for environmental control facilities totaled $24 million for 2013. For future years, expenditures are currently expected to be of a similar magnitude. For additional information regarding environmental matters refer to Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Employees

As of December 31, 2013, the Company employed approximately 37,400 employees.

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Executive Officers of the Registrant

The following is a list of executive officers as of February 20, 2014:

Name	Age	Date First Elected Officer	Present Title
Ian Cook	61	1996	Chairman of the Board
			President and Chief Executive Officer
Fabian T. Garcia	54	2003	Chief Operating Officer
			Global Innovation and Growth, Europe/South Pacific
			and Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Franck J. Moison	60	2002	Chief Operating Officer
			Emerging Markets and Business Development
Dennis J. Hickey	65	1998	Chief Financial Officer
Andrew D. Hendry	66	1991	Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Victoria L. Dolan	54	2011	Vice President and Corporate Controller
Elaine C. Paik	49	2010	Vice President and Corporate Treasurer
Ronald T. Martin	65	2001	Vice President
			Global Sustainability and Social Responsibility
John J. Huston	59	2002	Senior Vice President
			Office of the Chairman
Delia H. Thompson	64	2002	Senior Vice President
			Investor Relations
Daniel B. Marsili	53	2005	Senior Vice President
			Global Human Resources
Alexandre de Guillenchmidt	68	2008	President
			Colgate – Europe/South Pacific
P. Justin Skala	54	2008	President
			Colgate – North America and Global Sustainability
Noel R. Wallace	49	2009	President
			Colgate – Latin America
Francis M. Williamson	66	2010	Vice President
			Finance and Strategic Planning
			Latin America
Thomas W. Greene	47	2011	Vice President
			Chief Information and Business Services Officer
Patricia Verduin	54	2011	Vice President
			Chief Technology Officer
Nigel B. Burton	55	2012	Chief Marketing Officer
Michael Corbo	54	2012	Vice President
			Global Supply Chain
Stephen J. Fogarty	64	2012	Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Peter Brons-Poulsen	57	2013	President and Chief Executive Officer
			Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Mukul Deoras	50	2013	President
			Colgate – Asia
Panagiotis Tsourapas	49	2013	President
			Colgate – Africa/Eurasia

Each of the executive officers listed above has served the registrant or its subsidiaries in various executive capacities for the past five years. Under the Company’s By-Laws, the officers of the corporation hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until they have resigned, retired or been removed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). There are no family relationships between any of the executive officers, and there is no arrangement or understanding between any executive officer and any other person pursuant to which the executive officer was elected.

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(d) Financial Information about Geographic Areas

For financial data by geographic region, refer to the information set forth under the caption “Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7, of this report and in Note 15, Segment Information to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  For a discussion of risks associated with our international operations, see Item 1A “Risk Factors.”

(e) Available Information

The Company’s web site address is www.colgatepalmolive.com. The information contained on the Company’s web site is not included as a part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company makes available, free of charge, on its web site its annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, its interactive data files posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, its current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to such reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has electronically filed such material with, or furnished it to, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Also available on the Company’s web site are the Company’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Governance Guidelines, the charters of the Committees of the Board, reports under Section 16 of the Exchange Act of transactions in Company stock by directors and officers and its proxy statements.

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

Set forth below is a summary of the material risks to an investment in our securities.  These risks are not the only ones we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also have an adverse effect on us. If any of the below risks actually occur, our business, results of operations, cash flows or financial condition could be materially and adversely impacted, which might cause the value of our securities to decline.

We face risks associated with significant international operations, including exposure to foreign currency fluctuations.

We operate on a global basis with approximately 80% of our Net sales originating in markets outside the U.S. While geographic diversity helps to reduce our exposure to risks in any one country or part of the world, it also means that we are subject to the full range of risks associated with significant international operations, including, but not limited to:

▪ changes in exchange rates for foreign currencies, which may reduce the U.S. dollar value of revenues, profits and cash flows we receive from non-U.S. markets or increase our supply costs, as measured in U.S. dollars, in those markets,

▪ exchange controls and other limits on our ability to import raw materials or finished product or to repatriate earnings from overseas,

▪ political or economic instability, social or labor unrest or changing macroeconomic conditions in our markets,

▪ lack of well-established or reliable legal systems in certain countries where we operate,

▪ foreign ownership restrictions and the potential for nationalization or expropriation of property or other resources, and

▪ other foreign or domestic legal and regulatory requirements, including those resulting in potentially adverse tax consequences or the imposition of onerous trade restrictions, price controls, profit controls or other government controls.

These risks could have a significant impact on our ability to sell our products on a competitive basis in international markets and may adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

In an effort to minimize the impact on earnings of foreign currency rate movements, we engage in a combination of cost-containment measures, sourcing strategies, selling price increases and selective hedging of foreign currency transactions. However, these measures may not succeed in offsetting any negative impact of foreign currency rate movements on our business and results of operations.

For example, we have been and will continue to be impacted by developments in Venezuela including the significant devaluations of the Venezuelan bolivar fuerte that occurred in 2010 and in February 2013 and the announcements made in late January 2014. On April 1, 2012, price controls became effective in Venezuela affecting most products in our Venezuelan subsidiary’s (“CP Venezuela”) portfolio, thereby further restricting our ability to implement price increases, which had been one of the key mechanisms to offset the effects of continuing high inflation and the impact of currency devaluation. In addition, at

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times, production at CP Venezuela has been negatively impacted by labor issues within the country. Going forward, additional government actions, including in the form of further currency devaluations or continued or worsening import authorization controls, foreign exchange, price or profit controls or expropriation or other form of government take-over could have further adverse impacts on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, as could additional labor unrest in Venezuela. For additional information regarding these and other risks associated with our operations in Venezuela, refer to Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Executive Overview and Outlook” and Note 14, Venezuela to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Significant competition in our industry could adversely affect our business.

We face vigorous competition worldwide, including from local competitors and other large, multinational companies, some of which have greater resources than we do. We face this competition in several aspects of our business, including, but not limited to, the pricing of products, promotional activities, new product introductions and expansion into new geographies. Such competition also extends to administrative and legal challenges of product claims and advertising. Our ability to compete also depends on the strength of our brands and on our ability to defend our patent, trademark and trade dress rights against legal challenges brought by competitors.

We may be unable to anticipate the timing and scale of such initiatives or challenges by competitors or to successfully counteract them, which could harm our business. In addition, the cost of responding to such initiatives and challenges, including management time, out-of-pocket expenses and price reductions, may affect our performance in the relevant period. A failure to compete effectively could adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Our business is subject to legal and regulatory risks in the U.S. and abroad.

Our business is subject to extensive legal and regulatory requirements in the U.S. and abroad. Such legal and regulatory requirements apply to most aspects of our products, including their development, ingredients, manufacture, packaging, labeling, storage, transportation, distribution, export, import, advertising and sale. U.S. federal authorities, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency, regulate different aspects of our business, along with parallel authorities at the state and local levels and comparable authorities overseas. Also, our selling practices are regulated by competition law authorities in the U.S. and abroad.

Because of our extensive international operations, we could be adversely affected by violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) and similar worldwide anti-bribery laws. The FCPA and similar worldwide anti-bribery laws generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to government officials or other third parties for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. While our policies mandate compliance with these anti-bribery laws, we cannot provide assurance that our internal control policies and procedures will always protect us from reckless or criminal acts committed by our employees, joint-venture partners or agents. Violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

In addition, new or more stringent legal or regulatory requirements, or more restrictive interpretations of existing requirements, could adversely impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.  For example, from time to time, various regulatory authorities and consumer groups in Europe, the U.S. and other countries request or conduct reviews of the use of various ingredients in consumer products. Triclosan, an ingredient used by us primarily in Colgate Total toothpaste as well as certain other oral care products and soaps, is an example of an ingredient that has undergone reviews by various regulatory authorities worldwide. Triclosan is currently being evaluated under the European Union’s Regulation for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals, which requires the registration of all chemicals used in the European Union by 2018. In the U.S., the FDA is evaluating the use of triclosan and benzalkoniam chloride (an ingredient used in certain of our hand soap products) in hand soaps and hand sanitizers. In addition, potential legislation seeking to ban the sale of consumer products containing triclosan has been proposed by legislators in Chicago, Illinois and in Minnesota. A decision by a regulatory or governmental authority that triclosan, or any other of our ingredients, should not be used in certain consumer products or should otherwise be newly regulated, could adversely impact our business, as could negative reactions by our consumers, trade customers or non-governmental organizations to our use of such ingredients.  Additionally, an inability to develop new or reformulated products containing alternative ingredients or to obtain regulatory approval of such products on a timely basis could likewise adversely affect our business.    

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While it is our policy and practice to comply with all legal and regulatory requirements applicable to our business, a finding that we are in violation of, or out of compliance with, applicable laws or regulations could subject us to civil remedies, including fines, damages, injunctions or product recalls, or criminal sanctions, any of which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Even if a claim is unsuccessful, is without merit or is not fully pursued, the negative publicity surrounding such assertions regarding our products, processes or business practices could adversely affect our reputation and brand image. For information regarding our legal and regulatory matters, see Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” and Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Uncertain global economic conditions and disruptions in the credit markets may adversely affect our business.

Uncertain global economic conditions could adversely affect our business. Recent global economic trends pose challenges to our business and could result in declining revenues, profitability and cash flows. Although we continue to devote significant resources to support our brands, during periods of economic uncertainty consumers may switch to economy brands, which could reduce sales volumes of our products or result in a shift in our product mix from higher margin to lower margin product offerings. Additionally, retailers may increase pressure on our selling prices or increase promotional activity for lower-priced or value offerings as they seek to maintain sales volumes and margins.

While we currently generate significant cash flows from ongoing operations and have access to global credit markets through our various financing activities, any disruption in the credit markets could limit the availability of credit or the ability or willingness of financial institutions to extend credit, which could adversely affect our liquidity and capital resources or significantly increase our cost of capital. If any financial institutions that hold our cash or other investments or that are parties to our revolving credit facility supporting our commercial paper program or other financing arrangements, such as interest rate or foreign exchange hedging instruments, were to declare bankruptcy or become insolvent, they may be unable to perform under their agreements with us. This could leave us with reduced borrowing capacity or unhedged against certain interest rate or foreign currency exposures. In addition, tighter credit markets may lead to business disruptions for certain of our suppliers, contract manufacturers or trade customers which could, in turn, adversely impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Increasing dependence on key retailers in developed markets, changes in the policies of our retail trade customers and the emergence of new sales channels may adversely affect our business.

Our products are sold in a highly competitive global marketplace which has experienced increased trade concentration and the growing presence of large-format retailers and discounters. With the growing trend toward retail trade consolidation, we are increasingly dependent on key retailers, and some of these retailers, including large-format retailers, may have greater bargaining strength than we do. They may use this leverage to demand higher trade discounts, allowances or slotting fees, which could lead to reduced sales or profitability.

We may also be negatively affected by changes in the policies of our retail trade customers, such as inventory de-stocking, limitations on access to shelf space, delisting of our products, environmental or sustainability initiatives and other conditions. For example, a determination by a key retailer that any of our ingredients should not be used in certain consumer products or should otherwise be newly restricted could adversely impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In addition, private label products sold by retail trade chains, which are typically sold at lower prices than branded products, are a source of competition for certain of our product lines, including liquid hand soaps and shower gels. The emergence of new sales channels, such as sales via e-commerce, may affect consumer preferences and market dynamics and could also adversely impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

The growth of our business depends on the successful development and launch of innovative new products.

Our growth depends on the continued success of existing products as well as the successful development and launch of innovative new products and line extensions. The development and introduction of innovative new products and line extensions involve considerable costs, and any new product or line extension may not generate sufficient customer and consumer interest and sales to become a profitable product or to cover the costs of its development and promotion. Our ability to achieve a successful launch of a new product or line extension could be adversely affected by preemptive actions taken by competitors in response to the launch, such as increased promotional activities and advertising. In addition, our ability to create new products and line extensions and to sustain existing products is affected by whether we can successfully:

▪ develop and fund technological innovations,

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▪ obtain and maintain necessary patent and trademark protection and avoid infringing intellectual property rights of others,

▪ obtain approvals and registrations of regulated products, including from the FDA and other regulatory bodies in the U.S. and abroad, and

▪ anticipate and respond to consumer needs and preferences.

The failure to develop and launch successful new products could hinder the growth of our business and any delay in the development or launch of a new product could result in us not being the first to market, which could compromise our competitive position and adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We may not realize the benefits that we expect from our 2012 Restructuring Program.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, we commenced a four-year Global Growth and Efficiency Program (the “2012 Restructuring Program”) for sustained growth. The 2012 Restructuring Program’s initiatives are expected to help us ensure continued and solid worldwide growth in unit volume, organic sales and earnings per share and enhance our global leadership positions in our core businesses.

The successful implementation of the 2012 Restructuring Program presents significant organizational challenges and in many cases will require successful negotiations with third parties, including labor organizations, suppliers and other business partners. As a result, we may not be able to realize all of the anticipated benefits from our 2012 Restructuring Program. Events and circumstances, such as financial or strategic difficulties, delays and unexpected costs may occur that could result in our not realizing all of the anticipated benefits or our not realizing the anticipated benefits on our expected timetable. If we are unable to realize the anticipated savings of the 2012 Restructuring Program, our ability to fund other initiatives may be adversely affected. Any failure to implement the 2012 Restructuring Program in accordance with our expectations could adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Volatility in material and other costs and our increasing dependence on key suppliers could adversely impact our profitability.

Raw and packaging material commodities such as resins, pulp, essential oils, tropical oils, poultry, corn, soybeans and tallow are subject to wide price variations. Increases in the costs and availability of these commodities and the costs of energy, transportation and other necessary services may adversely affect our profit margins if we are unable to pass along any higher costs in the form of price increases or otherwise achieve cost efficiencies such as in manufacturing and distribution. In addition, our move to global suppliers for materials and other services in order to achieve cost reductions and simplify our business has resulted in an increasing dependence on key suppliers. For certain key materials, including triclosan, we use single-source suppliers. In addition, for certain materials, new suppliers may have to be qualified under industry, governmental and Colgate standards, which can require additional investment and take a significant period of time. While we believe that the supplies of raw materials needed to manufacture our products are adequate, global economic conditions, supplier capacity constraints, climatic events such as droughts or hurricanes and other factors could affect the availability of, or prices for, those raw materials, and an interruption in their supply could adversely affect our business, results of operation, cash flows and financial condition.

Damage to our reputation could have an adverse effect on our business.

Maintaining our strong reputation with consumers and our trade partners globally is critical to selling our branded products. Accordingly, we devote significant time and resources to programs designed to protect and preserve our reputation, such as our Ethics and Compliance, Sustainability, Brand Protection and Product Safety, Regulatory and Quality initiatives.  

In addition, third parties sell counterfeit versions of our products, which are inferior or may pose safety risks. As a result, consumers of our brands could confuse our products with these counterfeit products, which could cause them to refrain from purchasing our brands in the future and in turn could impair our brand equity and adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Similarly, adverse publicity about us or our brands regarding health concerns, legal or regulatory proceedings, environmental impacts, including packaging, energy and water use and waste management, or other sustainability issues, whether or not deserved, could jeopardize our reputation. In addition, negative posts or comments about us on any social media web site could harm our reputation. Damage to our reputation or loss of consumer confidence in our products for any of these

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reasons could adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, as well as require resources to rebuild our reputation.

Our business is subject to product liability and false marketing claims.

From time to time we may be subject to product liability claims alleging, among other things, that our products cause damage to property or persons, provide inadequate instructions or warnings regarding their use or contain design or manufacturing defects or contaminants. In addition, from time to time we may be subject to claims from competitors and consumers, including consumer class actions, alleging that our product claims are deceptive. Regardless of their merit, these claims can require significant time and expense to investigate and defend. For example, as described in Item 3 “Legal Proceedings,” we have been named in product liability actions alleging that certain talc products we sold prior to 1996 were contaminated with asbestos, causing harm to consumers. In addition, if one of our products, or a raw material contained in our products, is perceived or found to be defective or unsafe, we may need to recall some of our products. Whether or not a product liability or false marketing claim is successful, or a recall is required, such assertions could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, and the negative publicity surrounding them could harm our reputation and brand image.

Our business is subject to the risks inherent in global manufacturing and sourcing activities.

We are engaged in manufacturing and sourcing of products and materials on a global scale. We are subject to the risks inherent in such activities, including, but not limited to:

▪ industrial accidents or other occupational health and safety issues,

▪ environmental events,

▪ strikes and other labor disputes,

▪ disruptions in logistics,

▪ loss or impairment of key manufacturing sites,

▪ raw material and product quality or safety issues,

▪ the impact on our suppliers of tighter credit or capital markets, and

▪ natural disasters, including climatic events and earthquakes, acts of war or terrorism and other external factors over which we have no control.

While we have business continuity and contingency plans in place for key manufacturing sites and the supply of raw materials, significant disruption of manufacturing for any of the above reasons could interrupt product supply and, if not remedied, have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

A failure of a key information technology system could adversely impact our ability to conduct business.

We rely extensively on information technology systems, including some which rely on third-party service providers, in order to conduct our business.  These systems include, but are not limited to:

▪ communicating within the Company and with other parties,

▪ ordering and managing materials from suppliers,

▪ converting materials to finished products,

▪ receiving and processing orders from and shipping products to our customers,

▪ marketing products to consumers,

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▪ collecting and storing customer, consumer, employee, investor and other stakeholder information and personal data,

▪ processing transactions,

▪ summarizing and reporting results of operations,

▪ complying with legal, regulatory or tax requirements, and

▪ other processes involved in managing the business.

Although we have network security measures in place, the systems may be vulnerable to computer viruses, security breaches and other similar disruptions from unauthorized users. While we have business continuity plans in place, if the systems are damaged or cease to function properly for any reason, including the poor performance or failure of third-party service providers, catastrophic events, power outages, security breaches, network outages, failed upgrades or other similar events, and if the business continuity plans do not effectively resolve such issues on a timely basis, we may suffer interruptions in our ability to manage or conduct business as well as reputational harm, which may adversely impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Furthermore, if we suffer a loss or disclosure of confidential business or stakeholder information as a result of a breach of our information technology systems or failure of third-party service providers, we may suffer reputational, competitive, and/or business harm, which may adversely impact our business, results of operations cash flows and financial condition.

Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain key employees and the succession of senior management.

Our success largely depends on the performance of our management team and other key employees. If we are unable to attract and retain talented, highly qualified senior management and other key people, our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely affected. In addition, if we are unable to effectively provide for the succession of senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer, our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition may be adversely affected. While we follow a disciplined, ongoing succession planning process and have succession plans in place for senior management and other key executives, these do not guarantee that the services of qualified senior executives will continue to be available to us at particular moments in time.

ITEM 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES

The Company owns or leases approximately 370 properties which include manufacturing, distribution, research and office facilities worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is located in leased property at 300 Park Avenue, New York, New York.

In the U.S., the Company operates approximately 70 properties, of which 14 are owned. Major U.S. manufacturing and warehousing facilities used by the Oral, Personal and Home Care segment of our business are located in Morristown, New Jersey; Morristown, Tennessee; and Cambridge, Ohio. The Pet Nutrition segment has major facilities in Bowling Green, Kentucky; Topeka, Kansas; Emporia, Kansas; and Richmond, Indiana. The primary research center for Oral, Personal and Home Care products is located in Piscataway, New Jersey and the primary research center for Pet Nutrition products is located in Topeka, Kansas. Our global data center is also located in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Overseas, the Company operates approximately 300 properties, of which 84 are owned, in over 70 countries. Major overseas facilities used by the Oral, Personal and Home Care product segment of our business are located in Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela and Vietnam. The Pet Nutrition segment has major facilities in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.

All of the facilities we operate are well maintained and adequate for the purpose for which they are intended.

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ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As a global company serving consumers in more than 200 countries and territories, the Company is routinely subject to a wide variety of legal proceedings. These include disputes relating to intellectual property, contracts, product liability, marketing, advertising, foreign exchange controls, antitrust and trade regulation, as well as labor and employment, environmental and tax matters and consumer class actions. Management proactively reviews and monitors the Company’s exposure to, and the impact of, environmental matters. The Company is party to various environmental matters and, as such, may be responsible for all or a portion of the cleanup, restoration and post-closure monitoring of several sites.

As a matter of course, the Company is regularly audited by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other tax authorities around the world in countries where it conducts business. In this regard, all U.S. federal income tax returns through December 31, 2009 have been audited by, and settled with, the IRS. Limited matters with respect to years 2002 through 2007 had been in administrative appeals and were settled during 2013 with no adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S., state and local income tax examinations for the years prior to 2009. In addition, the Company has subsidiaries in various foreign jurisdictions that have statutes of limitations for tax audits generally ranging from three to six years.

The Company establishes accruals for loss contingencies when it has determined that a loss is probable and that the amount of loss, or range of loss, can be reasonably estimated. Any such accruals are adjusted thereafter as appropriate to reflect changes in circumstances.

The Company also determines estimates of reasonably possible losses or ranges of reasonably possible losses in excess of related accrued liabilities, if any, when it has determined that a loss is reasonably possible and it is able to determine such estimates. For those matters disclosed below, the Company currently estimates that the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of any accrued liabilities is $0 to approximately $250 million (based on current exchange rates). The estimates included in this amount are based on the Company’s analysis of currently available information and, as new information is obtained, these estimates may change. Due to the inherent subjectivity of the assessments and the unpredictability of outcomes of legal proceedings, any amounts accrued or included in this aggregate amount may not represent the ultimate loss to the Company from the matters in question. Thus, the Company’s exposure and ultimate losses may be higher or lower, and possibly significantly so, than the amounts accrued or the range disclosed above.

Based on current knowledge, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of loss contingencies arising from the matters discussed herein will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or its ongoing results of operations or cash flows. However, in light of the inherent uncertainties noted above, an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could be material to the Company’s results of operations or cash flows for any particular quarter or year.

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Brazilian Matters

There are certain tax and civil proceedings outstanding, as described below, related to the Company’s 1995 acquisition of the Kolynos oral care business from Wyeth (the “Seller”).

The Brazilian internal revenue authority has disallowed interest deductions and foreign exchange losses taken by the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary for certain years in connection with the financing of the Kolynos acquisition. The tax assessments with interest, at the current exchange rate, are approximately $120 million. The Company has been disputing the disallowances by appealing the assessments within the internal revenue authority’s appellate process with the following results to date:

▪ In June 2005, the First Board of Taxpayers ruled in the Company’s favor and allowed all of the previously claimed deductions for 1996 through 1998. In March 2007, the First Board of Taxpayers ruled in the Company’s favor and allowed all of the previously claimed deductions for 1999 through 2001. The tax authorities appealed these decisions to the next administrative level.

▪ In August 2009, the First Taxpayers’ Council (the next and final administrative level of appeal) overruled the decisions of the First Board of Taxpayers, upholding the majority of the assessments, disallowing a portion of the assessments and remanding a portion of the assessments for further consideration by the First Board of Taxpayers.

The Company has filed a motion for clarification with a special appeals chamber of the Taxpayers’ Council and further appeals are available within the Brazilian federal courts. The Company intends to challenge these assessments vigorously. Although there can be no assurances, management believes, based on the opinion of its Brazilian legal counsel and other advisors, that the disallowances are without merit and that the Company should ultimately prevail on appeal, if necessary, in the Brazilian federal courts.

In 2002, the Brazilian Federal Public Attorney filed a civil action against the federal government of Brazil, Laboratorios Wyeth-Whitehall Ltda. (the Brazilian subsidiary of the Seller) and the Company, as represented by its Brazilian subsidiary, seeking to annul an April 2000 decision by the Brazilian Board of Tax Appeals that found in favor of the Seller’s Brazilian subsidiary on the issue of whether it had incurred taxable capital gains as a result of the divestiture of Kolynos. The action seeks to make the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary jointly and severally liable for any tax due from the Seller’s Brazilian subsidiary. Although there can be no assurances, management believes, based on the opinion of its Brazilian legal counsel, that the Company should ultimately prevail in this action. The Company intends to challenge this action vigorously.

In December 2005, the Brazilian internal revenue authority issued to the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary a tax assessment with interest and penalties of approximately $75 million, at the current exchange rate, based on a claim that certain purchases of U.S. Treasury bills by the subsidiary and their subsequent disposition during the period 2000 to 2001 were subject to a tax on foreign exchange transactions. The Company is disputing the assessment within the internal revenue authority’s administrative appeals process. In October 2007, the Second Board of Taxpayers, which has jurisdiction over these matters, ruled in favor of the internal revenue authority. In January 2008, the Company appealed this decision, and in January 2012, a special appeals chamber of the Taxpayers’ Council denied the Company’s appeal. The Company has filed a motion for clarification with a special appeals chamber of the Taxpayers’ Council and further appeals are available within the Brazilian federal courts. Although there can be no assurances, management believes, based on the advice of its Brazilian legal counsel, that the tax assessment is without merit and that the Company should prevail on appeal, if not at the administrative level, in the Brazilian federal courts. The Company intends to challenge this assessment vigorously.

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Competition Matters

European Competition Matters

Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries in Europe are subject to investigations, and in some cases, fines by governmental authorities in a number of European countries related to potential competition law violations. The Company understands that substantially all of these matters also involve other consumer goods companies and/or retail customers. The status of the various pending matters is discussed below.

Fines have been imposed on the Company in the following matters, although, as noted below, the Company has appealed each of these fines:

▪ In December 2009, the Swiss competition law authority imposed a fine of $6 million on the Company’s GABA subsidiary for alleged violations of restrictions on parallel imports into Switzerland, which the Company appealed. In January 2014, this appeal was denied. The Company is appealing before the Swiss Supreme Court.

▪ In January 2010, the Company’s Spanish subsidiary was fined $3 million by the Spanish competition law authority on the basis that it had entered an agreement with other shower gel manufacturers regarding product downsizing, which the Company contested. The fine was annulled by the Court of Appeal in July 2013. The Spanish competition law authority is appealing this judgment before the Spanish Supreme Court.

▪ In December 2010, the Italian competition law authority found that 16 consumer goods companies, including the Company’s Italian subsidiary, exchanged competitively sensitive information in the cosmetics sector, for which the Company’s Italian subsidiary was fined $3 million. The Company is appealing the fine in the Italian courts.

▪ In December 2011, the French competition law authority found that four consumer goods companies had entered into agreements on pricing and promotion of heavy duty detergents for which the Company’s French subsidiary was fined $46 million in connection with a divested business. The decision was confirmed by the Court of Appeal in January 2014, and the Company is reviewing this decision to evaluate its options.

▪ In March 2012, the French competition law authority found that three pet food producers, including the Company’s Hill’s French subsidiary, had violated the competition law, for which it imposed a fine of $7 million on the Company’s Hill’s French subsidiary for alleged restrictions on exports from France, which the Company contested. In October 2013, the Company’s appeal was denied. The Company is appealing before the French Supreme Court.

Currently, formal claims of violations or statements of objections are pending against the Company as follows:

▪ In October 2012, the Belgian competition law authority alleged that 11 branded goods companies, including the Company’s Belgian subsidiary, assisted retailers to coordinate their retail prices on the Belgian market. The Company is in the process of responding to this statement of objections.

▪ In June 2013, the French competition law authority issued a statement of objections alleging that the Company’s French subsidiary and a number of its competitors exchanged sensitive information related to the French home care and personal care sectors. The Company has responded to this statement of objections.

An investigation is ongoing in Greece, but no formal claim of violations has been filed.

In March 2013, the German competition authority completed its investigation into alleged exchange of sensitive information by 17 branded goods companies and no penalties were imposed against the Company or its German subsidiary.

Australian Competition Matter

In December 2013, the Australian competition law authority instituted civil proceedings in the Sydney registry of the Federal Court of Australia alleging that three consumer goods companies, including the Company’s Australian subsidiary, a retailer and a former employee of the Company’s Australian subsidiary violated the Australian competition law by coordinating the launching and pricing of ultra concentrated laundry detergents. The Company intends to challenge these proceedings vigorously. Since the amount of any potential losses from these proceedings cannot be estimated, the range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities disclosed above does not include any amount relating to these proceedings.

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The Company’s policy is to comply with antitrust and competition laws and, if a violation of any such laws is found, to take appropriate remedial action and to cooperate fully with any related governmental inquiry. Competition and antitrust law investigations often continue for several years and can result in substantial fines for violations that are found. While the Company cannot predict the final financial impact of these competition law issues as these matters may change, the Company evaluates developments in these matters quarterly and accrues liabilities as and when appropriate.

Talcum Powder Matters

The Company is a defendant in a number of civil actions alleging that certain talc products it sold prior to 1996 were contaminated with asbestos. Since 2008, the Company has and will continue to challenge these cases vigorously, and although there can be no assurances, it believes, based on the advice of its legal counsel, that they are without merit and the Company should ultimately prevail. Currently, there are 13 single plaintiff cases pending against the Company in state courts in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York and one case pending in federal court in North Carolina. Fourteen similar cases previously filed against the Company have been dismissed and final judgment entered in favor of the Company. To date, there have been no findings of liability against the Company in any of these cases. Since the amount of any potential losses from these cases at trial cannot be estimated, the range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities disclosed above does not include any amount relating to these cases.

In 2014, several of these cases are tentatively scheduled to go to trial, although the Company may succeed in dismissing some or all of them prior to trial. As stated above, the Company believes that it will ultimately prevail as it has in all similar cases.

ERISA Matters

In October 2007, a putative class action claiming that certain aspects of the cash balance portion of the Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan (the “Plan”) do not comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act was filed against the Plan and the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Specifically, Proesel, et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan, et al. alleges improper calculation of lump sum distributions, age discrimination and failure to satisfy minimum accrual requirements, thereby resulting in the underpayment of benefits to Plan participants.

Two other putative class actions filed earlier in 2007, Abelman, et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan, et al., in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and Caufield v. Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, both alleging improper calculation of lump sum distributions and, in the case of Abelman, claims for failure to satisfy minimum accrual requirements, were transferred to the Southern District of New York and consolidated with Proesel into one action, In re Colgate-Palmolive ERISA Litigation. The complaint in the consolidated action alleges improper calculation of lump sum distributions and failure to satisfy minimum accrual requirements, but does not include a claim for age discrimination. The relief sought includes recalculation of benefits in unspecified amounts, pre- and post-judgment interest, injunctive relief and attorneys’ fees. In October 2013, the parties executed a settlement agreement under which the Plan would pay approximately $40 million after application of certain offsets to resolve the litigation. The settlement agreement is subject to court approval. On December 16, 2013, a motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement, class certification and appointment of class counsel was approved and a final approval hearing is scheduled for April 4, 2014. The Company and the Plan intend to contest this action vigorously should the settlement not be approved and finalized.

ITEM 4.     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

For information regarding the market for the Company’s common stock, including quarterly market prices and dividends, refer to “Market and Dividend Information” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report. For information regarding the number of common shareholders of record, refer to “Historical Financial Summary” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.  For information regarding the securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, refer to “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” included in Part III, Item 12 of this report.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The share repurchase program approved by the Board on September 8, 2011 (the “2011 Program”) authorized the repurchase of up to 50 million shares of the Company’s common stock. On March 7, 2013, the Board approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s common stock to be effected through a 100% stock dividend. The record date for the two-for-one stock split was the close of business on April 23, 2013, and the share distribution occurred on May 15, 2013. The Board authorized that the number of shares remaining under the 2011 Program as of May 15, 2013 be increased by 100% as a result of the two-for-one stock split. The Board also has authorized share repurchases on an ongoing basis to fulfill certain requirements of the Company’s compensation and benefit programs. The shares will be repurchased from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions at the Company’s discretion, subject to market conditions, customary blackout periods and other factors.

The following table shows the stock repurchase activity for each of the three months in the quarter ended December 31, 2013:

Month	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2)	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
October 1 through 31, 2013	765,841	$	62.45	709,302	31,905,271
November 1 through 30, 2013	1,480,172	$	65.51	1,480,000	30,425,271
December 1 through 31, 2013	4,514,579	$	64.69	4,487,709	25,937,562
Total	6,760,592	$	64.62	6,677,011

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⁽¹⁾  Includes share repurchases under the 2011 Program and those associated with certain employee elections under the Company’s compensation and benefit programs.

⁽²⁾  The difference between the total number of shares purchased and the total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs is 83,581 shares, all of which relate to shares deemed surrendered to the Company to satisfy certain employee elections under the Company’s compensation and benefit programs.

ITEM 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Refer to the information set forth under the caption “Historical Financial Summary” included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Executive Overview and Outlook

Colgate-Palmolive Company seeks to deliver strong, consistent business results and superior shareholder returns by providing consumers globally with products that make their lives healthier and more enjoyable.

To this end, the Company is tightly focused on two product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. Within these segments, the Company follows a closely defined business strategy to develop and increase market leadership positions in key product categories. These product categories are prioritized based on their capacity to maximize the use of the organization’s core competencies and strong global equities and to deliver sustainable long-term growth.

Operationally, the Company is organized along geographic lines with management teams having responsibility for the business and financial results in each region. The Company competes in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide with established businesses in all regions contributing to the Company’s sales and profitability. Approximately 80% of the Company’s Net sales are generated from markets outside the U.S., with over 50% of the Company’s Net sales coming from emerging markets (which consist of Latin America, Asia (excluding Japan), Africa/Eurasia and Central Europe). This geographic diversity and balance help to reduce the Company’s exposure to business and other risks in any one country or part of the world.

The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment is operated through five reportable operating segments: North America, Latin America, Europe/South Pacific, Asia and Africa/Eurasia, all of which sell to a variety of retail and wholesale customers and distributors. The Company, through Hill’s Pet Nutrition, also competes on a worldwide basis in the pet nutrition market, selling its products principally through authorized pet supply retailers and veterinarians.

On an ongoing basis, management focuses on a variety of key indicators to monitor business health and performance. These indicators include market share, net sales (including volume, pricing and foreign exchange components), organic sales growth (net sales growth excluding the impact of foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestments), gross profit margin, operating profit, net income and earnings per share, as well as measures used to optimize the management of working capital, capital expenditures, cash flow and return on capital. The monitoring of these indicators and the Company’s Code of Conduct and corporate governance practices help to maintain business health and strong internal controls.

To achieve its business and financial objectives, the Company focuses the organization on initiatives to drive and fund growth. The Company seeks to capture significant opportunities for growth by identifying and meeting consumer needs within its core categories, through its focus on innovation and the deployment of valuable consumer and shopper insights in the development of successful new products regionally, which are then rolled out on a global basis. To enhance these efforts, the Company has developed key initiatives to build strong relationships with consumers, dental and veterinary professionals and retail customers. Growth opportunities are greater in those areas of the world in which economic development and rising consumer incomes expand the size and number of markets for the Company’s products.

The investments needed to support growth are developed through continuous, Company-wide initiatives to lower costs and increase effective asset utilization. Through these initiatives, which are referred to as the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives, the Company seeks to become even more effective and efficient throughout its businesses. These initiatives are designed to reduce costs associated with direct materials, indirect expenses and distribution and logistics, and encompass a wide range of projects, examples of which include raw material substitution, reduction of packaging materials, consolidating suppliers to leverage volumes and increasing manufacturing efficiency through SKU reductions and formulation simplification. The Company also continues to prioritize its investments toward its higher margin businesses, specifically Oral Care, Personal Care and Pet Nutrition.

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As disclosed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors,” with approximately 80% of its Net sales generated outside the United States, the Company is exposed to changes in economic conditions and foreign currency exchange rates, as well as political uncertainty in some countries, all of which could impact future operating results. For example, as discussed in detail below, the operating environment in Venezuela is challenging, with economic uncertainty fueled by currency devaluations and high inflation and governmental restrictions in the form of import authorization controls, currency exchange and payment controls, price and profit controls and the possibility of expropriation of property or other resources.

In particular, the Company has been and will continue to be impacted as a result of the significant devaluations of the Venezuelan bolivar fuerte that occurred in 2010 and in February 2013, described in Note 14, Venezuela to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Effective February 9, 2013 the Venezuelan government devalued its currency and the official exchange rate changed from 4.30 to 6.30 Venezuelan bolivares fuerte per dollar. The Company incurred a one-time, pretax loss of $172 ($111 aftertax loss), in the first quarter of 2013 related to the remeasurement of the net monetary assets in the local balance sheet at the date of the devaluation. The Company remeasures the financial statements of its Venezuelan subsidiary (“CP Venezuela”) at the rate at which it expects to remit future dividends. At December 31, 2013, that rate was 6.30. As the local currency operations in Venezuela translated into fewer U.S. dollars, the February 2013 devaluation had and will continue to have an ongoing adverse effect on the Company’s reported results.

In addition, the Venezuelan government continues to impose import authorization controls, currency exchange and payment controls and price controls. Price controls, which became effective on April 1, 2012, affect most products in CP Venezuela’s portfolio and thereby further restrict the Company’s ability to implement price increases, which had been one of the key mechanisms to offset the effects of continuing high inflation and the impact of currency devaluations.

CP Venezuela funds its requirements for imported goods primarily through a combination of U.S. dollars obtained from CADIVIand intercompany borrowings. The amount of U.S. dollars received from CADIVI in 2013 was higher than the amount received in 2012; however, CP Venezuela’s supply of U.S. dollars to fund imports has been limited and sporadic. In the second quarter of 2013, the Venezuelan government introduced a new currency market known as SICAD (Supplementary System for the Administration of Foreign Currency), which is an auction market, in which only companies invited by the Venezuelan government can participate. The SICAD currency market is expected to be accessible to the Company, however the Company was not able to participate in the auctions held through December 31, 2013. CP Venezuela's difficulty in accessing U.S. dollars to support its operations has had and is expected to continue to have an adverse effect on the business. Additionally, at times, production at CP Venezuela has also been negatively impacted by labor issues within the country.

At December 31, 2013, CP Venezuela’s local currency-denominated net monetary asset position, which would be subject to remeasurement in the event of a further devaluation, was approximately $600. This amount does not include $233 of devaluation-protected bonds issued by the Venezuelan government, as these bonds provide protection against devaluations by adjusting the amount of bolivares fuerte received at maturity for any devaluation subsequent to issuance. CP Venezuela’s local currency-denominated non-monetary assets were approximately $335 at December 31, 2013 and included approximately $225 of fixed assets that could be subject to impairment if CP Venezuela continues to be unable to implement price increases to offset the impacts of continued high inflation or further devaluations, or if it does not have sufficient access to U.S. dollars to fund imports. For the year ended December 31, 2013, CP Venezuela represented approximately 4% of the Company’s consolidated Net sales and approximately 3% of the Company’s consolidated Operating profit excluding the impact of the one-time Venezuela devaluation charge and charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program (discussed below), the competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and costs related to the sale of land in Mexico (discussed below).

In late January 2014, the Venezuelan government made several announcements affecting currency exchange and other controls. Although the official exchange rate remains at 6.30 bolivares fuerte per dollar, the government announced that the exchange rate for foreign investments will move to the rate available on the SICAD currency market, which in the last auction was 11.70 bolivares fuerte per dollar. While there is considerable uncertainty as to the nature of transactions that will flow through SICAD and how SICAD will operate in the future, effective with the quarter ending March 31, 2014, the Company expects that the majority of CP Venezuela’s net monetary assets will be remeasured at the SICAD rate since that is the rate the Company now believes, based on the advice of legal counsel, will be applicable for future dividend remittances. In addition, because the official exchange rate remains at 6.30 bolivares fuerte per dollar, the Company currently expects that the $233 million of devaluation-protected bonds issued by the Venezuelan government and held by CP Venezuela will not revalue at the rate available on the SICAD currency market but will remain at the official rate. If the SICAD rate were to remain at 11.70

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during the quarter ending March 31, 2014, the Company estimates it would incur a one-time aftertax loss of approximately $180-$200, or $0.19-$0.21 per diluted common share.

Because the SICAD market is auction-based and auctions are held periodically during each quarter, the exchange rate available through SICAD may vary throughout the year which would cause additional remeasurements of CP Venezuela’s local currency-denominated net monetary assets and further impact CP Venezuela’s ongoing results.

Although, as described above, there is considerable uncertainty with respect to the implementation of the SICAD rate, the Company anticipates that there also will be ongoing impacts primarily related to the translation of the local financial statements and, to a lesser degree, the import of materials at the new exchange rate. While it is still unclear, the Company believes that some of its imports may still qualify for the official rate of 6.30 bolivares fuerte per dollar. Based on this assumption and the SICAD rate at the most recent 11.70 bolivares fuertes per dollar, the Company preliminarily estimates that the ongoing impacts during 2014 would be in the range of $0.11-$0.14 per diluted common share.

As part of the January 2014 announcements, the Venezuelan government also issued a new Law on Fair Pricing, establishing a maximum profit margin of 30%. At this time, it is unclear based on the current regulations how this new law may affect CP Venezuela and its current pricing structure and, as a result, its impact is not included in the range of estimated ongoing impacts outlined above.

The Company’s business in Venezuela, and the Company’s ability to repatriate its earnings, continue to be negatively affected by these difficult conditions and would be further negatively affected by additional devaluations or the imposition of additional or more stringent controls on foreign currency exchange, pricing, payments, profits or imports or other governmental actions or continued or increased labor unrest. The Company continues to actively manage its investment in and exposure to Venezuela.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company commenced a four-year Global Growth and Efficiency Program (the “2012 Restructuring Program”) for sustained growth. The program’s initiatives are expected to help Colgate ensure continued solid worldwide growth in unit volume, organic sales and earnings per share and enhance its global leadership positions in its core businesses. Implementation of the 2012 Restructuring Program, which is expected to be substantially completed by December 31, 2016, is projected to result in cumulative pretax charges, once all phases are approved and implemented, totaling between $1,100 and $1,250 ($775 and $875 aftertax). Savings, substantially all of which are expected to increase future cash flows, are projected to be in the range of $365 to $435 pretax ($275 to $325 aftertax) annually by the fourth year of the program. In 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred aftertax costs of $278 and $70, respectively, associated with the 2012 Restructuring Program. For more information regarding the 2012 Restructuring Program, see “Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges” below.

In 2013 and 2012, the Company also incurred aftertax costs of $12 and $18, respectively, related to the sale of land in Mexico and, in 2012, the Company incurred aftertax costs of $14 associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

On September 13, 2011, the Company’s Mexican subsidiary entered into an agreement to sell to the United States of America the Mexico City site on which its commercial operations, technology center and soap production facility are located. The sale price is payable in three installments, with the final installment due upon the transfer of the property, which is expected to occur in 2014. The Company is re-investing these payments to relocate its soap production to a new state-of-the-art facility to be constructed at its Mission Hills, Mexico site, to relocate its commercial and technology operations within Mexico City and to prepare the existing site for transfer. As a result, the Company expects to make capital improvements and incur costs to exit the site through 2014. These exit costs are primarily related to staff leaving indemnities, accelerated depreciation and demolition to make the site building-ready.

On July 29, 2011, in connection with the Sanex acquisition (discussed below), Colgate sold its non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia to Unilever for $215 resulting in a pretax gain of $207 ($135 aftertax gain). In 2011, this gain was more than offset by pretax costs of $224 ($177 aftertax costs) associated with the implementation of various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives, the sale of land in Mexico and a competition law matter in France related to a divested detergent business, as discussed in Part I, Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” and Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives included the integration of Sanex, the right-sizing of the Colombia business and the closing of an oral care facility in Mississauga, Canada, and a Hill’s facility in Los Angeles, California.

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On June 20, 2011, the Company, Colgate-Palmolive Europe Sàrl, Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC (together with Unilever N.V., “Unilever”) finalized the Company’s acquisition from Unilever of the Sanex personal care business in accordance with a Business and Share Sale and Purchase Agreement for an aggregate purchase price of €676 ($966). The acquisition was financed with available cash, proceeds from the sale of the Company’s Euro-denominated investment portfolio and the issuance of commercial paper.

Looking forward, the Company expects global macroeconomic and market conditions to remain highly challenging. While the global marketplace in which the Company operates has always been highly competitive, the Company continues to experience heightened competitive activity in certain markets from local competitors and other large multinational companies, some of which have greater resources than the Company does. Such activities have included more aggressive product claims and marketing challenges, as well as increased promotional spending and geographic expansion. Additionally, the Company continues to experience volatile foreign currency fluctuations and high commodity costs. While the Company has taken, and will continue to take, measures to mitigate the effect of these conditions, should they persist, they could adversely affect the Company’s future results.

The Company believes it is well prepared to meet the challenges ahead due to its strong financial condition, experience operating in challenging environments and continued focus on the Company’s strategic initiatives: engaging to build our brands; innovation for growth; effectiveness and efficiency; and leading to win. This focus, together with the strength of the Company’s global brand names, its broad international presence in both mature and emerging markets and initiatives such as the 2012 Restructuring Program, should position the Company well to increase shareholder value over the long-term.

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Results of Operations

Net Sales

Worldwide Net sales were $17,420 in 2013, up 2.0% from 2012, as volume growth of 5.0% and net selling price increases of 1.0% were partially offset by negative foreign exchange of 4.0%. Organic sales (Net sales excluding the impact of foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestments), a non-GAAP financial measure as discussed below, increased 6.0%.

Net sales in the Oral, Personal and Home Care segment were $15,209 in 2013, up 2.0% from 2012, as volume growth of 5.5% and net selling price increases of 0.5% were partially offset by negative foreign exchange of 4.0%. Organic sales in the Oral, Personal and Home Care segment increased 6.0%.

The increase in organic sales in 2013 versus 2012 was driven by an increase in Oral Care sales, with the toothpaste, manual toothbrush and mouthwash categories all contributing to growth. Personal Care and Home Care also contributed to organic sales growth due to strong sales in the bar soap category and the hand dish category, respectively.

The Company’s share of the global toothpaste market was 44.8% on a year-to-date basis and its share of the global manual toothbrush market was 32.9% on a year-to-date basis. Year-to-date market shares in toothpaste were up in Europe/South Pacific, Asia and Africa/Eurasia and down in North America and Latin America versus the year ago period. In the manual toothbrush category, year-to-date market shares were up in North America, Latin America and Europe/South Pacific, and down in Asia and Africa/Eurasia versus the year ago period. For additional information regarding market shares, see “Market Share Information” below.

Net sales for Hill’s Pet Nutrition increased 2.5% in 2013 to $2,211, as volume growth of 1.5% and net selling price increases of 3.5% were partially offset by negative foreign exchange of 2.5%. Organic sales in Hill’s Pet Nutrition increased 5.0% in 2013.

Gains in the Prescription Diet, Advanced Nutrition and Naturals categories contributed to organic sales growth for Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

Worldwide Net sales were $17,085 in 2012, up 2.0% from 2011, as volume growth of 3.0% and net selling price increases of 3.0% were partially offset by negative foreign exchange of 4.0%. Excluding the impact of the divestment of the non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia, volume increased 3.5%. The Sanex business contributed 0.5% to worldwide Net sales and volume growth in 2012. Organic sales increased 6.0% in 2012.

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Gross Profit/Margin

Worldwide Gross profit increased 3% to $10,201 in 2013 from $9,932 in 2012. Gross profit in both periods included the impact of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and costs related to the sale of land in Mexico. Gross profit in 2012 also included the impact of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives. Excluding the items described above, Gross profit increased to $10,248 in 2013 from $9,963 in 2012, primarily due to sales growth ($195) and Gross profit margin expansion ($90).

Worldwide Gross profit margin increased to 58.6% in 2013 from 58.1% in 2012. Excluding the items described above, Gross profit margin increased by 50 basis points (bps) to 58.8% in 2013. The increase was primarily due to cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives (220 bps) and higher pricing (30 bps), which were partially offset by higher raw and packaging material costs (210 bps) which included foreign exchange transaction costs.

Worldwide Gross profit increased 4% to $9,932 in 2012 from $9,590 in 2011. Gross profit in both periods included the impact of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives. Gross profit in 2012 also included the impact of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and costs related to the sale of land in Mexico. Excluding the items described above, Gross profit increased to $9,963 in 2012 from $9,634 in 2011, primarily due to sales growth ($207) and Gross profit margin expansion ($122).

Worldwide Gross profit margin increased to 58.1% in 2012 from 57.3% in 2011. Excluding the items described above, Gross profit margin increased by 70 bps to 58.3% in 2012. The increase was primarily due to cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives (190 bps) and higher pricing (120 bps), which were partially offset by higher raw and packaging material costs driven by global commodity cost increases and foreign exchange transaction costs (250 bps).

