Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	$ 4,097	$ 3,884
Total Operating profit	952	879
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Operating profit	$ (128)	$ (152)
Product Concentration Risk \| Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	100.00%	100.00%
Product Concentration Risk \| Oral Care \| Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	44.00%	48.00%
Product Concentration Risk \| Personal Care \| Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	20.00%	19.00%
Product Concentration Risk \| Home Care \| Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	18.00%	18.00%
Product Concentration Risk \| Pet Nutrition \| Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percent of net sales	18.00%	15.00%
Oral, Personal and Home Care \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	$ 3,378	$ 3,284
Total Operating profit	877	867
Pet Nutrition \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	719	600
Total Operating profit	203	164
North America \| Oral, Personal and Home Care \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	929	853
Total Operating profit	258	249
Latin America \| Oral, Personal and Home Care \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	889	889
Total Operating profit	248	232
Europe \| Oral, Personal and Home Care \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	675	602
Total Operating profit	154	151
Asia Pacific \| Oral, Personal and Home Care \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	633	700
Total Operating profit	161	189
Africa/Eurasia \| Oral, Personal and Home Care \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	252	240
Total Operating profit	$ 56	$ 46

For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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