Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 2,107	$ 2,103	[1]
Oral, Personal and Home Care
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	2,092	2,088
Pet Nutrition
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	15	15
North America | Oral, Personal and Home Care
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	336	333
Latin America | Oral, Personal and Home Care
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	260	224
Europe | Oral, Personal and Home Care
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	1,233	1,268
Asia Pacific | Oral, Personal and Home Care
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	187	188
Africa/Eurasia | Oral, Personal and Home Care
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 76	$ 75

[1] Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation of debt issuance costs required by Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-03 “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.