	2013		2012		2011
Gross profit, GAAP	$	10,201	$	9,932	$	9,590
2012 Restructuring Program	32		2		—
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	15		24		—
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—		5		44
Gross profit, non-GAAP	$	10,248	$	9,963	$	9,634

	2013		2012		Basis Point Change	2011		Basis Point Change
Gross profit margin, GAAP	58.6	%	58.1	%	50	57.3	%	80
2012 Restructuring Program	0.2		—			—
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	—		0.2			—
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—		—			0.3
Gross profit margin, non-GAAP	58.8	%	58.3	%	50	57.6	%	70

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 5% to $6,223 in 2013 from $5,930 in 2012. Selling, general and administrative expenses in both periods included the impact of charges associated with the 2012 Restructuring Program. Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2012 also included costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives. Excluding these items, Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $6,086 in 2013 from $5,910 in 2012, reflecting increased advertising investment of $99 and higher overhead expenses of $77.

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of Net sales increased to 35.7% in 2013 from 34.7% in 2012. Excluding the items described above, Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of Net sales were 34.9%, an increase of 30 bps as compared to 2012. This increase in 2013 was driven by increased advertising investment (40 bps) as a percentage of Net sales. In 2013, advertising investment increased 5.5% to $1,891 as compared with $1,792 in 2012 and increased as a percentage of Net sales to 10.9% from 10.5% in 2012.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 3% to $5,930 in 2012 from $5,758 in 2011. Selling, general and administrative expenses in both periods included the impact of charges associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives. Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2012 also included charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program. Excluding these items, Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $5,910 in 2012 from $5,748 in 2011, reflecting higher overhead expenses of $104 and increased advertising investment of $58.

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of Net sales increased to 34.7% in 2012 from 34.4% in 2011. Excluding the items described above, Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of Net sales were 34.6%, an increase of 30 bps as compared to 2011. The 30 bps increase in 2012 was a result of higher overhead expenses (20 bps) and increased advertising investment (10 bps), both as a percentage of Net sales. In 2012, advertising increased 3.3% to $1,792 as compared with $1,734 in 2011 and increased as a percentage of Net sales to 10.5% from 10.4% in 2011.

	2013			2012			2011
Selling, general and administrative expenses, GAAP	$	6,223		$	5,930		$	5,758
2012 Restructuring Program	(137		)	(6		)	—
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—			(14		)	(10		)
Selling, general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP	$	6,086		$	5,910		$	5,748

	2013		2012		Basis Point Change	2011		Basis Point Change
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of Net sales, GAAP	35.7	%	34.7	%	100	34.4	%	30
2012 Restructuring Program	(0.8	)	—			—
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—		(0.1	)		(0.1	)
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of Net sales, non-GAAP	34.9	%	34.6	%	30	34.3	%	30

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Other (Income) Expense, Net

Other (income) expense, net was $422, $113 and ($9) in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The components of Other (income) expense, net are presented below:

Other (income) expense, net	2013			2012			2011
Amortization of intangible assets	$	32		$	31		$	28
2012 Restructuring Program	202			81			—
Venezuela devaluation charge	172			—			—
Charges for French competition law matters	23			—			21
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	3			—			13
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—			2			136
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—			—			(207		)
Sanex acquisition transaction costs	—			—			12
Equity (income)	(5		)	(7		)	(6		)
Other, net	(5		)	6			(6		)
Total Other (income) expense, net	$	422		$	113		$	(9	)

Other (income) expense, net was $422 in 2013 as compared to $113 in 2012. In 2013, Other (income) expense, net included costs associated with the 2012 Restructuring Program, a one-time charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and costs related to the sale of land in Mexico. In 2012, Other (income) expense, net included costs associated with the 2012 Restructuring Program and costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

Other (income) expense, net was $113 in 2012 as compared to ($9) in 2011. In 2011, Other (income) expense, net included costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives, costs related to the sale of land in Mexico, the gain on the sale of the non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia and a charge for a competition law matter in France related to a divested detergent business. In 2011, Other (income) expense, net also included $12 in transaction costs related to the Sanex acquisition in 2011.

Excluding these items in all years, as applicable, Other (income) expense, net was $22 in 2013, $30 in 2012 and $28 in 2011.

	2013			2012			2011
Other (income) expense, net, GAAP	$	422		$	113		$	(9	)
2012 Restructuring Program	(202		)	(81		)	—
Venezuela devaluation charge	(172		)	—			—
Charges for French competition law matters	(23		)	—			(21		)
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	(3		)	—			(13		)
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—			(2		)	(136		)
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—			—			207
Other (income) expense, net, non-GAAP	$	22		$	30		$	28

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Operating Profit

In 2013, Operating profit decreased 9% to $3,556 from $3,889 in 2012. In 2012, Operating profit increased 1% to $3,889 from $3,841 in 2011.

In 2013 and 2012, Operating profit included the impact of costs associated with the 2012 Restructuring Program. In 2013, 2012 and 2011, Operating profit included the impact of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico. In 2013, Operating profit also included a one-time charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela and a charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors. In 2012 and 2011, Operating profit also included the impact of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives. In 2011, Operating profit also included the gain on the sale of the non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia and a charge for a competition law matter in France related to a divested detergent business. Excluding these items in all years, as applicable, Operating profit increased 3% in 2013 and 4% in 2012, primarily due to sales growth and higher Gross profit margin.

Operating profit margin was 20.4% in 2013, compared with 22.8% in 2012 and 23.0% in 2011. Excluding the items described above, Operating profit margin increased 30 bps to 23.8% in 2013 compared to 23.5% in 2012. This increase is mainly due to an increase in Gross profit (50 bps), partially offset by an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses (30 bps), both as a percentage of Net sales.

Excluding the items described above, Operating profit margin increased 40 bps in 2012 compared to 2011, primarily due to an increase in Gross profit (70 bps), partially offset by an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses (30 bps), both as a percentage of Net sales.

	2013		2012		% Change		2011			% Change
Operating profit, GAAP	$	3,556	$	3,889	(9	)%	$	3,841		1	%
2012 Restructuring Program	371		89				—
Venezuela devaluation charge	172		—				—
Charges for French competition law matters	23		—				21
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	18		24				13
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—		21				190
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—		—				(207		)
Operating profit, non-GAAP	$	4,140	$	4,023	3	%	$	3,858		4	%

	2013		2012		Basis Point Change		2011		Basis Point Change
Operating profit margin, GAAP	20.4	%	22.8	%	(240	)	23.0	%	(20	)
2012 Restructuring Program	2.2		0.5				—
Venezuela devaluation charge	1.0		—				—
Charges for French competition law matters	0.1		—				0.1
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	0.1		0.1				0.1
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—		0.1				1.1
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—		—				(1.2	)
Operating profit margin, non-GAAP	23.8	%	23.5	%	30		23.1	%	40

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Interest (Income) Expense, Net

Interest (income) expense, net was ($9) in 2013, compared with $15 in 2012 and $52 in 2011. The decrease in Interest (income) expense, net from 2012 to 2013 and from 2011 to 2012 was primarily due to an increase in interest income on investments held outside of the U.S., partially offset by an increase in interest expense due to higher debt balances.  

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 32.4% in 2013, 32.1% in 2012 and 32.6% in 2011.  As reflected in the table below, the non-GAAP effective income tax rate was 31.7% in 2013 and 31.8% in 2012 and 2011.

	2013		2012		2011
Effective income tax rate, GAAP	32.4	%	32.1	%	32.6	%
2012 Restructuring Program	(0.7	)	(0.3	)	—
Venezuela devaluation charge	0.2		—		—
Charges for French competition law matters	(0.2	)	—		(0.2	)
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	—		—		—
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—		—		(0.5	)
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—		—		(0.1	)
Effective income tax rate, non-GAAP	31.7	%	31.8	%	31.8	%

The effective income tax rate in all years benefited from global tax planning initiatives.

Net Income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company

Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company was $2,241, or $2.38 per share on a diluted basis, in 2013 compared to $2,472, or $2.57 per share on a diluted basis, in 2012 and $2,431, or $2.47 per share on a diluted basis, in 2011. In 2013 and 2012, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company included aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program. In 2013, 2012 and 2011, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company included aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico. In 2013, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company also included a one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela and a charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors. In 2012 and 2011, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company also included aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives. In 2011, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company also included an aftertax gain on the sale of the non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia and aftertax costs associated with a competition law matter in France related to a divested detergent business.

Excluding the items described above in all applicable years, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company increased 4% to $2,665 in 2013 and Earnings per common share, diluted increased 6% to $2.84. Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company increased to $2,574 in 2012, as compared to $2,473 in 2011, and Earnings per common share, diluted increased 7% to $2.68 in 2012.

	2013		2012		% Change		2011			% Change
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company, GAAP	$	2,241	$	2,472	(9	)%	$	2,431		2	%
2012 Restructuring Program	278		70				—
Venezuela devaluation charge	111		—				—
Charges for French competition law matters	23		—				21
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	12		18				9
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—		14				147
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—		—				(135		)
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company, non-GAAP	$	2,665	$	2,574	4	%	$	2,473		4	%

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	2013		2012		% Change		2011			% Change
Earnings per common share, diluted, GAAP	$	2.38	$	2.57	(7	)%	$	2.47		4	%
2012 Restructuring Program	0.30		0.07				—
Venezuela devaluation charge	0.12		—				—
Charges for French competition law matters	0.03		—				0.02
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	0.01		0.02				0.01
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—		0.02				0.15
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—		—				(0.14		)
Earnings per common share, diluted, non-GAAP	$	2.84	$	2.68	6	%	$	2.51		7	%

Segment Results

The Company markets its products in over 200 countries and territories throughout the world in two distinct product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition.  The Company evaluates segment performance based on several factors, including Operating profit. The Company uses Operating profit as a measure of the operating segment performance because it excludes the impact of corporate-driven decisions related to interest expense and income taxes.

Oral, Personal and Home Care

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company realigned the geographic structure of its North America and Latin America reportable operating segments. In order to better leverage Latin America management’s knowledge of emerging market consumers to accelerate growth in the region, management responsibility for the Puerto Rico and CARICOM operations was transferred from North America to Latin America management. Accordingly, commencing with the Company’s financial reporting for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the results of the Puerto Rico and CARICOM operations, which represent less than 1% of the Company’s global business are reported in the Latin America reportable operating segment. Previously, Puerto Rico and CARICOM represented approximately 4% of Net sales of North America and now represent approximately 3% of Net sales of Latin America.

In addition, given the growing importance of the Company’s operations in emerging markets, effective with the quarter ended September 30 2013, the Company began to separately report financial information for its Asia and Africa/Eurasia operating segments. Previously, the financial information for these operating segments was aggregated into the Greater Asia/Africa reportable operating segment.

The Company has recast its historical geographic segment information to conform to the new reporting structure which results in modification to the geographic components of the Oral, Personal and Home Care segment, with no impact on historical Company results overall.

North America

	2013			2012			% Change		2011			% Change
Net sales	$	3,072		$	2,971		3.5	%	$	2,878		3.5	%
Operating profit	$	927		$	810		14	%	$	768		5	%
% of Net sales	30.2		%	27.3		%	290	bps	26.7		%	60	bps

Net sales in North America increased 3.5% in 2013 to $3,072, driven by volume growth of 3.5%, while net selling prices and foreign exchange were flat. Organic sales in North America increased 3.5% in 2013.

The increase in organic sales in North America in 2013 versus 2012 was driven by an increase in Oral Care sales with the toothpaste, manual toothbrush and mouthwash categories all contributing to growth. Home Care sales also contributed to organic sales growth due to strong sales in the hand dish and fabric softener categories.

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Net sales in North America increased 3.5% in 2012 to $2,971, driven by volume growth of 2.0% and net selling price increases of 1.5%. Organic sales in North America increased 3.5% in 2012.

Operating profit in North America increased 14% in 2013 to $927, or 290 bps to 30.2% of Net sales. This increase in Operating profit as a percentage of Net sales was primarily due to an increase in Gross profit (230 bps) and a decrease in Selling, general and administrative expenses (40 bps), both as a percentage of Net sales. This increase in Gross profit was mainly driven by cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives (200 bps). This decrease in Selling, general and administrative expenses was due to lower overhead costs (70 bps), which were partially offset by increased advertising investment (30 bps).

Operating profit in North America increased 5% in 2012 to $810, or 60 bps to 27.3% of Net sales. This increase in Operating profit as a percentage of Net sales was driven by an increase in Gross profit, which was partially offset by an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses, both as a percentage of Net sales. This increase in Gross profit was driven by higher pricing and cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives, which were partially offset by higher raw and packaging material costs. This increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses was due to increased advertising investment.

Latin America

	2013			2012			% Change			2011			% Change
Net sales	$	5,012		$	5,032		(0.5	)	%	$	4,895		3.0		%
Operating profit	$	1,385		$	1,454		(5	)	%	$	1,437		1		%
% of Net sales	27.6		%	28.9		%	(130	)	bps	29.4		%	(50	)	bps

Net sales in Latin America decreased 0.5% in 2013 to $5,012, as volume growth of 5.5% and net selling price increases of 3.5% were more than offset by negative foreign exchange of 9.5%. Organic sales in Latin America increased 9.5% in 2013.Volume gains were led by Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico and Central America.

The increase in organic sales in Latin America in 2013 versus 2012 was driven by an increase in Oral Care sales, with the toothpaste, manual toothbrush and mouthwash categories all contributing to growth. Personal Care also contributed to organic sales growth with gains in the bar soap category. Strong sales in the hand dish and fabric softener categories contributed to organic sales growth in Home Care.

Net sales in Latin America increased 3.0% in 2012 to $5,032, driven by volume growth of 2.5% and net selling price increases of 6.5%, which were largely offset by negative foreign exchange of 6.0%. Organic sales in Latin America increased 10.5% in 2012. Excluding the impact of the divested non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia, volume increased 4.0% in 2012.

Operating profit in Latin America decreased 5% in 2013 to $1,385, or 130 bps to 27.6% of Net sales. This decrease in Operating profit as a percentage of Net sales was primarily due to a decrease in Gross profit (110 bps) and an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses (10 bps), both as a percentage of Net sales. This decrease in Gross profit was due to higher costs (490 bps), primarily in Venezuela, which were partially offset by cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives (260 bps) and benefits of pricing as noted above. This increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses was driven by increased advertising investment (10 bps).

While Operating profit in Latin America increased 1% in 2012 to $1,454, it decreased 50 bps as a percentage of Net sales to 28.9%. This decrease in Operating profit as a percentage of Net sales was due to an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses and Other (income) expense, net, which were partially offset by an increase in Gross profit, all as a percentage of Net sales. This increase in Gross profit was driven by higher pricing and cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives, partially offset by higher raw and packaging material costs, negative foreign exchange transaction costs and costs associated with the difficult economic and labor environment in Venezuela, which likewise impacted unit volume in that country. This increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses and Other (income) expense, net was primarily due to inflation and foreign exchange.

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Europe/South Pacific

	2013			2012			% Change			2011			% Change
Net sales	$	3,396		$	3,417		(0.5	)	%	$	3,508		(2.5	)	%
Operating profit	$	805		$	747		8		%	$	715		4		%
% of Net sales	23.7		%	21.9		%	180		bps	20.4		%	150		bps

Net sales in Europe/South Pacific decreased 0.5% in 2013 to $3,396, as volume growth of 1.5% and positive foreign exchange of 0.5% were more than offset by net selling price decreases of 2.5%. Organic sales in Europe/South Pacific decreased by 0.5% in 2013. Volume gains in Australia and the United Kingdom were partially offset by volume declines in Greece and France.

Organic sales in Europe/South Pacific decreased in 2013 versus 2012 as higher Oral Care sales were more than offset by declines in Personal Care and Home Care sales. The toothpaste, manual toothbrush and mouthwash categories all contributed to the increase in Oral Care sales. Declines in sales in the shower gel and underarm protection categories contributed to the decrease in Personal Care sales. The decrease in Home Care sales was due to sales declines in the hand dish and the liquid cleaners categories.

Net sales in Europe/South Pacific decreased 2.5% in 2012 to $3,417, as volume growth of 4.0% was more than offset by negative foreign exchange of 5.0% and net selling price decreases of 1.5%. The Sanex business contributed 3.0% to Europe/South Pacific sales and volume growth in 2012. Organic sales in Europe/South Pacific decreased by 0.5% in 2012.

Operating profit in Europe/South Pacific increased 8% in 2013 to $805, or 180 bps to 23.7% of Net sales. The increase in Operating profit was due to an increase in Gross profit (200 bps), which was partially offset by an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses (10 bps), both as a percentage of Net sales. This increase in Gross profit was driven by cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives (220 bps), which were partially offset by lower pricing as noted above. This increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily driven by increased advertising investment (90 bps), which was partially offset by lower overhead expenses (80 bps).

Operating profit in Europe/South Pacific increased 4% in 2012 to $747, or 150 bps to 21.9% of Net sales. The increase in Operating profit was due to an increase in Gross profit and a decrease in Selling, general and administrative expenses, both as a percentage of Net sales. This increase in Gross profit was driven by savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives, which were partially offset by lower pricing and higher raw and packaging material costs. This decrease in Selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily driven by lower overhead expenses, which were partially offset by increased advertising investment.

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Asia

	2013			2012			% Change		2011			% Change
Net sales	$	2,472		$	2,264		9.0	%	$	2,074		9.0	%
Operating profit	$	698		$	619		13	%	$	565		10	%
% of Net sales	28.2		%	27.3		%	90	bps	27.2		%	10	bps

Net sales in Asia increased 9.0% in 2013 to $2,472, driven by volume growth of 10.5% as net selling prices were flat and foreign exchange was negative 1.5%. Organic sales in Asia grew 10.5% in 2013. Volume gains were led by the Greater China region, India, Thailand and the Philippines.

The increase in organic sales in 2013 versus 2012 was driven by an increase in Oral Care sales with the toothpaste and manual toothbrush categories contributing to growth. Personal Care sales also contributed to organic sales growth with gains in the shampoo category.

Net sales in Asia increased 9.0% in 2012 to $2,264, driven by volume growth of 7.5% and net selling price increases of 4.5%, which were partially offset by negative foreign exchange of 3.0%. Organic sales in Asia grew 12.0% in 2012.

Operating profit in Asia increased 13% in 2013 to $698, or 90 bps to 28.2% of Net sales. This increase in Operating profit was due to an increase in Gross profit (140 bps), which was partially offset by an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses (50 bps), both as a percentage of Net sales. This increase in Gross profit was due to cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives (220 bps), partially offset by higher raw and packaging material costs (90 bps), which included foreign exchange transaction costs. This increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses was driven by increased advertising investment (50 bps).

Operating profit in Asia increased 10% in 2012 to $619, or 10 bps to 27.3% of Net sales. This increase in Operating profitwas due to an increase in Gross profit, which was partially offset by an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses, both as a percentage of Net sales. This increase in Gross profit was mainly driven by cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives and the benefits of pricing as noted above, partially offset by higher raw and packaging material costs. This increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses was driven by increased investment in customer development initiatives and increased advertising investment.

Africa/Eurasia

	2013			2012			% Change			2011			% Change
Net sales	$	1,257		$	1,241		1.5		%	$	1,207		3.0	%
Operating profit	$	268		$	267		—		%	$	242		10	%
% of Net sales	21.3		%	21.5		%	(20	)	bps	20.0		%	150	bps

Net sales in Africa/Eurasia increased 1.5% in 2013 to $1,257, driven by volume growth of 8.0%, which was partially offset by net selling price decreases of 1.0% and negative foreign exchange of 5.5%. Organic sales in Africa/Eurasia grew 7.0% in 2013. Volume gains were led by Turkey, Russia, the Sub Saharan Africa region and the Central Asia/Caucasus region.

The increase in organic sales in 2013 versus 2012 was driven by an increase in Oral Care sales due to strong sales in the toothpaste and manual toothbrush categories. Personal Care sales also contributed to organic sales growth with gains in the shower gel category.

Net sales in Africa/Eurasia increased 3.0% in 2012 to $1,241, driven by volume growth of 7.0% and net selling price increases of 3.0%, which were partially offset by negative foreign exchange of 7.0%. The Sanex business contributed 1.0% to Africa/Eurasia sales and volume growth in 2012. Organic sales in Africa/Eurasia grew 9.0% in 2012.

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While Operating profit in Africa/Eurasia was flat in 2013 at $268, it decreased 20 bps as a percentage of Net sales to 21.3%. This decrease in Operating profit as a percentage of Net sales was due to increases in Selling, general and administrative expenses (110 bps) and Other (income) expense, net (30 bps), which were partially offset by an increase in Gross profit (120 bps), all as a percentage of Net sales. This increase in Gross profit was mainly driven by cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives (110 bps), which were partially offset by lower pricing as noted above. This increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses was driven by higher overhead expenses (70 bps) and increased advertising investment (40 bps).

Operating profit in Africa/Eurasia increased 10% in 2012 to $267, or 150 bps to 21.5% of Net sales. This increase in Operating profit was due to an increase in Gross profit and a decrease in Selling, general and administrative expenses, both as a percentage of Net sales. This increase in Gross profit was mainly driven by cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives and the benefits of pricing as noted above, partially offset by higher raw and packaging material costs, which included foreign exchange transaction costs. This decrease in Selling, general and administrative expenses was driven by decreased advertising investment, which were partially offset by higher overhead expenses.

Hill’s Pet Nutrition

	2013			2012			% Change			2011			% Change
Net sales	$	2,211		$	2,160		2.5		%	$	2,172		(0.5	)	%
Operating profit	$	563		$	589		(4	)	%	$	560		5		%
% of Net sales	25.5		%	27.3		%	(180	)	bps	25.8		%	150		bps

Net sales for Hill’s Pet Nutrition increased 2.5% in 2013 to $2,211, driven by volume growth of 1.5% and net selling price increases of 3.5%, which were partially offset by negative foreign exchange of 2.5%. Organic sales in Hill’s Pet Nutrition increased 5.0% in 2013. Volume gains were led by the United States and Russia and were partially offset by volume declines in Japan. The volume declines in Japan were attributable to a continued contraction in the market as well as heightened competition.

The increase in organic sales in 2013 versus 2012 was driven by continued growth in the Prescription Diet category. The Advanced Nutrition and the Naturals categories also contributed to organic sales growth.

Net sales for Hill’s Pet Nutrition decreased 0.5% in 2012 to $2,160, as a volume decline of 2.5% and negative foreign exchange of 2.0% were partially offset by net selling price increases of 4.0%. Organic sales in Hill’s Pet Nutrition increased 1.5% in 2012.

Operating profit in Hill’s Pet Nutrition decreased 4% in 2013 to $563, or 180 bps to 25.5% of Net sales. This decrease in Operating profit as a percentage of Net sales was due to a decrease in Gross profit (190 bps) and an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses (20 bps), both as a percentage of Net sales. This decrease in Gross profit was primarily driven by higher raw and packaging material costs (470 bps), due in part to formulation changes and foreign exchange transaction costs, which were partially offset by cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives (200 bps) and the benefits of pricing as noted above. This increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to increased investment in customer development initiatives (20 bps) and increased advertising investment (10 bps).

Operating profit in Hill’s Pet Nutrition increased 5% in 2012 to $589, or 150 bps to 27.3% of Net sales. This increase in Operating profit as a percentage of Net sales was due to an increase in Gross profit, which was partially offset by an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses, both as a percentage of Net sales. This increase in Gross profit was driven by higher pricing and cost savings from the Company’s funding-the-growth initiatives, which were partially offset by higher raw and packaging material costs. This increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to increased advertising investment.

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Corporate

	2013			2012			% Change		2011			% Change
Operating profit (loss)	$	(1,090	)	$	(597	)	83	%	$	(446	)	34	%

Corporate operations include Corporate overhead costs, research and development costs, stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock unit awards, restructuring and related implementation costs and gains and losses on sales of non-core product lines. The components of Operating profit (loss) for the Corporate segment are presented as follows:

	2013			2012			2011
2012 Restructuring Program	$	(371	)	$	(89	)	$	—
Venezuela devaluation charge	(172		)	—			—
Charges for French competition law matters	(23		)	—			(21		)
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	(18		)	(24		)	(13		)
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—			(21		)	(190		)
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—			—			207
Sanex acquisition transaction costs	—			—			(12		)
Corporate overhead costs and other, net	(506		)	(463		)	(417		)
Total Corporate Operating profit (loss)	$	(1,090	)	$	(597	)	$	(446	)

Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges

2012 Restructuring Program

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company commenced a four-year Global Growth and Efficiency Program (the 2012 Restructuring Program) for sustained growth. The program’s initiatives are expected to help Colgate ensure continued solid worldwide growth in unit volume, organic sales and earnings per share and enhance its global leadership positions in its core businesses.

The 2012 Restructuring Program is expected to produce significant benefits in the Company’s long-term business performance. The major objectives of the program include:

▪ Becoming even stronger on the ground through the continued evolution and expansion of proven global and regional commercial capabilities, which have already been successfully implemented in a number of the Company’s operations around the world.

▪ Simplifying and standardizing how work gets done by increasing technology-enabled collaboration and taking advantage of global data and analytic capabilities, leading to smarter and faster decisions.

▪ Reducing structural costs to continue to increase the Company’s gross and operating profit.

▪ Building on Colgate’s current position of strength to enhance its leading market share positions worldwide and ensure sustained sales and earnings growth.

Implementation of the 2012 Restructuring Program is projected to result in cumulative pretax charges, once all phases are approved and implemented, totaling between $1,100 and $1,250 ($775 and $875 aftertax), which are currently estimated to be comprised of the following categories: Employee-Related Costs, including severance, pension and other termination benefits (50%); asset-related costs, primarily Incremental Depreciation and Asset Impairments (15%); and Other charges, which include contract termination costs, consisting primarily of implementation-related charges resulting directly from exit activities (20%) and the implementation of new strategies (15%). Anticipated pretax charges for 2014 are expected to amount to approximately$275 to $325 ($200 to $230 aftertax). Over the course of the 2012 Restructuring Program, it is estimated that approximately 75% of the charges will result in cash expenditures.

It is expected that the cumulative pretax charges, once all projects are approved and implemented, will relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (15%), Europe/South Pacific (20%), Latin America (5%), Asia (5%), Africa/Eurasia

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(5%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (10%) and Corporate (40%), which includes substantially all of the costs related to the implementation of new strategies, noted above, on a global basis. It is expected that by the end of 2016, the 2012 Restructuring Program will reduce the Company’s global employee workforce by approximately 6% from the 2012 level of approximately 38,000.

Savings, substantially all of which are expected to increase future cash flows, are projected to be in the range of $365 to $435 pretax ($275 to $325 aftertax) annually by the fourth year of the program. Savings in 2014 should approximate $105 to $125 ($90 to $110 aftertax).

Initiatives under the program are focused on the following three areas:

▪ Expanding Commercial Hubs - Building on the success of this structure already implemented in several divisions, continuing to cluster single-country subsidiaries into more efficient regional hubs, in order to drive smarter and faster decision making, strengthen capabilities available on the ground and improve cost structure.

▪ Extending Shared Business Services and Streamlining Global Functions - Implementing the Company’s shared service organizational model, already successful in Europe, in all regions of the world. Initially focused on finance and accounting, these shared services will be expanded to additional functional areas to streamline global functions.

▪ Optimizing Global Supply Chain and Facilities - Continuing to optimize manufacturing efficiencies, global warehouse networks and office locations for greater efficiency, lower cost and speed to bring innovation to market.

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, restructuring and implementation-related charges are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as follows:

	2013		2012
Cost of sales	$	32	$	2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	137		6
Other (income) expense, net	202		81
Total 2012 Restructuring Program charges, pretax	$	371	$	89
Total 2012 Restructuring Program charges, aftertax	$	278	$	70

Restructuring and related implementation charges in the preceding table are recorded in the Corporate segment as these initiatives are predominantly centrally directed and controlled and are not included in internal measures of segment operating performance. Total charges for the 2012 Restructuring Program for the year ended December 31, 2013 relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (11%), Europe/South Pacific (28%), Latin America (4%), Africa/Eurasia (7%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (8%) and Corporate (42%). Total charges for the 2012 Restructuring Program for the year ended December 31, 2012 relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (2%), Europe/South Pacific (55%), Africa/Eurasia (2%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (3%) and Corporate (38%). Total program-to-date accumulated charges for the 2012 Restructuring Program relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (10%), Europe/South Pacific (33%), Latin America (3%), Africa/Eurasia (6%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (7%) and Corporate (41%).

Since the inception of the 2012 Restructuring Program in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company has incurred pretax cumulative charges of $460 ($348 aftertax) in connection with the implementation of various projects as follows:

	Cumulative Charges
	as of December 31, 2013
Employee-Related Costs	$	222
Incremental Depreciation	26
Asset Impairments	1
Other	211
Total	$	460

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The majority of costs incurred since inception relate to the following projects: restructuring how the Company provides retirement benefits to its U.S.-based employees by shifting them from the Company’s defined benefit retirement plans to the Company’s defined contribution plan; the closing of the Morristown, New Jersey personal care facility; the simplification and streamlining of the Company’s research and development capabilities and oral care supply chain, both in Europe; other exit costs related to office consolidation; and the restructuring of certain commercial operations in advance of implementing an overall hubbing strategy.

The following table summarizes the activity for the restructuring and implementation-related charges discussed above and the related accruals:

	Employee-Related Costs			Incremental Depreciation			Asset Impairments			Other			Total
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Charges	78			—			—			11			89
Cash payments	(1		)	—			—			(4		)	(5		)
Charges against assets	—			—			—			—			—
Foreign exchange	7			—			—			(2		)	5
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	84		$	—		$	—		$	5		$	89
Charges	144			26			1			200			371
Cash payments	(97		)	—			—			(72		)	(169		)
Charges against assets	(17		)	(26		)	(1		)	—			(44		)
Foreign exchange	2			—			—			—			2
Other	—			—			—			(91		)	(91		)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	116		$	—		$	—		$	42		$	158

Employee-related costs primarily include severance and other termination benefits and are calculated based on long-standing benefit practices, local statutory requirements and, in certain cases, voluntary termination arrangements. Employee-related costs also include pension and other retiree benefit enhancements amounting to $17 for the year ended December 31, 2013 which are reflected as Charges against assets within Employee-related costs in the preceding tables, as the corresponding balance sheet amounts are reflected as a reduction of pension assets or an increase in pension and other retiree benefit liabilities (see Note 10, Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits).

Incremental depreciation is recorded to reflect changes in useful lives and estimated residual values for long-lived assets that will be taken out of service prior to the end of their normal service period. Asset impairments are recorded to write down assets held for sale or disposal to their fair value based on amounts expected to be realized. Charges against assets within Asset impairments are net of cash proceeds pertaining to the sale of certain assets.

Other charges consist primarily of charges resulting directly from exit activities and the implementation of new strategies as a result of the 2012 Restructuring Program. These charges for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 included third-party incremental costs related to the development and implementation of new business and strategic initiatives of $50 and $8, respectively, and contract termination costs and charges resulting directly from exit activities of $34 and $3, respectively, directly related to the 2012 Restructuring Program. These charges were expensed as incurred. Also included in Other charges for the year ended December 31, 2013 are other exit costs of $25 related to office space consolidation and a curtailment charge of $91 related to changes to the Company’s U.S. defined benefit retirement plans (see Note 10, Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits).

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This Annual Report on Form 10-K discusses organic sales growth (Net sales growth excluding the impact of foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestments) (non-GAAP). Management believes this measure provides investors with useful supplemental information regarding the Company’s underlying sales trends by presenting sales growth excluding the external factor of foreign exchange, as well as the impact of acquisitions and divestments. A reconciliation of organic sales growth to Net sales growth for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is provided below.

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Worldwide Gross profit, Gross profit margin, Selling, general and administrative expenses, Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of Net sales, Other (income) expense, net, Operating profit, Operating profit margin, effective tax rate, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and Earnings per share on a diluted basis are discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K both on a GAAP basis and, as applicable, excluding the impacts of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, the one-time charge resulting from the Venezuela devaluation, a charge for the competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors, a charge for the competition law matter in France related to a divested detergent business, costs related to the sale of land in Mexico, costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives and the gain on the sale of the non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia (non-GAAP). Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information regarding the performance of the Company’s ongoing operations. A reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is presented within the applicable section of Results of Operations.

The Company uses the above financial measures internally in its budgeting process and as a factor in determining compensation. While the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating the Company’s business, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be the same as similar measures presented by other companies.

The following tables provide a quantitative reconciliation of organic sales growth to Net sales growth for each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 versus the prior year:

Year ended December 31, 2013	Organic Sales Growth (Non-GAAP)	Foreign Exchange Impact	Acquisitions and Divestments Impact	Net Sales Growth (GAAP)
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	3.5%	—%	—%	3.5%
Latin America	9.5%	(9.5)%	(0.5)%	(0.5)%
Europe/South Pacific	(0.5)%	0.5%	(0.5)%	(0.5)%
Asia	10.5%	(1.5)%	—%	9.0%
Africa/Eurasia	7.0%	(5.5)%	—%	1.5%
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	6.0%	(4.0)%	—%	2.0%
Pet Nutrition	5.0%	(2.5)%	—%	2.5%
Total Company	6.0%	(4.0)%	—%	2.0%

Year ended December 31, 2012	Organic Sales Growth (Non-GAAP)	Foreign Exchange Impact	Acquisitions and Divestments Impact	Net Sales Growth (GAAP)
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	3.5%	—%	—%	3.5%
Latin America	10.5%	(6.0)%	(1.5)%	3.0%
Europe/South Pacific	(0.5)%	(5.0)%	3.0%	(2.5)%
Asia	12.0%	(3.0)%	—%	9.0%
Africa/Eurasia	9.0%	(7.0)%	1.0%	3.0%
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	6.5%	(4.5)%	0.5%	2.5%
Pet Nutrition	1.5%	(2.0)%	—%	(0.5)%
Total Company	6.0%	(4.0)%	—%	2.0%

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company expects cash flow from operations and debt issuances will be sufficient to meet foreseeable business operating and recurring cash needs (including for debt service, dividends, capital expenditures, costs related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and stock repurchases). The Company believes its strong cash generation and financial position should continue to allow it broad access to global credit and capital markets.

Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operations was $3,204 in 2013, compared to $3,196 in 2012 and $2,896 in 2011. Net cash provided by operations for 2013 increased as strong operating earnings and a continued tight focus on working capital were partially offset by higher cash spending related to the 2012 Restructuring Program. The increase in 2012 as compared to 2011 was primarily due to higher operating earnings, lower voluntary benefit plan contributions and decreased working capital, partially offset by higher income tax payments and payment of the fine in the previously disclosed French competition law matter.

The Company defines working capital as the difference between current assets (excluding Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, the latter of which is reported in Other current assets) and current liabilities (excluding short-term debt). The Company’s working capital as a percentage of Net sales was 0.7% in both 2013 and 2012.

Approximately 75% of total projected program charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, currently estimated between $1,100 and $1,250 ($775 and $875 aftertax), are expected to result in cash expenditures. Savings are currently projected to be in the range of $365 to $435 ($275 to $325 aftertax) annually by the fourth year of the program, substantially all of which are expected to increase future cash flows. The anticipated charges for 2014 are expected to amount to approximately $275 to $325 ($200 to $230 aftertax) and savings in 2014 should approximate $105 to $125 ($90 to $110 aftertax). It is anticipated that cash requirements for the 2012 Restructuring Program will be funded from operating cash flows. Substantially all of the restructuring accrual at December 31, 2013 is expected to be paid before year end 2014.

Investing activities used $890 of cash in 2013, compared to $865 and $1,213 during 2012 and 2011, respectively. Purchases of marketable securities and investments decreased in 2013 to $505 from $545 in 2012 primarily due to a decrease in purchases of investments by the Company’s subsidiary in Venezuela of local currency denominated fixed interest rate bonds issued by the Venezuelan government, partially offset by an increase of the Company’s investments through other foreign subsidiaries. In 2012, the Company acquired the remaining interest in Tom’s of Maine for $18. In 2011, the Company’s Mexican subsidiary entered into an agreement to sell the Mexico City site on which its commercial operations, technology center and soap production facility are located. During 2011 and 2012, the Company received the first and second installments of $24 and $36, respectively, related to the sale of land in Mexico. The final installment of $60 is due upon transfer of the property, which is expected to occur in 2014. In 2011, the Company also acquired the Sanex business for $966. The Company sold its non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia in 2011 for $215 ($135 aftertax gain). Capital expenditures were $670, $565 and $537 for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company continues to focus its capital spending on projects that are expected to yield high aftertax returns. Capital expenditures for 2014 are expected to remain at an annual rate of approximately 4.5% of Net sales, which is higher than the historical rate of approximately 3.5% primarily due to the 2012 Restructuring Program.

Financing activities used $2,142 of cash during 2013 compared to $2,301 and $1,242 during 2012 and 2011, respectively. The decrease in cash used in 2013 as compared to 2012 was primarily due to a lower level of share repurchases, partially offset by higher dividends paid and lower proceeds from exercises of stock options. The increase in 2012 was primarily due to lower net proceeds from the issuance of debt, an increase in dividends paid in 2012, and higher share repurchase costs, partially offset by higher proceeds from exercises of stock options.

Long-term debt, including the current portion, increased to $5,644 as of December 31, 2013, as compared to $5,176 as of December 31, 2012 and total debt increased to $5,657 as of December 31, 2013 as compared to $5,230 as of December 31, 2012. During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company issued $300 of five-year notes at a fixed rate of 1.50% and $82 of forty-year notes at a variable rate. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company issued $400 of five-year notes at a fixed rate of 0.90% and $400 of ten-year notes at a fixed rate of 2.10%. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company issued $500 of ten-year notes at a fixed rate of 1.95% and during the second quarter of 2012, the Company issued $500 of ten-year notes at a fixed rate of 2.30%. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company issued $300 of three-year notes at a fixed rate of 0.6%, $400 of five-year notes at a fixed rate of 1.3% and $300 of ten-year notes at a fixed rate of 2.45%. During the second quarter of 2011, the Company issued $250 of three-year notes at a fixed rate of 1.25% and $250 of six-year notes at a fixed rate of 2.625%. The

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debt issuances in 2013, 2012 and 2011 were U.S. dollar denominated and were under the Company’s shelf registration statement. Proceeds from the debt issuances in the second and fourth quarters of 2013 were used to reduce commercial paper borrowings, which were used by the Company for general corporate purposes. Proceeds from the debt issuance in the second quarter of 2013 were also used to repay and retire $250 of notes due in 2013. Proceeds from the debt issuances in the second and third quarters of 2012 and second quarter of 2011 were used to reduce commercial paper borrowings, which were used by the Company for general corporate purposes. Proceeds from the debt issuances in the fourth quarter of 2011 were used to reduce commercial paper borrowings, which were used by the Company for general corporate purposes, and to repay outstanding indebtedness under a €408 credit facility.

At December 31, 2013, the Company had access to unused domestic and foreign lines of credit of $2,444 (including under the two facilities discussed below) and could also issue medium-term notes pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement. In November 2011, the Company entered into a five-year revolving credit facility with a capacity of $1,850 with a syndicate of banks. This facility was extended for an additional year in 2012 and again in 2013 and will expire in November 2018. The Company also has the ability to draw $145 from a revolving credit facility that expires in November 2014. Commitment fees related to the credit facilities are not material.

Domestic and foreign commercial paper outstanding was $0 and $443 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The average daily balances outstanding for commercial paper in 2013 and 2012 were $1,736 and $1,562, respectively. The Company classifies commercial paper and certain current maturities of notes payable as long-term debt when it has the intent and ability to refinance such obligations on a long-term basis, including, if necessary, by utilizing its line of credit that expires in 2018.

The following is a summary of the Company’s commercial paper and global short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:

	2013					2012
	Weighted Average Interest Rate		Maturities	Outstanding		Weighted Average  Interest Rate		Maturities	Outstanding
Payable to banks	2.2	%	2014	$	13	1.0	%	2013	$	54
Commercial paper				—		0.1	%	2013	443
Total				$	13				$	497

Certain of the facilities with respect to the Company’s bank borrowings contain financial and other covenants as well as cross-default provisions. Noncompliance with these requirements could ultimately result in the acceleration of amounts owed. The Company is in full compliance with all such requirements and believes the likelihood of noncompliance is remote. See Note 6, Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about the Company’s long-term debt and credit facilities.

On March 7, 2013, the Board approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s common stock to be effected through a 100% stock dividend (the “2013 Stock Split”). The record date for the two-for-one stock split was the close of business on April 23, 2013 and the share distribution occurred on May 15, 2013. The Board authorized that the number of shares remaining under the 2011 Program (defined below) as of May 15, 2013 be increased by 100% as a result of the two-for-one stock split. All per share amounts and numbers of shares outstanding in the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a post-split basis. Refer to Note 8, Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Dividend payments in 2013 were $1,382, an increase from $1,277 in 2012 and $1,203 in 2011. Common stock dividend payments increased to $1.33 per share in 2013 from $1.22 per share in 2012 and $1.14 per share in 2011. In the first quarter of 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the quarterly common stock cash dividend to $0.34 per share from $0.31 per share, effective in the second quarter of 2013.

The Company repurchases shares of its common stock in the open market and in private transactions to maintain its targeted capital structure and to fulfill certain requirements of its compensation and benefit plans. The share repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors on September 8, 2011 (the “2011 Program”) authorized the repurchase of up to 50 million shares of the Company’s common stock. The Board also has authorized share repurchases on an ongoing basis to fulfill certain requirements of the Company’s compensation and benefit programs.

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Aggregate share repurchases in 2013, adjusted for the 2013 Stock Split, consisted of 24.6 million common shares under the 2011 Program and 1 million common shares to fulfill the requirements of compensation and benefit plans, for a total purchase price of $1,521. Aggregate repurchases in 2012, adjusted for the 2013 Stock Split, consisted of 37.6 million common shares under the 2011 Program and 1.2 million common shares to fulfill the requirements of compensation and benefit plans, for a total purchase price of $1,943. Aggregate repurchases in 2011, adjusted for the 2013 Stock Split, consisted of 40.8 million common shares under both the 2011 Program and a previously authorized repurchase program, and 1.8 million common shares to fulfill the requirements of compensation and benefit plans, for a total purchase price of $1,806.

Cash and cash equivalents increased $78 during 2013 to $962 at December 31, 2013, compared to $884 at December 31, 2012, most of which ($865 and $861, respectively) were held by the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. These amounts include $114 and $170atDecember 31, 2013and2012, respectively,which are subject to currency exchange controls in Venezuela, limiting the total amount of Cash and cash equivalents held by the Company’s foreign subsidiaries that can be repatriated at any particular point in time. The Company regularly assesses its cash needs and the available sources to fund these needs and, as part of this assessment, the Company determines the amount of foreign earnings it intends to repatriate to help fund its domestic cash needs and provides applicable U.S. income and foreign withholding taxes on such earnings.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had approximately $4,700 of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries for which no U.S. income or foreign withholding taxes have been provided as the Company does not currently anticipate a need to repatriate these earnings. These earnings have been and currently are considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the U.S. and, therefore, are not subject to such taxes. Should these earnings be repatriated in the future, they would be subject to applicable U.S. income and foreign withholding taxes. Determining the tax liability that would arise if these earnings were repatriated is not practicable.

The following represents the scheduled maturities of the Company’s contractual obligations as of December 31, 2013:

			Payments Due by Period
	Total		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter
Long-term debt including current portion	$	5,644	$	895	$	491	$	255	$	664	$	695	$	2,644
Net cash interest payments on long-term debt(1)	564		90		81		66		62		44		221
Leases	1,102		196		172		138		126		121		349
Purchase obligations(2)	800		530		143		119		8		—		—
Total	$	8,110	$	1,711	$	887	$	578	$	860	$	860	$	3,214

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⁽¹⁾  Includes the net interest payments on fixed and variable rate debt and associated interest rate swaps. Interest payments associated with floating rate instruments are based on management’s best estimate of projected interest rates for the remaining term of variable rate debt.

⁽²⁾  The Company had outstanding contractual obligations with suppliers at the end of 2013 for the purchase of raw, packaging and other materials and services in the normal course of business. These purchase obligation amounts represent only those items which are based on agreements that are legally binding and that specify minimum quantity, price and term and do not represent total anticipated purchases.

Long-term liabilities associated with the Company’s postretirement plans are excluded from the table above due to the uncertainty of the timing of these cash disbursements. The amount and timing of cash funding related to these benefit plans will generally depend on local regulatory requirements, various economic assumptions (the most significant of which are detailed in “Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates” below) and voluntary Company contributions. Based on current information, the Company is not required to make a mandatory contribution to its qualified U.S. pension plan in 2014. Management does not expect to make a voluntary contribution to the U.S. pension plans for the year ending December 31, 2014. In addition, total benefit payments to be paid to participants for the year ending December 31, 2014 from the Company’s assets is estimated to be approximately $98.

Additionally, liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits are excluded from the table above as the Company is unable to reasonably predict the ultimate amount or timing of a settlement of such liabilities.  See Note 11, Income Taxes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

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As more fully described in Part I, Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” and Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is contingently liable with respect to lawsuits, environmental matters, taxes and other matters arising in the ordinary course of business.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not have off-balance sheet financing or unconsolidated special purpose entities.

Managing Foreign Currency, Interest Rate, Commodity Price and Credit Risk Exposure

The Company is exposed to market risk from foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity price fluctuations. Volatility relating to these exposures is managed on a global basis by utilizing a number of techniques, including working capital management, selling price increases, selective borrowings in local currencies and entering into selective derivative instrument transactions, issued with standard features, in accordance with the Company’s treasury and risk management policies. The Company’s treasury and risk management policies prohibit the use of derivatives for speculative purposes and leveraged derivatives for any purpose.

The sensitivity of our financial instruments to market fluctuations is discussed below. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of derivatives and hedging policies and fair value measurements.

Foreign Exchange Risk

As the Company markets its products in over 200 countries and territories, it is exposed to currency fluctuations related to manufacturing and selling its products in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company manages its foreign currency exposures through a combination of cost-containment measures, sourcing strategies, selling price increases and the hedging of certain costs in an effort to minimize the impact on earnings of foreign currency rate movements. See the “Results of Operations” section above for discussion of the foreign exchange impact on Net sales in each operating segment.

The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, other than those operating in highly inflationary environments, are translated into U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates with resulting translation gains and losses accumulated in a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Income and expense items are translated into U.S. dollars at average rates of exchange prevailing during the year.

For subsidiaries operating in highly inflationary environments (currently, Venezuela), inventories, prepaid expenses, goodwill and property, plant and equipment are remeasured at their historical exchange rates, while other assets and liabilities are remeasured at year-end exchange rates. Remeasurement adjustments for these operations are included in Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company.

The Company primarily utilizes foreign currency contracts, including forward, option and swap contracts, local currency deposits and local currency borrowings to hedge portions of its exposures relating to foreign currency purchases, assets and liabilities created in the normal course of business and the net investment in certain foreign subsidiaries. The duration of foreign currency contracts generally does not exceed 12 months and the contracts are valued using observable market rates.

The Company’s foreign currency forward contracts that qualify for cash flow hedge accounting resulted in net unrealized gains of $5 and $1 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss) and are reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the underlying hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. At the end of 2013, an unfavorable 10% change in exchange rates would have resulted in a net unrealized loss of $33.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company manages its mix of fixed and floating rate debt against its target with debt issuances and by entering into interest rate swaps in order to mitigate fluctuations in earnings and cash flows that may result from interest rate volatility. The notional amount, interest payment and maturity date of the swaps generally match the principal, interest payment and maturity date of the related debt, and the swaps are valued using observable benchmark rates.

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Based on year-end 2013 variable rate debt levels, a 1% increase in interest rates would have increased Interest (income) expense, net by $5 in 2013.

Commodity Price Risk

The Company is exposed to price volatility related to raw materials used in production, such as resins, pulp, essential oils, tallow, tropical oils, poultry, corn and soybeans. The Company manages its raw material exposures through a combination of cost containment measures, ongoing productivity initiatives and the limited use of commodity hedging contracts. Futures contracts are used on a limited basis, primarily in the Hill’s Pet Nutrition segment, to manage volatility related to anticipated raw material inventory purchases of certain traded commodities.

