Nature of Operations (Details) - business_segment	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of product segments (in segments)	2
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Oral Care
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales	47.00%	47.00%	46.00%
Personal Care
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales	20.00%	20.00%	21.00%
Home Care
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales	18.00%	19.00%	20.00%
Pet Nutrition
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales	15.00%	14.00%	13.00%