The Company’s open commodity derivative contracts, which qualify for cash flow hedge accounting, resulted in net unrealized gains of $0 and $1 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At the end of 2013, an unfavorable 10% change in commodity futures prices would have resulted in a net unrealized loss of $1.

Credit Risk

The Company is exposed to the risk of credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to financial instrument contracts; however, nonperformance is considered unlikely and any nonperformance is unlikely to be material as it is the Company’s policy to contract with diverse, credit-worthy counterparties based upon both strong credit ratings and other credit considerations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11 “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” The new guidance is effective on a prospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013 and interim periods within those years. This new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires management to use judgment and make estimates. The level of uncertainty in estimates and assumptions increases with the length of time until the underlying transactions are completed. Actual results could ultimately differ from those estimates. The accounting policies that are most critical in the preparation of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are those that are both important to the presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and require significant or complex judgments and estimates on the part of management. The Company’s critical accounting policies are reviewed periodically with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

In certain instances, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America allow for the selection of alternative accounting methods. The Company’s significant policies that involve the selection of alternative methods are accounting for shipping and handling costs and inventories.

▪ Shipping and handling costs may be reported as either a component of Cost of sales or Selling, general and administrative expenses. The Company reports such costs, primarily related to warehousing and outbound freight, in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of Selling, general and administrative expenses. Accordingly, the Company’s Gross profit margin is not comparable with the gross profit margin of those companies that include shipping and handling charges in cost of sales. If such costs had been included in Cost of sales, Gross profit margin would have decreased by 750 bps, from 58.6% to 51.1% in 2013 and decreased by 740 bps and 750 bps in 2012 and 2011, respectively, with no impact on reported earnings.

▪ The Company accounts for inventories using both the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method (80% of inventories) and the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method (20% of inventories). There would have been no material impact on reported earnings for 2013, 2012 or 2011 had all inventories been accounted for under the FIFO method.

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The areas of accounting that involve significant or complex judgments and estimates are pensions and other retiree benefit cost assumptions, stock-based compensation, asset impairments, uncertain tax positions, tax valuation allowances and legal and other contingency reserves.

▪ In pension accounting, the most significant actuarial assumptions are the discount rate and the long-term rate of return on plan assets. The discount rate used to measure the benefit obligation for U.S. defined benefit plans was 4.96%, 4.14% and 4.90% as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The discount rate used to measure the benefit obligation for other U.S. postretirement plans was 5.24%, 4.32% and 5.26% as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Discount rates used for the U.S. and international defined benefit and other postretirement plans are based on a yield curve constructed from a portfolio of high-quality bonds for which the timing and amount of cash outflows approximate the estimated payouts of the plans. The assumed long-term rate of return on plan assets for U.S. plans was 6.80% as of December 31, 2013, 7.30% as of December 31, 2012 and 7.75% as of December 31, 2011. In determining the long-term rate of return, the Company considers the nature of the plans’ investments and the historical rate of return.

Average annual rates of return for the U.S. plans for the most recent 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, 15-year and 25-year periods were 9%, 11%, 7%, 6%, and 8%, respectively. In addition, the current assumed rate of return for the U.S. plans is based upon the nature of the plans' investments with a target asset allocation of approximately 53% in fixed income securities, 27% in equity securities and 20% in real estate and other investments. As the funded status of the plans improved in 2013, the Company reallocated a portion of the assets of the U.S. plans from equity securities to fixed income securities and other investments. A 1% change in the assumed rate of return on plan assets of the U.S. pension plans would impact future Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company by approximately $11. A 1% change in the discount rate for the U.S. pension plans would impact future Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company by approximately $3. A third assumption is the long-term rate of compensation increase, a change in which would partially offset the impact of a change in either the discount rate or the long-term rate of return. This rate was 3.50% as of December 31, 2013, 3.50% as of December 31, 2012 and 4.00% as of December 31, 2011. Refer to Note 10, Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the Company’s pension and other postretirement plans.

▪ The assumption requiring the most judgment in accounting for other postretirement benefits is the medical cost trend rate. The Company reviews external data and its own historical trends for health care costs to determine the medical cost trend rate. The assumed rate of increase for the U.S. postretirement benefit plans is 7.0% for 2014, declining to 5.0% by 2020 and remaining at 5.0% for the years thereafter. The effect on the total of service and interest cost components of a 1% increase in the assumed long-term medical cost trend rate would decrease Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company by $6.

▪ The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments, such as stock options and restricted stock units, based on the fair value of those awards at the date of grant. The Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock option awards. The weighted-average estimated fair value of each stock option granted for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $7.41. The Black-Scholes model uses various assumptions to determine the fair value of options. These assumptions include the expected term of options, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate and expected dividend yield. While these assumptions do not require significant judgment, as the significant inputs are determined from historical experience or independent third-party sources, changes in these inputs could result in significant changes in fair value.  A one-year change in term would result in a change in fair value of approximately 8%. A 1% change in volatility would change fair value by approximately 6%.

▪ Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets, such as the Company’s global brands, are subject to impairment tests at least annually. The Company performs either a quantitative or qualitative assessment to determine the fair value of its reporting units for goodwill and fair value of its indefinite life intangible assets. The asset impairment analysis performed for both goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets requires several estimates, including future cash flows consistent with management’s strategic plans, sales growth rates, foreign exchange rates and the selection of a discount rate. Qualitative factors, in addition to those quantitative measures discussed above, include assessments of general macroeconomic conditions, industry-specific considerations and historical financial performance.

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The estimated fair value of the Company’s intangible assets substantially exceeds the recorded book value, except for the intangible assets acquired in the Sanex acquisition in 2011, which were recorded at fair value. The estimated fair value of the Company’s reporting units also substantially exceeds the recorded book value. Therefore, it is not reasonably likely that significant changes in these estimates would occur that would result in an impairment charge related to these assets. Asset impairment analysis related to certain fixed assets in connection with the 2012 Restructuring Program requires management’s best estimate of net realizable values. Asset impairment analysis related to the fixed assets of the Company’s subsidiary in Venezuela requires management’s best estimate of future exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the bolivar fuerte, the rate of inflation in Venezuela and the timing and amount of future selling price increases for products sold in Venezuela.

▪ The recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions involves consideration of the amounts and probabilities of various outcomes that could be realized upon ultimate resolution.

▪ Tax valuation allowances are established to reduce deferred tax assets such as tax loss carryforwards, to net realizable value. Factors considered in estimating net realizable value include historical results by tax jurisdiction, carryforward periods, income tax strategies and forecasted taxable income.

▪ Legal and other contingency reserves are based on management’s assessment of the risk of potential loss, which includes consultation with outside legal counsel and other advisors. Such assessments are reviewed each period and revised based on current facts and circumstances, if necessary. While it is possible that the Company’s cash flows and results of operations in a particular quarter or year could be materially affected by the impact of such contingencies, it is the opinion of management that these matters will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, or its ongoing results of operations or cash flows. Refer to Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the Company’s contingencies.

The Company generates revenue through the sale of well-known consumer products to trade customers under established trading terms. While the recognition of revenue and receivables requires the use of estimates, there is a short time frame (typically less than 60 days) between the shipment of product and cash receipt, thereby reducing the level of uncertainty in these estimates. Refer to Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further description of the Company’s significant accounting policies.

Market Share Information

Management uses market share information as a key indicator to monitor business health and performance. References to market share in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are based on a combination of consumption and market share data provided by third-party vendors, primarily Nielsen, and internal estimates. All market share references represent the percentage of the dollar value of sales of our products, relative to all product sales in the category in the countries in which the Company competes and purchases data.

Market share data is subject to limitations on the availability of up-to-date information. We believe that the third-party vendors we use to provide data are reliable, but we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the data or any assumptions underlying the data. In addition, market share information calculated by the Company may be different from market share information calculated by other companies due to differences in category definitions, the use of data from different countries, internal estimates and other factors.

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Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K may contain forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or by the SEC in its rules, regulations and releases. Such statements may relate, for example, to sales or volume growth, organic sales growth, profit or profit margin growth, earnings growth, financial goals, the impact of currency devaluations and exchange controls, price or profit controls and labor unrest, including in Venezuela, cost-reduction plans including the 2012 Restructuring Program, tax rates, new product introductions, commercial investment levels or legal proceedings, among other matters. These statements are made on the basis of the Company’s views and assumptions as of this time and the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements. Moreover, the Company does not, nor does any other person, assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of those statements. The Company cautions investors that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual events or results may differ materially from those statements. Actual events or results may differ materially because of factors that affect international businesses and global economic conditions, as well as matters specific to the Company and the markets it serves, including the uncertain economic environment in different countries and its effect on consumer spending habits, increased competition and evolving competitive practices, currency rate fluctuations, exchange controls, price or profit controls, labor relations, changes in foreign or domestic laws or regulations or their interpretation, political and fiscal developments, the availability and cost of raw and packaging materials, the ability to maintain or increase selling prices as needed, the ability to implement the 2012 Restructuring Program as planned or differences between the actual and the estimated costs or savings under such program, changes in the policies of retail trade customers, the ability to continue lowering costs and the uncertainty of the outcome of legal proceedings, whether or not the Company believes they have merit. For information about these and other factors that could impact the Company’s business and cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements, refer to Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors.”

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ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

See “Managing Foreign Currency, Interest Rate, Commodity Price and Credit Risk Exposure” in Part II, Item 7.

ITEM 8.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

See “Index to Financial Statements.”

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2013 (the “Evaluation”). Based upon the Evaluation, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) are effective.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based upon the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and concluded that it is effective as of December 31, 2013.

The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has audited the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, and has expressed an unqualified opinion in their report, which appears in this report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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PART III

ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

See “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part I, Item 1 of this report.

Additional information required by this Item relating to directors, executive officers and corporate governance of the Company and information regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2014 Proxy Statement”).

Code of Ethics

The Company’s Code of Conduct promotes the highest ethical standards in all of the Company’s business dealings. The Code of Conduct satisfies the SEC’s requirements for a Code of Ethics for senior financial officers and applies to all Company employees, including the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Accounting Officer, and the Company’s directors. The Code of Conduct is available on the Company’s web site at www.colgatepalmolive.com. Any amendment to the Code of Conduct will promptly be posted on the Company’s web site. It is the Company’s policy not to grant waivers of the Code of Conduct. In the extremely unlikely event that the Company grants an executive officer a waiver from a provision of the Code of Conduct, the Company will promptly disclose such information by posting it on its web site or by using other appropriate means in accordance with SEC rules.

ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information regarding executive compensation set forth in the 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

(a) The information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management set forth in the 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) The registrant does not know of any arrangements that may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the registrant.

(c) Equity compensation plan information as of December 31, 2013:

	(a)		(b)			(c)
Plan Category	Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (in thousands)		Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights			Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (in thousands)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders	47,371	(1)	$	42.63	(2)	68,224	(3)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders	Not applicable		Not applicable			Not applicable
Total	47,371		$	42.63		68,224

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⁽¹⁾  Consists of 42,832 options outstanding and 4,539 restricted stock units awarded but not yet vested under the Company’s 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan, as more fully described in Note 8, Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans.

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⁽²⁾  Includes the weighted-average exercise price of stock options outstanding of $47.15 and restricted stock units of $0.00.

⁽³⁾  Amount includes 54,815 options available for issuance and 13,409 restricted stock units available for issuance under the Company’s 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan.

ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information regarding certain relationships and related transactions and director independence set forth in the 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information regarding auditor fees and services set forth in the 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules

See “Index to Financial Statements.”

(b) Exhibits

See “Exhibits to Form 10-K.”

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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Colgate-Palmolive Company             (Registrant)
Date: February 20, 2014	By	/s/ Ian Cook
		Ian Cook Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below on February 20, 2014, by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated.

(a)           Principal Executive Officer	(d)           Directors:
/s/ Ian Cook	/s/ Ian Cook
Ian Cook Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer	Ian Cook
(b)           Principal Financial Officer	Nikesh Arora, John T. Cahill, Helene D. Gayle, Ellen M. Hancock, Joseph Jimenez, Richard J. Kogan, Delano E. Lewis, J. Pedro Reinhard, Stephen I. Sadove
/s/ Dennis J. Hickey	/s/ Andrew D. Hendry
Dennis J. Hickey Chief Financial Officer	Andrew D. Hendry As Attorney-in-Fact
(c)           Principal Accounting Officer
/s/ Victoria L. Dolan
Victoria L. Dolan Vice President and Corporate Controller

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Index to Financial Statements

	Page
Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	48
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011	49
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011	50
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012	51
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011	52
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011	53
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	54
Financial Statement Schedule
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011	96
Selected Financial Data
Market and Dividend Information	97
Historical Financial Summary	99

All other financial statements and schedules not listed have been omitted since the required information is included in the financial statements or the notes thereto or is not applicable or required.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Colgate-Palmolive Company

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Colgate-Palmolive Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) at December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements and the financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

New York, New York

February 20, 2014

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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Consolidated Statements of Income

For the years ended December 31,

(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)

	2013			2012		2011
Net sales	$	17,420		$	17,085	$	16,734
Cost of sales	7,219			7,153		7,144
Gross profit	10,201			9,932		9,590
Selling, general and administrative expenses	6,223			5,930		5,758
Other (income) expense, net	422			113		(9		)
Operating profit	3,556			3,889		3,841
Interest (income) expense, net	(9		)	15		52
Income before income taxes	3,565			3,874		3,789
Provision for income taxes	1,155			1,243		1,235
Net income including noncontrolling interests	2,410			2,631		2,554
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	169			159		123
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	$	2,241		$	2,472	$	2,431
Earnings per common share, basic	$	2.41		$	2.60	$	2.49
Earnings per common share, diluted	$	2.38		$	2.57	$	2.47

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the years ended December 31,

(Dollars in Millions)

	2013			2012			2011
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	2,410		$	2,631		$	2,554
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Cumulative translation adjustments	(166		)	(18		)	(305		)
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	318			(145		)	(108		)
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	13			18			46
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	2			1			—
Total Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	167			(144		)	(367		)
Total Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests	2,577			2,487			2,187
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	169			159			123
Less: Cumulative translation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling      interests	(3		)	2			(7		)
Total Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	166			161			116
Total Comprehensive income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	$	2,411		$	2,326		$	2,071

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of December 31,

 (Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

	2013			2012
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	962		$	884
Receivables (net of allowances of $67 and $61, respectively)	1,636			1,668
Inventories	1,425			1,365
Other current assets	799			639
Total current assets	4,822			4,556
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,083			3,842
Goodwill, net	2,474			2,500
Other intangible assets, net	1,496			1,499
Deferred income taxes	77			92
Other assets	924			905
Total assets	$	13,876		$	13,394
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Notes and loans payable	$	13		$	54
Current portion of long-term debt	895			250
Accounts payable	1,343			1,290
Accrued income taxes	239			254
Other accruals	1,980			1,888
Total current liabilities	4,470			3,736
Long-term debt	4,749			4,926
Deferred income taxes	444			293
Other liabilities	1,677			2,049
Total liabilities	11,340			11,004
Commitments and contingent liabilities	—			—
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock, $1 par value (2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 1,465,706,360 shares issued)	1,466			1,466
Additional paid-in capital	1,004			818
Retained earnings	17,952			16,953
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,451		)	(2,621		)
Unearned compensation	(33		)	(41		)
Treasury stock, at cost	(15,633		)	(14,386		)
Total Colgate-Palmolive Company shareholders’ equity	2,305			2,189
Noncontrolling interests	231			201
Total shareholders’ equity	2,536			2,390
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	13,876		$	13,394

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Dollars in Millions)

	Colgate-Palmolive Company Shareholders’ Equity
	Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital			Unearned Compensation			Treasury Stock			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Noncontrolling Interests
Balance, January 1, 2011	$	1,466	$	399		$	(99	)	$	(11,305	)	$	14,329		$	(2,115	)	$	142
Net income												2,431						123
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax															(360		)	(7		)
Dividends												(1,111		)				(92		)
Stock-based compensation expense			122
Shares issued for stock options			88						251
Shares issued for restricted stock awards			(53		)				53
Treasury stock acquired									(1,806		)
Other			47			39			(1		)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	1,466	$	603		$	(60	)	$	(12,808	)	$	15,649		$	(2,475	)	$	166
Net income												2,472						159
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax															(146		)	2
Dividends												(1,168		)				(109		)
Stock-based compensation expense			120
Shares issued for stock options			99						297
Shares issued for restricted stock awards			(70		)				70
Treasury stock acquired									(1,943		)
Other			66			19			(2		)							(17		)
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	1,466	$	818		$	(41	)	$	(14,386	)	$	16,953		$	(2,621	)	$	201
Net income												2,241						169
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax															170			(3		)
Dividends												(1,242		)				(140		)
Stock-based compensation expense			128
Shares issued for stock options			82						201
Shares issued for restricted stock awards			(75		)				75
Treasury stock acquired									(1,521		)
Other			51			8			(2		)							4
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	1,466	$	1,004		$	(33	)	$	(15,633	)	$	17,952		$	(2,451	)	$	231

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31,

(Dollars in Millions)

	2013			2012			2011
Operating Activities
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	2,410		$	2,631		$	2,554
Adjustments to reconcile net income including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization	439			425			421
Restructuring and termination benefits, net of cash	182			35			103
Venezuela devaluation charge	172			—			—
Gain before tax on sales of non-core product lines	—			—			(207		)
Voluntary benefit plan contributions	(101		)	(101		)	(178		)
Stock-based compensation expense	128			120			122
Deferred income taxes	71			63			88
Cash effects of changes in:
Receivables	(37		)	19			(130		)
Inventories	(97		)	(21		)	(130		)
Accounts payable and other accruals	24			(5		)	199
Other non-current assets and liabilities	13			30			54
Net cash provided by operations	3,204			3,196			2,896
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(670		)	(565		)	(537		)
Sale of property and non-core product lines	15			72			263
Purchases of marketable securities and investments	(505		)	(545		)	(356		)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities and investments	267			147			423
Payment for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(3		)	(29		)	(966		)
Other	6			55			(40		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(890		)	(865		)	(1,213		)
Financing Activities
Principal payments on debt	(7,554		)	(5,011		)	(4,429		)
Proceeds from issuance of debt	7,976			5,452			5,843
Dividends paid	(1,382		)	(1,277		)	(1,203		)
Purchases of treasury shares	(1,521		)	(1,943		)	(1,806		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and excess tax benefits	339			478			353
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,142		)	(2,301		)	(1,242		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents	(94		)	(24		)	(53		)
Net increase (decrease) in Cash and cash equivalents	78			6			388
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	884			878			490
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	962		$	884		$	878
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Income taxes paid	$	1,087		$	1,280		$	1,007
Interest paid	118			77			58

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

1.    Nature of Operations

The Company manufactures and markets a wide variety of products in the U.S. and around the world in two distinct product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. Oral, Personal and Home Care products include toothpaste, toothbrushes and mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, laundry and dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, bleaches and other similar items. These products are sold primarily to retail trade customers and wholesale distributors worldwide. Pet Nutrition products include specialty pet nutrition products manufactured and marketed by Hill’s Pet Nutrition. The principal customers for Pet Nutrition products are authorized pet supply retailers and veterinarians. Principal global and regional trademarks include Colgate, Palmolive, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet, Hill’s Prescription Diet and Hill’s Ideal Balance.

The Company’s principal classes of products accounted for the following percentages of worldwide Net sales for the past three years:

	2013		2012		2011
Oral Care	46	%	44	%	43	%
Personal Care	21	%	22	%	22	%
Home Care	20	%	21	%	22	%
Pet Nutrition	13	%	13	%	13	%
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%

2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Colgate-Palmolive Company and its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company’s investments in consumer products companies with interests ranging between 20% and 50%, where the Company has significant influence over the investee, are accounted for using the equity method. Net income (loss) from such investments is recorded in Other (income) expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, equity method investments included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $27 and $25, respectively. Unrelated third parties hold the remaining ownership interests in these investments. Investments with less than a 20% interest are accounted for using the cost method.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to use judgment and make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent gains and losses at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The level of uncertainty in estimates and assumptions increases with the length of time until the underlying transactions are completed. As such, the most significant uncertainty in the Company’s assumptions and estimates involved in preparing the financial statements includes pension and other retiree benefit cost assumptions, stock-based compensation, asset impairments, uncertain tax positions, tax valuation allowances and legal and other contingency reserves. Additionally, the Company uses available market information and other valuation methodologies in assessing the fair value of financial instruments and retirement plan assets. Judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value and, accordingly, changes in assumptions or the estimation methodologies may affect the fair value estimates. Actual results could ultimately differ from those estimates.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Revenue Recognition

Sales are recorded at the time products are shipped to trade customers and when risk of ownership transfers. Net sales reflect units shipped at selling list prices reduced by sales returns and the cost of current and continuing promotional programs. Current promotional programs, such as product listing allowances and co-operative advertising arrangements, are recorded in the period incurred. Continuing promotional programs are predominantly consumer coupons and volume-based sales incentive arrangements with trade customers. The redemption cost of consumer coupons is based on historical redemption experience and is recorded when coupons are distributed. Volume-based incentives offered to trade customers are based on the estimated cost of the program and are recorded as products are sold.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs are classified as Selling, general and administrative expenses and were $1,304, $1,262 and $1,250 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Marketing Costs

The Company markets its products through advertising and other promotional activities. Advertising costs are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses and are expensed as incurred. Certain consumer and trade promotional programs, such as consumer coupons, are recorded as a reduction of sales.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The cost of approximately 80% of inventories is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. The cost of all other inventories, predominantly in the U.S. and Mexico, is determined using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Land, buildings and machinery and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided, primarily using the straight-line method, over estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 15 years for machinery and equipment and up to 40 years for buildings. Depreciation attributable to manufacturing operations is included in Cost of sales. The remaining component of depreciation is included in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets, such as the Company’s global brands, are subject to impairment tests at least annually. These tests were performed and did not result in an impairment charge. Other intangible assets with finite lives, such as local brands and trademarks, customer relationships and non-compete agreements, are amortized over their useful lives, generally ranging from 5 to 40 years. Amortization expense related to intangible assets is included in Other (income) expense, net, which is included in Operating profit.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based upon the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect at the time such differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Provision is made currently for taxes payable on remittances of overseas earnings; no provision is made for taxes on overseas retained earnings that are deemed to be permanently reinvested.

The Company uses a comprehensive model to recognize, measure, present and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on an income tax return.  The Company recognizes interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within income tax expense.

Financial Instruments

Derivative instruments are recorded as assets and liabilities at estimated fair value based on available market information. The Company’s derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting are designated as either fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or net investment hedges. For fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative, as well as the offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged item, are recognized in earnings each period. For cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss) and are recognized in earnings when the offsetting effect of the hedged item is also recognized in earnings. For hedges of the net investment in foreign subsidiaries, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss) to offset the change in the value of the net investment being hedged.  Cash flows related to hedges are classified in the same category as the cash flows from the hedged item in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The Company may also enter into certain foreign currency and interest rate instruments that economically hedge certain of its risks but do not qualify for hedge accounting. Changes in fair value of these derivative instruments, based on quoted market prices, are recognized in earnings each period. The Company’s derivative instruments and other financial instruments are more fully described in Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments along with the related fair value measurement considerations.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments, such as stock options and restricted stock, based on the fair value of those awards at the date of grant over the requisite service period.  The Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock option awards.  Stock-based compensation plans, related expenses and assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model are more fully described in Note 8, Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans.

Currency Translation

The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, other than those operating in highly inflationary environments, are translated into U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates with resulting translation gains and losses accumulated in a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Income and expense items are translated into U.S. dollars at average rates of exchange prevailing during the year.

For subsidiaries operating in highly inflationary environments (currently, Venezuela), non-monetary assets, such as inventories, prepaid expenses, goodwill and property, plant and equipment are remeasured at their historical exchange rates, while monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at year-end exchange rates. Remeasurement adjustments for these operations are included in Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11 “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” The new guidance is effective on a prospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013 and interim periods within those years. This new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

3.    Acquisitions and Divestitures

Sanex Acquisition

On June 20, 2011, the Company, Colgate-Palmolive Europe Sàrl, Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC (together with Unilever N.V., “Unilever”) finalized the Company’s acquisition from Unilever of the Sanex personal care business in accordance with a Business and Share Sale and Purchase Agreement for an aggregate purchase price of €676 ($966). The acquisition was financed with available cash, proceeds from the sale of the Company’s Euro-denominated investment portfolio and the issuance of commercial paper.

Total purchase price consideration of $966 was allocated to the net assets acquired based on their respective fair values at June 20, 2011, as follows: 

Recognized amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Inventories	$	26
Property, plant and equipment, net	3
Other intangible assets, net	596
Goodwill, net	411
Accrued income taxes	(48		)
Long-term deferred income taxes	(18		)
Long-term other liabilities	(4		)
Fair value of net assets acquired	$	966

Other intangible assets acquired include trademarks of $403 with an indefinite useful life and customer relationships of $193 with useful lives ranging from 15 to 18 years.

Goodwill of $411 was allocated between the Europe/South Pacific segment (90%) and the Africa/Eurasia segment (10%). The Company expects that substantially all of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes.

Pro forma results of operations have not been presented, as the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is not material. In 2011, Other (income) expense, net included $12 in transaction costs related to the acquisition.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Sale of Detergent Business in Colombia

In connection with the Sanex acquisition, Colgate sold its non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia to Unilever for $215. The detergent sale closed on July 29, 2011 and, as a result of the sale, the Company recognized a pretax gain of $207 ($135 aftertax gain) included in Other (income) expense, net in the third quarter of 2011. These operations were not material to the Company’s annual Net sales, Net income or Earnings per share.

Sale of Land in Mexico

On September 13, 2011, the Company’s Mexican subsidiary entered into an agreement to sell to the United States of America the Mexico City site on which its commercial operations, technology center and soap production facility are located. The sale price is payable in three installments, with the final installment due upon the transfer of the property, which is expected to occur in 2014. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company received the first installment of $24 upon signing the agreement. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company received the second installment of $36. The Company is reinvesting these payments to relocate its soap production to a new state-of-the-art facility to be constructed at its Mission Hills, Mexico site, to relocate its commercial and technology operations within Mexico City and to prepare the existing site for transfer. As a result, the Company expects to make capital improvements and incur costs to exit the site through 2014. These exit costs will primarily be related to staff leaving indemnities, accelerated depreciation and demolition to make the site building-ready. In 2013, 2012 and 2011 the Company recorded $18, $24 and $13 of pretax costs ($12, $18 and $9 of aftertax costs), respectively, related to the sale.

4.        Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company commenced a four-year Global Growth and Efficiency Program (the “2012 Restructuring Program”) for sustained growth. The program’s initiatives are expected to help Colgate ensure continued solid worldwide growth in unit volume, organic sales and earnings per share and enhance its global leadership positions in its core businesses.

Implementation of the 2012 Restructuring Program is projected to result in cumulative pretax charges, once all phases are approved and implemented, totaling between $1,100 and $1,250 ($775 and $875 aftertax), which are currently estimated to be comprised of the following categories: Employee-Related Costs, including severance, pension and other termination benefits (50%); asset-related costs, primarily Incremental Depreciation and Asset Impairments (15%); and Other charges, which include contract termination costs, consisting primarily of implementation-related charges resulting directly from exit activities (20%) and the implementation of new strategies (15%). Anticipated pretax charges for 2014 are expected to amount to approximately $275 to $325 ($200 to $230 aftertax). Over the course of the 2012 Restructuring Program, it is estimated that approximately 75% of the charges will result in cash expenditures.

It is expected that the cumulative pretax charges, once all projects are approved and implemented, will relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (15%), Europe/South Pacific (20%), Latin America (5%), Asia (5%), Africa/Eurasia (5%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (10%) and Corporate (40%), which includes substantially all of the costs related to the implementation of new strategies, noted above, on a global basis. It is expected that by the end of 2016, the 2012 Restructuring Program will reduce the Company’s global employee workforce by approximately 6% from the 2012 level of approximately 38,000.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, restructuring and implementation-related charges are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as follows:

	2013		2012
Cost of sales	$	32	$	2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	137		6
Other (income) expense, net	202		81
Total 2012 Restructuring Program charges, pretax	$	371	$	89
Total 2012 Restructuring Program charges, aftertax	$	278	$	70

Restructuring and related implementation charges in the preceding table are recorded in the Corporate segment as these initiatives are predominantly centrally directed and controlled and are not included in internal measures of segment operating performance. Total charges for the 2012 Restructuring Program for the year ended December 31, 2013 relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (11%), Europe/South Pacific (28%), Latin America (4%), Africa/Eurasia (7%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (8%) and Corporate (42%). Total charges for the 2012 Restructuring Program for the year ended December 31, 2012 relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (2%), Europe/South Pacific (55%), Africa/Eurasia (2%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (3%) and Corporate (38%). Total program-to-date accumulated charges for the 2012 Restructuring Program relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (10%), Europe/South Pacific (33%), Latin America (3%), Africa/Eurasia (6%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (7%) and Corporate (41%).

Since the inception of the 2012 Restructuring Program in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company has incurred pretax cumulative charges of $460 ($348 aftertax) in connection with the implementation of various projects as follows:

	Cumulative Charges
	as of December 31, 2013
Employee-Related Costs	$	222
Incremental Depreciation	26
Asset Impairments	1
Other	211
Total	$	460

The majority of costs incurred since inception relate to the following projects: restructuring how the Company provides retirement benefits to its U.S.-based employees by shifting them from the Company’s defined benefit retirement plans to the Company’s defined contribution plan; the closing of the Morristown, New Jersey personal care facility; the simplification and streamlining of the Company’s research and development capabilities and oral care supply chain, both in Europe; other exit costs related to office consolidation; and the restructuring of certain commercial operations in advance of implementing an overall hubbing strategy.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

The following table summarizes the activity for the restructuring and implementation-related charges discussed above and the related accruals:

	Employee-Related Costs			Incremental Depreciation			Asset Impairments			Other			Total
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Charges	78			—			—			11			89
Cash payments	(1		)	—			—			(4		)	(5		)
Charges against assets	—			—			—			—			—
Foreign exchange	7			—			—			(2		)	5
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	84		$	—		$	—		$	5		$	89
Charges	144			26			1			200			371
Cash payments	(97		)	—			—			(72		)	(169		)
Charges against assets	(17		)	(26		)	(1		)	—			(44		)
Foreign exchange	2			—			—			—			2
Other	—			—			—			(91		)	(91		)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	116		$	—		$	—		$	42		$	158

Employee-related costs primarily include severance and other termination benefits and are calculated based on long-standing benefit practices, local statutory requirements and, in certain cases, voluntary termination arrangements. Employee-related costs also include pension and other retiree benefit enhancements amounting to $17 for the year ended December 31, 2013 which are reflected as Charges against assets within Employee-related costs in the preceding tables, as the corresponding balance sheet amounts are reflected as a reduction of pension assets or an increase in pension and other retiree benefit liabilities (see Note 10, Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits).

Incremental depreciation is recorded to reflect changes in useful lives and estimated residual values for long-lived assets that will be taken out of service prior to the end of their normal service period. Asset impairments are recorded to write down assets held for sale or disposal to their fair value based on amounts expected to be realized. Charges against assets within Asset impairments are net of cash proceeds pertaining to the sale of certain assets.

Other charges consist primarily of charges resulting directly from exit activities and the implementation of new strategies as a result of the 2012 Restructuring Program. These charges for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 included third-party incremental costs related to the development and implementation of new business and strategic initiatives of $50 and $8, respectively, and contract termination costs and charges resulting directly from exit activities of $34 and $3, respectively, directly related to the 2012 Restructuring Program. These charges were expensed as incurred. Also included in Other charges for the year ended December 31, 2013 are other exit costs of $25 related to office space consolidation and a curtailment charge of $91 related to changes to the Company’s U.S. defined benefit retirement plans (see Note 10, Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits).

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

5.    Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The net carrying value of Goodwill as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, by segment is as follows:

	2013		2012
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	362	$	372
Latin America	353		408
Europe/South Pacific	1,525		1,478
Asia	126		127
Africa/Eurasia	93		100
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	2,459		2,485
Pet Nutrition	15		15
Total Goodwill, net	$	2,474	$	2,500

The change in the amount of Goodwill, net in each year is primarily due to the impact of foreign currency translation.

Other intangible assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are comprised of the following:

	2013							2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trademarks	$	551	$	(275	)	$	276	$	548	$	(254	)	$	294
Other finite life intangible assets	219		(45		)	174		212		(34		)	178
Indefinite life intangible assets	1,046		—			1,046		1,027		—			1,027
Total Other intangible assets	$	1,816	$	(320	)	$	1,496	$	1,787	$	(288	)	$	1,499

The changes in the net carrying amounts of Other intangible assets during 2013, 2012 and 2011 were partially due to amortization expense of $32, $31 and $28, respectively, as well as the impact of foreign currency translation.  In 2013, 2012 and 2011, Indefinite life intangible assets included trademarks of $403 and Other finite life intangible assets included customer relationships of $193 acquired in connection with the Sanex acquisition (see Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures). Annual estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is expected to be approximately $29.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

6.            Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities

Long-term debt consists of the following at December 31:

	Weighted Average Interest Rate	Maturities			2013		2012
Notes	2.0%	2014	-	2078	$	5,644	$	4,733
Commercial paper					—		443
					5,644		5,176
Less: Current portion of long-term debt					895		250
Total					$	4,749	$	4,926

The weighted-average interest rate on short-term borrowings of $13 in 2013 and $54 in 2012 included in Notes and loans payable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 was 2.2% and 1.0%, respectively.

The Company classifies commercial paper as long-term debt when it has the intent and ability to refinance such obligations on a long-term basis. Excluding commercial paper reclassified as long-term debt, scheduled maturities of long-term debt and capitalized leases outstanding as of December 31, 2013, are as follows:  

Years Ended December 31,
2014	$	895
2015	491
2016	255
2017	664
2018	695
Thereafter	2,644

The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements and foreign exchange contracts related to certain of these debt instruments. See Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for further information about the Company’s financial instruments.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company issued $300 of five-year notes at a fixed rate of 1.50% and $82 of forty-year notes at a variable rate. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company issued $400 of five-year notes at a fixed rate of 0.90% and $400 of ten-year notes at a fixed rate of 2.10%. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company issued $500 of ten-year notes at a fixed rate of 1.95% and during the second quarter of 2012, the Company issued $500 of ten-year notes at a fixed rate of 2.30%.

The debt issuances in 2013 and 2012 were U.S. dollar denominated and were under the Company’s shelf registration statement. Proceeds from the debt issuances in the second and fourth quarters of 2013 were used to reduce commercial paper borrowings, which were used by the Company for general corporate purposes. In addition, proceeds from the debt issuance in the second quarter of 2013 were used to repay and retire $250 of notes due in 2013. Proceeds from the debt issuances in the second and third quarters of 2012 were used to reduce commercial paper borrowings, which were used by the Company for general corporate purposes.

At December 31, 2013, the Company had access to unused domestic and foreign lines of credit of $2,444 (including under the two facilities discussed below) and could also issue medium-term notes pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement. In November 2011, the Company entered into a five-year revolving credit facility with a capacity of $1,850 with a syndicate of banks. This facility was extended for an additional year in 2012 and again in 2013 and will expire in November 2018. The Company also has the ability to draw $145 from a revolving credit facility that expires in November 2014. Commitment fees related to the credit facilities are not material.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Certain agreements with respect to the Company’s bank borrowings contain financial and other covenants as well as cross-default provisions. Noncompliance with these requirements could ultimately result in the acceleration of amounts owed. The Company is in full compliance with all such requirements and believes the likelihood of noncompliance is remote.

7.    Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments

The Company is exposed to market risk from foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity price fluctuations. Volatility relating to these exposures is managed on a global basis by utilizing a number of techniques, including working capital management, selling price increases, selective borrowings in local currencies and entering into selective derivative instrument transactions, issued with standard features, in accordance with the Company’s treasury and risk management policies, which prohibit the use of derivatives for speculative purposes and leveraged derivatives for any purpose.  It is the Company’s policy to enter into derivative instrument contracts with terms that match the underlying exposure being hedged.  Hedge ineffectiveness, if any, is not material for any period presented.  Provided below are details of the Company’s exposures by type of risk and derivative instruments by type of hedge designation.

Valuation Considerations

Assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified as follows:

Level 1: Based upon quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Based upon observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Based upon unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

Foreign Exchange Risk

As the Company markets its products in over 200 countries and territories, it is exposed to currency fluctuations related to manufacturing and selling its products in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company manages its foreign currency exposures through a combination of cost-containment measures, sourcing strategies, selling price increases and the hedging of certain costs in an effort to minimize the impact on earnings of foreign currency rate movements.   

The Company primarily utilizes foreign currency contracts, including forward, option and swap contracts, local currency deposits and local currency borrowings to hedge portions of its exposures relating to foreign currency purchases, assets and liabilities created in the normal course of business and the net investment in certain foreign subsidiaries. The duration of foreign currency contracts generally does not exceed 12 months and the contracts are valued using observable market rates (Level 2 valuation).

Interest Rate Risk

The Company manages its targeted mix of fixed and floating rate debt with debt issuances and by entering into interest rate swaps in order to mitigate fluctuations in earnings and cash flows that may result from interest rate volatility. The notional amount, interest payment and maturity date of the swaps generally match the principal, interest payment and maturity date of the related debt, and the swaps are valued using observable benchmark rates (Level 2 valuation).

Commodity Price Risk

The Company is exposed to price volatility related to raw materials used in production, such as resins, pulp, essential oils, tallow, tropical oils, poultry, corn and soybeans. The Company manages its raw material exposures through a combination of cost containment measures, ongoing productivity initiatives and the limited use of commodity hedging contracts.  Futures contracts are used on a limited basis, primarily in the Hill’s Pet Nutrition segment, to manage volatility related to raw material inventory purchases of certain traded commodities, and these contracts are measured using quoted commodity exchange prices (Level 1 valuation). The duration of the commodity contracts generally does not exceed 12 months.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Credit Risk

The Company is exposed to the risk of credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to financial instrument contracts; however, nonperformance is considered unlikely and any nonperformance is unlikely to be material as it is the Company’s policy to contract with diverse, credit-worthy counterparties based upon both strong credit ratings and other credit considerations.

The following summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments and other financial instruments at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	Assets					Liabilities
	Account	Fair Value				Account	Fair Value
Designated derivative instruments		12/31/13		12/31/12			12/31/13		12/31/12
Interest rate swap contracts	Other current assets	$	1	$	3	Other accruals	$	—	$	—
Interest rate swap contracts	Other assets	20		41		Other liabilities	1		—
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	14		7		Other accruals	8		10
Foreign currency contracts	Other assets	—		13		Other liabilities	10		—
Commodity contracts	Other current assets	—		1		Other accruals	—		—
Total designated		$	35	$	65		$	19	$	10
Derivatives not designated
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$	—	$	—	Other accruals	$	3	$	1
Total not designated		$	—	$	—		$	3	$	1
Total derivative instruments		$	35	$	65		$	22	$	11
Other financial instruments
Marketable securities	Other current assets	$	173	$	116
Venezuelan bonds, long-term	Other assets	685		618
Total other financial instruments		$	858	$	734

The carrying amount of cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and short-term debt approximated fair value as of December 31, 2013 and 2012. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, was $5,690 and $5,484, respectively, and the related carrying value was $5,644 and $5,176, respectively. The estimated fair value of long-term debt was derived principally from quoted prices on the Company’s outstanding fixed-term notes (Level 2 valuation).

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Fair value hedges

The Company has designated all interest rate swap contracts and certain foreign currency forward and option contracts as fair value hedges, for which the gain or loss on the derivative and the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item are recognized in current earnings. The impact of foreign currency contracts is primarily recognized in Selling, general and administrative expenses and the impact of interest rate swap contracts is recognized in Interest (income) expense, net. Activity related to fair value hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:   

	2013									2012
	Foreign Currency Contracts			Interest Rate Swaps			Total			Foreign Currency Contracts			Interest Rate Swaps			Total
Notional Value at December 31,	$	1,320		$	1,188		$	2,508		$	1,117		$	1,338		$	2,455
Gain (loss) on derivative	24			(22		)	2			9			6			15
Gain (loss) on hedged items	(24		)	22			(2		)	(9		)	(6		)	(15		)

Cash flow hedges

All of the Company’s commodity contracts and certain foreign currency forward contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges, for which the effective portion of the gain or loss is reported as a component of Other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Activity related to cash flow hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:

	2013						2012
	Foreign Currency Contracts		Commodity Contracts		Total		Foreign Currency Contracts		Commodity Contracts		Total
Notional Value at December 31,	$	386	$	14	$	400	$	398	$	23	$	421
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI	20		—		20		4		9		13
Gain (loss) reclassified into Cost of sales	16		1		17		4		7		11

The net gain (loss) recognized in OCI for both foreign currency contracts and commodity contracts is expected to be recognized in Cost of sales within the next twelve months.

Net investment hedges

The Company has designated certain foreign currency forward and option contracts and certain foreign currency-denominated debt as net investment hedges, for which the gain or loss on the instrument is reported as a component of Currency translation adjustments within OCI, along with the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged items. Activity related to net investment hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:

	2013									2012
	Foreign Currency Contracts			Foreign Currency Debt			Total			Foreign Currency Contracts			Foreign Currency Debt			Total
Notional Value at December 31,	$	529		$	256		$	785		$	522		$	383		$	905
Gain (loss) on instruments	(24		)	(4		)	(28		)	(11		)	(8		)	(19		)
Gain (loss) on hedged items	23			4			27			8			8			16

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments for each period consist of a cross-currency swap that serves as an economic hedge of a foreign currency deposit, for which the gain or loss on the instrument and the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item are recognized in Other (income) expense, net for each period. Activity related to these contracts during each period presented was as follows:

	2013			2012
	Cross-currency Swap			Cross-currency Swap
Notional Value at December 31,	$	96		$	96
Gain (loss) on instrument	(2		)	(4		)
Gain (loss) on hedged item	2			4

Other Financial Instruments

Other financial instruments are classified as Other current assets or Other assets.

Other financial instruments classified as Other current assets include marketable securities, which consist of bank deposits of $173 with original maturities greater than 90 days (Level 1 valuation). Other assets include the long-term portion of bonds issued by the Venezuelan government (Level 2 valuation) in the amount of $685. The current portion of these bonds was $0 as of December 31, 2013.

Through its subsidiary in Venezuela, the Company is invested in U.S. dollar-linked devaluation-protected bonds and bolivar fuerte denominated fixed interest rate bonds, both of which are issued by the Venezuelan government. These bonds are actively traded and, therefore, are considered Level 2 investments as their values are determined based upon observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. As of December 31, 2013, the fair market value of U.S. dollar-linked devaluation-protected bonds and bolivar fuerte denominated fixed interest rate bonds was $233 and $452, respectively. These bonds are considered available-for-sale securities and, as noted above, $685 was included in Other assets.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the Venezuelan bonds at fair value for the twelve months ended December 31:

	2013			2012
Beginning balance as of January 1	$	642		$	236
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment	(113		)	28
Purchases and sales during the period	156			378
Ending balance as of December 31	$	685		$	642

The Unrealized loss on investment consisted primarily of a one-time loss of $133 in the first quarter of 2013 related to the remeasurement of the fixed interest rate bonds at February 9, 2013, the date of the devaluation. For further information regarding Venezuela and the devaluation, refer to Note 14, Venezuela.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

8.    Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans

Common Stock Split

On March 7, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s common stock to be effected through a 100% stock dividend (the “2013 Stock Split”). The record date for the 2013 Stock Split was the close of business on April 23, 2013, and the share distribution occurred on May 15, 2013. As a result of the stock split, shareholders received one additional share of Colgate common stock, par value $1.00, for each share they held as of the record date.

All per share amounts and numbers of shares outstanding in these Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a post-split basis. In addition, the impact on the Balance Sheet as a result of the 2013 Stock Split was an increase of $733 to Common Stock and an offsetting reduction in Additional paid-in capital, which has been retroactively restated.

Preference Stock

The Company has the authority to issue 50,262,150 shares of preference stock. 

Stock Repurchases

The Company repurchased its common stock at a cost of $1,521 during 2013 under a share repurchase program that was approved by the Board of Directors and publicly announced in September 2011 (the “2011 Program”). The 2011 Program authorized the Company to repurchase up to 50 million shares of its common stock. The Board authorized that the number of shares remaining under the 2011 Program as of May 15, 2013 be increased by 100% as a result of the 2013 Stock Split. The Board also has authorized share repurchases on an ongoing basis to fulfill certain requirements of the Company’s compensation and benefit programs.  The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions at the Company’s discretion, subject to market conditions, customary blackout periods and other factors.  

The Company may use either authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares to meet share requirements resulting from the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock unit awards.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

A summary of common stock and treasury stock activity for the three years ended December 31, is as follows:

	Common Stock Outstanding		Treasury Stock
Balance, January 1, 2011	989,700,934		476,005,426
Common stock acquired	(42,641,872	)	42,641,872
Shares issued for stock options	11,517,758		(11,517,758	)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other	1,459,330		(1,459,330	)
Balance, December 31, 2011	960,036,150		505,670,210
Common stock acquired	(38,730,602	)	38,730,602
Shares issued for stock options	12,217,230		(12,217,230	)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other	2,205,898		(2,205,898	)
Balance, December 31, 2012	935,728,676		529,977,684
Common stock acquired	(25,573,317	)	25,573,317
Shares issued for stock options	7,883,834		(7,883,834	)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other	1,907,382		(1,907,382	)
Balance, December 31, 2013	919,946,575		545,759,785

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments, such as stock options and restricted stock units, based on the fair value of those awards at the date of grant. The value of restricted stock units, based on market prices, is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The estimated fair value of stock options on the date of grant is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award.  Awards to employees eligible for retirement prior to the award becoming fully vested are recognized as compensation cost from the grant date through the date that the employee first becomes eligible to retire and is no longer required to provide service to earn the award.

The Company has one incentive compensation plan, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on May 10, 2013, pursuant to which it issues restricted stock units and stock options to employees and shares of common stock and stock options to non-employee directors. The Personnel and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors, comprised entirely of independent directors, administers the plan. Previously, the Company issued these awards pursuant to four different stockholder-approved plans. The total stock-based compensation expense charged against pretax income for these plans was $128, $120 and $122 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized on stock-based compensation was approximately $39, $37 and $40 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Stock-based compensation expense is recorded within Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Corporate segment as these amounts are not included in internal measures of segment operating performance.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock option awards.  The weighted-average estimated fair value of stock options granted in the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $7.41, $6.73 and $5.97, respectively. Fair value is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the assumptions summarized in the following table:

	2013		2012		2011
Expected Term of Options	4.5 years		4.5 years		4.5 years
Expected Volatility Rate	18.4	%	20.8	%	21.3	%
Risk-Free Rate	1.5	%	0.6	%	0.8	%
Expected Dividend Yield	2.3	%	2.4	%	2.6	%

The weighted-average expected term of options granted each year was determined with reference to historical exercise and post-vesting cancellation experience, the vesting period of the awards and contractual term of the awards, among other factors.  Expected volatility incorporates implied share-price volatility derived from exchange traded options on the Company’s common stock.  The risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the yield of a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond with a maturity period equal to the option’s expected term.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company grants restricted stock unit awards to officers and other employees. Awards vest at the end of the restriction period, which is generally three years.  As of December 31, 2013, approximately 13,409,000 shares of common stock were available for future restricted stock unit awards.

A summary of restricted stock unit activity during 2013 is presented below:

	Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Award
Restricted stock units as of January 1, 2013	5,268		$	43
Activity:
Granted	1,214		59
Vested	(1,854	)	41
Forfeited	(89	)	45
Restricted stock units as of December 31, 2013	4,539		$	48

As of December 31, 2013, there was $66 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted stock unit awards, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $69, $63 and $50, respectively.

Stock Options

The Company issues non-qualified stock options to non-employee directors, officers and other employees. Stock options generally have a contractual term of six years and vest over three years. As of December 31, 2013, 54,815,000 shares of common stock were available for future stock option grants.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

A summary of stock option activity during 2013 is presented below:

	Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	Value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options
Options outstanding, January 1, 2013	42,342		$	43
Granted	9,219		59
Exercised	(8,285	)	38
Forfeited or expired	(444	)	49
Options outstanding, December 31, 2013	42,832		47		4	$	773
Options exercisable, December 31, 2013	24,151		$	42	3	$	572

As of December 31, 2013, there was $49 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to options, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $180, $210 and $162, respectively.

The benefits of tax deductions in excess of grant date fair value resulting from the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock unit awards for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $51, $60 and $32, respectively, and was reported as a financing cash flow. Cash proceeds received from options exercised for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $289, $409 and $332, respectively.

9.    Employee Stock Ownership Plan

In 1989, the Company expanded its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) through the introduction of a leveraged ESOP that funds certain benefits for employees who have met eligibility requirements. The ESOP issued $410 of long-term notes due through July 2009 bearing an average interest rate of 8.7%. The notes, which were guaranteed by the Company, were repaid in July 2009. The ESOP used the proceeds from the notes issuance to purchase 6,315,149 shares of Series B Convertible Preference stock (the “Series B Preference stock”) from the Company. As a result of rules issued by the IRS related to employer stock held in defined contribution plans, the Company issued a notice of redemption with respect to the remaining shares of Series B Preference stock outstanding on December 29, 2010. At the direction of the Company’s ESOP trustee, these shares of Series B Preference stock were converted into 38,483,072 shares of common stock, adjusted for the 2013 Stock Split (see Note 8, Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans). As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were 29,119,135 and 31,221,296 shares of common stock, respectively, outstanding and issued to the Company’s ESOP. The common stock for the conversion was issued from treasury shares.  

During 2000, the ESOP entered into a loan agreement with the Company under which the benefits of the ESOP may be extended through 2035. As of December 31, 2013, the ESOP had outstanding borrowings from the Company of $33, which represents unearned compensation shown as a reduction in Shareholders’ equity.

Dividends on stock held by the ESOP are paid to the ESOP trust and, together with cash contributions from the Company, are (a) used by the ESOP to repay principal and interest, (b) credited to participant accounts or (c) used for contributions to the Company’s defined contribution plans. Stock is allocated to participants based upon the ratio of the current year’s debt service to the sum of total principal and interest payments over the life of the debt. As of December 31, 2013, 19,171,587 shares of common stock were released and allocated to participant accounts and 9,947,548 shares of common stock were available for future allocation to participant accounts.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Dividends on the stock used to repay principal and interest or credited to participant accounts are deductible for income tax purposes and, accordingly, are reflected net of their tax benefit in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity.

Annual expense related to the leveraged ESOP from the ESOP was $0 in 2013, 2012 and 2011.

The Company paid dividends on the shares held by the ESOP of $41 in 2013, $40 in 2012 and $42 in 2011. The Company did not make any contributions to the ESOP in 2013, 2012 or 2011.

10.     Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits

Retirement Plans

The Company and certain of its U.S. and overseas subsidiaries maintain defined benefit retirement plans. Benefits under these plans are based primarily on years of service and employees’ career earnings.  

During 2013, the Company announced changes to the way it will provide future retirement benefits to substantially all of its U.S.-based employees participating in its defined benefit retirement plan. Effective January 1, 2014, the Company will provide future retirement benefits for these U.S.-based employees through the Company’s defined contribution plan. As a result, no future service will be considered for future accruals in the U.S. defined benefit retirement plans. Participants in the Company’s U.S. defined benefit retirement plan whose retirement benefit was determined under the cash balance formula will continue to earn interest on their vested balances as of December 31, 2013. Participants whose retirement benefit was determined under the final average earnings formula will continue to have their final average earnings adjusted for pay increases until retirement. These changes resulted in a curtailment charge of $91 as all of the previously unamortized prior service costs recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was recognized in 2013. 

In the Company’s principal U.S. plans and certain funded overseas plans, funds are contributed to trusts in accordance with regulatory limits to provide for current service and for any unfunded projected benefit obligation over a reasonable period. The target asset allocation for the Company’s defined benefit plans are as follows:

	United States		International
Asset Category
Equity securities	27	%	39	%
Fixed income securities	53		48
Real estate and other investments	20		13
Total	100	%	100	%

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

At December 31, 2013 the allocation of the Company’s plan assets and the level of valuation input for each major asset category was as follows:

	Level of Valuation Input	Pension Plans
		United States		International		Other Retiree Benefits
Investments:
Cash & cash equivalents	Level 1	$	97	$	23	$	3
U.S. common stocks	Level 1	127		—		3
International common stocks	Level 1	51		—		1
Fixed income securities (a)	Level 2	433		—		8
Common/collective trust funds (b):	Level 2
Equity index funds		359		229		9
Emerging market equity index funds		33		9		1
Other common stock funds		123		75		3
Fixed income funds: U.S. or foreign government and agency securities		149		73		3
Fixed income funds: investment grade corporate bonds		203		71		5
Fixed income funds: high yield corporate bonds and other		119		1		4
Guaranteed investment contracts (c)	Level 2	2		56		—
Real estate funds (d)	Level 3	40		21		1
Total Investments at fair value		$	1,736	$	558	$	41

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

At December 31, 2012 the allocation of the Company’s plan assets and the level of valuation input for each major asset category was as follows:

	Level of Valuation Input	Pension Plans
		United States		International		Other Retiree Benefits
Investments:
Cash & cash equivalents	Level 1	$	45	$	9	$	1
U.S. common stocks	Level 1	258		—		6
International common stocks	Level 1	93		—		2
Fixed income securities (a)	Level 2	142		—		—
Common/collective trust funds (b):	Level 2
Equity index funds		444		199		11
Emerging market equity index funds		65		12		2
Other common stock funds		40		65		1
Fixed income funds: U.S. or foreign government and agency securities		227		59		6
Fixed income funds: investment grade corporate bonds		26		72		1
Fixed income funds: high yield corporate bonds and other		185		1		5
Guaranteed investment contracts (c)	Level 2	2		49		—
Real estate funds (d)	Level 3	70		20		2
Total Investments at fair value		$	1,597	$	486	$	37

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(a) The fixed income securities are traded over the counter and certain of these securities lack daily pricing or liquidity and as such are classified as Level 2. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately 50% of the fixed income portfolio was invested in U.S. treasury or agency securities, with the remainder invested in other government bonds and corporate bonds.

(b) Interests in common/collective trust funds are valued using the net asset value (“NAV”) per unit in each fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying investments owned by each trust, minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding.

(c) The guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”) represent contracts with insurance companies measured at the cash surrender value of each contract. The Level 2 valuation reflects that the cash surrender value is based principally on a referenced pool of investment funds with active redemption.

(d) Real estate is valued using the NAV per unit of funds that are invested in real estate property. The investment value of the real estate property is determined quarterly using independent market appraisals as determined by the investment manager. Since the appraisals include unobservable inputs, these investments are classified as Level 3. These unobservable inputs may include items such as annual gross rents, projected vacancy rates, collection losses and recovery rates, yield rates, growth assumptions and risk adjusted discount rates.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

The following table presents a reconciliation of Level 3 plan assets measured at fair value for the year ended December 31:

	2013					2012
	United States Real Estate Fund			International Real Estate Fund		United States Real Estate Fund		International Real Estate Fund
Beginning balance as of January 1	$	72		$	20	$	64	$	18
Earned income, net of management expenses	2			—		6		—
Unrealized gain on investment	9			—		2		1
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net	(42		)	1		—		1
Ending balance as of December 31	$	41		$	21	$	72	$	20

Equity securities in the U.S. plans include investments in the Company’s common stock representing 6% of U.S. plan assets at December 31, 2013 and 11% of U.S. plan assets at December 31, 2012. In 2013, the U.S. plans sold 1,540,215 shares of the Company’s common stock to the Company. No shares of the Company’s common stock were purchased or sold by the plans in 2012. The plans received dividends on the Company’s common stock of $3 in 2013 and $4 in 2012.

Other Retiree Benefits

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries provide health care and life insurance benefits for retired employees to the extent not provided by government-sponsored plans.  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for its defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans. Summarized information for the Company’s defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans are as follows:

	Pension Benefits												Other Retiree Benefits
	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
	United States						International
Change in Benefit Obligations
Benefit obligations at beginning of year	$	2,227		$	2,025		$	888		$	760		$	875		$	776
Service cost	24			24			19			12			11			9
Interest cost	90			97			34			35			38			40
Participants’ contributions	1			1			3			3			—			—
Acquisitions/plan amendments	40			—			2			21			—			(27		)
Actuarial loss (gain)	(148		)	200			(1		)	103			(101		)	119
Foreign exchange impact	—			—			12			21			(5		)	1
Termination benefits (1)	11			—			—			—			6			—
Curtailments and settlements	(12		)	—			(21		)	(23		)	—			—
Benefit payments	(131		)	(128		)	(41		)	(45		)	(32		)	(40		)
Other	—			8			(1		)	1			—			(3		)
Benefit obligations at end of year	$	2,102		$	2,227		$	894		$	888		$	792		$	875
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	1,597		$	1,426		$	486		$	437		$	37		$	32
Actual return on plan assets	148			173			59			47			4			5
Company contributions	121			125			61			57			32			40
Participants’ contributions	1			1			3			3			—			—
Foreign exchange impact	—			—			2			13			—			—
Settlements	—			—			(11		)	(21		)	—			—
Benefit payments	(131		)	(128		)	(41		)	(45		)	(32		)	(40		)
Other	—			—			(1		)	(5		)	—			—
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	1,736		$	1,597		$	558		$	486		$	41		$	37
Funded Status
Benefit obligations at end of year	$	2,102		$	2,227		$	894		$	888		$	792		$	875
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	1,736			1,597			558			486			41			37
Net amount recognized	$	(366	)	$	(630	)	$	(336	)	$	(402	)	$	(751	)	$	(838	)
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet
Noncurrent assets	$	16		$	—		$	12		$	2		$	—		$	—
Current liabilities	(19		)	(17		)	(36		)	(29		)	(39		)	(40		)
Noncurrent liabilities	(363		)	(613		)	(312		)	(375		)	(712		)	(798		)
Net amount recognized	$	(366	)	$	(630	)	$	(336	)	$	(402	)	$	(751	)	$	(838	)
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Actuarial loss	$	674		$	932		$	181		$	235		$	296		$	421
Transition/prior service cost	3			63			23			26			1			2
	$	677		$	995		$	204		$	261		$	297		$	423
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	1,995		$	2,093		$	802		$	798		$	—		$	—

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

	Pension Benefits								Other Retiree Benefits
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
	United States				International
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations
Discount rate	4.96	%	4.14	%	3.99	%	3.57	%	5.24	%	4.32	%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.80	%	7.30	%	5.50	%	5.39	%	6.80	%	7.30	%
Long-term rate of compensation increase	3.50	%	3.50	%	3.02	%	2.80	%	—	%	—	%
ESOP growth rate	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%	10.00	%	10.00	%
Medical cost trend rate of increase	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%	7.00	%	7.50	%

_________

⁽¹⁾ Represents pension and other retiree benefit enhancements incurred in 2013 pursuant to the 2012 Restructuring Program.

The overall investment objective of the plans is to balance risk and return so that obligations to employees are met. The Company evaluates its long-term rate of return on plan assets on an annual basis. In determining the long-term rate of return, the Company considers the nature of the plans’ investments and the historical rates of return. The assumed rate of return as of December 31, 2013 for the U.S. plans was 6.80%. Average annual rates of return for the U.S. plans for the most recent 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, 15-year and 25-year periods were 9%, 11%, 7%, 6%, and 8%, respectively.  Similar assessments were performed in determining rates of return on international pension plan assets to arrive at the Company’s 2013 weighted-average rate of return of 5.50%.

The medical cost trend rate of increase assumed in measuring the expected cost of benefits is projected to decrease from 7.0% in 2014 to 5.0% by 2020, remaining at 5.0% for the years thereafter. Changes in the assumed rate can have a significant effect on amounts reported. A 1% change in the assumed medical cost trend rate would have the following approximate effect:

	One percentage point
	Increase		Decrease
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	$	109	$	(88	)
Total of service and interest cost components	9		(7		)

Plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets and plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of December 31 consist of the following:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012
Benefit Obligation Exceeds Fair Value of Plan Assets
Projected benefit obligation	$	1,130	$	3,112
Fair value of plan assets	402		2,080
Accumulated benefit obligation	700		2,855
Fair value of plan assets	66		2,044

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Summarized information regarding the net periodic benefit costs for the Company’s defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans is as follows:

	Pension Benefits																		Other Retiree Benefits
	2013			2012			2011			2013			2012			2011			2013			2012			2011
	United States									International
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	24		$	24		$	24		$	19		$	12		$	19		$	13		$	11		$	12
Interest cost	90			97			100			34			35			36			38			40			39
Annual ESOP allocation	—			—			—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)	(2		)
Expected return on plan assets	(118		)	(112		)	(110		)	(26		)	(26		)	(27		)	(3		)	(3		)	(3		)
Amortization of transition & prior service costs (credits)	9			9			9			2			2			3			1			3			2
Amortization of actuarial loss	68			62			46			10			9			9			21			18			16
Net periodic benefit cost	$	73		$	80		$	69		$	39		$	32		$	40		$	68		$	67		$	64
Other postretirement charges	102			—			—			3			9			3			6			1			1
Total pension cost	$	175		$	80		$	69		$	42		$	41		$	43		$	74		$	68		$	65
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Discount rate	4.14		%	4.90		%	5.30		%	3.57		%	4.59		%	5.04		%	4.32		%	5.26		%	5.30		%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	7.30		%	7.75		%	8.00		%	5.39		%	5.91		%	6.23		%	7.30		%	7.75		%	8.00		%
Long-term rate of compensation increase	3.50		%	4.00		%	4.00		%	2.80		%	2.87		%	3.05		%	—		%	—		%	—		%
ESOP growth rate	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	10.00		%	10.00		%	10.00		%
Medical cost trend rate of increase	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	7.50		%	8.00		%	8.33		%

Other postretirement charges in 2013 primarily relate to a curtailment charge of $91 resulting from changes to the Company’s defined benefit retirement plans in the U.S. and certain other one-time pension and other retiree benefit enhancements incurred pursuant to the 2012 Restructuring Program.

Other postretirement charges in 2012 primarily relate to the sale of land in Mexico.

The Company made voluntary contributions of $101, $101 and $178 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, to its U.S. retirement plans.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

The estimated actuarial loss and the estimated transition/prior service cost for defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans that will be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is as follows:

	Pension Benefits		Other Retiree Benefits
Net actuarial loss	$	39	$	15
Net transition & prior service cost	2		—

Expected Contributions & Benefit Payments

Management does not expect to make a voluntary contribution to U.S. pension plans for the year ending December 31, 2014. Actual funding may differ from current estimates depending on the variability of the market value of the assets as compared to the obligation and other market or regulatory conditions.  

Total benefit payments to be paid to participants for the year ending December 31, 2014 from the Company’s assets are estimated to be approximately $98. Total benefit payments expected to be paid to participants from plan assets, or payments directly from the Company’s assets to participants in unfunded plans, are as follows:

	Pension Benefits
Years Ended December 31,	United States		International		Other Retiree Benefits		Total
2014	$	172	$	70	$	40	$	282
2015	136		55		41		232
2016	135		47		43		225
2017	136		54		44		234
2018	135		50		45		230
2019-2023	691		273		232		1,196

11.    Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes are as follows for the three years ended December 31:

	2013		2012		2011
United States	$	1,018	$	1,155	$	1,098
International	2,547		2,719		2,691
Total Income before income taxes	$	3,565	$	3,874	$	3,789

The provision for income taxes consists of the following for the three years ended December 31:

	2013		2012		2011
United States	$	314	$	395	$	360
International	841		848		875
Total Provision for income taxes	$	1,155	$	1,243	$	1,235

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Temporary differences between accounting for financial statement purposes and accounting for tax purposes result in the current provision for taxes being higher (lower) than the total provision for income taxes as follows:

	2013			2012			2011
Goodwill and intangible assets	$	(14	)	$	(7	)	$	(1	)
Property, plant and equipment	—			(13		)	(19		)
Pension and other retiree benefits	85			(14		)	(47		)
Stock-based compensation	10			5			11
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards	(30		)	(39		)	(14		)
Other, net	(33		)	32			32
Total deferred tax provision	$	18		$	(36	)	$	(38	)

The difference between the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate and the Company’s global effective tax rate as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:

Percentage of Income before income taxes	2013		2012		2011
Tax at United States statutory rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	0.4		0.7		0.4
Earnings taxed at other than United States statutory rate	(1.4	)	(2.6	)	(1.7	)
Other, net	(1.6	)	(1.0	)	(1.1	)
Effective tax rate	32.4	%	32.1	%	32.6	%

The components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows at December 31:

	2013			2012
Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill and intangible assets	$	(475	)	$	(476	)
Property, plant and equipment	(375		)	(365		)
Other	(237		)	(200		)
	(1,087		)	(1,041		)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and other retiree benefits	448			544
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards	28			61
Accrued liabilities	317			280
Stock-based compensation	116			113
Other	95			117
	1,004			1,115
Net deferred income taxes	$	(83	)	$	74

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

	2013			2012
Deferred taxes included within:
Assets:
Other current assets	$	284		$	275
Deferred income taxes	77			92
Liabilities:
Deferred income taxes	(444		)	(293		)
Net deferred income taxes	$	(83	)	$	74

Applicable U.S. income and foreign withholding taxes have not been provided on approximately $4,700 of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries at December 31, 2013. These earnings have been and currently are considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the U.S. and currently are not subject to such taxes. Determining the tax liability that would arise if these earnings were remitted is not practicable.

In addition, net tax expense of $116 in 2013, and net tax benefits of $80 in 2012 and $79 in 2011 recorded directly through equity predominantly include current and future tax impacts related to employee equity compensation and benefit plans.

The Company uses a comprehensive model to recognize, measure, present and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on an income tax return.

Unrecognized tax benefits activity for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is summarized below:

	2013			2012			2011
Unrecognized tax benefits:
Balance, January 1	$	212		$	176		$	171
Increases as a result of tax positions taken during the current year	23			34			76
Decreases of tax positions taken during prior years	(52		)	(6		)	(46		)
Increases of tax positions taken during prior years	37			10			10
Decreases as a result of settlements with taxing authorities and the expiration of statutes of limitations	(22		)	(3		)	(30		)
Effect of foreign currency rate movements	1			1			(5		)
Balance, December 31	$	199		$	212		$	176

If all of the unrecognized tax benefits for 2013 above were recognized, approximately $173 would impact the effective tax rate.  Although it is possible that the amount of unrecognized benefits with respect to our uncertain tax positions will increase or decrease in the next 12 months, the Company does not expect material changes.

The Company recognized approximately $5, $5 and $0 of interest (income) expense related to the above unrecognized tax benefits within income tax expense in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The Company had accrued interest of approximately $24 and $19 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company and its subsidiaries file U.S. federal income tax returns as well as income tax returns in many state and foreign jurisdictions.  All U.S. federal income tax returns through December 31, 2009 have been audited by, and settled with, the IRS. Limited matters with respect to years 2002 through 2007 had been in administrative appeals and were settled during 2013 with no adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S., state and local income tax examinations for the years prior to 2009. In addition, the Company has subsidiaries in various foreign jurisdictions that have statutes of limitations for tax audits generally ranging from three to six years.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

12.    Earnings Per Share

	For the Year Ended 2013					For the Year Ended 2012					For the Year Ended 2011
	Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share
Basic EPS	2,241		930.8	$	2.41	2,472		952.1	$	2.60	2,431		976.7	$	2.49
Stock options and restricted stock units			9.1					8.1					7.4
Diluted EPS	$	2,241	939.9	$	2.38	$	2,472	960.2	$	2.57	$	2,431	984.1	$	2.47

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available for common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period.

Diluted earnings per common share is computed using the treasury stock method on the basis of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock plus the dilutive effect of potential common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options and restricted stock units.

As a result of the 2013 Stock Split (see Note 8, Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans), all historical per share data and numbers of shares outstanding were retroactively adjusted.

As of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the average number of stock options that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 1,785,032, 3,504,608 and 3,063,536, respectively.

13.    Commitments and Contingencies

Minimum rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases, primarily for office and warehouse facilities, are $196 in 2014, $172 in 2015, $138 in 2016, $126 in 2017, $121 in 2018 and $349 thereafter. Rental expense amounted to $232 in 2013, $228 in 2012 and $245 in 2011. Capital leases included in fixed assets, contingent rentals and sublease income are not significant. The Company has various contractual commitments to purchase raw, packaging and other materials totaling approximately $800 at December 31, 2013.

As a global company serving consumers in more than 200 countries and territories, the Company is routinely subject to a wide variety of legal proceedings. These include disputes relating to intellectual property, contracts, product liability, marketing, advertising, foreign exchange controls, antitrust and trade regulation, as well as labor and employment, environmental and tax matters and consumer class actions. Management proactively reviews and monitors the Company’s exposure to, and the impact of, environmental matters. The Company is party to various environmental matters and, as such, may be responsible for all or a portion of the cleanup, restoration and post-closure monitoring of several sites.

As a matter of course, the Company is regularly audited by the IRS and other tax authorities around the world in countries where it conducts business. In this regard, all U.S. federal income tax returns through December 31, 2009 have been audited by, and settled with, the IRS. Limited matters with respect to years 2002 through 2007 had been in administrative appeals and were settled during 2013 with no adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S., state and local income tax examinations for the years prior to 2009. In addition, the Company has subsidiaries in various foreign jurisdictions that have statutes of limitations for tax audits generally ranging from three to six years.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

The Company establishes accruals for loss contingencies when it has determined that a loss is probable and that the amount of loss, or range of loss, can be reasonably estimated. Any such accruals are adjusted thereafter as appropriate to reflect changes in circumstances.

The Company also determines estimates of reasonably possible losses or ranges of reasonably possible losses in excess of related accrued liabilities, if any, when it has determined that a loss is reasonably possible and it is able to determine such estimates. For those matters disclosed below, the Company currently estimates that the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of any accrued liabilities is $0 to approximately $250 (based on current exchange rates). The estimates included in this amount are based on the Company’s analysis of currently available information and, as new information is obtained, these estimates may change. Due to the inherent subjectivity of the assessments and the unpredictability of outcomes of legal proceedings, any amounts accrued or included in this aggregate amount may not represent the ultimate loss to the Company from the matters in question. Thus, the Company’s exposure and ultimate losses may be higher or lower, and possibly significantly so, than the amounts accrued or the range disclosed above.

Based on current knowledge, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of loss contingencies arising from the matters discussed herein will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or its ongoing results of operations or cash flows. However, in light of the inherent uncertainties noted above, an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could be material to the Company’s results of operations or cash flows for any particular quarter or year.

Brazilian Matters

There are certain tax and civil proceedings outstanding, as described below, related to the Company’s 1995 acquisition of the Kolynos oral care business from Wyeth (the “Seller”).

The Brazilian internal revenue authority has disallowed interest deductions and foreign exchange losses taken by the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary for certain years in connection with the financing of the Kolynos acquisition. The tax assessments with interest, at the current exchange rate, are approximately $120. The Company has been disputing the disallowances by appealing the assessments within the internal revenue authority’s appellate process with the following results to date:

▪ In June 2005, the First Board of Taxpayers ruled in the Company’s favor and allowed all of the previously claimed deductions for 1996 through 1998. In March 2007, the First Board of Taxpayers ruled in the Company’s favor and allowed all of the previously claimed deductions for 1999 through 2001. The tax authorities appealed these decisions to the next administrative level.

▪ In August 2009, the First Taxpayers’ Council (the next and final administrative level of appeal) overruled the decisions of the First Board of Taxpayers, upholding the majority of the assessments, disallowing a portion of the assessments and remanding a portion of the assessments for further consideration by the First Board of Taxpayers.

The Company has filed a motion for clarification with a special appeals chamber of the Taxpayers’ Council and further appeals are available within the Brazilian federal courts. The Company intends to challenge these assessments vigorously. Although there can be no assurances, management believes, based on the opinion of its Brazilian legal counsel and other advisors, that the disallowances are without merit and that the Company should ultimately prevail on appeal, if necessary, in the Brazilian federal courts.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

In 2002, the Brazilian Federal Public Attorney filed a civil action against the federal government of Brazil, Laboratorios Wyeth-Whitehall Ltda. (the Brazilian subsidiary of the Seller) and the Company, as represented by its Brazilian subsidiary, seeking to annul an April 2000 decision by the Brazilian Board of Tax Appeals that found in favor of the Seller’s Brazilian subsidiary on the issue of whether it had incurred taxable capital gains as a result of the divestiture of Kolynos. The action seeks to make the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary jointly and severally liable for any tax due from the Seller’s Brazilian subsidiary. Although there can be no assurances, management believes, based on the opinion of its Brazilian legal counsel, that the Company should ultimately prevail in this action. The Company intends to challenge this action vigorously.

 In December 2005, the Brazilian internal revenue authority issued to the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary a tax assessment with interest and penalties of approximately $75, at the current exchange rate, based on a claim that certain purchases of U.S. Treasury bills by the subsidiary and their subsequent disposition during the period 2000 to 2001 were subject to a tax on foreign exchange transactions. The Company is disputing the assessment within the internal revenue authority’s administrative appeals process. In October 2007, the Second Board of Taxpayers, which has jurisdiction over these matters, ruled in favor of the internal revenue authority. In January 2008, the Company appealed this decision, and in January 2012, a special appeals chamber of the Taxpayers’ Council denied the Company’s appeal. The Company has filed a motion for clarification with a special appeals chamber of the Taxpayers’ Council and further appeals are available within the Brazilian federal courts. Although there can be no assurances, management believes, based on the advice of its Brazilian legal counsel, that the tax assessment is without merit and that the Company should prevail on appeal, if not at the administrative level, in the Brazilian federal courts. The Company intends to challenge this assessment vigorously.

Competition Matters

European Competition Matters

Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries in Europe are subject to investigations, and in some cases, fines by governmental authorities in a number of European countries related to potential competition law violations. The Company understands that substantially all of these matters also involve other consumer goods companies and/or retail customers. The status of the various pending matters is discussed below.

Fines have been imposed on the Company in the following matters, although, as noted below, the Company has appealed each of these fines:

▪ In December 2009, the Swiss competition law authority imposed a fine of $6 on the Company’s GABA subsidiary for alleged violations of restrictions on parallel imports into Switzerland, which the Company appealed. In January 2014, this appeal was denied. The Company is appealing before the Swiss Supreme Court.

▪ In January 2010, the Company’s Spanish subsidiary was fined $3 by the Spanish competition law authority on the basis that it had entered an agreement with other shower gel manufacturers regarding product downsizing, which the Company contested. The fine was annulled by the Court of Appeal in July 2013. The Spanish competition law authority is appealing this judgment before the Spanish Supreme Court.

▪ In December 2010, the Italian competition law authority found that 16 consumer goods companies, including the Company’s Italian subsidiary, exchanged competitively sensitive information in the cosmetics sector, for which the Company’s Italian subsidiary was fined $3. The Company is appealing the fine in the Italian courts.

▪ In December 2011, the French competition law authority found that four consumer goods companies had entered into agreements on pricing and promotion of heavy duty detergents for which the Company’s French subsidiary was fined $46 in connection with a divested business. The decision was confirmed by the Court of Appeal in January 2014, and the Company is reviewing this decision to evaluate its options.

▪ In March 2012, the French competition law authority found that three pet food producers, including the Company’s Hill’s French subsidiary, had violated the competition law, for which it imposed a fine of $7 on the Company’s Hill’s French subsidiary for alleged restrictions on exports from France, which the Company contested. In October 2013, the Company’s appeal was denied. The Company is appealing before the French Supreme Court.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Currently, formal claims of violations or statements of objections are pending against the Company as follows:

▪ In October 2012, the Belgian competition law authority alleged that 11 branded goods companies, including the Company’s Belgian subsidiary, assisted retailers to coordinate their retail prices on the Belgian market. The Company is in the process of responding to this statement of objections.

▪ In June 2013, the French competition law authority issued a statement of objections alleging that the Company’s French subsidiary and a number of its competitors exchanged sensitive information related to the French home care and personal care sectors. The Company has responded to this statement of objections.

An investigation is ongoing in Greece, but no formal claim of violations has been filed.

In March 2013, the German competition authority completed its investigation into alleged exchange of sensitive information by 17 branded goods companies and no penalties were imposed against the Company or its German subsidiary.

Australian Competition Matter

In December 2013, the Australian competition law authority instituted civil proceedings in the Sydney registry of the Federal Court of Australia alleging that three consumer goods companies, including the Company’s Australian subsidiary, a retailer and a former employee of the Company’s Australian subsidiary violated the Australian competition law by coordinating the launching and pricing of ultra concentrated laundry detergents. The Company intends to challenge these proceedings vigorously. Since the amount of any potential losses from these proceedings cannot be estimated, the range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities disclosed above does not include any amount relating to these proceedings.

The Company’s policy is to comply with antitrust and competition laws and, if a violation of any such laws is found, to take appropriate remedial action and to cooperate fully with any related governmental inquiry. Competition and antitrust law investigations often continue for several years and can result in substantial fines for violations that are found. While the Company cannot predict the final financial impact of these competition law issues as these matters may change, the Company evaluates developments in these matters quarterly and accrues liabilities as and when appropriate.

Talcum Powder Matters

The Company is a defendant in a number of civil actions alleging that certain talc products it sold prior to 1996 were contaminated with asbestos. Since 2008, the Company has and will continue to challenge these cases vigorously, and although there can be no assurances, it believes, based on the advice of its legal counsel, that they are without merit and the Company should ultimately prevail. Currently, there are 13 single plaintiff cases pending against the Company in state courts in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York and one case pending in federal court in North Carolina. Fourteen similar cases previously filed against the Company have been dismissed and final judgment entered in favor of the Company. To date, there have been no findings of liability against the Company in any of these cases. Since the amount of any potential losses from these cases at trial cannot be estimated, the range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities disclosed above does not include any amount relating to these cases.

In 2014, several of these cases are tentatively scheduled to go to trial, although the Company may succeed in dismissing some or all of them prior to trial. As stated above, the Company believes that it will ultimately prevail as it has in all similar cases.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

ERISA Matters

In October 2007, a putative class action claiming that certain aspects of the cash balance portion of the Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan (the “Plan”) do not comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act was filed against the Plan and the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Specifically, Proesel, et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan, et al. alleges improper calculation of lump sum distributions, age discrimination and failure to satisfy minimum accrual requirements, thereby resulting in the underpayment of benefits to Plan participants.

Two other putative class actions filed earlier in 2007, Abelman, et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan, et al., in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and Caufield v. Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, both alleging improper calculation of lump sum distributions and, in the case of Abelman, claims for failure to satisfy minimum accrual requirements, were transferred to the Southern District of New York and consolidated with Proesel into one action, In re Colgate-Palmolive ERISA Litigation. The complaint in the consolidated action alleges improper calculation of lump sum distributions and failure to satisfy minimum accrual requirements, but does not include a claim for age discrimination. The relief sought includes recalculation of benefits in unspecified amounts, pre- and post-judgment interest, injunctive relief and attorneys’ fees. In October 2013, the parties executed a settlement agreement under which the Plan would pay approximately $40 after application of certain offsets to resolve the litigation. The settlement agreement is subject to court approval. On December 16, 2013, a motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement, class certification and appointment of class counsel was approved and a final approval hearing is scheduled for April 4, 2014. The Company and the Plan intend to contest this action vigorously should the settlement not be approved and finalized.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

14.    Venezuela

Effective January 1, 2010, Venezuela was designated hyper-inflationary and, therefore, the functional currency for the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiary (“CP Venezuela”) is the U.S. dollar and Venezuelan currency fluctuations are reported in income.

The Venezuelan government devalued its currency effective February 9, 2013. As a result of the devaluation the official exchange rate changed from 4.30 to 6.30 Venezuelan bolivares fuerte per dollar. The Company incurred a one-time pretax loss of $172 ($111 aftertax loss) in the first quarter of 2013 related to the remeasurement of the net monetary assets included in the local balance sheet at the date of the devaluation. The impact of this one-time aftertax loss of $111 on diluted earnings per common share was $0.12 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Company remeasured the financial statements of CP Venezuela at the rate at which it expects to remit future dividends, which was 6.30 for 2013 and 4.30 for 2012 and 2011. As the local currency operations in Venezuela translated into fewer U.S. dollars, this had and will continue to have an ongoing adverse effect on the Company’s reported results.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, CP Venezuela represented approximately 4% of the Company’s consolidated Net sales. At December 31, 2013, CP Venezuela’s bolivar fuerte-denominated net monetary asset position, which would be subject to remeasurement in the event of a further devaluation, was approximately $600. This amount does not include $233 of devaluation-protected bonds issued by the Venezuelan government, as these bonds provide protection against devaluations by adjusting the amount of bolivares fuerte received at maturity for any devaluation subsequent to issuance. CP Venezuela’s local currency-denominated non-monetary assets were approximately $335 at December 31, 2013 and included approximately $225 of fixed assets that could be subject to impairment if the Company continues to be unable to implement price increases to offset the impacts of continued high inflation or further devaluations or if it does not have sufficient access to U.S. dollars to fund imports.

15.    Segment Information

The Company operates in two product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition.  The operations of the Oral, Personal and Home Care product segment are managed geographically in five reportable operating segments: North America, Latin America, Europe/South Pacific, Asia and Africa/Eurasia. During 2013, the Company made certain changes in its segment reporting affecting several of the geographic operating segments within its Oral, Personal and Home Care product segment. These changes have no impact on the Company’s historical consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company realigned the geographic structure of its North America and Latin America reportable operating segments. In order to better leverage Latin America management’s knowledge of emerging market consumers to accelerate growth in the region, management responsibility for the Puerto Rico and CARICOM operations was transferred from North America to Latin America management. Accordingly, commencing with the Company’s financial reporting for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the results of the Puerto Rico and CARICOM operations, which represent less than 1% of the Company’s global business, are reported in the Latin America reportable operating segment. Previously, Puerto Rico and CARICOM represented approximately 4% of Net sales of North America and now represent approximately 3% of Net sales of Latin America.

Given the growing importance of the Company’s operations in emerging markets, effective with the quarter ended September 30 2013, the Company began to separately report financial information for its Asia and Africa/Eurasia operating segments. Previously, the financial information for these operating segments was aggregated into the Greater Asia/Africa reportable operating segment.

The Company has recast its historical geographic segment information to conform to the new reporting structure which results in modification to the geographic components of the Oral, Personal and Home Care segment, with no impact on historical Company results overall.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

The Company evaluates segment performance based on several factors, including Operating profit.  The Company uses Operating profit as a measure of the operating segment performance because it excludes the impact of corporate-driven decisions related to interest expense and income taxes.

The accounting policies of the operating segments are generally the same as those described in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.  Intercompany sales have been eliminated.  Corporate operations include costs related to stock options and restricted stock unit awards, research and development costs, Corporate overhead costs, restructuring and related implementation costs, and gains and losses on sales of non-core product lines and assets.  The Company reports these items within Corporate operations as they relate to Corporate-based responsibilities and decisions and are not included in the internal measures of segment operating performance used by the Company to measure the underlying performance of the operating segments. 

Approximately 80% of the Company’s Net sales are generated from markets outside the U.S., with over 50% of the Company’s Net sales coming from emerging markets (which consist of Latin America, Asia (excluding Japan), Africa/Eurasia and Central Europe).

In 2013, Corporate Operating profit (loss) includes charges of $371 associated with the 2012 Restructuring Program, a one-time $172 charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a charge of $23 for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and costs of $18 related to the sale of land in Mexico. In 2012, Corporate Operating profit (loss) included charges of $89 associated with the 2012 Restructuring Program, costs of $21 associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives and costs of $24 related to the sale of land in Mexico. In 2011, Corporate Operating profit (loss) included a gain on the sale of the non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia of $207, costs of $190 associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives, costs of $13 related to the sale of land in Mexico and a charge of $21 for a competition law matter in France related to a divested detergent business. The various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives included the integration of Sanex, the right-sizing of the Colombia business and the closing of an oral care facility in Mississauga, Canada and a Hill’s facility in Los Angeles, California. For further information regarding the 2012 Restructuring Program, refer to Note 4, Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges. For further information regarding Venezuela, refer to Note 14, Venezuela. For further information regarding the competition law matter in France, refer to Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies. For further information regarding the sale of land in Mexico and the sale of the non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia, refer to Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures.

	2013		2012		2011
Net sales
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America(1)	$	3,072	$	2,971	$	2,878
Latin America	5,012		5,032		4,895
Europe/South Pacific	3,396		3,417		3,508
Asia	2,472		2,264		2,074
Africa/Eurasia	1,257		1,241		1,207
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	15,209		14,925		14,562
Pet Nutrition(2)	2,211		2,160		2,172
Total Net sales	$	17,420	$	17,085	$	16,734

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⁽¹⁾  Net sales in the U.S. for Oral, Personal and Home Care were $2,771, $2,669 and $2,567 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

⁽²⁾  Net sales in the U.S. for Pet Nutrition were $1,116, $1,052 and $1,032 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

	2013			2012			2011
Operating profit
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	927		$	810		$	768
Latin America	1,385			1,454			1,437
Europe/South Pacific	805			747			715
Asia	698			619			565
Africa/Eurasia	268			267			242
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	4,083			3,897			3,727
Pet Nutrition	563			589			560
Corporate	(1,090		)	(597		)	(446		)
Total Operating profit	$	3,556		$	3,889		$	3,841

	2013		2012		2011
Capital expenditures
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	54	$	43	$	53
Latin America	235		237		195
Europe/South Pacific	74		71		64
Asia	123		88		103
Africa/Eurasia	11		16		16
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	497		455		431
Pet Nutrition	45		37		32
Corporate	128		73		74
Total Capital expenditures	$	670	$	565	$	537

	2013		2012		2011
Depreciation and amortization
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	51	$	50	$	56
Latin America	93		91		92
Europe/South Pacific	85		85		82
Asia	72		70		67
Africa/Eurasia	11		11		12
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	312		307		309
Pet Nutrition	51		50		51
Corporate	76		68		61
Total Depreciation and amortization	$	439	$	425	$	421

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

	2013		2012		2011
Identifiable assets
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	2,301	$	2,157	$	2,247
Latin America	4,122		4,288		3,677
Europe/South Pacific	3,949		3,649		3,555
Asia	1,794		1,608		1,548
Africa/Eurasia	557		561		521
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	12,723		12,263		11,548
Pet Nutrition	1,087		1,045		1,078
Corporate(3)	66		86		98
Total Identifiable assets(4)	$	13,876	$	13,394	$	12,724

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⁽³⁾  In 2013, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (32%) and investments in equity securities (41%).  In 2012, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (67%) and investments in equity securities (28%).  In 2011, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (73%) and investments in equity securities (22%).  

⁽⁴⁾  Long-lived assets in the U.S., primarily property, plant and equipment and goodwill and other intangibles represented approximately one-third of total long-lived assets of $8,248, $8,066 and $7,926 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

16.    Supplemental Income Statement Information

Other (income) expense, net	2013			2012			2011
Amortization of intangible assets	$	32		$	31		$	28
2012 Restructuring Program	202			81			—
Venezuela devaluation charge	172			—			—
Charges for French competition law matters	23			—			21
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	3			—			13
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—			2			136
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—			—			(207		)
Sanex acquisition transaction costs	—			—			12
Equity (income)	(5		)	(7		)	(6		)
Other, net	(5		)	6			(6		)
Total Other (income) expense, net	$	422		$	113		$	(9	)

Interest (income) expense, net	2013			2012			2011
Interest incurred	$	119		$	81		$	59
Interest capitalized	(3		)	(1		)	(1		)
Interest income	(125		)	(65		)	(6		)
Total Interest (income) expense, net	$	(9	)	$	15		$	52

	2013		2012		2011
Research and development	$	267	$	259	$	262
Advertising	$	1,891	$	1,792	$	1,734

17.     Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Inventories by major class are as follows:

Inventories	2013		2012
Raw materials and supplies	$	340	$	362
Work-in-process	60		81
Finished goods	1,025		922
Total Inventories	$	1,425	$	1,365

Inventories valued under LIFO amounted to $289 and $268 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The excess of current cost over LIFO cost at the end of each year was $37. The liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities had no material effect on income in 2013, 2012 and 2011.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

Property, plant and equipment, net	2013			2012
Land	$	254		$	251
Buildings	1,625			1,439
Manufacturing machinery and equipment	5,220			4,987
Other equipment	1,231			1,144
	8,330			7,821
Accumulated depreciation	(4,247		)	(3,979		)
Total Property, plant and equipment, net	$	4,083		$	3,842

Other accruals	2013		2012
Accrued advertising and coupon redemption	$	676	$	646
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	361		345
Accrued taxes other than income taxes	22		48
Restructuring accrual	142		89
Pension and other retiree benefits	94		86
Accrued interest	27		26
Derivatives	11		10
Other	647		638
Total Other accruals	$	1,980	$	1,888

Other liabilities	2013		2012
Pension and other retiree benefits	$	1,387	$	1,786
Restructuring accrual	16		—
Other	274		263
Total Other liabilities	$	1,677	$	2,049

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

18.     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:

	2013						2012						2011
	Pre-tax			Net of Tax			Pre-tax			Net of Tax			Pre-tax			Net of Tax
Cumulative translation adjustments	$	(188	)	$	(163	)	$	18		$	(20	)	$	(291	)	$	(298	)
Pension and other benefits:
Net actuarial gain (loss) and prior    service costs arising during the    period	295			189			(317		)	(207		)	(249		)	(163		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss,    transition and prior service costs(1)	111			70			101			62			85			55
Curtailment loss - unamortized prior service costs(1)	91			59			—			—			—			—
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	497			318			(216		)	(145		)	(164		)	(108		)
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-    for-sale securities	(113		)	(73		)	28			18			60			46
Reclassification of (gains) losses    into net earnings on available-    for-sale securities(2)	133			86			—			—			—			—
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	20			13			28			18			60			46
Cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow    hedges	20			13			13			8			(10		)	(7		)
Reclassification of (gains) losses    into net earnings on cash flow    hedges(3)	(17		)	(11		)	(11		)	(7		)	9			7
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	3			2			2			1			(1		)	—
Total Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	332		$	170		$	(168	)	$	(146	)	$	(396	)	$	(360	)

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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⁾  Represents the one-time loss related to the remeasurement of the fixed interest rate bonds in Venezuela, which was recorded in Other (income) expense, net. See Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for additional details.

⁽³⁾  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.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

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, unrealized gains and losses from derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted primarily of aftertax unrecognized pension and other retiree benefit costs of $735 and $1,053, respectively, and cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments of $1,772 and $1,609, respectively. Foreign currency translation adjustments in 2013 primarily reflect gains from the Mexican peso, the Euro and the Swiss franc, which were offset by losses from the Brazilian real, the Australian dollar and the Argentine peso. In 2012, foreign currency translation adjustments primarily reflect gains from the Mexican peso and the Swiss franc, which were partially offset by losses from the Brazilian real, as well as deferred tax related to intercompany loans considered to be long-term in nature.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

19.    Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

	Total			First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
2013
Net sales	$	17,420		$	4,315		$	4,346		$	4,398		$	4,361
Gross profit	10,201		(1)	2,515		(3)	2,534		(5)	2,585		(7)	2,567		(9)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	2,410		(2)	506		(4)	604		(6)	699		(8)	601		(10)
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	2,241		(2)	460		(4)	561		(6)	656		(8)	564		(10)
Earnings per common share:
Basic	2.41		(2)	0.49		(4)	0.60		(6)	0.71		(8)	0.61		(10)
Diluted	2.38		(2)	0.48		(4)	0.60		(6)	0.70		(8)	0.60		(10)
2012
Net sales	$	17,085		$	4,200		$	4,267		$	4,332		$	4,286
Gross profit	9,932		(11)	2,437		(13)	2,461		(15)	2,529		(17)	2,505		(19)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	2,631		(12)	633		(14)	665		(16)	697		(18)	636		(20)
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	2,472		(12)	593		(14)	627		(16)	654		(18)	598		(20)
Earnings per common share:
Basic	2.60		(12)	0.62		(14)	0.66		(16)	0.69		(18)	0.63		(20)
Diluted	2.57		(12)	0.61		(14)	0.65		(16)	0.68		(18)	0.63		(20)

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Note: Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each quarter and the year-to-date period presented. Accordingly, the sum of the quarterly earnings per common share may not necessarily equal the earnings per share for the year-to-date period.

⁽¹⁾  Gross profit for the full year of 2013 includes $32 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $15 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽²⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2013 include $278 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a $23 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $12 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽³⁾  Gross profit for the first quarter of 2013 includes $8 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁴⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the first quarter of 2013 include $52 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁵⁾  Gross profit for the second quarter of 2013 includes $10 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁶⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2013 include $79 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, an $18 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $4 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁷⁾  Gross profit for the third quarter of 2013 includes $8 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $3 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Dollars in Millions Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

⁽⁸⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2013 include $22 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $2 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁹⁾  Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2013 includes $6 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽¹⁰⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2013 include $125 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $5 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽¹¹⁾  Gross profit for the full year of 2012 includes $2 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $24 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $5 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹²⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $18 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $14 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹³⁾  Gross profit for the first quarter of 2012 includes $7 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁴⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the first quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $3 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁵⁾  Gross profit for the second quarter of 2012 includes $6 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁶⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $9 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁷⁾  Gross profit for the third quarter of 2012 includes $7 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $1 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁸⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁹⁾  Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2012 includes $2 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽²⁰⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(Dollars in Millions)

Column A	Column B		Column C				Column D			Column E
			Additions
	Balance at Beginning of Period		Charged to Costs and Expenses		Other		Deductions			Balance at End of Period
Year Ended December 31, 2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated returns	$	61	$	15	$	—	$	9		$	67
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$	1	$	6	$	—	$	(1	)	$	6
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated returns	$	49	$	18	$	—	$	6		$	61
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$	1	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	1
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated returns	$	53	$	6	$	—	$	10		$	49
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$	1	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	1

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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Market and Dividend Information

The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and its trading symbol is CL. Dividends on the common stock have been paid every year since 1895, and the Company’s regular common stock dividend payments have increased for 51 consecutive years.

Market Price of Common Stock
	2013				2012
Quarter Ended	High		Low		High		Low
March 31	$	59.02	$	53.04	$	48.89	$	44.13
June 30	62.38		55.87		52.05		48.09
September 30	61.19		57.25		53.75		51.05
December 31	66.26		58.96		55.31		51.77
Year-end Closing Price	$65.21				$52.27

Dividends Paid Per Common Share

Quarter Ended	2013		2012
March 31	$	0.31	$	0.29
June 30	0.34		0.31
September 30	0.34		0.31
December 31	0.34		0.31
Total	$	1.33	$	1.22

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Note: All per share amounts were adjusted for the 2013 Stock Split.

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Market and Dividend Information

Stock Price Performance Graphs

The following graphs compare cumulative total stockholder returns on Colgate-Palmolive Company common stock against the S&P Composite-500 Stock Index and a peer company index for the twenty-year, ten-year and five-year periods each ended December 31, 2013. The peer company index is comprised of consumer products companies that have both domestic and international businesses. For 2013, the peer company index consisted of Avon Products, Inc., Beiersdorf AG, The Clorox Company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, The Procter & Gamble Company, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc and Unilever N.V.

These performance graphs do not constitute soliciting material, are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not incorporated by reference in any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates these performance graphs by reference therein.

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Historical Financial Summary

For the years ended December 31,

(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

	2013			2012			2011			2010			2009		2008			2007			2006			2005			2004
Continuing Operations
Net sales	$	17,420		$	17,085		$	16,734		$	15,564		$	15,327	$	15,330		$	13,790		$	12,238		$	11,397		$	10,584
Results of operations:
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	2,241		(1)	2,472		(2)	2,431		(3)	2,203		(4)	2,291		1,957		(5)	1,737		(6)	1,353		(7)	1,351		(8)	1,327		(9)
Per common share, basic	2.41		(1)	2.60		(2)	2.49		(3)	2.22		(4)	2.26		1.91		(5)	1.67		(6)	1.29		(7)	1.27		(8)	1.23		(9)
Per common share, diluted	2.38		(1)	2.57		(2)	2.47		(3)	2.16		(4)	2.18		1.83		(5)	1.60		(6)	1.23		(7)	1.21		(8)	1.17		(9)
Depreciation and amortization expense	439			425			421			376			351		348			334			329			329			328
Financial Position
Current ratio	1.1			1.2			1.2			1.0			1.1		1.3			1.1			1.0			1.0			1.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,083			3,842			3,668			3,693			3,516		3,119			3,015			2,696			2,544			2,648
Capital expenditures	670			565			537			550			575		684			583			476			389			348
Total assets	13,876			13,394			12,724			11,172			11,134		9,979			10,112			9,138			8,507			8,673
Long-term debt	4,749			4,926			4,430			2,815			2,821		3,585			3,222			2,720			2,918			3,089
Colgate-Palmolive Company shareholders’ equity	2,305			2,189			2,375			2,675			3,116		1,923			2,286			1,411			1,350			1,245
Share and Other
Book value per common share	2.79			2.60			2.71			2.95			3.26		2.04			2.37			1.51			1.44			1.42
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share	1.33			1.22			1.14			1.02			0.86		0.78			0.70			0.63			0.56			0.48
Closing price	65.21			52.27			46.20			40.19			41.08		34.27			38.98			32.62			27.43			25.58
Number of common shares outstanding (in millions)	919.9			935.8			960.0			989.8			988.4		1,002.8			1,018.0			1,025.4			1,032.4			1,053.2
Number of common shareholders of record	26,900			27,600			28,900			29,900			30,600		31,400			32,200			33,400			35,000			36,500
Number of employees	37,400			37,700			38,600			39,200			38,100		36,600			36,000			34,700			35,800			36,000

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Note: All per share amounts and numbers of shares outstanding were adjusted for the 2013 Stock Split.

⁽¹⁾  Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share in 2013 include $278 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a $23 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $12 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽²⁾  Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share in 2012 include $70 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $18 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $14 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽³⁾  Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share in 2011 include an aftertax gain of $135 on the sale of the non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia, offset by $147 aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives, $9 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and a $21 charge for a competition law matter in France related to a divested detergent business.

⁽⁴⁾  Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share in 2010 include a $271 one-time charge related to the transition to hyperinflationary accounting in Venezuela, $61 of aftertax charges for termination benefits related to

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Historical Financial Summary

For the years ended December 31,

(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

overhead reduction initiatives, a $30 aftertax gain on sales of non-core product lines and a $31 benefit related to the reorganization of an overseas subsidiary.

⁽⁵⁾  Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share in 2008 include $113 of aftertax charges associated with the 2004 Restructuring Program.

⁽⁶⁾  Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share in 2007 include a gain for the sale of the Company’s household bleach business in Latin America of $29 aftertax and an income tax benefit of $74 related to the reduction of a tax loss carryforward valuation allowance in Brazil, partially offset by tax provisions for the recapitalization of certain overseas subsidiaries. These gains were more than offset by $184 of aftertax charges associated with the 2004 Restructuring Program, $10 of pension settlement charges and $8 of charges related to the limited voluntary recall of certain Hill’s Pet Nutrition feline products.

⁽⁷⁾  Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share in 2006 include a gain for the sale of the Company’s household bleach business in Canada of $38 aftertax. This gain was more than offset by $287 of aftertax charges associated with the 2004 Restructuring Program and $48 of aftertax charges related to the adoption of the update to the Stock Compensation Topic of the FASB Codification.

⁽⁸⁾  Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share in 2005 include a gain for the sale of heavy-duty laundry detergent brands in North America and Southeast Asia of $93 aftertax. This gain was more than offset by $145 of aftertax charges associated with the 2004 Restructuring Program, $41 of income taxes for incremental repatriation of foreign earnings related to the American Jobs Creation Act and $23 aftertax of non-cash pension and other retiree benefit charges.

⁽⁹⁾  Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share in 2004 include $48 of aftertax charges associated with the 2004 Restructuring Program.

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EXHIBITS TO FORM 10-K

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

Commission File No. 1-644

Exhibit No.		Description
3-A		Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 3-A to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, File No. 1-644.)
3-B		By-laws, as amended. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 3-A to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2007, File No. 1-644.)
4	a)	Indenture, dated as of November 15, 1992, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York) as Trustee. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 4.1 to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on June 26, 1992, Registration No. 33-48840.)*
	b)	Colgate-Palmolive Company Employee Stock Ownership Trust Agreement dated as of June 1, 1989, as amended. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 4-B (b) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, File No. 1-644.)
10-A	a)	Colgate-Palmolive Company 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Annex B to its 2013 Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.)
	b)	Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grants under the 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan.**
	c)	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement used in connection with grants under the 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan.**
10-B	a)	Colgate-Palmolive Company 2009 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Appendix A to its 2009 Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement.)
	b)	Colgate-Palmolive Company Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Trust, as amended. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-B (b) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1987, File No. 1-644.)
	c)	Amendment, dated as of October 29, 2007, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Trust. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-A (b) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, File No. 1-644.)
	d)	Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement used in connection with grants to employees under the 2009 Colgate-Palmolive Company Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.  (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-P to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, File No. 1-644.)
10-C	a)	Colgate-Palmolive Company Supplemental Salaried Employees’ Retirement Plan, amended and restated as of September 1, 2010. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-A to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, File No. 1-644.)
	b)	Amended and Restated Colgate-Palmolive Company Supplemental Salaried Employees’ Retirement Plan Trust, dated August 2, 1990. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-B (b) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, File No. 1-644.)

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Exhibit No. Description

	c)	Amendment, dated as of October 29, 2007, to the Amended and Restated Colgate-Palmolive Company Supplemental Salaried Employee Trust. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-B (c) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, File No. 1-644.)
	d)	Amendment, dated as of December 31, 2013, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company Supplemental Salaried Employees’ Retirement Plan.**
10-D	a)	Colgate-Palmolive Company Executive Severance Plan, as amended and restated through September 12, 2013. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-A to its Current report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2013, File No. 1-644.)
	b)	Colgate-Palmolive Company Executive Severance Plan Trust. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-E (b) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1987, File No. 1-644.)
10-E		Colgate-Palmolive Company Pension Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-D to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, File No. 1-644.)
10-F	a)	Colgate-Palmolive Company 2007 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, amended and restated as of September 12, 2007. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-D to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, File No. 1-644.)
	b)	Amendment, dated as of January 13, 2011, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2007 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-A to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, File No. 1-644.)
	c)	Amendment, dated as of May 11, 2012, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2007 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-B to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, File No. 1-644.)
10-G	a)	Colgate-Palmolive Company Restated and Amended Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-H to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, File No. 1-644.)
	b)	Amendment, dated as of September 12, 2007, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company Restated and Amended Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-F to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, File No. 1-644.)
10-H		Colgate-Palmolive Company Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated as of September 12, 2007. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-G to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, File No. 1-644.)
10-I		Colgate-Palmolive Company Above and Beyond Plan – Officer Level. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-A to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, File No. 1-644.)
10-J		U.S. $1,800,000,000 Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of November 4, 2011, among Colgate-Palmolive Company as Borrower, Citibank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and the Bank’s party thereto. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-K (a) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, File No. 1-644.)
10-K		Colgate-Palmolive Company Supplemental Savings and Investment Plan, amended and restated as of September 1, 2010. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-B to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, File No. 1-644.)

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Exhibit No. Description

10-L		Form of Indemnification Agreement between Colgate-Palmolive Company and its directors, executive officers and certain key employees. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-B to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-644.)
10-M	a)	Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference appendix C to its 2005 Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement.)
	b)	Form of Award Agreement used in connection with grants to non-employee directors under the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-B to its Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 4, 2005, File No. 1-644.)
	c)	Amendment, dated as of September 7, 2006, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-B to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, File No. 1-644.)
	d)	Amendment, dated as of December 7, 2006, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.  (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-S (d) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, File No. 1-644.)
	e)	Amendment, dated as of October 29, 2007, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-J to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, File No. 1-644.)
	f)	Amendment, dated as of January 13, 2011, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-B to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, File No. 1-644.)
	g)	Amendment, dated as of July 14, 2011, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-A to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, File No. 1-644.)
	h)	Amendment, dated as of May 11, 2012, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-A to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, File No. 1-644.)
10-N	a)	Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference appendix B to its 2005 Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement.)
	b)	Form of Award Agreement used in connection with grants to employees under the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-A to its Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 4, 2005, File No. 1-644.)
	c)	Amendment, dated as of September 7, 2006, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-A to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, File No. 1-644.)
	d)	Amendment, dated as of December 7, 2006, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan.  (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-T (d) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, File No. 1-644.)
	e)	Action, dated as of October 29, 2007, taken pursuant to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan and Colgate-Palmolive Company 1997 Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-I to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, File No. 1-644.)
	f)	Amendment, dated as of February 26, 2009, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-S(f) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, File No. 1-644.)

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Exhibit No. Description

	g)	Amendment, dated as of July 14, 2011, to the Colgate-Palmolive Company 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-B to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, File No. 1-644.)
10-O		Business and Share Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of March 22, 2011 among Unilever N.V., Unilever plc, Colgate-Palmolive Company Sarl and Colgate-Palmolive Company relating to the Sanex personal care business. (Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 10-C to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, File No. 1-644.)
12		Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.**
21		Subsidiaries of the Registrant.**
23		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.**
24		Powers of Attorney.**
31-A		Certificate of the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.**
31-B		Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.**
32		Certificate of the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.**
101		The following materials from Colgate-Palmolive Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and (vii) Financial Statement Schedule.

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* Registrant hereby undertakes to furnish the Commission, upon request, with a copy of any instrument with respect to long-term debt where the total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

** Filed herewith.

The exhibits indicated above that are not included with the Form 10-K are available upon request and payment of a reasonable fee approximating the registrant’s cost of providing and mailing the exhibits. Inquiries should be directed to:

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Office of the Secretary (10-K Exhibits)

300 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022-7499

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EX-10.A(B)

Exhibit 10-A (b)

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

2013 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

[DATE], 20[__]

<<Title>> <<First Name>> <<Last Name>>

Colgate-Palmolive

<<Location>>

This Award Agreement (including, if applicable, the appendix hereto) will confirm the following Award of Nonqualified Options made to you on [DATE], 20[__] by the Personnel and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (the “Company”) pursuant to the2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).Copies of the Plan, the Plan Prospectus and the Guidelines Regarding the Effect of Termination of Employment on Awards Granted under the Plan, adopted on May 10, 2013 (the “Termination Guidelines”) are available online via the Merrill Lynch Benefits OnLine® website which can be accessed on the “ColgatePeople/For Employees/Compensation/Learn About Compensation Programs” section of OurColgate.com or, if you prefer to receive a paper copy, they are available from the Company at 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, Attention: Mr. Andrew D. Hendry, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. These are important documents with respect to your Award, and we urge you to take the time to review them. Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement that are not defined in this Award Agreement have the meanings as used or defined in the Plan.

The Company hereby grants you a Nonqualified Option to purchase from the Company up to a total of <<#Shares>> shares of the Company’s common stock (“Shares”) at $xx.xx per Share.

This Nonqualified Option may be exercised only in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in or established pursuant to the Plan, as supplemented by this Award Agreement. It vests, and may be exercised from time to time prior to its expiration, as follows: cumulatively as to one-third of the Shares on the first anniversary date of this Award Agreement and as to an additional one-third on each of the two succeeding anniversary dates.

The grant of this Nonqualified Option shall not obligate the Company or any of its Affiliates to continue your employment for any period or on any basis of compensation, including future grants of Options or other Awards.

This Award Agreement is subject to all of the terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions contained in or established pursuant to the Plan, the Termination Guidelines and, if applicable, the Company’s Clawback Policy and all requirements of applicable law, including the provisions relating to the exercise and/or forfeiture of Options upon termination of employment. Your acceptance of this Nonqualified Option shall constitute your acknowledgment of, and agreement to, all such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions.

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This Award Agreement may not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part except as provided in the Plan. You shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any of the Shares which are the subject of this Award Agreement until you exercise the Nonqualified Option and such Shares are actually issued to you.

This Nonqualified Option shall expire at 12:01am on [Date], 20[__], or sooner, in the event of your termination of employment, as provided in the Plan and the Termination Guidelines. This Nonqualified Option must be exercised by the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the last business day prior to this expiration date.

The number of Shares and the exercise price per Share are subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan. You assume all risks incident to any change in applicable laws or regulations and any change in the market value of Shares after the date of grant and after exercise of this Nonqualified Option in whole or in part.

Data Privacy. You understand that the Company and the Company subsidiary for which you work may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). You hereby consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the data by and among, as applicable, the Company, its subsidiaries and Affiliates and any third parties engaged by the Company to administer the Plan, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting your local human resources representative. You understand that you may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human resources representative. You understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact your local human resources representative.

This Award Agreement and related Nonqualified Option are governed by, and subject to, the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, as provided in the Plan.

Very truly yours,

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

By /s/ Ian Cook

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EX-10.A(C)

Exhibit 10-A (c)

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

2013 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

[DATE], 20[__]

<<Title>> <<First Name>> <<Last Name>>

Colgate-Palmolive

<<Location>>

This Award Agreement (including, if applicable, the appendix hereto) will confirm the following Award of Restricted Stock Units made to you on [DATE], 20[__] by the Personnel and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (the “Company”) pursuant to the2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).A copy of the Plan, the Plan Prospectus and the Guidelines Regarding the Effect of Termination of Employment on Awards Granted under the Plan, adopted on May 10, 2013 (the “Termination Guidelines”) are available on-line via the Merrill Lynch Benefits OnLine® website which can be accessed on the “ColgatePeople/For Employees/Compensation/Learn About Compensation Programs” section of OurColgate.com, or if you prefer to receive a paper copy, they are available from the Company at 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Mr. Andrew D. Hendry, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. These are important documents with respect to your Award, and we urge you to take the time to review them. Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement that are not defined in this Award Agreement have the meanings as used or defined in the Plan.

You have been granted an Award of <<#Units>> Restricted Stock Units.

This Award is subject to the terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions contained in or established pursuant to the Plan, the Termination Guidelines and, if applicable, the Company’s Clawback Policy and all requirements of applicable law, including the provisions relating to the forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units upon termination of employment. Your acceptance of the Award shall constitute your acknowledgment of, and agreement to, all such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions.     

Receiving shares of the Company’s common stock (“Shares”) is contingent upon your continued employment with the Company for three (3) years (i.e., until at least [DATE], 20[__]) (the “Vesting Period”). During the Vesting Period, Dividend Equivalents will be credited on Restricted Stock Units in the form of additional Restricted Stock Units. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in the Termination Guidelines, contingent upon your continued employment, at the end of the Vesting Period, the Award plus Dividend Equivalents will be paid to you in the form of Shares, less any required tax withholding that becomes due during or at the end of the Vesting Period.

The grant of this Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not obligate the Company or any of its Affiliates to continue your employment for any period or on any basis of compensation, including future grants of Restricted Stock Units or other Awards.

This Award may not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part except as provided in the Plan. You shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any of the Shares underlying this Award until this Award vests and Shares are actually issued to you.

The number of Restricted Stock Units included in your award is subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan. You assume all risks incident to any change in applicable laws or regulations and any change in the market value of Shares after the date of grant of the Award and after vesting.

Data Privacy. You understand that the Company and the Company subsidiary for which you work may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all Restricted Stock Unit Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). You hereby consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Data and any other Restricted Stock Unit grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Company, its subsidiaries and Affiliates and any third parties engaged by the Company to administer the Plan, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting your local human resources representative. You understand that you may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human resources representative. You understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may contact your local human resources representative.

This Award Agreement and related Restricted Stock Unit Award are governed by, and subject to, the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, as provided in the Plan.

Very truly yours,

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

By    /s/ Ian Cook

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EX-10.C(D)

Exhibit 10-C (d)

AMENDMENT TO SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN

RESOLVED, that the Employee Relations Committee hereby amends Sections 3.2(a) and 3.2(b) the Colgate-Palmolive Company Supplemental Employees’ Retirement Income Plan effective December 31, 2013 to read as follows:

Section 3.2    Amount of Member’s Benefit.

(a)    In the case of any Member whose Determination Date is coincident with or immediately following his separation from service, such Member shall be entitled to a benefit under this Plan, the Actuarial Equivalent of which is equal to the difference between:

(i)    the benefit that would have been payable under the Base Plan as of such date in the form elected by the Member under such plan if the limitations of Code sections 401(a)(17) and 415 were not take into account in calculating the benefit; and

(ii)    the benefit actually payable under the Base Plan;

For Members previously covered under the Hill’s Plan, the determination of the benefit payable under Section 3.2(a)(i) above shall be made by treating amounts deferred under the Colgate-Palmolive Company Deferred Compensation Plan, to the extent such amounts would have been recognized as Earnings under the Base Plan determined at the Member’s Benefit Commencement Date, as benefit bearing compensation. For Members who are Employees on December 31, 2013 and whose Recognized Earnings as of February 1, 2013 are in excess of $255,000, the determination of the benefit payable under Section 3.2(a)(i) above shall be made without regard to the Base Plan amendment requiring that both their benefit upon normal retirement and their pre-Social Security supplement under Appendix B of the Base Plan be calculated based on the Member’s Average Recognized Monthly Earnings, and Estimated Primary Insurance Amount as of December 31, 2013.

In the case of a Member Eligible for the Increased Benefit, the determination of the benefit payable under Section 3.2(a)(i) above shall be made by assuming that the benefit is payable in the form of a joint and 75% surviving spouse annuity with no actuarial reduction to reflect the 75% survivor annuity, provided, however that in any case where the surviving spouse is more than 60 months younger than the Member, the additional 25% surviving spouse annuity shall be reduced 1/8 of 1% (.00125) per month for each month over 60 months that the surviving spouse is younger than the Member.

(b)    In any case where the Determination Date under the Base Plan does not coincide with, or immediately follow, the Member’s separation from service, the Member shall be entitled to a benefit under this Plan, the Actuarial Equivalent of which is equal to the difference between:

(i)    the annual benefit that would have been payable under the Base Plan in the normal form as of the earliest date the Member could have commenced benefits under the Base Plan following his separation from service if the limitations of Code sections 401(a)(17) and 415 were not taken into account in calculating the benefit; and

(ii)    the Maximum Benefit applicable to the Member as of that date;

For Members previously covered under the Hill’s Plan, the determination of the benefit payable under Section 3.2(b)(i) above shall be made by treating amounts deferred under the Colgate-Palmolive Company Deferred Compensation Plan, to the extent such amounts would have been recognized as Earnings under the Base Plan determined at the Member’s Benefit Commencement Date, as benefit bearing compensation. For Members who are Employees on December 31, 2013 and whose Recognized Earnings as of February 1, 2013 are in excess of $255,000, the determination of the benefit payable under Section 3.2(b)(i) above shall be made without regard to the Base Plan amendment requiring that both their benefit upon normal retirement and their pre-Social Security supplement under Appendix B of the Base Plan be calculated based on the Member’s Average Recognized Monthly Earnings, and Estimated Primary Insurance Amount as of December 31, 2013. In the case of a Member Eligible for the Increased Benefit, the determination of the benefit payable under Section 3.2(b)(i) above shall be made by assuming that the benefit is payable in the form of a joint and 75% surviving spouse annuity with no actuarial reduction to reflect the 75% survivor annuity, provided, however that in any case where the surviving spouse is more than 60 months younger than the Member, the additional 25% surviving spouse annuity shall be reduced 1/8 of 1% (.00125) per month for each month over 60 months that the surviving spouse is younger than the Member.

EX-12

EXHIBIT 12

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars in Millions Except Per Share Amounts)

	2013			2012			2011			2010			2009
Earnings:
Income before income taxes	$	3,565		$	3,874		$	3,789		$	3,430		$	3,538
Add:
Fixed charges	196			157			141			141			173
Less:
Income from equity investees	(5		)	(7		)	(6		)	(5		)	(5		)
Capitalized interest	(3		)	(1		)	(1		)	(4		)	(14		)
Income as adjusted	$	3,753		$	4,023		$	3,923		$	3,562		$	3,692
Fixed Charges:
Interest on indebtedness and amortization  of debt expense discount or premium	$	116		$	80		$	58		$	64		$	88
Portion of rents representative of interest factor	77			76			82			73			71
Capitalized interest	3			1			1			4			14
Total fixed charges	$	196		$	157		$	141		$	141		$	173
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	19.1			25.6			27.8			25.3			21.3

EX-21

EXHIBIT 21

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

Name of Company	Jurisdiction of Organization
Colgate (Guangzhou) Company Limited	China
Colgate Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.	Delaware
Colgate Holdings	United Kingdom
Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive (Middle East Exports) Ltd.	BVI
Colgate-Palmolive Europe Sarl	Switzerland
Colgate-Palmolive, Unipessoal, Lda.	Portugal
Colgate-Palmolive Peru S.A.	Peru
Colgate Sanxiao Company Limited	China
Colgate-Palmolive S.p.A.	Italy
Colgate-Palmolive (America), Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive (Asia) Pte. Ltd.	Singapore
Colgate-Palmolive (Caribbean) Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive (Central America), Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive (Dominican Republic), Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive (Eastern) Pte. Ltd.	Singapore
Colgate-Palmolive (China) Co. Ltd.	China
Colgate-Palmolive (H.K.) Limited	Hong Kong
Colgate-Palmolive (Hellas) S.A.I.C.	Greece
*Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited	India
Colgate-Palmolive (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd	Malaysia
Colgate Palmolive (Marketing) Sdn Bhd	Malaysia
Colgate-Palmolive (Poland) SP. Zo.o.	Poland
Colgate-Palmolive (Proprietary) Limited	South Africa
Colgate-Palmolive (Thailand) Limited	Thailand
Colgate-Palmolive A/S	Denmark
Colgate-Palmolive AB	Sweden
Colgate-Palmolive Argentina S.A.	Argentina
Colgate-Palmolive Belgium SA/NV	Belgium
Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc.	Canada
Colgate-Palmolive Ceska republika, s.r.o.	Czech Republic
Colgate-Palmolive S.A.	Chile
Colgate-Palmolive Cia.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive C.A.	Venezuela
Colgate-Palmolive Company, Distr.	Puerto Rico
Colgate-Palmolive de Puerto Rico, Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive del Ecuador Sociedad Anonima Industrial Y Comercial	Ecuador
Colgate-Palmolive España, S.A./N.V.	Spain
Colgate-Palmolive GmbH	Germany
Colgate-Palmolive Holding S. Com p.a.	Spain
Colgate-Palmolive Inc. S.A.	Uruguay

EXHIBIT 21

Name of Company	Jurisdiction of Organization
Colgate-Palmolive Comercial Ltda.	Brazil
Colgate-Palmolive International LLC	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive Lanka (Private) Limited	Sri Lanka
Colgate-Palmolive Limited	New Zealand
Colgate-Palmolive Manufacturing (Poland) SP. ZO.O	Poland
Colgate-Palmolive Moroc S.A.	Morocco
Colgate-Palmolive Nederland BV	Netherlands
Colgate-Palmolive Norge AS	Norway
Colgate-Palmolive Operations (Ireland) Ltd.	Ireland
Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, Inc.	Philippines
Colgate-Palmolive Pty Limited	Australia
Colgate-Palmolive Senegal S.A.	Senegal
Colgate-Palmolive Services (Belgium) S.A./N.V.	Belgium
Colgate-Palmolive Services S.A.	France
Colgate-Palmolive Temizlik Urunleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi	Turkey
Colgate-Palmolive (Vietnam) Limited	Vietnam
Colgate-Palmolive, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico
Cotelle S.A.	France
CPIF Venture, Inc.	Delaware
GABA Holding AG	Switzerland
*Hawley & Hazel Chemical (Taiwan) Corp. Ltd.	Taiwan
*Hawley & Hazel Chemical Company (Hong Kong) Limited	Hong Kong
*Hawley & Hazel Chemical Company (Zhong Shan) Limited	China
Hill's Pet Nutrition Asia-Pacific, Pte. Ltd.	Singapore
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Indiana, Inc.	Delaware
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Limited	United Kingdom
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Manufacturing B.V.	Netherlands
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Manufacturing, s.r.o.	Czech Republic
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Sales, Inc.	Delaware
Hill’s Pet Nutrition S.N.C.	France
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.	Delaware
Hill’s Pet Products, Inc.	Delaware
Hill’s-Colgate (Japan) Ltd.	Japan
Inmobiliara Colpal, S. de R.L. de C.V.	Mexico
Inmobiliara Hills, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico
Mission Hills, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico
Norwood International, Incorporated	Delaware
Tom's of Maine, Inc.	Maine

* Indicates a company that is not wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by Colgate-Palmolive Company.

There are a number of additional subsidiaries in the United States and foreign countries that, considered in the aggregate, do not constitute a significant subsidiary.

EX-23

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-177551) and Form S-8 (Nos. 2-76922, 2-96982, 33-17136, 33-27227, 33-34952, 33-58746, 33-61038, 33-64753, 333-23685, 333-38251, 333-45679, 333-72342, 333-133856, 333-132038, 333-159885, 333-171448 and 333-188528) of Colgate-Palmolive Company of our report dated February 20, 2014 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 20, 2014

EX-24

EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, Nikesh Arora, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry and Kristine Hutchinson, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of February, 2014.

/s/ Nikesh Arora

Name: Nikesh Arora

EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, John T. Cahill, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry and Kristine Hutchinson, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of February, 2014.

/s/ John T. Cahill

Name: John T. Cahill

EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, Helene D. Gayle, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry and Kristine Hutchinson, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of February, 2014.

/s/ Helene D. Gayle

Name: Helene D. Gayle

EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, Ellen M. Hancock, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry and Kristine Hutchinson, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of February, 2014.

/s/ Ellen M. Hancock

Name: Ellen M. Hancock

EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, Joseph Jimenez, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry and Kristine Hutchinson, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of February, 2014.

/s/ Joseph Jimenez

Name: Joseph Jimenez

EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, Richard J. Kogan, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry and Kristine Hutchinson, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of February, 2014.

/s/ Richard J. Kogan

Name: Richard J. Kogan

EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, Delano E. Lewis, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry and Kristine Hutchinson, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of February, 2014.

/s/ Delano E. Lewis

Name: Delano E. Lewis

EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, J. Pedro Reinhard, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry and Kristine Hutchinson, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of February, 2014.

/s/ J. Pedro Reinhard

Name: J. Pedro Reinhard

EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, Stephen I. Sadove, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry and Kristine Hutchinson, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of February, 2014.

/s/ Stephen I. Sadove

Name: Stephen I. Sadove

EX-31.A

EXHIBIT 31-A

I, Ian Cook, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Colgate-Palmolive Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 20, 2014

/s/ Ian Cook

Ian Cook

Chairman of the Board, President and

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.B

EXHIBIT 31-B

I, Dennis J. Hickey, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Colgate-Palmolive Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 20, 2014

/s/ Dennis J. Hickey

Dennis J. Hickey

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

EXHIBIT 32

The undersigned Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Company each certify, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350, that:

(1) the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “Annual Report”) which this statement accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and

(2) information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Date: February 20, 2014

/s/ Ian Cook

Ian Cook

Chairman of the Board, President and

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Dennis J. Hickey

Dennis J. Hickey

Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to Colgate-Palmolive Company and will be retained by Colgate-Palmolive Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	2013		2012		2011
Net sales
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America(1)	$	3,072	$	2,971	$	2,878
Latin America	5,012		5,032		4,895
Europe/South Pacific	3,396		3,417		3,508
Asia	2,472		2,264		2,074
Africa/Eurasia	1,257		1,241		1,207
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	15,209		14,925		14,562
Pet Nutrition(2)	2,211		2,160		2,172
Total Net sales	$	17,420	$	17,085	$	16,734

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⁽¹⁾  Net sales in the U.S. for Oral, Personal and Home Care were $2,771, $2,669 and $2,567 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

⁽²⁾  Net sales in the U.S. for Pet Nutrition were $1,116, $1,052 and $1,032 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

	2013			2012			2011
Operating profit
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	927		$	810		$	768
Latin America	1,385			1,454			1,437
Europe/South Pacific	805			747			715
Asia	698			619			565
Africa/Eurasia	268			267			242
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	4,083			3,897			3,727
Pet Nutrition	563			589			560
Corporate	(1,090		)	(597		)	(446		)
Total Operating profit	$	3,556		$	3,889		$	3,841

	2013		2012		2011
Capital expenditures
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	54	$	43	$	53
Latin America	235		237		195
Europe/South Pacific	74		71		64
Asia	123		88		103
Africa/Eurasia	11		16		16
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	497		455		431
Pet Nutrition	45		37		32
Corporate	128		73		74
Total Capital expenditures	$	670	$	565	$	537

	2013		2012		2011
Depreciation and amortization
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	51	$	50	$	56
Latin America	93		91		92
Europe/South Pacific	85		85		82
Asia	72		70		67
Africa/Eurasia	11		11		12
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	312		307		309
Pet Nutrition	51		50		51
Corporate	76		68		61
Total Depreciation and amortization	$	439	$	425	$	421

	2013		2012		2011
Identifiable assets
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	2,301	$	2,157	$	2,247
Latin America	4,122		4,288		3,677
Europe/South Pacific	3,949		3,649		3,555
Asia	1,794		1,608		1,548
Africa/Eurasia	557		561		521
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	12,723		12,263		11,548
Pet Nutrition	1,087		1,045		1,078
Corporate(3)	66		86		98
Total Identifiable assets(4)	$	13,876	$	13,394	$	12,724

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⁽³⁾  In 2013, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (32%) and investments in equity securities (41%).  In 2012, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (67%) and investments in equity securities (28%).  In 2011, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (73%) and investments in equity securities (22%).  

⁽⁴⁾  Long-lived assets in the U.S., primarily property, plant and equipment and goodwill and other intangibles represented approximately one-third of total long-lived assets of $8,248, $8,066 and $7,926 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Five Year Notes at 1 Point 5 Percent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Forty Year Notes at Variable Rate [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Five Year Notes at Point 9 Percent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Ten Year Notes at 2 Point 1 Percent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Ten Year Notes at 1 Point 95 Percent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Ten Year Notes at 2 Point 3 Percent [Member]
Schedule of U.S. dollar-denominated notes [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 300	$ 82	$ 400	$ 400	$ 500	$ 500
Debt Instrument, Term			5 years	40 years	5 years	10 years	10 years	10 years
Fixed Interest rate (in hundredths)			1.50%		0.90%	2.10%	1.95%	2.30%
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 895	$ 250

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Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended					15 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended					15 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 One-time Termination Benefits [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 One-time Termination Benefits [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 One-time Termination Benefits [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Incremental Depreciation And Asset Impairment [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Incremental Depreciation [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Incremental Depreciation [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Incremental Depreciation [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Asset Impairment [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Asset Impairment [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Asset Impairment [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Charges Resulting Directly From Exit Activities [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Contract Termination [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Contract Termination [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Implementation Of New Strategies [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Third party Incremental Cost [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Third party Incremental Cost [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Land and Building [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Restructuring [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Restructuring [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Restructuring [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Expected Completion Date 2016 [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member] employees	Dec. 31, 2013 Expected Completion Date 2016 [Member] Minimum [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Expected Completion Date 2016 [Member] Maximum [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Expected Completion Date December 2014 [Member] Minimum [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Expected Completion Date December 2014 [Member] Maximum [Member] Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Duration Of Restructuring Program				4 years		4 years
Restructuring Program Expected Cost Before Tax																												$ 1,100	$ 1,250	$ 275	$ 325
Restructuring Program Expected Cost After Tax																												775	875	200	230
Expected Percent of Total Pretax Charges by Category							50.00%		50.00%	15.00%							20.00%			15.00%
Expected Percent of Total Charges Resulting In Cash Expenditure				75.00%		75.00%
Percentage Reduction Of Global Employee Workforce																											6.00%
Number of Employees as of the Start of the 2012 Restructuring Program																											38,000
Pretax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program	202	81	0	371	89		144	78			26	0		1	0			34	3		50	8	25	200	11
Pretax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program to date						460			222				26			1										211
Aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program to date						348
Restructuring Reserve, Charges Against Assets				44	0		17	0			26	0		1	0									0	0
Other				$ 91			$ 0				$ 0			$ 0										$ 91

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Supplemental Income Statement Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Other (income) expense, net
Amortization of intangible assets			$ 32	$ 31	$ 28
2012 Restructuring Program			202	81	0
Venezuela devaluation charge	172		172	0	0
Charge for French Competition Law Matter related to the Home Care and Personal Care sectors			23	0
Charge for French Competition Law Matter Related to a Divested Detergent Business					21
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico			3	0	13
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives			0	2	136
Gain on sales of non-core product lines		(207)	0	0	(207)
Sanex acquisition transaction costs			0	0	12
Equity (income)			(5)	(7)	(6)
Other, net			(5)	6	(6)
Total Other (income) expense, net			422	113	(9)
Interest (income) expense, net
Interest incurred			119	81	59
Interest Costs Capitalized Adjustment			(3)	(1)	(1)
Interest income			(125)	(65)	(6)
Total Interest (income) expense, net			(9)	15	52
Research and development			267	259	262
Advertising			1,891	1,792	1,734
Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Other (income) expense, net
2012 Restructuring Program			$ 371	$ 89

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Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Line of credit facility [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	$ 2,444
Domestic Revolving Credit Facility 1850 Million Capacity [Member]
Line of credit facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	1,850
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Nov. 30, 2018
Domestic Revolving Credit Facility 145 Million Capacity [Member]
Line of credit facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 145
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Nov. 30, 2014

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) (Trademarks, local brands, and non-compete agreements [Member])	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets (in years)	5 years
Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets (in years)	40 years

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Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt consists of the following at December 31:

	Weighted Average Interest Rate	Maturities			2013		2012
Notes	2.0%	2014	-	2078	$	5,644	$	4,733
Commercial paper					—		443
					5,644		5,176
Less: Current portion of long-term debt					895		250
Total					$	4,749	$	4,926

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

Excluding commercial paper reclassified as long-term debt, scheduled maturities of long-term debt and capitalized leases outstanding as of December 31, 2013, are as follows:  

Years Ended December 31,
2014	$	895
2015	491
2016	255
2017	664
2018	695
Thereafter	2,644

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Supplemental Comprehensive Income Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Cumulative translation adjustments, before-tax	$ (188)		$ 18		$ (291)
Cumulative translation adjustment, net-of-tax	(163)		(20)		(298)
Pension and other benefits:
Net actuarial loss & prior service costs arising during the period, before-tax	295		(317)		(249)
Net actuarial loss & prior service costs arising during the period, net-of-tax	189		(207)		(163)
Amortization of net actuarial loss, transition & prior service costs, before-tax	111	[1]	101	[1]	85	[1]
Amortization of net actuarial loss, transition & prior service costs, net-of-tax	70	[1]	62	[1]	55	[1]
Curtailment Loss Unamortized Prior Service Costs, before tax	91		0		0
Curtailment Loss Unamortized Prior Service Costs, net-of-tax	59		0		0
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments, before-tax	497		(216)		(164)
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments, net-of-tax	318		(145)		(108)
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, before-tax	(113)		28		60
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net-of-tax	(73)		18		46
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on available-for-sale securities, before-tax	133	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on available-for-sale securities, net-of-tax	86	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, before-tax	20		28		60
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net-of-tax	13		18		46
Cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, before-tax	20		13		(10)
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net-of-tax	13		8		(7)
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on cash flow hedges, before-tax	(17)	[3]	(11)	[3]	9	[3]
Reclassification of (gains) losses into net earnings on cash flow hedges, net of tax	(11)	[3]	(7)	[3]	7	[3]
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, before-tax	3		2		(1)
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net-of-tax	2		1		0
Total Other comprehensive income, before-tax	332		(168)		(396)
Total Other comprehensive income, net-of-tax	$ 170		$ (146)		$ (360)

[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] Represents the one-time loss related to the remeasurement of the fixed interest rate bonds in Venezuela, which was recorded in Other (income) expense, net. See Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for additional details.

[3] 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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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	$ 5,644	$ 5,176
Carrying Value [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	5,644	5,176
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 5,690	$ 5,484

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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated returns
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Beginning Balance	$ 61	$ 49	$ 53
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Cost and Expense	15	18	6
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Other Accounts	0	0	0
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Deductions	9	6	10
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Ending Balance	67	61	49
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Beginning Balance	1	1	1
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Cost and Expense	6	0	0
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Other Accounts	0	0	0
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Deductions	(1)	0	0
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Ending Balance	$ 6	$ 1	$ 1

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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory, Net [Abstract]
Raw materials and supplies	$ 340	$ 362
Work-in-process	60	81
Finished goods	1,025	922
Total Inventories	1,425	1,365
LIFO Inventory Amount	289	268
Excess of Replacement or Current Costs over Stated LIFO Value	37	37
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Land	254	251
Buildings	1,625	1,439
Manufacturing machinery and equipment	5,220	4,987
Other equipment	1,231	1,144
Property, plant and equipment, gross	8,330	7,821
Accumulated depreciation	(4,247)	(3,979)
Total Property, plant and equipment, net	4,083	3,842
Other liabilities
Pension and other retiree benefits	1,387	1,786
Restructuring Reserve, Noncurrent	16	0
Other	274	263
Total Other liabilities	$ 1,677	$ 2,049

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Supplemental Comprehensive Income Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Supplemental Comprehensive Income Information

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:

	2013						2012						2011
	Pre-tax			Net of Tax			Pre-tax			Net of Tax			Pre-tax			Net of Tax
Cumulative translation adjustments	$	(188	)	$	(163	)	$	18		$	(20	)	$	(291	)	$	(298	)
Pension and other benefits:
Net actuarial gain (loss) and prior    service costs arising during the    period	295			189			(317		)	(207		)	(249		)	(163		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss,    transition and prior service costs(1)	111			70			101			62			85			55
Curtailment loss - unamortized prior service costs(1)	91			59			—			—			—			—
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	497			318			(216		)	(145		)	(164		)	(108		)
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-    for-sale securities	(113		)	(73		)	28			18			60			46
Reclassification of (gains) losses    into net earnings on available-    for-sale securities(2)	133			86			—			—			—			—
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	20			13			28			18			60			46
Cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow    hedges	20			13			13			8			(10		)	(7		)
Reclassification of (gains) losses    into net earnings on cash flow    hedges(3)	(17		)	(11		)	(11		)	(7		)	9			7
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	3			2			2			1			(1		)	—
Total Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	332		$	170		$	(168	)	$	(146	)	$	(396	)	$	(360	)

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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⁾  Represents the one-time loss related to the remeasurement of the fixed interest rate bonds in Venezuela, which was recorded in Other (income) expense, net. See Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for additional details.

⁽³⁾  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, unrealized gains and losses from derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted primarily of aftertax unrecognized pension and other retiree benefit costs of $735 and $1,053, respectively, and cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments of $1,772 and $1,609, respectively. Foreign currency translation adjustments in 2013 primarily reflect gains from the Mexican peso, the Euro and the Swiss franc, which were offset by losses from the Brazilian real, the Australian dollar and the Argentine peso. In 2012, foreign currency translation adjustments primarily reflect gains from the Mexican peso and the Swiss franc, which were partially offset by losses from the Brazilian real, as well as deferred tax related to intercompany loans considered to be long-term in nature.

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Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charges	$ 202	$ 81	$ 0
Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance	89	0
Charges	371	89
Cash payments	(169)	(5)
Charges against assets	(44)	0
Foreign exchange	2	5
Other	(91)
Balance	158	89
One-time Termination Benefits [Member] | Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance	84	0
Charges	144	78
Cash payments	(97)	(1)
Charges against assets	(17)	0
Foreign exchange	2	7
Other	0
Balance	116	84
Incremental Depreciation [Member] | Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance	0	0
Charges	26	0
Cash payments	0	0
Charges against assets	(26)	0
Foreign exchange	0	0
Other	0
Balance	0	0
Asset Impairment [Member] | Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance	0	0
Charges	1	0
Cash payments	0	0
Charges against assets	(1)	0
Foreign exchange	0	0
Other	0
Balance	0	0
Other Restructuring [Member] | Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance	5	0
Charges	200	11
Cash payments	(72)	(4)
Charges against assets	0	0
Foreign exchange	0	(2)
Other	(91)
Balance	$ 42	$ 5

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Supplemental Comprehensive Income Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [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:

	2013						2012						2011
	Pre-tax			Net of Tax			Pre-tax			Net of Tax			Pre-tax			Net of Tax
Cumulative translation adjustments	$	(188	)	$	(163	)	$	18		$	(20	)	$	(291	)	$	(298	)
Pension and other benefits:
Net actuarial gain (loss) and prior    service costs arising during the    period	295			189			(317		)	(207		)	(249		)	(163		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss,    transition and prior service costs(1)	111			70			101			62			85			55
Curtailment loss - unamortized prior service costs(1)	91			59			—			—			—			—
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	497			318			(216		)	(145		)	(164		)	(108		)
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-    for-sale securities	(113		)	(73		)	28			18			60			46
Reclassification of (gains) losses    into net earnings on available-    for-sale securities(2)	133			86			—			—			—			—
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	20			13			28			18			60			46
Cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow    hedges	20			13			13			8			(10		)	(7		)
Reclassification of (gains) losses    into net earnings on cash flow    hedges(3)	(17		)	(11		)	(11		)	(7		)	9			7
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	3			2			2			1			(1		)	—
Total Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	332		$	170		$	(168	)	$	(146	)	$	(396	)	$	(360	)

_________

⁽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⁾  Represents the one-time loss related to the remeasurement of the fixed interest rate bonds in Venezuela, which was recorded in Other (income) expense, net. See Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for additional details.

⁽³⁾  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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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Quarterly financial data (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Pretax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program																	$ 202		$ 81		$ 0
Pretax costs related to sale of land																	3		0		13
Aftertax Venezuela Devaluation Charge							111										111
Charge for French Competition Law Matter Related to the Home Care and Personal Care Sectors	5				18												23
Costs after tax associated with various Business Realignment and other cost-saving initiatives											2		9		3				14
Net sales	4,361		4,398		4,346		4,315		4,286		4,332		4,267		4,200		17,420		17,085		16,734
Gross profit	2,567	[1]	2,585	[2]	2,534	[3]	2,515	[4]	2,505	[5]	2,529	[6]	2,461	[7]	2,437	[8]	10,201	[9]	9,932	[10]	9,590
Net income including noncontrolling interests	601	[11]	699	[12]	604	[13]	506	[14]	636	[15]	697	[16]	665	[17]	633	[18]	2,410	[19]	2,631	[20]	2,554
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	564	[11]	656	[12]	561	[13]	460	[14]	598	[15]	654	[16]	627	[17]	593	[18]	2,241	[19]	2,472	[20]	2,431
Earnings per common share:
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61	[11]	$ 0.71	[12]	$ 0.60	[13]	$ 0.49	[14]	$ 0.63	[15]	$ 0.69	[16]	$ 0.66	[17]	$ 0.62	[18]	$ 2.41	[19]	$ 2.60	[20]	$ 2.49
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 0.60	[11]	$ 0.70	[12]	$ 0.60	[13]	$ 0.48	[14]	$ 0.63	[15]	$ 0.68	[16]	$ 0.65	[17]	$ 0.61	[18]	$ 2.38	[19]	$ 2.57	[20]	$ 2.47
MEXICO
Quarterly financial data (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Pretax costs related to sale of land																	18		24		13
Aftertax costs related to sale of land	3		2		4		3		3		5		5		5		12		18		9
Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Quarterly financial data (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Pretax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program																	371		89
Aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program	125		22		79		52		70								278		70
Gross Profit [Member] | Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Quarterly financial data (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Pretax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program	6		8		10		8		2								32		2
Cost of Sales [Member]
Quarterly financial data (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Costs before tax associated with various Business Realignment and other cost-saving initiatives											1		2		2				5
Cost of Sales [Member] | MEXICO
Quarterly financial data (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Pretax costs related to sale of land	$ 4		$ 3		$ 4		$ 4		$ 4		$ 7		$ 6		$ 7		$ 15		$ 24

[1] Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2013 includes $6 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[2] Gross profit for the third quarter of 2013 includes $8 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $3 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[3] Gross profit for the second quarter of 2013 includes $10 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[4] Gross profit for the first quarter of 2013 includes $8 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[5] Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2012 includes $2 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[6] Gross profit for the third quarter of 2012 includes $7 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $1 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[7] Gross profit for the second quarter of 2012 includes $6 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[8] Gross profit for the first quarter of 2012 includes $7 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[9] Gross profit for the full year of 2013 includes $32 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $15 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[10] Gross profit for the full year of 2012 includes $2 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $24 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $5 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[11] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2013 include $125 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $5 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[12] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2013 include $22 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $2 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[13] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2013 include $79 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, an $18 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $4 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[14] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the first quarter of 2013 include $52 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[15] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[16] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[17] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $9 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[18] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the first quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $3 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[19] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2013 include $278 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a $23 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $12 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[20] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $18 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $14 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Components of income before income taxes

The components of income before income taxes are as follows for the three years ended December 31:

	2013		2012		2011
United States	$	1,018	$	1,155	$	1,098
International	2,547		2,719		2,691
Total Income before income taxes	$	3,565	$	3,874	$	3,789

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consists of the following for the three years ended December 31:

	2013		2012		2011
United States	$	314	$	395	$	360
International	841		848		875
Total Provision for income taxes	$	1,155	$	1,243	$	1,235

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Temporary differences between accounting for financial statement purposes and accounting for tax purposes result in the current provision for taxes being higher (lower) than the total provision for income taxes as follows:

	2013			2012			2011
Goodwill and intangible assets	$	(14	)	$	(7	)	$	(1	)
Property, plant and equipment	—			(13		)	(19		)
Pension and other retiree benefits	85			(14		)	(47		)
Stock-based compensation	10			5			11
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards	(30		)	(39		)	(14		)
Other, net	(33		)	32			32
Total deferred tax provision	$	18		$	(36	)	$	(38	)

Effective tax rate reconciliation

The difference between the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate and the Company’s global effective tax rate as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:

Percentage of Income before income taxes	2013		2012		2011
Tax at United States statutory rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	0.4		0.7		0.4
Earnings taxed at other than United States statutory rate	(1.4	)	(2.6	)	(1.7	)
Other, net	(1.6	)	(1.0	)	(1.1	)
Effective tax rate	32.4	%	32.1	%	32.6	%

Components of deferred tax assets (liabilities)

The components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows at December 31:

	2013			2012
Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill and intangible assets	$	(475	)	$	(476	)
Property, plant and equipment	(375		)	(365		)
Other	(237		)	(200		)
	(1,087		)	(1,041		)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and other retiree benefits	448			544
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards	28			61
Accrued liabilities	317			280
Stock-based compensation	116			113
Other	95			117
	1,004			1,115
Net deferred income taxes	$	(83	)	$	74

	2013			2012
Deferred taxes included within:
Assets:
Other current assets	$	284		$	275
Deferred income taxes	77			92
Liabilities:
Deferred income taxes	(444		)	(293		)
Net deferred income taxes	$	(83	)	$	74

Unrecognized tax benefits activity

Unrecognized tax benefits activity for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is summarized below:

	2013			2012			2011
Unrecognized tax benefits:
Balance, January 1	$	212		$	176		$	171
Increases as a result of tax positions taken during the current year	23			34			76
Decreases of tax positions taken during prior years	(52		)	(6		)	(46		)
Increases of tax positions taken during prior years	37			10			10
Decreases as a result of settlements with taxing authorities and the expiration of statutes of limitations	(22		)	(3		)	(30		)
Effect of foreign currency rate movements	1			1			(5		)
Balance, December 31	$	199		$	212		$	176

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended									3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Trademarks	Dec. 31, 2012 Trademarks	Dec. 31, 2013 Other finite life intangible assets	Dec. 31, 2012 Other finite life intangible assets	Dec. 31, 2013 Indefinite life intangible assets	Dec. 31, 2012 Indefinite life intangible assets	Jun. 30, 2011 Trademarks Sanex Personal Care Business [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Customer Relationships Sanex Personal Care Business [Member]
Finite and indefinite-lived intangible assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross				$ 551	$ 548	$ 219	$ 212
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)								1,046	1,027
Finite & Indefinite Life Intangibles, Gross	1,816	1,787
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(320)	(288)		(275)	(254)	(45)	(34)	0	0
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net				276	294	174	178
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)	1,496	1,499
Amortization of Intangible Assets	32	31	28
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount										403
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount											193
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Future amortization expense - 2014	29
Future amortization expense - 2015	29
Future amortization expense - 2016	29
Future amortization expense - 2017	29
Future amortization expense - 2018	$ 29

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 country_and_territory	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Operating leases,minimum rental commitments[Abstract]
Minimum rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases due within one year of the balance sheet date	$ 196
Minimum rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases due in two years of the balance sheet date	172
Minimum rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases due in three years of the balance sheet date	138
Minimum rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases due in four years of the balance sheet date	126
Minimum rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases due in five years of the balance sheet date	121
Minimum rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases due after five years of the balance sheet date	349
Operating leases, rental expense [Abstract]
Rental expense	232	228	245
Contractual commitments (Abstract)
Contractual commitments, amount	800
Contingencies [Abstract]
Number Of Countries And Territories Serving Consumers (more than 200)	200
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Minimum	0
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum	250
Brazilian internal revenue authority, matter 1	120
Brazilian internal revenue authority, matter 2	75
European competition matters - Swiss competition law authority	6
European competition matters - Spanish competition law authority	3
European competition matters - Italian competition law authority	3
European competition matters - French competition law authority	46
European competition matters - Hill's France Subsidiary	7
ERISA Matter	$ 40

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Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans Common Stock Split (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 23, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Common Stock Split, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio	2
Stockholders' Equity Note Percent of Dividend in Shares	100.00%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 1	$ 1.00	$ 1
Common Stock [Member]
Common Stock Split, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Dividend	$ 733
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Stock Split	$ 733

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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended						3 Months Ended						3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 20, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 20, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] Customer Relationships USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] Trademarks USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member] Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] Customer Relationships	Jun. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member] Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] Customer Relationships	Jun. 20, 2011 Europe/South Pacific [Member] Sanex Personal Care Business [Member]	Jun. 20, 2011 Africa/Eurasia [Member] Sanex Personal Care Business [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 MEXICO USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 MEXICO USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 MEXICO USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 MEXICO USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 MEXICO USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 MEXICO USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 MEXICO USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 MEXICO USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 MEXICO USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 MEXICO USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 MEXICO USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost of Sales [Member] MEXICO USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Cost of Sales [Member] MEXICO USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Cost of Sales [Member] MEXICO USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Cost of Sales [Member] MEXICO USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost of Sales [Member] MEXICO USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Cost of Sales [Member] MEXICO USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Cost of Sales [Member] MEXICO USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Cost of Sales [Member] MEXICO USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost of Sales [Member] MEXICO USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost of Sales [Member] MEXICO USD ($)
Acquisition and Divestitures [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price							$ 966	€ 676
Recognized amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed [Abstract]
Inventories							26
Property, plant and equipment, net							3
Other intangible assets, net							596
Goodwill, net			2,474	2,500			411
Accrued income taxes							(48)
Long-term deferred income taxes							(18)
Long-term other liabilities							(4)
Fair value of net assets acquired							966
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets										403
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets									193
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets (in years)											15 years	18 years
Allocation of goodwill (in hundredths)													90.00%	10.00%
Sanex acquisition transaction costs			0	0	12	12
Sale of Land in Mexico [Abstract]
First Installment received from the sale of land in Mexico		24
Second Installment received from the sale of land in Mexico	36
Pretax costs related to sale of land			3	0	13																		18	24	13	4	3	4	4	4	7	6	7	15	24
Aftertax costs related to sale of land															3	2	4	3	3	5	5	5	12	18	9
Sale of brands [Abstract]
Proceeds from Sales of Assets		215
Gain on sales of non-core product lines		207	0	0	207
Gain after tax of sales on non-core product line		$ 135

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Colgate-Palmolive Company and its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company’s investments in consumer products companies with interests ranging between 20% and 50%, where the Company has significant influence over the investee, are accounted for using the equity method. Net income (loss) from such investments is recorded in Other (income) expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, equity method investments included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $27 and $25, respectively. Unrelated third parties hold the remaining ownership interests in these investments. Investments with less than a 20% interest are accounted for using the cost method.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to use judgment and make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent gains and losses at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The level of uncertainty in estimates and assumptions increases with the length of time until the underlying transactions are completed. As such, the most significant uncertainty in the Company’s assumptions and estimates involved in preparing the financial statements includes pension and other retiree benefit cost assumptions, stock-based compensation, asset impairments, uncertain tax positions, tax valuation allowances and legal and other contingency reserves. Additionally, the Company uses available market information and other valuation methodologies in assessing the fair value of financial instruments and retirement plan assets. Judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value and, accordingly, changes in assumptions or the estimation methodologies may affect the fair value estimates. Actual results could ultimately differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Sales are recorded at the time products are shipped to trade customers and when risk of ownership transfers. Net sales reflect units shipped at selling list prices reduced by sales returns and the cost of current and continuing promotional programs. Current promotional programs, such as product listing allowances and co-operative advertising arrangements, are recorded in the period incurred. Continuing promotional programs are predominantly consumer coupons and volume-based sales incentive arrangements with trade customers. The redemption cost of consumer coupons is based on historical redemption experience and is recorded when coupons are distributed. Volume-based incentives offered to trade customers are based on the estimated cost of the program and are recorded as products are sold.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs are classified as Selling, general and administrative expenses and were $1,304, $1,262 and $1,250 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Marketing Costs

The Company markets its products through advertising and other promotional activities. Advertising costs are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses and are expensed as incurred. Certain consumer and trade promotional programs, such as consumer coupons, are recorded as a reduction of sales.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The cost of approximately 80% of inventories is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. The cost of all other inventories, predominantly in the U.S. and Mexico, is determined using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Land, buildings and machinery and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided, primarily using the straight-line method, over estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 15 years for machinery and equipment and up to 40 years for buildings. Depreciation attributable to manufacturing operations is included in Cost of sales. The remaining component of depreciation is included in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets, such as the Company’s global brands, are subject to impairment tests at least annually. These tests were performed and did not result in an impairment charge. Other intangible assets with finite lives, such as local brands and trademarks, customer relationships and non-compete agreements, are amortized over their useful lives, generally ranging from 5 to 40 years. Amortization expense related to intangible assets is included in Other (income) expense, net, which is included in Operating profit.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based upon the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect at the time such differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Provision is made currently for taxes payable on remittances of overseas earnings; no provision is made for taxes on overseas retained earnings that are deemed to be permanently reinvested.

The Company uses a comprehensive model to recognize, measure, present and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on an income tax return.  The Company recognizes interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within income tax expense.

Financial Instruments

Derivative instruments are recorded as assets and liabilities at estimated fair value based on available market information. The Company’s derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting are designated as either fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or net investment hedges. For fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative, as well as the offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged item, are recognized in earnings each period. For cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss) and are recognized in earnings when the offsetting effect of the hedged item is also recognized in earnings. For hedges of the net investment in foreign subsidiaries, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss) to offset the change in the value of the net investment being hedged.  Cash flows related to hedges are classified in the same category as the cash flows from the hedged item in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The Company may also enter into certain foreign currency and interest rate instruments that economically hedge certain of its risks but do not qualify for hedge accounting. Changes in fair value of these derivative instruments, based on quoted market prices, are recognized in earnings each period. The Company’s derivative instruments and other financial instruments are more fully described in Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments along with the related fair value measurement considerations.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments, such as stock options and restricted stock, based on the fair value of those awards at the date of grant over the requisite service period.  The Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock option awards.  Stock-based compensation plans, related expenses and assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model are more fully described in Note 8, Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans.

Currency Translation

The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, other than those operating in highly inflationary environments, are translated into U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates with resulting translation gains and losses accumulated in a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Income and expense items are translated into U.S. dollars at average rates of exchange prevailing during the year.

For subsidiaries operating in highly inflationary environments (currently, Venezuela), non-monetary assets, such as inventories, prepaid expenses, goodwill and property, plant and equipment are remeasured at their historical exchange rates, while monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at year-end exchange rates. Remeasurement adjustments for these operations are included in Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11 “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” The new guidance is effective on a prospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013 and interim periods within those years. This new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 29, 2010	Dec. 31, 1989
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]
Long-term notes issued by ESOP					$ 410
Average interest rate on ESOP notes (in hundredths)					8.70%
Preference stock purchased from the proceeds of the notes (in shares)					6,315,149
Common stock converted (in shares)				38,483,072
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Shares in ESOP	29,119,135	31,221,296
Outstanding Borrowings from the Company	33
Common shares released and allocated to participant accounts (in shares)	19,171,587
Common shares available for future allocation to participant accounts (in shares)	9,947,548
Annual ESOP expense	0	0	0
Dividends paid by the Company on shares held by the ESOP	41	40	42
Company contributions to the ESOP	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

	Total			First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
2013
Net sales	$	17,420		$	4,315		$	4,346		$	4,398		$	4,361
Gross profit	10,201		(1)	2,515		(3)	2,534		(5)	2,585		(7)	2,567		(9)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	2,410		(2)	506		(4)	604		(6)	699		(8)	601		(10)
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	2,241		(2)	460		(4)	561		(6)	656		(8)	564		(10)
Earnings per common share:
Basic	2.41		(2)	0.49		(4)	0.60		(6)	0.71		(8)	0.61		(10)
Diluted	2.38		(2)	0.48		(4)	0.60		(6)	0.70		(8)	0.60		(10)
2012
Net sales	$	17,085		$	4,200		$	4,267		$	4,332		$	4,286
Gross profit	9,932		(11)	2,437		(13)	2,461		(15)	2,529		(17)	2,505		(19)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	2,631		(12)	633		(14)	665		(16)	697		(18)	636		(20)
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	2,472		(12)	593		(14)	627		(16)	654		(18)	598		(20)
Earnings per common share:
Basic	2.60		(12)	0.62		(14)	0.66		(16)	0.69		(18)	0.63		(20)
Diluted	2.57		(12)	0.61		(14)	0.65		(16)	0.68		(18)	0.63		(20)

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Note: Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each quarter and the year-to-date period presented. Accordingly, the sum of the quarterly earnings per common share may not necessarily equal the earnings per share for the year-to-date period.

⁽¹⁾  Gross profit for the full year of 2013 includes $32 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $15 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽²⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2013 include $278 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a $23 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $12 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽³⁾  Gross profit for the first quarter of 2013 includes $8 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁴⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the first quarter of 2013 include $52 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁵⁾  Gross profit for the second quarter of 2013 includes $10 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁶⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2013 include $79 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, an $18 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $4 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁷⁾  Gross profit for the third quarter of 2013 includes $8 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $3 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁸⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2013 include $22 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $2 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁹⁾  Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2013 includes $6 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽¹⁰⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2013 include $125 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $5 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽¹¹⁾  Gross profit for the full year of 2012 includes $2 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $24 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $5 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹²⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $18 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $14 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹³⁾  Gross profit for the first quarter of 2012 includes $7 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁴⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the first quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $3 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁵⁾  Gross profit for the second quarter of 2012 includes $6 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁶⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $9 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁷⁾  Gross profit for the third quarter of 2012 includes $7 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $1 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁸⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁹⁾  Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2012 includes $2 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽²⁰⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

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Nature of Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Percentage of worldwide sales

The Company’s principal classes of products accounted for the following percentages of worldwide Net sales for the past three years:

	2013		2012		2011
Oral Care	46	%	44	%	43	%
Personal Care	21	%	22	%	22	%
Home Care	20	%	21	%	22	%
Pet Nutrition	13	%	13	%	13	%
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Colgate-Palmolive Company and its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company’s investments in consumer products companies with interests ranging between 20% and 50%, where the Company has significant influence over the investee, are accounted for using the equity method. Net income (loss) from such investments is recorded in Other (income) expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, equity method investments included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $27 and $25, respectively. Unrelated third parties hold the remaining ownership interests in these investments. Investments with less than a 20% interest are accounted for using the cost method.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to use judgment and make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent gains and losses at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The level of uncertainty in estimates and assumptions increases with the length of time until the underlying transactions are completed. As such, the most significant uncertainty in the Company’s assumptions and estimates involved in preparing the financial statements includes pension and other retiree benefit cost assumptions, stock-based compensation, asset impairments, uncertain tax positions, tax valuation allowances and legal and other contingency reserves. Additionally, the Company uses available market information and other valuation methodologies in assessing the fair value of financial instruments and retirement plan assets. Judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value and, accordingly, changes in assumptions or the estimation methodologies may affect the fair value estimates. Actual results could ultimately differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

Sales are recorded at the time products are shipped to trade customers and when risk of ownership transfers. Net sales reflect units shipped at selling list prices reduced by sales returns and the cost of current and continuing promotional programs. Current promotional programs, such as product listing allowances and co-operative advertising arrangements, are recorded in the period incurred. Continuing promotional programs are predominantly consumer coupons and volume-based sales incentive arrangements with trade customers. The redemption cost of consumer coupons is based on historical redemption experience and is recorded when coupons are distributed. Volume-based incentives offered to trade customers are based on the estimated cost of the program and are recorded as products are sold.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs are classified as Selling, general and administrative expenses and were $1,304, $1,262 and $1,250 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Marketing Costs

Marketing Costs

The Company markets its products through advertising and other promotional activities. Advertising costs are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses and are expensed as incurred. Certain consumer and trade promotional programs, such as consumer coupons, are recorded as a reduction of sales.

Cash and Cash equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The cost of approximately 80% of inventories is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. The cost of all other inventories, predominantly in the U.S. and Mexico, is determined using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

Land, buildings and machinery and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided, primarily using the straight-line method, over estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 15 years for machinery and equipment and up to 40 years for buildings. Depreciation attributable to manufacturing operations is included in Cost of sales. The remaining component of depreciation is included in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets, such as the Company’s global brands, are subject to impairment tests at least annually. These tests were performed and did not result in an impairment charge. Other intangible assets with finite lives, such as local brands and trademarks, customer relationships and non-compete agreements, are amortized over their useful lives, generally ranging from 5 to 40 years. Amortization expense related to intangible assets is included in Other (income) expense, net, which is included in Operating profit.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based upon the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect at the time such differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Provision is made currently for taxes payable on remittances of overseas earnings; no provision is made for taxes on overseas retained earnings that are deemed to be permanently reinvested.

The Company uses a comprehensive model to recognize, measure, present and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on an income tax return.  The Company recognizes interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within income tax expense.

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

Derivative instruments are recorded as assets and liabilities at estimated fair value based on available market information. The Company’s derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting are designated as either fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or net investment hedges. For fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative, as well as the offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged item, are recognized in earnings each period. For cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss) and are recognized in earnings when the offsetting effect of the hedged item is also recognized in earnings. For hedges of the net investment in foreign subsidiaries, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss) to offset the change in the value of the net investment being hedged.  Cash flows related to hedges are classified in the same category as the cash flows from the hedged item in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The Company may also enter into certain foreign currency and interest rate instruments that economically hedge certain of its risks but do not qualify for hedge accounting. Changes in fair value of these derivative instruments, based on quoted market prices, are recognized in earnings each period. The Company’s derivative instruments and other financial instruments are more fully described in Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments along with the related fair value measurement considerations.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments, such as stock options and restricted stock, based on the fair value of those awards at the date of grant over the requisite service period.  The Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock option awards.  Stock-based compensation plans, related expenses and assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model are more fully described in Note 8, Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans.

Currency Translation

Currency Translation

The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, other than those operating in highly inflationary environments, are translated into U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates with resulting translation gains and losses accumulated in a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Income and expense items are translated into U.S. dollars at average rates of exchange prevailing during the year.

For subsidiaries operating in highly inflationary environments (currently, Venezuela), non-monetary assets, such as inventories, prepaid expenses, goodwill and property, plant and equipment are remeasured at their historical exchange rates, while monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at year-end exchange rates. Remeasurement adjustments for these operations are included in Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11 “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” The new guidance is effective on a prospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013 and interim periods within those years. This new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 country_and_territory	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative and Financial Instruments, Fair Value [Line Items]
Number Of Countries And Territories Serving Consumers (more than 200)	200
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Total asset derivative instruments	$ 35	$ 65
Derivative Asset Designated as Hedging Instrument	35	65
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset, at Fair Value	0	0
Total liability derivative instruments	22	11
Derivative Liability Designated as Hedging Instrument	19	10
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability, at Fair Value	3	1
Other Assets [Member]
Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Venezuelan bonds, long-term	685	618
Other Current Assets [Member]
Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Marketable securities	173	116
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Asset Designated as Hedging Instrument	20	41
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Asset Designated as Hedging Instrument	1	3
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Liability Designated as Hedging Instrument	1	0
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | Other Accruals [Member]
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Liability Designated as Hedging Instrument	0	0
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Asset Designated as Hedging Instrument	0	13
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Asset Designated as Hedging Instrument	14	7
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset, at Fair Value	0	0
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Liability Designated as Hedging Instrument	10	0
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Other Accruals [Member]
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Liability Designated as Hedging Instrument	8	10
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability, at Fair Value	3	1
Commodity Contracts [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Asset Designated as Hedging Instrument	0	1
Commodity Contracts [Member] | Other Accruals [Member]
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Liability Designated as Hedging Instrument	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative and Financial Instruments, Fair Value [Line Items]
Marketable Securities	173
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Total other financial instruments	858	734
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Venezuelan bonds, long-term	685
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative and Financial Instruments, Fair Value [Line Items]
Marketable Securities	$ 0

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Nature of Operations (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 business_segment	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of business segments (in number of segments)	2
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales (in hundredths)	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Oral Care [Member]
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales (in hundredths)	46.00%	44.00%	43.00%
Personal Care [Member]
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales (in hundredths)	21.00%	22.00%	22.00%
Home Care [Member]
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales (in hundredths)	20.00%	21.00%	22.00%
Pet Nutrition [Member]
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales (in hundredths)	13.00%	13.00%	13.00%

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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

Total purchase price consideration of $966 was allocated to the net assets acquired based on their respective fair values at June 20, 2011, as follows: 

Recognized amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Inventories	$	26
Property, plant and equipment, net	3
Other intangible assets, net	596
Goodwill, net	411
Accrued income taxes	(48		)
Long-term deferred income taxes	(18		)
Long-term other liabilities	(4		)
Fair value of net assets acquired	$	966

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Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, restructuring and implementation-related charges are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as follows:

	2013		2012
Cost of sales	$	32	$	2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	137		6
Other (income) expense, net	202		81
Total 2012 Restructuring Program charges, pretax	$	371	$	89
Total 2012 Restructuring Program charges, aftertax	$	278	$	70

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs Incurred to Date

Since the inception of the 2012 Restructuring Program in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company has incurred pretax cumulative charges of $460 ($348 aftertax) in connection with the implementation of various projects as follows:

	Cumulative Charges
	as of December 31, 2013
Employee-Related Costs	$	222
Incremental Depreciation	26
Asset Impairments	1
Other	211
Total	$	460

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost

The following table summarizes the activity for the restructuring and implementation-related charges discussed above and the related accruals:

	Employee-Related Costs			Incremental Depreciation			Asset Impairments			Other			Total
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Charges	78			—			—			11			89
Cash payments	(1		)	—			—			(4		)	(5		)
Charges against assets	—			—			—			—			—
Foreign exchange	7			—			—			(2		)	5
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	84		$	—		$	—		$	5		$	89
Charges	144			26			1			200			371
Cash payments	(97		)	—			—			(72		)	(169		)
Charges against assets	(17		)	(26		)	(1		)	—			(44		)
Foreign exchange	2			—			—			—			2
Other	—			—			—			(91		)	(91		)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	116		$	—		$	—		$	42		$	158

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Nature of Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Operations

Nature of Operations

The Company manufactures and markets a wide variety of products in the U.S. and around the world in two distinct product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. Oral, Personal and Home Care products include toothpaste, toothbrushes and mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, laundry and dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, bleaches and other similar items. These products are sold primarily to retail trade customers and wholesale distributors worldwide. Pet Nutrition products include specialty pet nutrition products manufactured and marketed by Hill’s Pet Nutrition. The principal customers for Pet Nutrition products are authorized pet supply retailers and veterinarians. Principal global and regional trademarks include Colgate, Palmolive, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet, Hill’s Prescription Diet and Hill’s Ideal Balance.

The Company’s principal classes of products accounted for the following percentages of worldwide Net sales for the past three years:

	2013		2012		2011
Oral Care	46	%	44	%	43	%
Personal Care	21	%	22	%	22	%
Home Care	20	%	21	%	22	%
Pet Nutrition	13	%	13	%	13	%
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The net carrying value of Goodwill as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, by segment is as follows:

	2013		2012
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	362	$	372
Latin America	353		408
Europe/South Pacific	1,525		1,478
Asia	126		127
Africa/Eurasia	93		100
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	2,459		2,485
Pet Nutrition	15		15
Total Goodwill, net	$	2,474	$	2,500

Schedule Of Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class

Other intangible assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are comprised of the following:

	2013							2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trademarks	$	551	$	(275	)	$	276	$	548	$	(254	)	$	294
Other finite life intangible assets	219		(45		)	174		212		(34		)	178
Indefinite life intangible assets	1,046		—			1,046		1,027		—			1,027
Total Other intangible assets	$	1,816	$	(320	)	$	1,496	$	1,787	$	(288	)	$	1,499

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Supplemental Income Statement Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Other (income) expense, net

Other (income) expense, net	2013			2012			2011
Amortization of intangible assets	$	32		$	31		$	28
2012 Restructuring Program	202			81			—
Venezuela devaluation charge	172			—			—
Charges for French competition law matters	23			—			21
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	3			—			13
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—			2			136
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—			—			(207		)
Sanex acquisition transaction costs	—			—			12
Equity (income)	(5		)	(7		)	(6		)
Other, net	(5		)	6			(6		)
Total Other (income) expense, net	$	422		$	113		$	(9	)

Interest expense, net

Interest (income) expense, net	2013			2012			2011
Interest incurred	$	119		$	81		$	59
Interest capitalized	(3		)	(1		)	(1		)
Interest income	(125		)	(65		)	(6		)
Total Interest (income) expense, net	$	(9	)	$	15		$	52

Research and development and Advertising

	2013		2012		2011
Research and development	$	267	$	259	$	262
Advertising	$	1,891	$	1,792	$	1,734

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Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	$ 5,644	$ 5,176
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(895)	(250)
Total Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	4,749	4,926
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable	13	54
Weighted-average interest rate on short term borrowings (in hundredths)	2.20%	1.00%
Scheduled maturities of long-term debt [Abstract]
2014	895
2015	491
2016	255
2017	664
2018	695
Thereafter	2,644
Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate (in hundredths)	2.00%
Maturity date range, start	Dec. 31, 2014
Maturity date range, end	Dec. 31, 2078
Total Debt	5,644	4,733
Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate (in hundredths)
Maturity date
Total Debt	$ 0	$ 443

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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Supplemental Other Accruals (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Other Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued advertising and coupon redemption	$ 676	$ 646
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	361	345
Accrued taxes other than income taxes	22	48
Restructuring Reserve, Current	142	89
Pension and other retiree benefits	94	86
Accrued interest	27	26
Derivative Liability, Current	11	10
Other	647	638
Total Other accruals	$ 1,980	$ 1,888

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Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Net sales	$ 17,420		$ 17,085		$ 16,734
Cost of sales	7,219		7,153		7,144
Gross profit	10,201	[1]	9,932	[2]	9,590
Selling, general and administrative expenses	6,223		5,930		5,758
Other (income) expense, net	422		113		(9)
Operating profit	3,556		3,889		3,841
Interest (income) expense, net	(9)		15		52
Income before income taxes	3,565		3,874		3,789
Provision for income taxes	1,155		1,243		1,235
Net income including noncontrolling interests	2,410	[3]	2,631	[4]	2,554
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	169		159		123
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	$ 2,241	[3]	$ 2,472	[4]	$ 2,431
Earnings per common share, basic	$ 2.41	[3]	$ 2.60	[4]	$ 2.49
Earnings per common share, diluted	$ 2.38	[3]	$ 2.57	[4]	$ 2.47

[1] Gross profit for the full year of 2013 includes $32 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $15 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[2] Gross profit for the full year of 2012 includes $2 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $24 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $5 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[3] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2013 include $278 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a $23 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $12 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[4] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $18 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $14 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Principles of Consolidation [Abstract]
Investments accounted for using the equity method, minimum interest (in hundredths)	20.00%
Investments accounted for using the equity method, maximum interest (in hundredths)	50.00%
Equity method investments included in Other assets	$ 27	$ 25
Investments accounted for using the cost method, maximum interest (in hundredths)	20.00%
Shipping and Handling Costs [Abstract]
Shipping and handling costs classified as Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 1,304	$ 1,262	$ 1,250
Inventories [Abstract]
Approximate percentage of inventories determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method (in hundredths)	80.00%
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life (in years)	3 years
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life (in years)	15 years
Maximum [Member] | Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life (in years)	40 years

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Total		Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Unearned Compensation [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010			$ 1,466	$ 399	$ (99)	$ (11,305)	$ 14,329	$ (2,115)	$ 142
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	2,554						2,431		123
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(367)							(360)	(7)
Dividends declared:
Common stock							(1,111)		(92)
Stock-based compensation expense				122
Shares issued for stock options				88		251
Shares issued for restricted stock awards				53		(53)
Treasury stock acquired						(1,806)
Other				47	39	(1)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011			1,466	603	(60)	(12,808)	15,649	(2,475)	166
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	2,631	[1]					2,472		159
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(144)							(146)	2
Dividends declared:
Common stock							(1,168)		(109)
Stock-based compensation expense				120
Shares issued for stock options				99		297
Shares issued for restricted stock awards				70		(70)
Treasury stock acquired						(1,943)
Other				66	19	(2)			(17)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	2,390		1,466	818	(41)	(14,386)	16,953	(2,621)	201
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	2,410	[2]					2,241		169
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	167							170	(3)
Dividends declared:
Common stock							(1,242)		(140)
Stock-based compensation expense				128
Shares issued for stock options				82		201
Shares issued for restricted stock awards				(75)		(75)
Treasury stock acquired						(1,521)
Other				51	8	(2)			(4)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 2,536		$ 1,466	$ 1,004	$ (33)	$ (15,633)	$ 17,952	$ (2,451)	$ 231

[1] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $18 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $14 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[2] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2013 include $278 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a $23 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $12 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value of U.S. dollar-linked, devaluation-protected bonds	$ 233
Fair Value of fixed interest rate bonds	452
Bonds Issued By Venezuelan Government [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
One-time loss related to the remeasurement of fixed interest rate bonds in Venezuela	133
Venezuelan Investments [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	642	236
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment	(113)	28
Purchases and sales during the period	156	378
Ending balance	$ 685	$ 642

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Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Common And Treasury Stock Activity

A summary of common stock and treasury stock activity for the three years ended December 31, is as follows:

	Common Stock Outstanding		Treasury Stock
Balance, January 1, 2011	989,700,934		476,005,426
Common stock acquired	(42,641,872	)	42,641,872
Shares issued for stock options	11,517,758		(11,517,758	)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other	1,459,330		(1,459,330	)
Balance, December 31, 2011	960,036,150		505,670,210
Common stock acquired	(38,730,602	)	38,730,602
Shares issued for stock options	12,217,230		(12,217,230	)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other	2,205,898		(2,205,898	)
Balance, December 31, 2012	935,728,676		529,977,684
Common stock acquired	(25,573,317	)	25,573,317
Shares issued for stock options	7,883,834		(7,883,834	)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other	1,907,382		(1,907,382	)
Balance, December 31, 2013	919,946,575		545,759,785

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Valuation Assumptions

Fair value is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the assumptions summarized in the following table:

	2013		2012		2011
Expected Term of Options	4.5 years		4.5 years		4.5 years
Expected Volatility Rate	18.4	%	20.8	%	21.3	%
Risk-Free Rate	1.5	%	0.6	%	0.8	%
Expected Dividend Yield	2.3	%	2.4	%	2.6	%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity

A summary of restricted stock unit activity during 2013 is presented below:

	Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Award
Restricted stock units as of January 1, 2013	5,268		$	43
Activity:
Granted	1,214		59
Vested	(1,854	)	41
Forfeited	(89	)	45
Restricted stock units as of December 31, 2013	4,539		$	48

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

A summary of stock option activity during 2013 is presented below:

	Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	Value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options
Options outstanding, January 1, 2013	42,342		$	43
Granted	9,219		59
Exercised	(8,285	)	38
Forfeited or expired	(444	)	49
Options outstanding, December 31, 2013	42,832		47		4	$	773
Options exercisable, December 31, 2013	24,151		$	42	3	$	572

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Components of income before income taxes [Abstract]
United States	$ 1,018	$ 1,155	$ 1,098
International	2,547	2,719	2,691
Total Income before income taxes	3,565	3,874	3,789
Provision for income taxes [Abstract]
United States	314	395	360
International	841	848	875
Total Provision for income taxes	1,155	1,243	1,235
Income tax provision reconciliation [Abstract]
Goodwill and intangible assets	(14)	(7)	(1)
Property, plant and equipment	0	(13)	(19)
Pension and other retiree benefits	85	(14)	(47)
Stock-based compensation	10	5	11
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards	(30)	(39)	(14)
Other, net	(33)	32	32
Total deferred tax provision	18	(36)	(38)
Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
Tax at United States statutory rate (in hundredths)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit (in hundredths)	0.40%	0.70%	0.40%
Earnings taxed at other than United States statutory rate (in hundredths)	(1.40%)	(2.60%)	(1.70%)
Other, net (in hundredths)	(1.60%)	(1.00%)	(1.10%)
Effective tax rate (in hundredths)	32.40%	32.10%	32.60%
Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill and intangible assets	(475)	(476)
Property, plant and equipment	(375)	(365)
Other	(237)	(200)
Deferred tax liabilities, total	(1,087)	(1,041)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and other retiree benefits	448	544
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards	28	61
Accrued liabilities	317	280
Stock-based compensation	116	113
Other	95	117
Deferred tax assets, total	1,004	1,115
Net deferred income taxes	(83)	74
Deferred taxes included within:
Other current assets	284	275
Deferred Tax Assets, Noncurrent	77	92
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent	(444)	(293)
Net deferred income taxes	(83)	74
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	4,700
Income Tax Effects Allocated Directly to Equity	116	80	79
Unrecognized tax benefits:
Balance, January 1	212	176	171
Increases as a result of tax positions taken during the current year	23	34	76
Decreases of tax positions taken during prior years	(52)	(6)	(46)
Increases of tax positions taken during prior years	37	10	10
Decreases as a result of settlements with taxing authorities and the expiration of statutes of limitations	(22)	(3)	(30)
Effect of foreign currency rate movements	1	1	(5)
Balance, December 31	199	212	176
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	173
Interest (income) expense recognized related to unrecognized tax benefits	5	5	0
Accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits	$ 24	$ 19
Minimum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statue Of Limitations Of Certain Foreign Entities	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statue Of Limitations Of Certain Foreign Entities	6 years

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Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company operates in two product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition.  The operations of the Oral, Personal and Home Care product segment are managed geographically in five reportable operating segments: North America, Latin America, Europe/South Pacific, Asia and Africa/Eurasia. During 2013, the Company made certain changes in its segment reporting affecting several of the geographic operating segments within its Oral, Personal and Home Care product segment. These changes have no impact on the Company’s historical consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company realigned the geographic structure of its North America and Latin America reportable operating segments. In order to better leverage Latin America management’s knowledge of emerging market consumers to accelerate growth in the region, management responsibility for the Puerto Rico and CARICOM operations was transferred from North America to Latin America management. Accordingly, commencing with the Company’s financial reporting for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the results of the Puerto Rico and CARICOM operations, which represent less than 1% of the Company’s global business, are reported in the Latin America reportable operating segment. Previously, Puerto Rico and CARICOM represented approximately 4% of Net sales of North America and now represent approximately 3% of Net sales of Latin America.

Given the growing importance of the Company’s operations in emerging markets, effective with the quarter ended September 30 2013, the Company began to separately report financial information for its Asia and Africa/Eurasia operating segments. Previously, the financial information for these operating segments was aggregated into the Greater Asia/Africa reportable operating segment.

The Company has recast its historical geographic segment information to conform to the new reporting structure which results in modification to the geographic components of the Oral, Personal and Home Care segment, with no impact on historical Company results overall.

The Company evaluates segment performance based on several factors, including Operating profit.  The Company uses Operating profit as a measure of the operating segment performance because it excludes the impact of corporate-driven decisions related to interest expense and income taxes.

The accounting policies of the operating segments are generally the same as those described in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.  Intercompany sales have been eliminated.  Corporate operations include costs related to stock options and restricted stock unit awards, research and development costs, Corporate overhead costs, restructuring and related implementation costs, and gains and losses on sales of non-core product lines and assets.  The Company reports these items within Corporate operations as they relate to Corporate-based responsibilities and decisions and are not included in the internal measures of segment operating performance used by the Company to measure the underlying performance of the operating segments. 

Approximately 80% of the Company’s Net sales are generated from markets outside the U.S., with over 50% of the Company’s Net sales coming from emerging markets (which consist of Latin America, Asia (excluding Japan), Africa/Eurasia and Central Europe).

In 2013, Corporate Operating profit (loss) includes charges of $371 associated with the 2012 Restructuring Program, a one-time $172 charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a charge of $23 for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and costs of $18 related to the sale of land in Mexico. In 2012, Corporate Operating profit (loss) included charges of $89 associated with the 2012 Restructuring Program, costs of $21 associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives and costs of $24 related to the sale of land in Mexico. In 2011, Corporate Operating profit (loss) included a gain on the sale of the non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia of $207, costs of $190 associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives, costs of $13 related to the sale of land in Mexico and a charge of $21 for a competition law matter in France related to a divested detergent business. The various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives included the integration of Sanex, the right-sizing of the Colombia business and the closing of an oral care facility in Mississauga, Canada and a Hill’s facility in Los Angeles, California. For further information regarding the 2012 Restructuring Program, refer to Note 4, Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges. For further information regarding Venezuela, refer to Note 14, Venezuela. For further information regarding the competition law matter in France, refer to Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies. For further information regarding the sale of land in Mexico and the sale of the non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia, refer to Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures.

	2013		2012		2011
Net sales
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America(1)	$	3,072	$	2,971	$	2,878
Latin America	5,012		5,032		4,895
Europe/South Pacific	3,396		3,417		3,508
Asia	2,472		2,264		2,074
Africa/Eurasia	1,257		1,241		1,207
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	15,209		14,925		14,562
Pet Nutrition(2)	2,211		2,160		2,172
Total Net sales	$	17,420	$	17,085	$	16,734

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⁽¹⁾  Net sales in the U.S. for Oral, Personal and Home Care were $2,771, $2,669 and $2,567 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

⁽²⁾  Net sales in the U.S. for Pet Nutrition were $1,116, $1,052 and $1,032 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

	2013			2012			2011
Operating profit
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	927		$	810		$	768
Latin America	1,385			1,454			1,437
Europe/South Pacific	805			747			715
Asia	698			619			565
Africa/Eurasia	268			267			242
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	4,083			3,897			3,727
Pet Nutrition	563			589			560
Corporate	(1,090		)	(597		)	(446		)
Total Operating profit	$	3,556		$	3,889		$	3,841

	2013		2012		2011
Capital expenditures
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	54	$	43	$	53
Latin America	235		237		195
Europe/South Pacific	74		71		64
Asia	123		88		103
Africa/Eurasia	11		16		16
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	497		455		431
Pet Nutrition	45		37		32
Corporate	128		73		74
Total Capital expenditures	$	670	$	565	$	537

	2013		2012		2011
Depreciation and amortization
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	51	$	50	$	56
Latin America	93		91		92
Europe/South Pacific	85		85		82
Asia	72		70		67
Africa/Eurasia	11		11		12
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	312		307		309
Pet Nutrition	51		50		51
Corporate	76		68		61
Total Depreciation and amortization	$	439	$	425	$	421

	2013		2012		2011
Identifiable assets
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	2,301	$	2,157	$	2,247
Latin America	4,122		4,288		3,677
Europe/South Pacific	3,949		3,649		3,555
Asia	1,794		1,608		1,548
Africa/Eurasia	557		561		521
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	12,723		12,263		11,548
Pet Nutrition	1,087		1,045		1,078
Corporate(3)	66		86		98
Total Identifiable assets(4)	$	13,876	$	13,394	$	12,724

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⁽³⁾  In 2013, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (32%) and investments in equity securities (41%).  In 2012, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (67%) and investments in equity securities (28%).  In 2011, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (73%) and investments in equity securities (22%).  

⁽⁴⁾  Long-lived assets in the U.S., primarily property, plant and equipment and goodwill and other intangibles represented approximately one-third of total long-lived assets of $8,248, $8,066 and $7,926 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets

The target asset allocation for the Company’s defined benefit plans are as follows:

	United States		International
Asset Category
Equity securities	27	%	39	%
Fixed income securities	53		48
Real estate and other investments	20		13
Total	100	%	100	%

At December 31, 2013 the allocation of the Company’s plan assets and the level of valuation input for each major asset category was as follows:

	Level of Valuation Input	Pension Plans
		United States		International		Other Retiree Benefits
Investments:
Cash & cash equivalents	Level 1	$	97	$	23	$	3
U.S. common stocks	Level 1	127		—		3
International common stocks	Level 1	51		—		1
Fixed income securities (a)	Level 2	433		—		8
Common/collective trust funds (b):	Level 2
Equity index funds		359		229		9
Emerging market equity index funds		33		9		1
Other common stock funds		123		75		3
Fixed income funds: U.S. or foreign government and agency securities		149		73		3
Fixed income funds: investment grade corporate bonds		203		71		5
Fixed income funds: high yield corporate bonds and other		119		1		4
Guaranteed investment contracts (c)	Level 2	2		56		—
Real estate funds (d)	Level 3	40		21		1
Total Investments at fair value		$	1,736	$	558	$	41

At December 31, 2012 the allocation of the Company’s plan assets and the level of valuation input for each major asset category was as follows:

	Level of Valuation Input	Pension Plans
		United States		International		Other Retiree Benefits
Investments:
Cash & cash equivalents	Level 1	$	45	$	9	$	1
U.S. common stocks	Level 1	258		—		6
International common stocks	Level 1	93		—		2
Fixed income securities (a)	Level 2	142		—		—
Common/collective trust funds (b):	Level 2
Equity index funds		444		199		11
Emerging market equity index funds		65		12		2
Other common stock funds		40		65		1
Fixed income funds: U.S. or foreign government and agency securities		227		59		6
Fixed income funds: investment grade corporate bonds		26		72		1
Fixed income funds: high yield corporate bonds and other		185		1		5
Guaranteed investment contracts (c)	Level 2	2		49		—
Real estate funds (d)	Level 3	70		20		2
Total Investments at fair value		$	1,597	$	486	$	37

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(a) The fixed income securities are traded over the counter and certain of these securities lack daily pricing or liquidity and as such are classified as Level 2. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately 50% of the fixed income portfolio was invested in U.S. treasury or agency securities, with the remainder invested in other government bonds and corporate bonds.

(b) Interests in common/collective trust funds are valued using the net asset value (“NAV”) per unit in each fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying investments owned by each trust, minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding.

(c) The guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”) represent contracts with insurance companies measured at the cash surrender value of each contract. The Level 2 valuation reflects that the cash surrender value is based principally on a referenced pool of investment funds with active redemption.

(d) Real estate is valued using the NAV per unit of funds that are invested in real estate property. The investment value of the real estate property is determined quarterly using independent market appraisals as determined by the investment manager. Since the appraisals include unobservable inputs, these investments are classified as Level 3. These unobservable inputs may include items such as annual gross rents, projected vacancy rates, collection losses and recovery rates, yield rates, growth assumptions and risk adjusted discount rates.

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table presents a reconciliation of Level 3 plan assets measured at fair value for the year ended December 31:

	2013					2012
	United States Real Estate Fund			International Real Estate Fund		United States Real Estate Fund		International Real Estate Fund
Beginning balance as of January 1	$	72		$	20	$	64	$	18
Earned income, net of management expenses	2			—		6		—
Unrealized gain on investment	9			—		2		1
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net	(42		)	1		—		1
Ending balance as of December 31	$	41		$	21	$	72	$	20

Defined benefit plans disclosures

The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for its defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans. Summarized information for the Company’s defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans are as follows:

	Pension Benefits												Other Retiree Benefits
	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
	United States						International
Change in Benefit Obligations
Benefit obligations at beginning of year	$	2,227		$	2,025		$	888		$	760		$	875		$	776
Service cost	24			24			19			12			11			9
Interest cost	90			97			34			35			38			40
Participants’ contributions	1			1			3			3			—			—
Acquisitions/plan amendments	40			—			2			21			—			(27		)
Actuarial loss (gain)	(148		)	200			(1		)	103			(101		)	119
Foreign exchange impact	—			—			12			21			(5		)	1
Termination benefits (1)	11			—			—			—			6			—
Curtailments and settlements	(12		)	—			(21		)	(23		)	—			—
Benefit payments	(131		)	(128		)	(41		)	(45		)	(32		)	(40		)
Other	—			8			(1		)	1			—			(3		)
Benefit obligations at end of year	$	2,102		$	2,227		$	894		$	888		$	792		$	875
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	1,597		$	1,426		$	486		$	437		$	37		$	32
Actual return on plan assets	148			173			59			47			4			5
Company contributions	121			125			61			57			32			40
Participants’ contributions	1			1			3			3			—			—
Foreign exchange impact	—			—			2			13			—			—
Settlements	—			—			(11		)	(21		)	—			—
Benefit payments	(131		)	(128		)	(41		)	(45		)	(32		)	(40		)
Other	—			—			(1		)	(5		)	—			—
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	1,736		$	1,597		$	558		$	486		$	41		$	37
Funded Status
Benefit obligations at end of year	$	2,102		$	2,227		$	894		$	888		$	792		$	875
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	1,736			1,597			558			486			41			37
Net amount recognized	$	(366	)	$	(630	)	$	(336	)	$	(402	)	$	(751	)	$	(838	)
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet
Noncurrent assets	$	16		$	—		$	12		$	2		$	—		$	—
Current liabilities	(19		)	(17		)	(36		)	(29		)	(39		)	(40		)
Noncurrent liabilities	(363		)	(613		)	(312		)	(375		)	(712		)	(798		)
Net amount recognized	$	(366	)	$	(630	)	$	(336	)	$	(402	)	$	(751	)	$	(838	)
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Actuarial loss	$	674		$	932		$	181		$	235		$	296		$	421
Transition/prior service cost	3			63			23			26			1			2
	$	677		$	995		$	204		$	261		$	297		$	423
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	1,995		$	2,093		$	802		$	798		$	—		$	—

Schedule of Assumptions Used

	Pension Benefits								Other Retiree Benefits
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
	United States				International
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations
Discount rate	4.96	%	4.14	%	3.99	%	3.57	%	5.24	%	4.32	%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.80	%	7.30	%	5.50	%	5.39	%	6.80	%	7.30	%
Long-term rate of compensation increase	3.50	%	3.50	%	3.02	%	2.80	%	—	%	—	%
ESOP growth rate	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%	10.00	%	10.00	%
Medical cost trend rate of increase	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%	7.00	%	7.50	%

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⁽¹⁾ Represents pension and other retiree benefit enhancements incurred in 2013 pursuant to the 2012 Restructuring Program.

Schedule of Effect of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates

A 1% change in the assumed medical cost trend rate would have the following approximate effect:

	One percentage point
	Increase		Decrease
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	$	109	$	(88	)
Total of service and interest cost components	9		(7		)

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets

Plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets and plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of December 31 consist of the following:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012
Benefit Obligation Exceeds Fair Value of Plan Assets
Projected benefit obligation	$	1,130	$	3,112
Fair value of plan assets	402		2,080
Accumulated benefit obligation	700		2,855
Fair value of plan assets	66		2,044

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

Summarized information regarding the net periodic benefit costs for the Company’s defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans is as follows:

	Pension Benefits																		Other Retiree Benefits
	2013			2012			2011			2013			2012			2011			2013			2012			2011
	United States									International
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	24		$	24		$	24		$	19		$	12		$	19		$	13		$	11		$	12
Interest cost	90			97			100			34			35			36			38			40			39
Annual ESOP allocation	—			—			—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)	(2		)
Expected return on plan assets	(118		)	(112		)	(110		)	(26		)	(26		)	(27		)	(3		)	(3		)	(3		)
Amortization of transition & prior service costs (credits)	9			9			9			2			2			3			1			3			2
Amortization of actuarial loss	68			62			46			10			9			9			21			18			16
Net periodic benefit cost	$	73		$	80		$	69		$	39		$	32		$	40		$	68		$	67		$	64
Other postretirement charges	102			—			—			3			9			3			6			1			1
Total pension cost	$	175		$	80		$	69		$	42		$	41		$	43		$	74		$	68		$	65
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Discount rate	4.14		%	4.90		%	5.30		%	3.57		%	4.59		%	5.04		%	4.32		%	5.26		%	5.30		%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	7.30		%	7.75		%	8.00		%	5.39		%	5.91		%	6.23		%	7.30		%	7.75		%	8.00		%
Long-term rate of compensation increase	3.50		%	4.00		%	4.00		%	2.80		%	2.87		%	3.05		%	—		%	—		%	—		%
ESOP growth rate	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	10.00		%	10.00		%	10.00		%
Medical cost trend rate of increase	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	7.50		%	8.00		%	8.33		%

Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year

The estimated actuarial loss and the estimated transition/prior service cost for defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans that will be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is as follows:

	Pension Benefits		Other Retiree Benefits
Net actuarial loss	$	39	$	15
Net transition & prior service cost	2		—

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments

Total benefit payments expected to be paid to participants from plan assets, or payments directly from the Company’s assets to participants in unfunded plans, are as follows:

	Pension Benefits
Years Ended December 31,	United States		International		Other Retiree Benefits		Total
2014	$	172	$	70	$	40	$	282
2015	136		55		41		232
2016	135		47		43		225
2017	136		54		44		234
2018	135		50		45		230
2019-2023	691		273		232		1,196

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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Inventories by major class are as follows:

Inventories	2013		2012
Raw materials and supplies	$	340	$	362
Work-in-process	60		81
Finished goods	1,025		922
Total Inventories	$	1,425	$	1,365

Inventories valued under LIFO amounted to $289 and $268 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The excess of current cost over LIFO cost at the end of each year was $37. The liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities had no material effect on income in 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Property, plant and equipment, net	2013			2012
Land	$	254		$	251
Buildings	1,625			1,439
Manufacturing machinery and equipment	5,220			4,987
Other equipment	1,231			1,144
	8,330			7,821
Accumulated depreciation	(4,247		)	(3,979		)
Total Property, plant and equipment, net	$	4,083		$	3,842

Other accruals	2013		2012
Accrued advertising and coupon redemption	$	676	$	646
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	361		345
Accrued taxes other than income taxes	22		48
Restructuring accrual	142		89
Pension and other retiree benefits	94		86
Accrued interest	27		26
Derivatives	11		10
Other	647		638
Total Other accruals	$	1,980	$	1,888

Other liabilities	2013		2012
Pension and other retiree benefits	$	1,387	$	1,786
Restructuring accrual	16		—
Other	274		263
Total Other liabilities	$	1,677	$	2,049

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Venezuela (Details) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 VEF	Dec. 31, 2012 VEF	Dec. 31, 2011 VEF
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]
Official currency exchange rate in Venezuela for non-essential goods prior to devaluation beginning February 9, 2013						4.30	4.30
Official currency exchange rate in Venezuela for non-essential goods beginning February 9, 2013					6.30
Pretax Venezuela Devaluation Charge	$ 172	$ 172	$ 0	$ 0
Aftertax Venezuela Devaluation Charge	111	111
One time effect of Venezuela devaluation charge on Diluted EPS		$ 0.12
Percentage Of Consolidated Net sales Represented By Venezuela Subsidiary		4.00%
Venezuela Subsidiary Bolivar Fuerte Denominated Monetary Net Asset Position		600
Fair Value of U.S. dollar-linked, devaluation-protected bonds		233
Venezuela Subsidiary Bolivar Fuerte Denominated Non Monetary Asset Position		335
Venezuela Subsidiary Bolivar Fuerte Denominated Non Monetary Fixed Asset Position		$ 225

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Operating Activities
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$ 2,410	[1]	$ 2,631	[2]	$ 2,554
Adjustments to reconcile net income including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization	439		425		421
Restructuring and termination benefits, net of cash	182		35		103
Venezuela devaluation charge	172		0		0
Gain before tax on sales of non-core product lines	0		0		207
Voluntary benefit plan contributions	(101)		(101)		(178)
Stock-based compensation expense	128		120		122
Deferred income taxes	71		63		88
Cash effects of changes in:
Receivables	(37)		19		(130)
Inventories	(97)		(21)		(130)
Accounts payable and other accruals	24		(5)		199
Other non-current assets and liabilities	13		30		54
Net cash provided by operations	3,204		3,196		2,896
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(670)		(565)		(537)
Sale of property and non-core product lines	15		72		263
Purchases of marketable securities and investments	(505)		(545)		(356)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities and investments	267		147		423
Payment for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(3)		(29)		(966)
Other	6		55		(40)
Net cash used in investing activities	(890)		(865)		(1,213)
Financing Activities
Principal payments on debt	(7,554)		(5,011)		(4,429)
Proceeds from issuance of debt	7,976		5,452		5,843
Dividends paid	(1,382)		(1,277)		(1,203)
Purchases of treasury shares	(1,521)		(1,943)		(1,806)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and excess tax benefits	339		478		353
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,142)		(2,301)		(1,242)
Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents	(94)		(24)		(53)
Net increase (decrease) in Cash and cash equivalents	78		6		388
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	884		878		490
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	962		884		878
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Income taxes paid	1,087		1,280		1,007
Interest paid	$ 118		$ 77		$ 58

[1] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2013 include $278 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a $23 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $12 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[2] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $18 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $14 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$ 2,410	[1]	$ 2,631	[2]	$ 2,554
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Cumulative translation adjustments	(166)		(18)		(305)
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	318		(145)		(108)
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	13		18		46
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	2		1		0
Total Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	167		(144)		(367)
Total Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests	2,577		2,487		2,187
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	169		159		123
Less: Cumulative translation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3)		2		(7)
Total Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	166		161		116
Total Comprehensive income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	$ 2,411		$ 2,326		$ 2,071

[1] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2013 include $278 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a $23 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $12 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[2] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $18 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $14 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

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Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits

Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits

Retirement Plans

The Company and certain of its U.S. and overseas subsidiaries maintain defined benefit retirement plans. Benefits under these plans are based primarily on years of service and employees’ career earnings.  

During 2013, the Company announced changes to the way it will provide future retirement benefits to substantially all of its U.S.-based employees participating in its defined benefit retirement plan. Effective January 1, 2014, the Company will provide future retirement benefits for these U.S.-based employees through the Company’s defined contribution plan. As a result, no future service will be considered for future accruals in the U.S. defined benefit retirement plans. Participants in the Company’s U.S. defined benefit retirement plan whose retirement benefit was determined under the cash balance formula will continue to earn interest on their vested balances as of December 31, 2013. Participants whose retirement benefit was determined under the final average earnings formula will continue to have their final average earnings adjusted for pay increases until retirement. These changes resulted in a curtailment charge of $91 as all of the previously unamortized prior service costs recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was recognized in 2013. 

In the Company’s principal U.S. plans and certain funded overseas plans, funds are contributed to trusts in accordance with regulatory limits to provide for current service and for any unfunded projected benefit obligation over a reasonable period. The target asset allocation for the Company’s defined benefit plans are as follows:

	United States		International
Asset Category
Equity securities	27	%	39	%
Fixed income securities	53		48
Real estate and other investments	20		13
Total	100	%	100	%

At December 31, 2013 the allocation of the Company’s plan assets and the level of valuation input for each major asset category was as follows:

	Level of Valuation Input	Pension Plans
		United States		International		Other Retiree Benefits
Investments:
Cash & cash equivalents	Level 1	$	97	$	23	$	3
U.S. common stocks	Level 1	127		—		3
International common stocks	Level 1	51		—		1
Fixed income securities (a)	Level 2	433		—		8
Common/collective trust funds (b):	Level 2
Equity index funds		359		229		9
Emerging market equity index funds		33		9		1
Other common stock funds		123		75		3
Fixed income funds: U.S. or foreign government and agency securities		149		73		3
Fixed income funds: investment grade corporate bonds		203		71		5
Fixed income funds: high yield corporate bonds and other		119		1		4
Guaranteed investment contracts (c)	Level 2	2		56		—
Real estate funds (d)	Level 3	40		21		1
Total Investments at fair value		$	1,736	$	558	$	41

At December 31, 2012 the allocation of the Company’s plan assets and the level of valuation input for each major asset category was as follows:

	Level of Valuation Input	Pension Plans
		United States		International		Other Retiree Benefits
Investments:
Cash & cash equivalents	Level 1	$	45	$	9	$	1
U.S. common stocks	Level 1	258		—		6
International common stocks	Level 1	93		—		2
Fixed income securities (a)	Level 2	142		—		—
Common/collective trust funds (b):	Level 2
Equity index funds		444		199		11
Emerging market equity index funds		65		12		2
Other common stock funds		40		65		1
Fixed income funds: U.S. or foreign government and agency securities		227		59		6
Fixed income funds: investment grade corporate bonds		26		72		1
Fixed income funds: high yield corporate bonds and other		185		1		5
Guaranteed investment contracts (c)	Level 2	2		49		—
Real estate funds (d)	Level 3	70		20		2
Total Investments at fair value		$	1,597	$	486	$	37

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(a) The fixed income securities are traded over the counter and certain of these securities lack daily pricing or liquidity and as such are classified as Level 2. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately 50% of the fixed income portfolio was invested in U.S. treasury or agency securities, with the remainder invested in other government bonds and corporate bonds.

(b) Interests in common/collective trust funds are valued using the net asset value (“NAV”) per unit in each fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying investments owned by each trust, minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding.

(c) The guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”) represent contracts with insurance companies measured at the cash surrender value of each contract. The Level 2 valuation reflects that the cash surrender value is based principally on a referenced pool of investment funds with active redemption.

(d) Real estate is valued using the NAV per unit of funds that are invested in real estate property. The investment value of the real estate property is determined quarterly using independent market appraisals as determined by the investment manager. Since the appraisals include unobservable inputs, these investments are classified as Level 3. These unobservable inputs may include items such as annual gross rents, projected vacancy rates, collection losses and recovery rates, yield rates, growth assumptions and risk adjusted discount rates.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Level 3 plan assets measured at fair value for the year ended December 31:

	2013					2012
	United States Real Estate Fund			International Real Estate Fund		United States Real Estate Fund		International Real Estate Fund
Beginning balance as of January 1	$	72		$	20	$	64	$	18
Earned income, net of management expenses	2			—		6		—
Unrealized gain on investment	9			—		2		1
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net	(42		)	1		—		1
Ending balance as of December 31	$	41		$	21	$	72	$	20

Equity securities in the U.S. plans include investments in the Company’s common stock representing 6% of U.S. plan assets at December 31, 2013 and 11% of U.S. plan assets at December 31, 2012. In 2013, the U.S. plans sold 1,540,215 shares of the Company’s common stock to the Company. No shares of the Company’s common stock were purchased or sold by the plans in 2012. The plans received dividends on the Company’s common stock of $3 in 2013 and $4 in 2012.

Other Retiree Benefits

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries provide health care and life insurance benefits for retired employees to the extent not provided by government-sponsored plans.  

The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for its defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans. Summarized information for the Company’s defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans are as follows:

	Pension Benefits												Other Retiree Benefits
	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
	United States						International
Change in Benefit Obligations
Benefit obligations at beginning of year	$	2,227		$	2,025		$	888		$	760		$	875		$	776
Service cost	24			24			19			12			11			9
Interest cost	90			97			34			35			38			40
Participants’ contributions	1			1			3			3			—			—
Acquisitions/plan amendments	40			—			2			21			—			(27		)
Actuarial loss (gain)	(148		)	200			(1		)	103			(101		)	119
Foreign exchange impact	—			—			12			21			(5		)	1
Termination benefits (1)	11			—			—			—			6			—
Curtailments and settlements	(12		)	—			(21		)	(23		)	—			—
Benefit payments	(131		)	(128		)	(41		)	(45		)	(32		)	(40		)
Other	—			8			(1		)	1			—			(3		)
Benefit obligations at end of year	$	2,102		$	2,227		$	894		$	888		$	792		$	875
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	1,597		$	1,426		$	486		$	437		$	37		$	32
Actual return on plan assets	148			173			59			47			4			5
Company contributions	121			125			61			57			32			40
Participants’ contributions	1			1			3			3			—			—
Foreign exchange impact	—			—			2			13			—			—
Settlements	—			—			(11		)	(21		)	—			—
Benefit payments	(131		)	(128		)	(41		)	(45		)	(32		)	(40		)
Other	—			—			(1		)	(5		)	—			—
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	1,736		$	1,597		$	558		$	486		$	41		$	37
Funded Status
Benefit obligations at end of year	$	2,102		$	2,227		$	894		$	888		$	792		$	875
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	1,736			1,597			558			486			41			37
Net amount recognized	$	(366	)	$	(630	)	$	(336	)	$	(402	)	$	(751	)	$	(838	)
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet
Noncurrent assets	$	16		$	—		$	12		$	2		$	—		$	—
Current liabilities	(19		)	(17		)	(36		)	(29		)	(39		)	(40		)
Noncurrent liabilities	(363		)	(613		)	(312		)	(375		)	(712		)	(798		)
Net amount recognized	$	(366	)	$	(630	)	$	(336	)	$	(402	)	$	(751	)	$	(838	)
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Actuarial loss	$	674		$	932		$	181		$	235		$	296		$	421
Transition/prior service cost	3			63			23			26			1			2
	$	677		$	995		$	204		$	261		$	297		$	423
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	1,995		$	2,093		$	802		$	798		$	—		$	—

	Pension Benefits								Other Retiree Benefits
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
	United States				International
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations
Discount rate	4.96	%	4.14	%	3.99	%	3.57	%	5.24	%	4.32	%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.80	%	7.30	%	5.50	%	5.39	%	6.80	%	7.30	%
Long-term rate of compensation increase	3.50	%	3.50	%	3.02	%	2.80	%	—	%	—	%
ESOP growth rate	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%	10.00	%	10.00	%
Medical cost trend rate of increase	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%	7.00	%	7.50	%

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⁽¹⁾ Represents pension and other retiree benefit enhancements incurred in 2013 pursuant to the 2012 Restructuring Program.

The overall investment objective of the plans is to balance risk and return so that obligations to employees are met. The Company evaluates its long-term rate of return on plan assets on an annual basis. In determining the long-term rate of return, the Company considers the nature of the plans’ investments and the historical rates of return. The assumed rate of return as of December 31, 2013 for the U.S. plans was 6.80%. Average annual rates of return for the U.S. plans for the most recent 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, 15-year and 25-year periods were 9%, 11%, 7%, 6%, and 8%, respectively.  Similar assessments were performed in determining rates of return on international pension plan assets to arrive at the Company’s 2013 weighted-average rate of return of 5.50%.

The medical cost trend rate of increase assumed in measuring the expected cost of benefits is projected to decrease from 7.0% in 2014 to 5.0% by 2020, remaining at 5.0% for the years thereafter. Changes in the assumed rate can have a significant effect on amounts reported. A 1% change in the assumed medical cost trend rate would have the following approximate effect:

	One percentage point
	Increase		Decrease
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	$	109	$	(88	)
Total of service and interest cost components	9		(7		)

Plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets and plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of December 31 consist of the following:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012
Benefit Obligation Exceeds Fair Value of Plan Assets
Projected benefit obligation	$	1,130	$	3,112
Fair value of plan assets	402		2,080
Accumulated benefit obligation	700		2,855
Fair value of plan assets	66		2,044

Summarized information regarding the net periodic benefit costs for the Company’s defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans is as follows:

	Pension Benefits																		Other Retiree Benefits
	2013			2012			2011			2013			2012			2011			2013			2012			2011
	United States									International
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	24		$	24		$	24		$	19		$	12		$	19		$	13		$	11		$	12
Interest cost	90			97			100			34			35			36			38			40			39
Annual ESOP allocation	—			—			—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)	(2		)
Expected return on plan assets	(118		)	(112		)	(110		)	(26		)	(26		)	(27		)	(3		)	(3		)	(3		)
Amortization of transition & prior service costs (credits)	9			9			9			2			2			3			1			3			2
Amortization of actuarial loss	68			62			46			10			9			9			21			18			16
Net periodic benefit cost	$	73		$	80		$	69		$	39		$	32		$	40		$	68		$	67		$	64
Other postretirement charges	102			—			—			3			9			3			6			1			1
Total pension cost	$	175		$	80		$	69		$	42		$	41		$	43		$	74		$	68		$	65
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Discount rate	4.14		%	4.90		%	5.30		%	3.57		%	4.59		%	5.04		%	4.32		%	5.26		%	5.30		%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	7.30		%	7.75		%	8.00		%	5.39		%	5.91		%	6.23		%	7.30		%	7.75		%	8.00		%
Long-term rate of compensation increase	3.50		%	4.00		%	4.00		%	2.80		%	2.87		%	3.05		%	—		%	—		%	—		%
ESOP growth rate	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	10.00		%	10.00		%	10.00		%
Medical cost trend rate of increase	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	7.50		%	8.00		%	8.33		%

Other postretirement charges in 2013 primarily relate to a curtailment charge of $91 resulting from changes to the Company’s defined benefit retirement plans in the U.S. and certain other one-time pension and other retiree benefit enhancements incurred pursuant to the 2012 Restructuring Program.

Other postretirement charges in 2012 primarily relate to the sale of land in Mexico.

The Company made voluntary contributions of $101, $101 and $178 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, to its U.S. retirement plans.

The estimated actuarial loss and the estimated transition/prior service cost for defined benefit and other retiree benefit plans that will be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is as follows:

	Pension Benefits		Other Retiree Benefits
Net actuarial loss	$	39	$	15
Net transition & prior service cost	2		—

Expected Contributions & Benefit Payments

Management does not expect to make a voluntary contribution to U.S. pension plans for the year ending December 31, 2014. Actual funding may differ from current estimates depending on the variability of the market value of the assets as compared to the obligation and other market or regulatory conditions.  

Total benefit payments to be paid to participants for the year ending December 31, 2014 from the Company’s assets are estimated to be approximately $98. Total benefit payments expected to be paid to participants from plan assets, or payments directly from the Company’s assets to participants in unfunded plans, are as follows:

	Pension Benefits
Years Ended December 31,	United States		International		Other Retiree Benefits		Total
2014	$	172	$	70	$	40	$	282
2015	136		55		41		232
2016	135		47		43		225
2017	136		54		44		234
2018	135		50		45		230
2019-2023	691		273		232		1,196

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Document and Entity Information Document (USD $) In Billions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000021665
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Trading Symbol	CL
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		918,943,637
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 53.0

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes are as follows for the three years ended December 31:

	2013		2012		2011
United States	$	1,018	$	1,155	$	1,098
International	2,547		2,719		2,691
Total Income before income taxes	$	3,565	$	3,874	$	3,789

The provision for income taxes consists of the following for the three years ended December 31:

	2013		2012		2011
United States	$	314	$	395	$	360
International	841		848		875
Total Provision for income taxes	$	1,155	$	1,243	$	1,235

Temporary differences between accounting for financial statement purposes and accounting for tax purposes result in the current provision for taxes being higher (lower) than the total provision for income taxes as follows:

	2013			2012			2011
Goodwill and intangible assets	$	(14	)	$	(7	)	$	(1	)
Property, plant and equipment	—			(13		)	(19		)
Pension and other retiree benefits	85			(14		)	(47		)
Stock-based compensation	10			5			11
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards	(30		)	(39		)	(14		)
Other, net	(33		)	32			32
Total deferred tax provision	$	18		$	(36	)	$	(38	)

The difference between the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate and the Company’s global effective tax rate as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:

Percentage of Income before income taxes	2013		2012		2011
Tax at United States statutory rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	0.4		0.7		0.4
Earnings taxed at other than United States statutory rate	(1.4	)	(2.6	)	(1.7	)
Other, net	(1.6	)	(1.0	)	(1.1	)
Effective tax rate	32.4	%	32.1	%	32.6	%

The components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows at December 31:

	2013			2012
Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill and intangible assets	$	(475	)	$	(476	)
Property, plant and equipment	(375		)	(365		)
Other	(237		)	(200		)
	(1,087		)	(1,041		)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and other retiree benefits	448			544
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards	28			61
Accrued liabilities	317			280
Stock-based compensation	116			113
Other	95			117
	1,004			1,115
Net deferred income taxes	$	(83	)	$	74

	2013			2012
Deferred taxes included within:
Assets:
Other current assets	$	284		$	275
Deferred income taxes	77			92
Liabilities:
Deferred income taxes	(444		)	(293		)
Net deferred income taxes	$	(83	)	$	74

Applicable U.S. income and foreign withholding taxes have not been provided on approximately $4,700 of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries at December 31, 2013. These earnings have been and currently are considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the U.S. and currently are not subject to such taxes. Determining the tax liability that would arise if these earnings were remitted is not practicable.

In addition, net tax expense of $116 in 2013, and net tax benefits of $80 in 2012 and $79 in 2011 recorded directly through equity predominantly include current and future tax impacts related to employee equity compensation and benefit plans.

The Company uses a comprehensive model to recognize, measure, present and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on an income tax return.

Unrecognized tax benefits activity for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is summarized below:

	2013			2012			2011
Unrecognized tax benefits:
Balance, January 1	$	212		$	176		$	171
Increases as a result of tax positions taken during the current year	23			34			76
Decreases of tax positions taken during prior years	(52		)	(6		)	(46		)
Increases of tax positions taken during prior years	37			10			10
Decreases as a result of settlements with taxing authorities and the expiration of statutes of limitations	(22		)	(3		)	(30		)
Effect of foreign currency rate movements	1			1			(5		)
Balance, December 31	$	199		$	212		$	176

If all of the unrecognized tax benefits for 2013 above were recognized, approximately $173 would impact the effective tax rate.  Although it is possible that the amount of unrecognized benefits with respect to our uncertain tax positions will increase or decrease in the next 12 months, the Company does not expect material changes.

The Company recognized approximately $5, $5 and $0 of interest (income) expense related to the above unrecognized tax benefits within income tax expense in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The Company had accrued interest of approximately $24 and $19 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company and its subsidiaries file U.S. federal income tax returns as well as income tax returns in many state and foreign jurisdictions.  All U.S. federal income tax returns through December 31, 2009 have been audited by, and settled with, the IRS. Limited matters with respect to years 2002 through 2007 had been in administrative appeals and were settled during 2013 with no adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S., state and local income tax examinations for the years prior to 2009. In addition, the Company has subsidiaries in various foreign jurisdictions that have statutes of limitations for tax audits generally ranging from three to six years.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 962		$ 884
Receivables (net of allowances of $67 and $61, respectively)	1,636		1,668
Inventories	1,425		1,365
Other current assets	799		639
Total current assets	4,822		4,556
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,083		3,842
Goodwill, net	2,474		2,500
Other intangible assets, net	1,496		1,499
Deferred income taxes	77		92
Other assets	924		905
Total assets	13,876	[1]	13,394	[1]
Current Liabilities
Notes and loans payable	13		54
Current portion of long-term debt	895		250
Accounts payable	1,343		1,290
Accrued income taxes	239		254
Other accruals	1,980		1,888
Total current liabilities	4,470		3,736
Long-term debt	4,749		4,926
Deferred income taxes	444		293
Other liabilities	1,677		2,049
Total liabilities	11,340		11,004
Commitments and contingent liabilities	0		0
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock, $1 par value (2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 1,465,706,360 shares issued)	1,466		1,466
Additional paid-in capital	1,004		818
Retained earnings	17,952		16,953
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,451)		(2,621)
Unearned compensation	(33)		(41)
Treasury stock, at cost	(15,633)		(14,386)
Total Colgate-Palmolive Company shareholders’ equity	2,305		2,189
Noncontrolling interests	231		201
Total shareholders’ equity	2,536		2,390
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 13,876		$ 13,394

[1] Long-lived assets in the U.S., primarily property, plant and equipment and goodwill and other intangibles represented approximately one-third of total long-lived assets of $8,248, $8,066 and $7,926 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The net carrying value of Goodwill as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, by segment is as follows:

	2013		2012
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America	$	362	$	372
Latin America	353		408
Europe/South Pacific	1,525		1,478
Asia	126		127
Africa/Eurasia	93		100
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care	2,459		2,485
Pet Nutrition	15		15
Total Goodwill, net	$	2,474	$	2,500

The change in the amount of Goodwill, net in each year is primarily due to the impact of foreign currency translation.

Other intangible assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are comprised of the following:

	2013							2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trademarks	$	551	$	(275	)	$	276	$	548	$	(254	)	$	294
Other finite life intangible assets	219		(45		)	174		212		(34		)	178
Indefinite life intangible assets	1,046		—			1,046		1,027		—			1,027
Total Other intangible assets	$	1,816	$	(320	)	$	1,496	$	1,787	$	(288	)	$	1,499

The changes in the net carrying amounts of Other intangible assets during 2013, 2012 and 2011 were partially due to amortization expense of $32, $31 and $28, respectively, as well as the impact of foreign currency translation.  In 2013, 2012 and 2011, Indefinite life intangible assets included trademarks of $403 and Other finite life intangible assets included customer relationships of $193 acquired in connection with the Sanex acquisition (see Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures). Annual estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is expected to be approximately $29.

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Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges

Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company commenced a four-year Global Growth and Efficiency Program (the “2012 Restructuring Program”) for sustained growth. The program’s initiatives are expected to help Colgate ensure continued solid worldwide growth in unit volume, organic sales and earnings per share and enhance its global leadership positions in its core businesses.

Implementation of the 2012 Restructuring Program is projected to result in cumulative pretax charges, once all phases are approved and implemented, totaling between $1,100 and $1,250 ($775 and $875 aftertax), which are currently estimated to be comprised of the following categories: Employee-Related Costs, including severance, pension and other termination benefits (50%); asset-related costs, primarily Incremental Depreciation and Asset Impairments (15%); and Other charges, which include contract termination costs, consisting primarily of implementation-related charges resulting directly from exit activities (20%) and the implementation of new strategies (15%). Anticipated pretax charges for 2014 are expected to amount to approximately $275 to $325 ($200 to $230 aftertax). Over the course of the 2012 Restructuring Program, it is estimated that approximately 75% of the charges will result in cash expenditures.

It is expected that the cumulative pretax charges, once all projects are approved and implemented, will relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (15%), Europe/South Pacific (20%), Latin America (5%), Asia (5%), Africa/Eurasia (5%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (10%) and Corporate (40%), which includes substantially all of the costs related to the implementation of new strategies, noted above, on a global basis. It is expected that by the end of 2016, the 2012 Restructuring Program will reduce the Company’s global employee workforce by approximately 6% from the 2012 level of approximately 38,000.

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, restructuring and implementation-related charges are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as follows:

	2013		2012
Cost of sales	$	32	$	2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	137		6
Other (income) expense, net	202		81
Total 2012 Restructuring Program charges, pretax	$	371	$	89
Total 2012 Restructuring Program charges, aftertax	$	278	$	70

Restructuring and related implementation charges in the preceding table are recorded in the Corporate segment as these initiatives are predominantly centrally directed and controlled and are not included in internal measures of segment operating performance. Total charges for the 2012 Restructuring Program for the year ended December 31, 2013 relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (11%), Europe/South Pacific (28%), Latin America (4%), Africa/Eurasia (7%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (8%) and Corporate (42%). Total charges for the 2012 Restructuring Program for the year ended December 31, 2012 relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (2%), Europe/South Pacific (55%), Africa/Eurasia (2%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (3%) and Corporate (38%). Total program-to-date accumulated charges for the 2012 Restructuring Program relate to initiatives undertaken in North America (10%), Europe/South Pacific (33%), Latin America (3%), Africa/Eurasia (6%), Hill’s Pet Nutrition (7%) and Corporate (41%).

Since the inception of the 2012 Restructuring Program in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company has incurred pretax cumulative charges of $460 ($348 aftertax) in connection with the implementation of various projects as follows:

	Cumulative Charges
	as of December 31, 2013
Employee-Related Costs	$	222
Incremental Depreciation	26
Asset Impairments	1
Other	211
Total	$	460

The majority of costs incurred since inception relate to the following projects: restructuring how the Company provides retirement benefits to its U.S.-based employees by shifting them from the Company’s defined benefit retirement plans to the Company’s defined contribution plan; the closing of the Morristown, New Jersey personal care facility; the simplification and streamlining of the Company’s research and development capabilities and oral care supply chain, both in Europe; other exit costs related to office consolidation; and the restructuring of certain commercial operations in advance of implementing an overall hubbing strategy.

The following table summarizes the activity for the restructuring and implementation-related charges discussed above and the related accruals:

	Employee-Related Costs			Incremental Depreciation			Asset Impairments			Other			Total
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Charges	78			—			—			11			89
Cash payments	(1		)	—			—			(4		)	(5		)
Charges against assets	—			—			—			—			—
Foreign exchange	7			—			—			(2		)	5
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	84		$	—		$	—		$	5		$	89
Charges	144			26			1			200			371
Cash payments	(97		)	—			—			(72		)	(169		)
Charges against assets	(17		)	(26		)	(1		)	—			(44		)
Foreign exchange	2			—			—			—			2
Other	—			—			—			(91		)	(91		)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	116		$	—		$	—		$	42		$	158

Employee-related costs primarily include severance and other termination benefits and are calculated based on long-standing benefit practices, local statutory requirements and, in certain cases, voluntary termination arrangements. Employee-related costs also include pension and other retiree benefit enhancements amounting to $17 for the year ended December 31, 2013 which are reflected as Charges against assets within Employee-related costs in the preceding tables, as the corresponding balance sheet amounts are reflected as a reduction of pension assets or an increase in pension and other retiree benefit liabilities (see Note 10, Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits).

Incremental depreciation is recorded to reflect changes in useful lives and estimated residual values for long-lived assets that will be taken out of service prior to the end of their normal service period. Asset impairments are recorded to write down assets held for sale or disposal to their fair value based on amounts expected to be realized. Charges against assets within Asset impairments are net of cash proceeds pertaining to the sale of certain assets.

Other charges consist primarily of charges resulting directly from exit activities and the implementation of new strategies as a result of the 2012 Restructuring Program. These charges for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 included third-party incremental costs related to the development and implementation of new business and strategic initiatives of $50 and $8, respectively, and contract termination costs and charges resulting directly from exit activities of $34 and $3, respectively, directly related to the 2012 Restructuring Program. These charges were expensed as incurred. Also included in Other charges for the year ended December 31, 2013 are other exit costs of $25 related to office space consolidation and a curtailment charge of $91 related to changes to the Company’s U.S. defined benefit retirement plans (see Note 10, Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits).

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Supplemental Income Statement Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplemental Income Statement Information

Supplemental Income Statement Information

Other (income) expense, net	2013			2012			2011
Amortization of intangible assets	$	32		$	31		$	28
2012 Restructuring Program	202			81			—
Venezuela devaluation charge	172			—			—
Charges for French competition law matters	23			—			21
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	3			—			13
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	—			2			136
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	—			—			(207		)
Sanex acquisition transaction costs	—			—			12
Equity (income)	(5		)	(7		)	(6		)
Other, net	(5		)	6			(6		)
Total Other (income) expense, net	$	422		$	113		$	(9	)

Interest (income) expense, net	2013			2012			2011
Interest incurred	$	119		$	81		$	59
Interest capitalized	(3		)	(1		)	(1		)
Interest income	(125		)	(65		)	(6		)
Total Interest (income) expense, net	$	(9	)	$	15		$	52

	2013		2012		2011
Research and development	$	267	$	259	$	262
Advertising	$	1,891	$	1,792	$	1,734

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Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

	For the Year Ended 2013					For the Year Ended 2012					For the Year Ended 2011
	Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share
Basic EPS	2,241		930.8	$	2.41	2,472		952.1	$	2.60	2,431		976.7	$	2.49
Stock options and restricted stock units			9.1					8.1					7.4
Diluted EPS	$	2,241	939.9	$	2.38	$	2,472	960.2	$	2.57	$	2,431	984.1	$	2.47

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available for common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period.

Diluted earnings per common share is computed using the treasury stock method on the basis of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock plus the dilutive effect of potential common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options and restricted stock units.

As a result of the 2013 Stock Split (see Note 8, Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans), all historical per share data and numbers of shares outstanding were retroactively adjusted.

As of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the average number of stock options that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 1,785,032, 3,504,608 and 3,063,536, respectively.

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Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans

Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans

Common Stock Split

On March 7, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s common stock to be effected through a 100% stock dividend (the “2013 Stock Split”). The record date for the 2013 Stock Split was the close of business on April 23, 2013, and the share distribution occurred on May 15, 2013. As a result of the stock split, shareholders received one additional share of Colgate common stock, par value $1.00, for each share they held as of the record date.

All per share amounts and numbers of shares outstanding in these Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a post-split basis. In addition, the impact on the Balance Sheet as a result of the 2013 Stock Split was an increase of $733 to Common Stock and an offsetting reduction in Additional paid-in capital, which has been retroactively restated.

Preference Stock

The Company has the authority to issue 50,262,150 shares of preference stock. 

Stock Repurchases

The Company repurchased its common stock at a cost of $1,521 during 2013 under a share repurchase program that was approved by the Board of Directors and publicly announced in September 2011 (the “2011 Program”). The 2011 Program authorized the Company to repurchase up to 50 million shares of its common stock. The Board authorized that the number of shares remaining under the 2011 Program as of May 15, 2013 be increased by 100% as a result of the 2013 Stock Split. The Board also has authorized share repurchases on an ongoing basis to fulfill certain requirements of the Company’s compensation and benefit programs.  The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions at the Company’s discretion, subject to market conditions, customary blackout periods and other factors.  

The Company may use either authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares to meet share requirements resulting from the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock unit awards.

A summary of common stock and treasury stock activity for the three years ended December 31, is as follows:

	Common Stock Outstanding		Treasury Stock
Balance, January 1, 2011	989,700,934		476,005,426
Common stock acquired	(42,641,872	)	42,641,872
Shares issued for stock options	11,517,758		(11,517,758	)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other	1,459,330		(1,459,330	)
Balance, December 31, 2011	960,036,150		505,670,210
Common stock acquired	(38,730,602	)	38,730,602
Shares issued for stock options	12,217,230		(12,217,230	)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other	2,205,898		(2,205,898	)
Balance, December 31, 2012	935,728,676		529,977,684
Common stock acquired	(25,573,317	)	25,573,317
Shares issued for stock options	7,883,834		(7,883,834	)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other	1,907,382		(1,907,382	)
Balance, December 31, 2013	919,946,575		545,759,785

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments, such as stock options and restricted stock units, based on the fair value of those awards at the date of grant. The value of restricted stock units, based on market prices, is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The estimated fair value of stock options on the date of grant is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award.  Awards to employees eligible for retirement prior to the award becoming fully vested are recognized as compensation cost from the grant date through the date that the employee first becomes eligible to retire and is no longer required to provide service to earn the award.

The Company has one incentive compensation plan, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on May 10, 2013, pursuant to which it issues restricted stock units and stock options to employees and shares of common stock and stock options to non-employee directors. The Personnel and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors, comprised entirely of independent directors, administers the plan. Previously, the Company issued these awards pursuant to four different stockholder-approved plans. The total stock-based compensation expense charged against pretax income for these plans was $128, $120 and $122 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized on stock-based compensation was approximately $39, $37 and $40 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Stock-based compensation expense is recorded within Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Corporate segment as these amounts are not included in internal measures of segment operating performance.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock option awards.  The weighted-average estimated fair value of stock options granted in the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $7.41, $6.73 and $5.97, respectively. Fair value is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the assumptions summarized in the following table:

	2013		2012		2011
Expected Term of Options	4.5 years		4.5 years		4.5 years
Expected Volatility Rate	18.4	%	20.8	%	21.3	%
Risk-Free Rate	1.5	%	0.6	%	0.8	%
Expected Dividend Yield	2.3	%	2.4	%	2.6	%

The weighted-average expected term of options granted each year was determined with reference to historical exercise and post-vesting cancellation experience, the vesting period of the awards and contractual term of the awards, among other factors.  Expected volatility incorporates implied share-price volatility derived from exchange traded options on the Company’s common stock.  The risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the yield of a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond with a maturity period equal to the option’s expected term.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company grants restricted stock unit awards to officers and other employees. Awards vest at the end of the restriction period, which is generally three years.  As of December 31, 2013, approximately 13,409,000 shares of common stock were available for future restricted stock unit awards.

A summary of restricted stock unit activity during 2013 is presented below:

	Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Award
Restricted stock units as of January 1, 2013	5,268		$	43
Activity:
Granted	1,214		59
Vested	(1,854	)	41
Forfeited	(89	)	45
Restricted stock units as of December 31, 2013	4,539		$	48

As of December 31, 2013, there was $66 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted stock unit awards, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $69, $63 and $50, respectively.

Stock Options

The Company issues non-qualified stock options to non-employee directors, officers and other employees. Stock options generally have a contractual term of six years and vest over three years. As of December 31, 2013, 54,815,000 shares of common stock were available for future stock option grants.

A summary of stock option activity during 2013 is presented below:

	Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	Value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options
Options outstanding, January 1, 2013	42,342		$	43
Granted	9,219		59
Exercised	(8,285	)	38
Forfeited or expired	(444	)	49
Options outstanding, December 31, 2013	42,832		47		4	$	773
Options exercisable, December 31, 2013	24,151		$	42	3	$	572

As of December 31, 2013, there was $49 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to options, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $180, $210 and $162, respectively.

The benefits of tax deductions in excess of grant date fair value resulting from the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock unit awards for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $51, $60 and $32, respectively, and was reported as a financing cash flow. Cash proceeds received from options exercised for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $289, $409 and $332, respectively.

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Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Preference Stock [Abstract]
Shares authorized (in shares)	50,262,150
Stock Repurchases [Abstract]
Repurchased stock	$ 1,521	$ 1,943	$ 1,806
Summary of common stock activity [Roll Forward]
Common Stock Balance, January 1 (in shares)	935,728,676	960,036,150	989,700,934
Common stock acquired (in shares)	(25,573,317)	(38,730,602)	(42,641,872)
Shares issued for stock options (in shares)	7,883,834	12,217,230	11,517,758
Shares issued for restricted stock and other (in shares)	1,907,382	2,205,898	1,459,330
Common Stock Balance, December 31 (in shares)	919,946,575	935,728,676	960,036,150
Summary Of Treasury Stock Activity [Roll Forward]
Treasury Stock Balance, January 1 (in shares)	529,977,684	505,670,210	476,005,426
Common stock acquired (in shares)	25,573,317	38,730,602	42,641,872
Shares issued for stock options (in shares)	(7,883,834)	(12,217,230)	(11,517,758)
Shares issued for restricted stock and other (in shares)	(1,907,382)	(2,205,898)	(1,459,330)
Treasury Stock Balance, December 31 (in shares)	545,759,785	529,977,684	505,670,210
Stock-based compensation [Abstract]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	128	120	122
Total income tax benefit	39	37	40
Fair Value Assumptions [Abstract]
Weighted-average estimated fair value of stock options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 7.41	$ 6.73	$ 5.97
Expected term (in years)	4 years 6 months	4 years 6 months	4 years 6 months
Expected Volatility Rate (in hundredths)	18.40%	20.80%	21.30%
Risk-Free Rate (in hundredths)	1.50%	0.60%	0.80%
Expected Dividend Yield (in hundredths)	2.30%	2.40%	2.60%
Summary of restricted stock award activity [Roll Forward]
Restricted stock awards - beginning balance (in shares)	5,268,000
Granted (in shares)	1,214,000
Vested (in shares)	(1,854,000)
Forfeited (in shares)	(89,000)
Restricted stock awards - ending balance (in shares)	4,539,000	5,268,000
Weighted average grant date fair value per award [Roll Forward]
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock awards - beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 43
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock awards - shares granted (in dollars per share)	$ 59
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock awards - shares vested (in dollars per share)	$ 41
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock awards - shares forfeited (in dollars per share)	$ 45
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock awards - end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 48	$ 43
Summary of stock option plan activity [Roll Forward]
Options - beginning balance (in shares)	42,342,000
Granted (in shares)	9,219,000
Shares issued for stock options (in shares)	(8,285,000)
Forfeited or expired (in shares)	(444,000)
Options - ending balance (in shares)	42,832,000	42,342,000
Options exercisable (in shares)	24,151,000
Additional disclosures pertaining to stock options [Abstract]
Weighted average exercise price of options - beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 43
Weighted average exercise price of options - shares granted (in dollars per share)	$ 59
Weighted average exercise price of options - shares exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 38
Weighted average exercise price of options - shares forfeited or expired (in dollars per share)	$ 49
Weighted average exercise price of options - end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 47	$ 43
Weighted average exercise price of options exercisable - end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 42
Weighted average remaining contractual life, options outstanding (in years)	4 years
Weighted average remaining contractual life, options exercisable (in years)	3 years
Value of unexercised in-the-money options, options outstanding	773
Value of unexercised in-the-money options, options exercisable	572
Stock-based compensation, additional disclosures [Abstract]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit Realized from Exercise of Stock Options	51	60	32
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	289	409	332
Program 2011 [Member]
Stock Repurchases [Abstract]
Treasury stock repurchase authorization (in shares)	50,000,000
Incentive Stock Plans [Member]
Additional disclosures pertaining to restricted stock awards [Abstract]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)	13,409,000
Unrecognized compensation expense	66
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted-average period of recognition in years	2 years 2 months 12 days
Total fair value of shares vested	69	63	50
Stock Option Plans [Member]
Additional disclosures pertaining to restricted stock awards [Abstract]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)	54,815,000
Unrecognized compensation expense	49
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted-average period of recognition in years	1 year 6 months
Stock-based compensation, additional disclosures [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Total Intrinsic Value	$ 180	$ 210	$ 162
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Contractual term (in years)	6 years

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Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities

Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities

Long-term debt consists of the following at December 31:

	Weighted Average Interest Rate	Maturities			2013		2012
Notes	2.0%	2014	-	2078	$	5,644	$	4,733
Commercial paper					—		443
					5,644		5,176
Less: Current portion of long-term debt					895		250
Total					$	4,749	$	4,926

The weighted-average interest rate on short-term borrowings of $13 in 2013 and $54 in 2012 included in Notes and loans payable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 was 2.2% and 1.0%, respectively.

The Company classifies commercial paper as long-term debt when it has the intent and ability to refinance such obligations on a long-term basis. Excluding commercial paper reclassified as long-term debt, scheduled maturities of long-term debt and capitalized leases outstanding as of December 31, 2013, are as follows:  

Years Ended December 31,
2014	$	895
2015	491
2016	255
2017	664
2018	695
Thereafter	2,644

The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements and foreign exchange contracts related to certain of these debt instruments. See Note 7, Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for further information about the Company’s financial instruments.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company issued $300 of five-year notes at a fixed rate of 1.50% and $82 of forty-year notes at a variable rate. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company issued $400 of five-year notes at a fixed rate of 0.90% and $400 of ten-year notes at a fixed rate of 2.10%. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company issued $500 of ten-year notes at a fixed rate of 1.95% and during the second quarter of 2012, the Company issued $500 of ten-year notes at a fixed rate of 2.30%.

The debt issuances in 2013 and 2012 were U.S. dollar denominated and were under the Company’s shelf registration statement. Proceeds from the debt issuances in the second and fourth quarters of 2013 were used to reduce commercial paper borrowings, which were used by the Company for general corporate purposes. In addition, proceeds from the debt issuance in the second quarter of 2013 were used to repay and retire $250 of notes due in 2013. Proceeds from the debt issuances in the second and third quarters of 2012 were used to reduce commercial paper borrowings, which were used by the Company for general corporate purposes.

At December 31, 2013, the Company had access to unused domestic and foreign lines of credit of $2,444 (including under the two facilities discussed below) and could also issue medium-term notes pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement. In November 2011, the Company entered into a five-year revolving credit facility with a capacity of $1,850 with a syndicate of banks. This facility was extended for an additional year in 2012 and again in 2013 and will expire in November 2018. The Company also has the ability to draw $145 from a revolving credit facility that expires in November 2014. Commitment fees related to the credit facilities are not material.

Certain agreements with respect to the Company’s bank borrowings contain financial and other covenants as well as cross-default provisions. Noncompliance with these requirements could ultimately result in the acceleration of amounts owed. The Company is in full compliance with all such requirements and believes the likelihood of noncompliance is remote.

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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments

The Company is exposed to market risk from foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity price fluctuations. Volatility relating to these exposures is managed on a global basis by utilizing a number of techniques, including working capital management, selling price increases, selective borrowings in local currencies and entering into selective derivative instrument transactions, issued with standard features, in accordance with the Company’s treasury and risk management policies, which prohibit the use of derivatives for speculative purposes and leveraged derivatives for any purpose.  It is the Company’s policy to enter into derivative instrument contracts with terms that match the underlying exposure being hedged.  Hedge ineffectiveness, if any, is not material for any period presented.  Provided below are details of the Company’s exposures by type of risk and derivative instruments by type of hedge designation.

Valuation Considerations

Assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified as follows:

Level 1: Based upon quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Based upon observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Based upon unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

Foreign Exchange Risk

As the Company markets its products in over 200 countries and territories, it is exposed to currency fluctuations related to manufacturing and selling its products in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company manages its foreign currency exposures through a combination of cost-containment measures, sourcing strategies, selling price increases and the hedging of certain costs in an effort to minimize the impact on earnings of foreign currency rate movements.   

The Company primarily utilizes foreign currency contracts, including forward, option and swap contracts, local currency deposits and local currency borrowings to hedge portions of its exposures relating to foreign currency purchases, assets and liabilities created in the normal course of business and the net investment in certain foreign subsidiaries. The duration of foreign currency contracts generally does not exceed 12 months and the contracts are valued using observable market rates (Level 2 valuation).

Interest Rate Risk

The Company manages its targeted mix of fixed and floating rate debt with debt issuances and by entering into interest rate swaps in order to mitigate fluctuations in earnings and cash flows that may result from interest rate volatility. The notional amount, interest payment and maturity date of the swaps generally match the principal, interest payment and maturity date of the related debt, and the swaps are valued using observable benchmark rates (Level 2 valuation).

Commodity Price Risk

The Company is exposed to price volatility related to raw materials used in production, such as resins, pulp, essential oils, tallow, tropical oils, poultry, corn and soybeans. The Company manages its raw material exposures through a combination of cost containment measures, ongoing productivity initiatives and the limited use of commodity hedging contracts.  Futures contracts are used on a limited basis, primarily in the Hill’s Pet Nutrition segment, to manage volatility related to raw material inventory purchases of certain traded commodities, and these contracts are measured using quoted commodity exchange prices (Level 1 valuation). The duration of the commodity contracts generally does not exceed 12 months.

Credit Risk

The Company is exposed to the risk of credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to financial instrument contracts; however, nonperformance is considered unlikely and any nonperformance is unlikely to be material as it is the Company’s policy to contract with diverse, credit-worthy counterparties based upon both strong credit ratings and other credit considerations.

The following summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments and other financial instruments at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	Assets					Liabilities
	Account	Fair Value				Account	Fair Value
Designated derivative instruments		12/31/13		12/31/12			12/31/13		12/31/12
Interest rate swap contracts	Other current assets	$	1	$	3	Other accruals	$	—	$	—
Interest rate swap contracts	Other assets	20		41		Other liabilities	1		—
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	14		7		Other accruals	8		10
Foreign currency contracts	Other assets	—		13		Other liabilities	10		—
Commodity contracts	Other current assets	—		1		Other accruals	—		—
Total designated		$	35	$	65		$	19	$	10
Derivatives not designated
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$	—	$	—	Other accruals	$	3	$	1
Total not designated		$	—	$	—		$	3	$	1
Total derivative instruments		$	35	$	65		$	22	$	11
Other financial instruments
Marketable securities	Other current assets	$	173	$	116
Venezuelan bonds, long-term	Other assets	685		618
Total other financial instruments		$	858	$	734

The carrying amount of cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and short-term debt approximated fair value as of December 31, 2013 and 2012. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, was $5,690 and $5,484, respectively, and the related carrying value was $5,644 and $5,176, respectively. The estimated fair value of long-term debt was derived principally from quoted prices on the Company’s outstanding fixed-term notes (Level 2 valuation).

Fair value hedges

The Company has designated all interest rate swap contracts and certain foreign currency forward and option contracts as fair value hedges, for which the gain or loss on the derivative and the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item are recognized in current earnings. The impact of foreign currency contracts is primarily recognized in Selling, general and administrative expenses and the impact of interest rate swap contracts is recognized in Interest (income) expense, net. Activity related to fair value hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:   

	2013									2012
	Foreign Currency Contracts			Interest Rate Swaps			Total			Foreign Currency Contracts			Interest Rate Swaps			Total
Notional Value at December 31,	$	1,320		$	1,188		$	2,508		$	1,117		$	1,338		$	2,455
Gain (loss) on derivative	24			(22		)	2			9			6			15
Gain (loss) on hedged items	(24		)	22			(2		)	(9		)	(6		)	(15		)

Cash flow hedges

All of the Company’s commodity contracts and certain foreign currency forward contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges, for which the effective portion of the gain or loss is reported as a component of Other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Activity related to cash flow hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:

	2013						2012
	Foreign Currency Contracts		Commodity Contracts		Total		Foreign Currency Contracts		Commodity Contracts		Total
Notional Value at December 31,	$	386	$	14	$	400	$	398	$	23	$	421
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI	20		—		20		4		9		13
Gain (loss) reclassified into Cost of sales	16		1		17		4		7		11

The net gain (loss) recognized in OCI for both foreign currency contracts and commodity contracts is expected to be recognized in Cost of sales within the next twelve months.

Net investment hedges

The Company has designated certain foreign currency forward and option contracts and certain foreign currency-denominated debt as net investment hedges, for which the gain or loss on the instrument is reported as a component of Currency translation adjustments within OCI, along with the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged items. Activity related to net investment hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:

	2013									2012
	Foreign Currency Contracts			Foreign Currency Debt			Total			Foreign Currency Contracts			Foreign Currency Debt			Total
Notional Value at December 31,	$	529		$	256		$	785		$	522		$	383		$	905
Gain (loss) on instruments	(24		)	(4		)	(28		)	(11		)	(8		)	(19		)
Gain (loss) on hedged items	23			4			27			8			8			16

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments for each period consist of a cross-currency swap that serves as an economic hedge of a foreign currency deposit, for which the gain or loss on the instrument and the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item are recognized in Other (income) expense, net for each period. Activity related to these contracts during each period presented was as follows:

	2013			2012
	Cross-currency Swap			Cross-currency Swap
Notional Value at December 31,	$	96		$	96
Gain (loss) on instrument	(2		)	(4		)
Gain (loss) on hedged item	2			4

Other Financial Instruments

Other financial instruments are classified as Other current assets or Other assets.

Other financial instruments classified as Other current assets include marketable securities, which consist of bank deposits of $173 with original maturities greater than 90 days (Level 1 valuation). Other assets include the long-term portion of bonds issued by the Venezuelan government (Level 2 valuation) in the amount of $685. The current portion of these bonds was $0 as of December 31, 2013.

Through its subsidiary in Venezuela, the Company is invested in U.S. dollar-linked devaluation-protected bonds and bolivar fuerte denominated fixed interest rate bonds, both of which are issued by the Venezuelan government. These bonds are actively traded and, therefore, are considered Level 2 investments as their values are determined based upon observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. As of December 31, 2013, the fair market value of U.S. dollar-linked devaluation-protected bonds and bolivar fuerte denominated fixed interest rate bonds was $233 and $452, respectively. These bonds are considered available-for-sale securities and, as noted above, $685 was included in Other assets.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the Venezuelan bonds at fair value for the twelve months ended December 31:

	2013			2012
Beginning balance as of January 1	$	642		$	236
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment	(113		)	28
Purchases and sales during the period	156			378
Ending balance as of December 31	$	685		$	642

The Unrealized loss on investment consisted primarily of a one-time loss of $133 in the first quarter of 2013 related to the remeasurement of the fixed interest rate bonds at February 9, 2013, the date of the devaluation. For further information regarding Venezuela and the devaluation, refer to Note 14, Venezuela.

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

In 1989, the Company expanded its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) through the introduction of a leveraged ESOP that funds certain benefits for employees who have met eligibility requirements. The ESOP issued $410 of long-term notes due through July 2009 bearing an average interest rate of 8.7%. The notes, which were guaranteed by the Company, were repaid in July 2009. The ESOP used the proceeds from the notes issuance to purchase 6,315,149 shares of Series B Convertible Preference stock (the “Series B Preference stock”) from the Company. As a result of rules issued by the IRS related to employer stock held in defined contribution plans, the Company issued a notice of redemption with respect to the remaining shares of Series B Preference stock outstanding on December 29, 2010. At the direction of the Company’s ESOP trustee, these shares of Series B Preference stock were converted into 38,483,072 shares of common stock, adjusted for the 2013 Stock Split (see Note 8, Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans). As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were 29,119,135 and 31,221,296 shares of common stock, respectively, outstanding and issued to the Company’s ESOP. The common stock for the conversion was issued from treasury shares.  

During 2000, the ESOP entered into a loan agreement with the Company under which the benefits of the ESOP may be extended through 2035. As of December 31, 2013, the ESOP had outstanding borrowings from the Company of $33, which represents unearned compensation shown as a reduction in Shareholders’ equity.

Dividends on stock held by the ESOP are paid to the ESOP trust and, together with cash contributions from the Company, are (a) used by the ESOP to repay principal and interest, (b) credited to participant accounts or (c) used for contributions to the Company’s defined contribution plans. Stock is allocated to participants based upon the ratio of the current year’s debt service to the sum of total principal and interest payments over the life of the debt. As of December 31, 2013, 19,171,587 shares of common stock were released and allocated to participant accounts and 9,947,548 shares of common stock were available for future allocation to participant accounts.

Dividends on the stock used to repay principal and interest or credited to participant accounts are deductible for income tax purposes and, accordingly, are reflected net of their tax benefit in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity.

Annual expense related to the leveraged ESOP from the ESOP was $0 in 2013, 2012 and 2011.

The Company paid dividends on the shares held by the ESOP of $41 in 2013, $40 in 2012 and $42 in 2011. The Company did not make any contributions to the ESOP in 2013, 2012 or 2011.

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Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits Additional Disclosures (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet
Current liabilities	$ (94)		$ (86)
Estimated amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income [Abstract]
Expected Benefit Payments From Company Assets	98
Total benefit payments [Abstract]
2014	282
2015	232
2016	225
2017	234
2018	230
2019-2023	1,196
United States Pension Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]
Change in Benefit Obligations
Benefit obligations at beginning of year	2,227		2,025
Service Cost including ESOP	24		24
Interest cost	90		97		100
Participants' contributions	1		1
Acquisitions/plan amendments	40		0
Actuarial loss (gain)	(148)		200
Foreign exchange impact	0		0
Termination benefits	11	[1]	0	[1]
Curtailments and settlements	(12)		0
Benefit payments	(131)		(128)
Defined Benefit Plan, Other Changes	0		8
Benefit obligations at end of year	2,102		2,227		2,025
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	1,597		1,426
Actual return on plan assets	148		173
Company's benefit plan contributions	121		125
Participants' contributions	1		1
Foreign exchange impact	0		0
Settlements	0		0
Benefit payments	(131)		(128)
Defined Benefit Plan Change in Plan Asset Other	0		0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	1,736		1,597		1,426
Funded Status
Benefit obligations at end of year	2,102		2,227		2,025
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	1,736		1,597		1,426
Net amount recognized	(366)		(630)
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet
Noncurrent assets	16		0
Current liabilities	(19)		(17)
Noncurrent liabilities	(363)		(613)
Net amount recognized	(366)		(630)
Amounts recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income consist of
Actuarial loss	674		932
Transition/prior service cost	3		63
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	677		995
Accumulated benefit obligation	1,995		2,093
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations
Discount Rate	4.96%		4.14%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets (in hundredths)	6.80%		7.30%
Long-term rate of compensation increase (in hundredths)	3.50%		3.50%
ESOP growth rate (in hundredths)	0.00%		0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Medical Cost Trend Rate	0.00%		0.00%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets [Abstract]
Average annual rates of return for the most recent 1-year period (in hundredths)	9.00%
Average annual rates of return for the most recent 5-year period (in hundredths)	11.00%
Average annual rates of return for the most recent 10-year period (in hundredths)	7.00%
Average annual rates of return for the most recent 15-year period (in hundredths)	6.00%
Average annual rates of return for the most recent 25-year period (in hundredths)	8.00%
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	24		24		24
Interest cost	90		97		100
Annual ESOP allocation	0		0		0
Expected return on plan assets	(118)		(112)		(110)
Amortization of transition and prior service costs (credits)	9		9		9
Amortization of actuarial loss	68		62		46
Net periodic benefit cost	73		80		69
Other postretirement charges	102		0		0
Total pension cost	175		80		69
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate	4.14%		4.90%		5.30%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets (in hundredths)	7.30%		7.75%		8.00%
Long-term rate of compensation increase (in hundredths)	3.50%		4.00%		4.00%
ESOP growth rate (in hundredths)	0.00%		0.00%		0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Medical Cost Trend Rate	0.00%		0.00%		0.00%
Voluntary contributions to postretirement plans	101		101		178
Total benefit payments [Abstract]
2014	172
2015	136
2016	135
2017	136
2018	135
2019-2023	691
United States Pension Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Real estate [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	40	[2]	70	[2]
Funded Status
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	40	[2]	70	[2]
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Real estate [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	72		64
Earned income, net of management expenses	2		6
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment	9		2
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net	(42)		0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	41		72
Funded Status
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	41		72
International Pension Benefits [Member]
Change in Benefit Obligations
Benefit obligations at beginning of year	888		760
Service Cost including ESOP	19		12
Interest cost	34		35		36
Participants' contributions	3		3
Acquisitions/plan amendments	2		21
Actuarial loss (gain)	(1)		103
Foreign exchange impact	12		21
Termination benefits	0	[1]	0	[1]
Curtailments and settlements	(21)		(23)
Benefit payments	(41)		(45)
Defined Benefit Plan, Other Changes	(1)		1
Benefit obligations at end of year	894		888		760
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	486		437
Actual return on plan assets	59		47
Company's benefit plan contributions	61		57
Participants' contributions	3		3
Foreign exchange impact	2		13
Settlements	(11)		(21)
Benefit payments	(41)		(45)
Defined Benefit Plan Change in Plan Asset Other	(1)		(5)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	558		486		437
Funded Status
Benefit obligations at end of year	894		888		760
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	558		486		437
Net amount recognized	(336)		(402)
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet
Noncurrent assets	12		2
Current liabilities	(36)		(29)
Noncurrent liabilities	(312)		(375)
Net amount recognized	(336)		(402)
Amounts recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income consist of
Actuarial loss	181		235
Transition/prior service cost	23		26
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	204		261
Accumulated benefit obligation	802		798
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations
Discount Rate	3.99%		3.57%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets (in hundredths)	5.50%		5.39%
Long-term rate of compensation increase (in hundredths)	3.02%		2.80%
ESOP growth rate (in hundredths)	0.00%		0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Medical Cost Trend Rate	0.00%		0.00%
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	19		12		19
Interest cost	34		35		36
Annual ESOP allocation	0		0		0
Expected return on plan assets	(26)		(26)		(27)
Amortization of transition and prior service costs (credits)	2		2		3
Amortization of actuarial loss	10		9		9
Net periodic benefit cost	39		32		40
Other postretirement charges	3		9		3
Total pension cost	42		41		43
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate	3.57%		4.59%		5.04%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets (in hundredths)	5.39%		5.91%		6.23%
Long-term rate of compensation increase (in hundredths)	2.80%		2.87%		3.05%
ESOP growth rate (in hundredths)	0.00%		0.00%		0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Medical Cost Trend Rate	0.00%		0.00%		0.00%
Total benefit payments [Abstract]
2014	70
2015	55
2016	47
2017	54
2018	50
2019-2023	273
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Real estate [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	20	[2]	18
Earned income, net of management expenses	0		0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment	0		1
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net	1		1
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	21	[2]	20	[2]
Funded Status
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	21	[2]	20	[2]
Pension Benefits [Member]
Benefit Obligation Exceeds Fair Value of Plan Assets
Projected benefit obligation	1,130		3,112
Fair value of plan assets	402		2,080
Accumulated benefit obligation	700		2,855
Fair value of plan assets	66		2,044
Estimated amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income [Abstract]
Net actuarial loss	39
Net transition & prior service cost	2
Other Retiree Benefits [Member]
Change in Benefit Obligations
Benefit obligations at beginning of year	875		776
Service Cost including ESOP	11		9
Interest cost	38		40		39
Participants' contributions	0		0
Acquisitions/plan amendments	0		(27)
Actuarial loss (gain)	(101)		119
Foreign exchange impact	(5)		1
Termination benefits	6	[1]	0	[1]
Curtailments and settlements	0		0
Benefit payments	(32)		(40)
Defined Benefit Plan, Other Changes	0		(3)
Benefit obligations at end of year	792		875		776
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	37		32
Actual return on plan assets	4		5
Company's benefit plan contributions	32		40
Participants' contributions	0		0
Foreign exchange impact	0		0
Settlements	0		0
Benefit payments	(32)		(40)
Defined Benefit Plan Change in Plan Asset Other	0		0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	41		37		32
Funded Status
Benefit obligations at end of year	792		875		776
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	41		37		32
Net amount recognized	(751)		(838)
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet
Noncurrent assets	0		0
Current liabilities	(39)		(40)
Noncurrent liabilities	(712)		(798)
Net amount recognized	(751)		(838)
Amounts recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income consist of
Actuarial loss	296		421
Transition/prior service cost	1		2
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	297		423
Accumulated benefit obligation	0		0
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations
Discount Rate	5.24%		4.32%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets (in hundredths)	6.80%		7.30%
Long-term rate of compensation increase (in hundredths)	0.00%		0.00%
ESOP growth rate (in hundredths)	10.00%		10.00%
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Medical Cost Trend Rate	7.00%		7.50%
Assumed medical cost trend rates [Abstract]
Medical cost trend rate assumed for next fiscal year (in hundredths)	7.00%
Ultimate medical cost trend rate (in hundredths)	5.00%
Year which ultimate medical cost trend rate is reached	2020
Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Cost Trend Rate After Ultimate Trend Rate Is Reached	5.00%
Effect of a 1% change in the assumed medical cost trend rate [Abstract]
Effect of one percentage point increase on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	109
Effect of one percentage point decrease on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	(88)
Effect of one percentage point increase on annual expense	9
Effect of one percentage point decrease on annual expense	(7)
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	13		11		12
Interest cost	38		40		39
Annual ESOP allocation	(2)		(2)		(2)
Expected return on plan assets	(3)		(3)		(3)
Amortization of transition and prior service costs (credits)	1		3		2
Amortization of actuarial loss	21		18		16
Net periodic benefit cost	68		67		64
Other postretirement charges	6		1		1
Total pension cost	74		68		65
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate	4.32%		5.26%		5.30%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets (in hundredths)	7.30%		7.75%		8.00%
Long-term rate of compensation increase (in hundredths)	0.00%		0.00%		0.00%
ESOP growth rate (in hundredths)	10.00%		10.00%		10.00%
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Medical Cost Trend Rate	7.50%		8.00%		8.33%
Estimated amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income [Abstract]
Net actuarial loss	15
Net transition & prior service cost	0
Total benefit payments [Abstract]
2014	40
2015	41
2016	43
2017	44
2018	45
2019-2023	232
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Real estate [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	1	[2]	2	[2]
Funded Status
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$ 1	[2]	$ 2	[2]

[1] Represents pension and other retiree benefit enhancements incurred in 2013 pursuant to the 2012 Restructuring Program.

[2] Real estate is valued using the NAV per unit of funds that are invested in real estate property. The investment value of the real estate property is determined quarterly using independent market appraisals as determined by the investment manager. Since the appraisals include unobservable inputs, these investments are classified as Level 3. These unobservable inputs may include items such as annual gross rents, projected vacancy rates, collection losses and recovery rates, yield rates, growth assumptions and risk adjusted discount rates.

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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Income [Abstract]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 564	[1]	$ 656	[2]	$ 561	[3]	$ 460	[4]	$ 598	[5]	$ 654	[6]	$ 627	[7]	$ 593	[8]	$ 2,241	[9]	$ 2,472	[10]	$ 2,431
Basic EPS																	2,241		2,472		2,431
Diluted EPS																	$ 2,241		$ 2,472		$ 2,431
Shares [Abstract]
Basic EPS (in shares)																	930,800,000		952,100,000		976,700,000
Stock options and restricted stock (in shares)																	9,100,000		8,100,000		7,400,000
Diluted EPS (in shares)																	939,900,000		960,200,000		984,100,000
Per Share [Abstract]
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61	[1]	$ 0.71	[2]	$ 0.60	[3]	$ 0.49	[4]	$ 0.63	[5]	$ 0.69	[6]	$ 0.66	[7]	$ 0.62	[8]	$ 2.41	[9]	$ 2.60	[10]	$ 2.49
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 0.60	[1]	$ 0.70	[2]	$ 0.60	[3]	$ 0.48	[4]	$ 0.63	[5]	$ 0.68	[6]	$ 0.65	[7]	$ 0.61	[8]	$ 2.38	[9]	$ 2.57	[10]	$ 2.47
Average number of anti-dilutive shares (in shares)																	1,785,032		3,504,608		3,063,536

[1] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2013 include $125 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $5 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[2] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2013 include $22 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $2 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[3] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2013 include $79 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, an $18 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $4 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[4] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the first quarter of 2013 include $52 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[5] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[6] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[7] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $9 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[8] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the first quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $3 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

[9] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2013 include $278 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a $23 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $12 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

[10] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $18 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $14 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

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Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage Of Fixed Income Portfolio Invested In Us Treasury Or Agency Securities	50.00%		50.00%
Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Curtailments	$ (91)
Other Restructuring [Member] | Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Curtailments	(91)
United States Pension Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Equity securities (in hundredths)	100.00%
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	1,736		1,597		1,426
Dividends received by plans on the Company's common stock	3		4
Defined Benefit Plan Percentage Of Equity Securities Invested In Employer Securities	6.00%		11.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Common Shares Sold	1,540,215
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Equity securities (in hundredths)	27.00%
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Cash & cash equivalents [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	97		45
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | U.S. common stocks [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	127		258
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | International common stocks [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	51		93
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed income securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Equity securities (in hundredths)	53.00%
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed income securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	433	[1]	142	[1]
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Equity index funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	359	[2]	444	[2]
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Emerging market equity index funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	33	[2]	65	[2]
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Other common stock funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	123	[2]	40	[2]
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed income funds: U.S. or foreign government and agency securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	149	[2]	227	[2]
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed income funds: investment grade corporate bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	203	[2]	26	[2]
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed income funds: high yield corporate bonds and other [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	119	[2]	185	[2]
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Guaranteed investment contracts [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	2	[3]	2	[3]
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Real estate [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	40	[4]	70	[4]
United States Pension Benefits [Member] | Real Estate and Other Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Equity securities (in hundredths)	20.00%
International Pension Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Equity securities (in hundredths)	100.00%
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	558		486		437
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Equity securities (in hundredths)	39.00%
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Cash & cash equivalents [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	23		9
International Pension Benefits [Member] | U.S. common stocks [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	0		0
International Pension Benefits [Member] | International common stocks [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	0		0
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed income securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Equity securities (in hundredths)	48.00%
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed income securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	0	[1]	0	[1]
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Equity index funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	229	[2]	199	[2]
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Emerging market equity index funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	9	[2]	12	[2]
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Other common stock funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	75	[2]	65	[2]
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed income funds: U.S. or foreign government and agency securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	73	[2]	59	[2]
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed income funds: investment grade corporate bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	71	[2]	72	[2]
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed income funds: high yield corporate bonds and other [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	1	[2]	1	[2]
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Guaranteed investment contracts [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	56	[3]	49	[3]
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Real estate [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	21	[4]	20	[4]	18
International Pension Benefits [Member] | Real Estate and Other Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Equity securities (in hundredths)	13.00%
Other Retiree Benefits [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	41		37		32
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Cash & cash equivalents [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	3		1
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | U.S. common stocks [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	3		6
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | International common stocks [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	1		2
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Fixed income securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	8	[1]	0	[1]
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Equity index funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	9	[2]	11	[2]
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Emerging market equity index funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	1	[2]	2	[2]
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Other common stock funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	3	[2]	1	[2]
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Fixed income funds: U.S. or foreign government and agency securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	3	[2]	6	[2]
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Fixed income funds: investment grade corporate bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	5	[2]	1	[2]
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Fixed income funds: high yield corporate bonds and other [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	4	[2]	5	[2]
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Guaranteed investment contracts [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	0	[3]	0	[3]
Other Retiree Benefits [Member] | Real estate [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Allocation of plan assets and level of valuation input for each major asset category [Abstract]
Total investments at fair value	$ 1	[4]	$ 2	[4]

[1] The fixed income securities are traded over the counter and certain of these securities lack daily pricing or liquidity and as such are classified as Level 2. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately 50% of the fixed income portfolio was invested in U.S. treasury or agency securities, with the remainder invested in other government bonds and corporate bonds.

[2] Interests in common/collective trust funds are valued using the net asset value (“NAV”) per unit in each fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying investments owned by each trust, minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding.

[3] The guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”) represent contracts with insurance companies measured at the cash surrender value of each contract. The Level 2 valuation reflects that the cash surrender value is based principally on a referenced pool of investment funds with active redemption.

[4] Real estate is valued using the NAV per unit of funds that are invested in real estate property. The investment value of the real estate property is determined quarterly using independent market appraisals as determined by the investment manager. Since the appraisals include unobservable inputs, these investments are classified as Level 3. These unobservable inputs may include items such as annual gross rents, projected vacancy rates, collection losses and recovery rates, yield rates, growth assumptions and risk adjusted discount rates.

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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

The following summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments and other financial instruments at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	Assets					Liabilities
	Account	Fair Value				Account	Fair Value
Designated derivative instruments		12/31/13		12/31/12			12/31/13		12/31/12
Interest rate swap contracts	Other current assets	$	1	$	3	Other accruals	$	—	$	—
Interest rate swap contracts	Other assets	20		41		Other liabilities	1		—
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	14		7		Other accruals	8		10
Foreign currency contracts	Other assets	—		13		Other liabilities	10		—
Commodity contracts	Other current assets	—		1		Other accruals	—		—
Total designated		$	35	$	65		$	19	$	10
Derivatives not designated
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$	—	$	—	Other accruals	$	3	$	1
Total not designated		$	—	$	—		$	3	$	1
Total derivative instruments		$	35	$	65		$	22	$	11
Other financial instruments
Marketable securities	Other current assets	$	173	$	116
Venezuelan bonds, long-term	Other assets	685		618
Total other financial instruments		$	858	$	734

Activity related to fair value hedges

Activity related to fair value hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:   

	2013									2012
	Foreign Currency Contracts			Interest Rate Swaps			Total			Foreign Currency Contracts			Interest Rate Swaps			Total
Notional Value at December 31,	$	1,320		$	1,188		$	2,508		$	1,117		$	1,338		$	2,455
Gain (loss) on derivative	24			(22		)	2			9			6			15
Gain (loss) on hedged items	(24		)	22			(2		)	(9		)	(6		)	(15		)

Activity related to cash flow hedges

Activity related to cash flow hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:

	2013						2012
	Foreign Currency Contracts		Commodity Contracts		Total		Foreign Currency Contracts		Commodity Contracts		Total
Notional Value at December 31,	$	386	$	14	$	400	$	398	$	23	$	421
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI	20		—		20		4		9		13
Gain (loss) reclassified into Cost of sales	16		1		17		4		7		11

Activity related to net investment hedges

Activity related to net investment hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:

	2013									2012
	Foreign Currency Contracts			Foreign Currency Debt			Total			Foreign Currency Contracts			Foreign Currency Debt			Total
Notional Value at December 31,	$	529		$	256		$	785		$	522		$	383		$	905
Gain (loss) on instruments	(24		)	(4		)	(28		)	(11		)	(8		)	(19		)
Gain (loss) on hedged items	23			4			27			8			8			16

Activity related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Activity related to these contracts during each period presented was as follows:

	2013			2012
	Cross-currency Swap			Cross-currency Swap
Notional Value at December 31,	$	96		$	96
Gain (loss) on instrument	(2		)	(4		)
Gain (loss) on hedged item	2			4

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation

	2013			2012
Beginning balance as of January 1	$	642		$	236
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment	(113		)	28
Purchases and sales during the period	156			378
Ending balance as of December 31	$	685		$	642

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 2,474	$ 2,500
Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	2,459	2,485
Pet Nutrition [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	15	15
North America [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	362	372
Latin America [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	353	408
Europe/South Pacific [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	1,525	1,478
Asia [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	126	127
Africa/Eurasia [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 93	$ 100

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Venezuela

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Venezuela

Venezuela

Effective January 1, 2010, Venezuela was designated hyper-inflationary and, therefore, the functional currency for the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiary (“CP Venezuela”) is the U.S. dollar and Venezuelan currency fluctuations are reported in income.

The Venezuelan government devalued its currency effective February 9, 2013. As a result of the devaluation the official exchange rate changed from 4.30 to 6.30 Venezuelan bolivares fuerte per dollar. The Company incurred a one-time pretax loss of $172 ($111 aftertax loss) in the first quarter of 2013 related to the remeasurement of the net monetary assets included in the local balance sheet at the date of the devaluation. The impact of this one-time aftertax loss of $111 on diluted earnings per common share was $0.12 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Company remeasured the financial statements of CP Venezuela at the rate at which it expects to remit future dividends, which was 6.30 for 2013 and 4.30 for 2012 and 2011. As the local currency operations in Venezuela translated into fewer U.S. dollars, this had and will continue to have an ongoing adverse effect on the Company’s reported results.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, CP Venezuela represented approximately 4% of the Company’s consolidated Net sales. At December 31, 2013, CP Venezuela’s bolivar fuerte-denominated net monetary asset position, which would be subject to remeasurement in the event of a further devaluation, was approximately $600. This amount does not include $233 of devaluation-protected bonds issued by the Venezuelan government, as these bonds provide protection against devaluations by adjusting the amount of bolivares fuerte received at maturity for any devaluation subsequent to issuance. CP Venezuela’s local currency-denominated non-monetary assets were approximately $335 at December 31, 2013 and included approximately $225 of fixed assets that could be subject to impairment if the Company continues to be unable to implement price increases to offset the impacts of continued high inflation or further devaluations or if it does not have sufficient access to U.S. dollars to fund imports.

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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

	Total			First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
2013
Net sales	$	17,420		$	4,315		$	4,346		$	4,398		$	4,361
Gross profit	10,201		(1)	2,515		(3)	2,534		(5)	2,585		(7)	2,567		(9)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	2,410		(2)	506		(4)	604		(6)	699		(8)	601		(10)
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	2,241		(2)	460		(4)	561		(6)	656		(8)	564		(10)
Earnings per common share:
Basic	2.41		(2)	0.49		(4)	0.60		(6)	0.71		(8)	0.61		(10)
Diluted	2.38		(2)	0.48		(4)	0.60		(6)	0.70		(8)	0.60		(10)
2012
Net sales	$	17,085		$	4,200		$	4,267		$	4,332		$	4,286
Gross profit	9,932		(11)	2,437		(13)	2,461		(15)	2,529		(17)	2,505		(19)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	2,631		(12)	633		(14)	665		(16)	697		(18)	636		(20)
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	2,472		(12)	593		(14)	627		(16)	654		(18)	598		(20)
Earnings per common share:
Basic	2.60		(12)	0.62		(14)	0.66		(16)	0.69		(18)	0.63		(20)
Diluted	2.57		(12)	0.61		(14)	0.65		(16)	0.68		(18)	0.63		(20)

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Note: Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each quarter and the year-to-date period presented. Accordingly, the sum of the quarterly earnings per common share may not necessarily equal the earnings per share for the year-to-date period.

⁽¹⁾  Gross profit for the full year of 2013 includes $32 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $15 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽²⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2013 include $278 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela, a $23 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $12 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽³⁾  Gross profit for the first quarter of 2013 includes $8 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁴⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the first quarter of 2013 include $52 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $111 one-time aftertax charge for the impact of the devaluation in Venezuela and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁵⁾  Gross profit for the second quarter of 2013 includes $10 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁶⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2013 include $79 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, an $18 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $4 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁷⁾  Gross profit for the third quarter of 2013 includes $8 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $3 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁸⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2013 include $22 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $2 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽⁹⁾  Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2013 includes $6 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽¹⁰⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2013 include $125 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, a $5 charge for a competition law matter in France related to the home care and personal care sectors and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽¹¹⁾  Gross profit for the full year of 2012 includes $2 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $24 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $5 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹²⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $18 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $14 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹³⁾  Gross profit for the first quarter of 2012 includes $7 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁴⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the first quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $3 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁵⁾  Gross profit for the second quarter of 2012 includes $6 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁶⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the second quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $9 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁷⁾  Gross profit for the third quarter of 2012 includes $7 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $1 of costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁸⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2012 include $5 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and $2 of aftertax costs associated with various business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives.

⁽¹⁹⁾  Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2012 includes $2 of charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $4 of costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

⁽²⁰⁾  Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2012 include $70 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program and $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico.

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Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended								15 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	15 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related to Segment																						10.00%		10.00%	40.00%		40.00%	15.00%		15.00%	20.00%		20.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%		5.00%
Percent of Restructuring Charges Related to Segment for Period																						8.00%	3.00%		42.00%	38.00%		11.00%	2.00%		28.00%	55.00%		4.00%			7.00%	2.00%
Percent of Restructuring Charges Related to Segment Program to Date																								7.00%			41.00%			10.00%			33.00%		3.00%				6.00%
Pretax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program	$ 202	$ 81	$ 0						$ 371	$ 89	$ 6	$ 8	$ 10	$ 8	$ 2	$ 32	$ 2	$ 137	$ 6	$ 202	$ 81
Aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program				$ 125	$ 22	$ 79	$ 52	$ 70	$ 278	$ 70

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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

Inventories by major class are as follows:

Inventories	2013		2012
Raw materials and supplies	$	340	$	362
Work-in-process	60		81
Finished goods	1,025		922
Total Inventories	$	1,425	$	1,365

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, net	2013			2012
Land	$	254		$	251
Buildings	1,625			1,439
Manufacturing machinery and equipment	5,220			4,987
Other equipment	1,231			1,144
	8,330			7,821
Accumulated depreciation	(4,247		)	(3,979		)
Total Property, plant and equipment, net	$	4,083		$	3,842

Other accruals

Other accruals	2013		2012
Accrued advertising and coupon redemption	$	676	$	646
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	361		345
Accrued taxes other than income taxes	22		48
Restructuring accrual	142		89
Pension and other retiree benefits	94		86
Accrued interest	27		26
Derivatives	11		10
Other	647		638
Total Other accruals	$	1,980	$	1,888

Other liabilities

Other liabilities	2013		2012
Pension and other retiree benefits	$	1,387	$	1,786
Restructuring accrual	16		—
Other	274		263
Total Other liabilities	$	1,677	$	2,049

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current Assets
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	$ 67	$ 61
Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 1	$ 1
Common Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common Stock, Shares Issued (in shares)	1,465,706,360	1,465,706,360

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Acquisitions and Divestitures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Acquisitions And Divestitures

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Sanex Acquisition

On June 20, 2011, the Company, Colgate-Palmolive Europe Sàrl, Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC (together with Unilever N.V., “Unilever”) finalized the Company’s acquisition from Unilever of the Sanex personal care business in accordance with a Business and Share Sale and Purchase Agreement for an aggregate purchase price of €676 ($966). The acquisition was financed with available cash, proceeds from the sale of the Company’s Euro-denominated investment portfolio and the issuance of commercial paper.

Total purchase price consideration of $966 was allocated to the net assets acquired based on their respective fair values at June 20, 2011, as follows: 

Recognized amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Inventories	$	26
Property, plant and equipment, net	3
Other intangible assets, net	596
Goodwill, net	411
Accrued income taxes	(48		)
Long-term deferred income taxes	(18		)
Long-term other liabilities	(4		)
Fair value of net assets acquired	$	966

Other intangible assets acquired include trademarks of $403 with an indefinite useful life and customer relationships of $193 with useful lives ranging from 15 to 18 years.

Goodwill of $411 was allocated between the Europe/South Pacific segment (90%) and the Africa/Eurasia segment (10%). The Company expects that substantially all of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes.

Pro forma results of operations have not been presented, as the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is not material. In 2011, Other (income) expense, net included $12 in transaction costs related to the acquisition.

Sale of Detergent Business in Colombia

In connection with the Sanex acquisition, Colgate sold its non-core laundry detergent business in Colombia to Unilever for $215. The detergent sale closed on July 29, 2011 and, as a result of the sale, the Company recognized a pretax gain of $207 ($135 aftertax gain) included in Other (income) expense, net in the third quarter of 2011. These operations were not material to the Company’s annual Net sales, Net income or Earnings per share.

Sale of Land in Mexico

On September 13, 2011, the Company’s Mexican subsidiary entered into an agreement to sell to the United States of America the Mexico City site on which its commercial operations, technology center and soap production facility are located. The sale price is payable in three installments, with the final installment due upon the transfer of the property, which is expected to occur in 2014. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company received the first installment of $24 upon signing the agreement. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company received the second installment of $36. The Company is reinvesting these payments to relocate its soap production to a new state-of-the-art facility to be constructed at its Mission Hills, Mexico site, to relocate its commercial and technology operations within Mexico City and to prepare the existing site for transfer. As a result, the Company expects to make capital improvements and incur costs to exit the site through 2014. These exit costs will primarily be related to staff leaving indemnities, accelerated depreciation and demolition to make the site building-ready. In 2013, 2012 and 2011 the Company recorded $18, $24 and $13 of pretax costs ($12, $18 and $9 of aftertax costs), respectively, related to the sale.

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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Notional Value	$ 2,508	$ 2,455
Activity related to fair value hedges [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on derivative	2	15
Gain (loss) on hedged items	(2)	(15)
Fair Value Hedging [Member] | Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Notional Value	1,188	1,338
Activity related to fair value hedges [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on derivative	(22)	6
Gain (loss) on hedged items	22	(6)
Fair Value Hedging [Member] | Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Notional Value	1,320	1,117
Activity related to fair value hedges [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on derivative	24	9
Gain (loss) on hedged items	(24)	(9)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Notional Value	400	421
Activity related to cash flow hedges [Abstract]
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI	20	13
Gain (loss) reclassified into Cost of sales	17	11
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Notional Value	386	398
Activity related to cash flow hedges [Abstract]
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI	20	4
Gain (loss) reclassified into Cost of sales	16	4
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Notional Value	14	23
Activity related to cash flow hedges [Abstract]
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI	0	9
Gain (loss) reclassified into Cost of sales	1	7
Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Notional Value	785	905
Activity related to net investment hedges [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on instruments	(28)	(19)
Gain (loss) on hedged items	27	16
Net Investment Hedging [Member] | Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Notional Value	529	522
Activity related to net investment hedges [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on instruments	(24)	(11)
Gain (loss) on hedged items	23	8
Net Investment Hedging [Member] | Foreign Currency Denominated Debt [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Notional Value	256	383
Activity related to net investment hedges [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on instruments	(4)	(8)
Gain (loss) on hedged items	4	8
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cross-Currency Swap (Member)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Notional Value	96	96
Activity related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on instrument	(2)	(4)
Gain (loss) on hedged item	$ 2	$ 4

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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage Of Consolidated Net sales Represented By Caricom and Puerto Rico Subsidiary			1.00%
Percentage Of North America's Net sales Represented By Caricom and Puerto Rico Subsidiary	4.00%
Percentage Of Latin America's Net sales Represented By Caricom and Puerto Rico Subsidiary			3.00%
Percentage of Consolidated Net Sales represented by Sales outside US			80.00%
Percentage of Consolidated Net Sales coming from Emerging Markets			50.00%
2012 Restructuring Program			$ 202		$ 81		$ 0
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives					21		190
Venezuela devaluation charge	172		172		0		0
Charge for French Competition Law Matter related to the Home Care and Personal Care sectors			23		0
Charge for French Competition Law Matter Related to a Divested Detergent Business							21
Pretax costs related to sale of land			3		0		13
Gain on sales of non-core product lines		207	0		0		207
Total Net sales			17,420		17,085		16,734
Total Operating profit			3,556		3,889		3,841
Total Capital expenditures			670		565		537
Total Depreciation and amortization			439		425		421
Total Identifiable assets			13,876	[1]	13,394	[1]	12,724	[1]
Percentage Of Corporate Identifiable Assets Consisting Of Derivative Instruments			32.00%		67.00%		73.00%
Percentage Of Corporate Identifiable Assets Consisting Of Investments In Equity Securities			41.00%		28.00%		22.00%
Total Long Lived Assets			8,248		8,066		7,926
MEXICO
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pretax costs related to sale of land			18		24		13
UNITED STATES | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales			2,771		2,669		2,567
UNITED STATES | Pet Nutrition [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales			1,116		1,052		1,032
Two Thousand Twelve Restructuring Program [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
2012 Restructuring Program			371		89
Operating Segments [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales			15,209		14,925		14,562
Total Operating profit			4,083		3,897		3,727
Total Capital expenditures			497		455		431
Total Depreciation and amortization			312		307		309
Total Identifiable assets			12,723		12,263		11,548
Operating Segments [Member] | Pet Nutrition [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales			2,211	[2]	2,160	[2]	2,172	[2]
Total Operating profit			563		589		560
Total Capital expenditures			45		37		32
Total Depreciation and amortization			51		50		51
Total Identifiable assets			1,087		1,045		1,078
Operating Segments [Member] | North America [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales			3,072	[3]	2,971	[3]	2,878	[3]
Total Operating profit			927		810		768
Total Capital expenditures			54		43		53
Total Depreciation and amortization			51		50		56
Total Identifiable assets			2,301		2,157		2,247
Operating Segments [Member] | Latin America [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales			5,012		5,032		4,895
Total Operating profit			1,385		1,454		1,437
Total Capital expenditures			235		237		195
Total Depreciation and amortization			93		91		92
Total Identifiable assets			4,122		4,288		3,677
Operating Segments [Member] | Europe/South Pacific [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales			3,396		3,417		3,508
Total Operating profit			805		747		715
Total Capital expenditures			74		71		64
Total Depreciation and amortization			85		85		82
Total Identifiable assets			3,949		3,649		3,555
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales			2,472		2,264		2,074
Total Operating profit			698		619		565
Total Capital expenditures			123		88		103
Total Depreciation and amortization			72		70		67
Total Identifiable assets			1,794		1,608		1,548
Operating Segments [Member] | Africa/Eurasia [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales			1,257		1,241		1,207
Total Operating profit			268		267		242
Total Capital expenditures			11		16		16
Total Depreciation and amortization			11		11		12
Total Identifiable assets			557		561		521
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Operating profit			(1,090)		(597)		(446)
Total Capital expenditures			128		73		74
Total Depreciation and amortization			76		68		61
Total Identifiable assets			$ 66	[4]	$ 86	[4]	$ 98	[4]

[1] Long-lived assets in the U.S., primarily property, plant and equipment and goodwill and other intangibles represented approximately one-third of total long-lived assets of $8,248, $8,066 and $7,926 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

[2] Net sales in the U.S. for Pet Nutrition were $1,116, $1,052 and $1,032 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

[3] Net sales in the U.S. for Oral, Personal and Home Care were $2,771, $2,669 and $2,567 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

[4] In 2013, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (32%) and investments in equity securities (41%). In 2012, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (67%) and investments in equity securities (28%). In 2011, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (73%) and investments in equity securities (22%).

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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Column A	Column B		Column C				Column D			Column E
			Additions
	Balance at Beginning of Period		Charged to Costs and Expenses		Other		Deductions			Balance at End of Period
Year Ended December 31, 2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated returns	$	61	$	15	$	—	$	9		$	67
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$	1	$	6	$	—	$	(1	)	$	6
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated returns	$	49	$	18	$	—	$	6		$	61
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$	1	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	1
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated returns	$	53	$	6	$	—	$	10		$	49
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$	1	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	1

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Supplemental Comprehensive Income Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Unrecognized pension and other retiree benefit costs, aftertax	$ 735	$ 1,053
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$ 1,772	$ 1,609

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

	For the Year Ended 2013					For the Year Ended 2012					For the Year Ended 2011
	Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share
Basic EPS	2,241		930.8	$	2.41	2,472		952.1	$	2.60	2,431		976.7	$	2.49
Stock options and restricted stock units			9.1					8.1					7.4
Diluted EPS	$	2,241	939.9	$	2.38	$	2,472	960.2	$	2.57	$	2,431	984.1	$	2.47

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Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Minimum rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases, primarily for office and warehouse facilities, are $196 in 2014, $172 in 2015, $138 in 2016, $126 in 2017, $121 in 2018 and $349 thereafter. Rental expense amounted to $232 in 2013, $228 in 2012 and $245 in 2011. Capital leases included in fixed assets, contingent rentals and sublease income are not significant. The Company has various contractual commitments to purchase raw, packaging and other materials totaling approximately $800 at December 31, 2013.

As a global company serving consumers in more than 200 countries and territories, the Company is routinely subject to a wide variety of legal proceedings. These include disputes relating to intellectual property, contracts, product liability, marketing, advertising, foreign exchange controls, antitrust and trade regulation, as well as labor and employment, environmental and tax matters and consumer class actions. Management proactively reviews and monitors the Company’s exposure to, and the impact of, environmental matters. The Company is party to various environmental matters and, as such, may be responsible for all or a portion of the cleanup, restoration and post-closure monitoring of several sites.

As a matter of course, the Company is regularly audited by the IRS and other tax authorities around the world in countries where it conducts business. In this regard, all U.S. federal income tax returns through December 31, 2009 have been audited by, and settled with, the IRS. Limited matters with respect to years 2002 through 2007 had been in administrative appeals and were settled during 2013 with no adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S., state and local income tax examinations for the years prior to 2009. In addition, the Company has subsidiaries in various foreign jurisdictions that have statutes of limitations for tax audits generally ranging from three to six years.

The Company establishes accruals for loss contingencies when it has determined that a loss is probable and that the amount of loss, or range of loss, can be reasonably estimated. Any such accruals are adjusted thereafter as appropriate to reflect changes in circumstances.

The Company also determines estimates of reasonably possible losses or ranges of reasonably possible losses in excess of related accrued liabilities, if any, when it has determined that a loss is reasonably possible and it is able to determine such estimates. For those matters disclosed below, the Company currently estimates that the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of any accrued liabilities is $0 to approximately $250 (based on current exchange rates). The estimates included in this amount are based on the Company’s analysis of currently available information and, as new information is obtained, these estimates may change. Due to the inherent subjectivity of the assessments and the unpredictability of outcomes of legal proceedings, any amounts accrued or included in this aggregate amount may not represent the ultimate loss to the Company from the matters in question. Thus, the Company’s exposure and ultimate losses may be higher or lower, and possibly significantly so, than the amounts accrued or the range disclosed above.

Based on current knowledge, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of loss contingencies arising from the matters discussed herein will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or its ongoing results of operations or cash flows. However, in light of the inherent uncertainties noted above, an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could be material to the Company’s results of operations or cash flows for any particular quarter or year.

Brazilian Matters

There are certain tax and civil proceedings outstanding, as described below, related to the Company’s 1995 acquisition of the Kolynos oral care business from Wyeth (the “Seller”).

The Brazilian internal revenue authority has disallowed interest deductions and foreign exchange losses taken by the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary for certain years in connection with the financing of the Kolynos acquisition. The tax assessments with interest, at the current exchange rate, are approximately $120. The Company has been disputing the disallowances by appealing the assessments within the internal revenue authority’s appellate process with the following results to date:

▪ In June 2005, the First Board of Taxpayers ruled in the Company’s favor and allowed all of the previously claimed deductions for 1996 through 1998. In March 2007, the First Board of Taxpayers ruled in the Company’s favor and allowed all of the previously claimed deductions for 1999 through 2001. The tax authorities appealed these decisions to the next administrative level.

▪ In August 2009, the First Taxpayers’ Council (the next and final administrative level of appeal) overruled the decisions of the First Board of Taxpayers, upholding the majority of the assessments, disallowing a portion of the assessments and remanding a portion of the assessments for further consideration by the First Board of Taxpayers.

The Company has filed a motion for clarification with a special appeals chamber of the Taxpayers’ Council and further appeals are available within the Brazilian federal courts. The Company intends to challenge these assessments vigorously. Although there can be no assurances, management believes, based on the opinion of its Brazilian legal counsel and other advisors, that the disallowances are without merit and that the Company should ultimately prevail on appeal, if necessary, in the Brazilian federal courts.

In 2002, the Brazilian Federal Public Attorney filed a civil action against the federal government of Brazil, Laboratorios Wyeth-Whitehall Ltda. (the Brazilian subsidiary of the Seller) and the Company, as represented by its Brazilian subsidiary, seeking to annul an April 2000 decision by the Brazilian Board of Tax Appeals that found in favor of the Seller’s Brazilian subsidiary on the issue of whether it had incurred taxable capital gains as a result of the divestiture of Kolynos. The action seeks to make the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary jointly and severally liable for any tax due from the Seller’s Brazilian subsidiary. Although there can be no assurances, management believes, based on the opinion of its Brazilian legal counsel, that the Company should ultimately prevail in this action. The Company intends to challenge this action vigorously.

 In December 2005, the Brazilian internal revenue authority issued to the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary a tax assessment with interest and penalties of approximately $75, at the current exchange rate, based on a claim that certain purchases of U.S. Treasury bills by the subsidiary and their subsequent disposition during the period 2000 to 2001 were subject to a tax on foreign exchange transactions. The Company is disputing the assessment within the internal revenue authority’s administrative appeals process. In October 2007, the Second Board of Taxpayers, which has jurisdiction over these matters, ruled in favor of the internal revenue authority. In January 2008, the Company appealed this decision, and in January 2012, a special appeals chamber of the Taxpayers’ Council denied the Company’s appeal. The Company has filed a motion for clarification with a special appeals chamber of the Taxpayers’ Council and further appeals are available within the Brazilian federal courts. Although there can be no assurances, management believes, based on the advice of its Brazilian legal counsel, that the tax assessment is without merit and that the Company should prevail on appeal, if not at the administrative level, in the Brazilian federal courts. The Company intends to challenge this assessment vigorously.

Competition Matters

European Competition Matters

Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries in Europe are subject to investigations, and in some cases, fines by governmental authorities in a number of European countries related to potential competition law violations. The Company understands that substantially all of these matters also involve other consumer goods companies and/or retail customers. The status of the various pending matters is discussed below.

Fines have been imposed on the Company in the following matters, although, as noted below, the Company has appealed each of these fines:

▪ In December 2009, the Swiss competition law authority imposed a fine of $6 on the Company’s GABA subsidiary for alleged violations of restrictions on parallel imports into Switzerland, which the Company appealed. In January 2014, this appeal was denied. The Company is appealing before the Swiss Supreme Court.

▪ In January 2010, the Company’s Spanish subsidiary was fined $3 by the Spanish competition law authority on the basis that it had entered an agreement with other shower gel manufacturers regarding product downsizing, which the Company contested. The fine was annulled by the Court of Appeal in July 2013. The Spanish competition law authority is appealing this judgment before the Spanish Supreme Court.

▪ In December 2010, the Italian competition law authority found that 16 consumer goods companies, including the Company’s Italian subsidiary, exchanged competitively sensitive information in the cosmetics sector, for which the Company’s Italian subsidiary was fined $3. The Company is appealing the fine in the Italian courts.

▪ In December 2011, the French competition law authority found that four consumer goods companies had entered into agreements on pricing and promotion of heavy duty detergents for which the Company’s French subsidiary was fined $46 in connection with a divested business. The decision was confirmed by the Court of Appeal in January 2014, and the Company is reviewing this decision to evaluate its options.

▪ In March 2012, the French competition law authority found that three pet food producers, including the Company’s Hill’s French subsidiary, had violated the competition law, for which it imposed a fine of $7 on the Company’s Hill’s French subsidiary for alleged restrictions on exports from France, which the Company contested. In October 2013, the Company’s appeal was denied. The Company is appealing before the French Supreme Court.

Currently, formal claims of violations or statements of objections are pending against the Company as follows:

▪ In October 2012, the Belgian competition law authority alleged that 11 branded goods companies, including the Company’s Belgian subsidiary, assisted retailers to coordinate their retail prices on the Belgian market. The Company is in the process of responding to this statement of objections.

▪ In June 2013, the French competition law authority issued a statement of objections alleging that the Company’s French subsidiary and a number of its competitors exchanged sensitive information related to the French home care and personal care sectors. The Company has responded to this statement of objections.

An investigation is ongoing in Greece, but no formal claim of violations has been filed.

In March 2013, the German competition authority completed its investigation into alleged exchange of sensitive information by 17 branded goods companies and no penalties were imposed against the Company or its German subsidiary.

Australian Competition Matter

In December 2013, the Australian competition law authority instituted civil proceedings in the Sydney registry of the Federal Court of Australia alleging that three consumer goods companies, including the Company’s Australian subsidiary, a retailer and a former employee of the Company’s Australian subsidiary violated the Australian competition law by coordinating the launching and pricing of ultra concentrated laundry detergents. The Company intends to challenge these proceedings vigorously. Since the amount of any potential losses from these proceedings cannot be estimated, the range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities disclosed above does not include any amount relating to these proceedings.

The Company’s policy is to comply with antitrust and competition laws and, if a violation of any such laws is found, to take appropriate remedial action and to cooperate fully with any related governmental inquiry. Competition and antitrust law investigations often continue for several years and can result in substantial fines for violations that are found. While the Company cannot predict the final financial impact of these competition law issues as these matters may change, the Company evaluates developments in these matters quarterly and accrues liabilities as and when appropriate.

Talcum Powder Matters

The Company is a defendant in a number of civil actions alleging that certain talc products it sold prior to 1996 were contaminated with asbestos. Since 2008, the Company has and will continue to challenge these cases vigorously, and although there can be no assurances, it believes, based on the advice of its legal counsel, that they are without merit and the Company should ultimately prevail. Currently, there are 13 single plaintiff cases pending against the Company in state courts in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York and one case pending in federal court in North Carolina. Fourteen similar cases previously filed against the Company have been dismissed and final judgment entered in favor of the Company. To date, there have been no findings of liability against the Company in any of these cases. Since the amount of any potential losses from these cases at trial cannot be estimated, the range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities disclosed above does not include any amount relating to these cases.

In 2014, several of these cases are tentatively scheduled to go to trial, although the Company may succeed in dismissing some or all of them prior to trial. As stated above, the Company believes that it will ultimately prevail as it has in all similar cases.

ERISA Matters

In October 2007, a putative class action claiming that certain aspects of the cash balance portion of the Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan (the “Plan”) do not comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act was filed against the Plan and the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Specifically, Proesel, et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan, et al. alleges improper calculation of lump sum distributions, age discrimination and failure to satisfy minimum accrual requirements, thereby resulting in the underpayment of benefits to Plan participants.

Two other putative class actions filed earlier in 2007, Abelman, et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan, et al., in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and Caufield v. Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees’ Retirement Income Plan, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, both alleging improper calculation of lump sum distributions and, in the case of Abelman, claims for failure to satisfy minimum accrual requirements, were transferred to the Southern District of New York and consolidated with Proesel into one action, In re Colgate-Palmolive ERISA Litigation. The complaint in the consolidated action alleges improper calculation of lump sum distributions and failure to satisfy minimum accrual requirements, but does not include a claim for age discrimination. The relief sought includes recalculation of benefits in unspecified amounts, pre- and post-judgment interest, injunctive relief and attorneys’ fees. In October 2013, the parties executed a settlement agreement under which the Plan would pay approximately $40 after application of certain offsets to resolve the litigation. The settlement agreement is subject to court approval. On December 16, 2013, a motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement, class certification and appointment of class counsel was approved and a final approval hearing is scheduled for April 4, 2014. The Company and the Plan intend to contest this action vigorously should the settlement not be approved and finalized.