Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 17,421	$ 16,471	$ 15,693
Operating profit	3,332	3,885	3,554
Capital expenditures	567	409	335
Depreciation and amortization	556	539	519
Identifiable assets	$ 15,040	$ 15,920	$ 15,034
Percentage of corporate identifiable assets consisting of investments in equity securities	87.00%	95.00%	92.00%
Percentage of corporate identifiable assets consisting of derivative instruments	10.00%		2.00%
Total long lived assets	$ 4,256	$ 4,237	$ 4,254
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total long lived assets	1,981	1,889	1,895
Non-US
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total long lived assets	2,275	2,348	2,359
Oral, Personal and Home Care | United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	3,391	3,447	3,166
Pet Nutrition | United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,018	1,712	1,441
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	14,110	13,588	13,168
Operating profit	3,495	3,594	3,505
Capital expenditures	332	274	223
Depreciation and amortization	395	380	358
Identifiable assets	13,619	14,646	13,809
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	3,694	3,741	3,424
Operating profit	754	988	982
Capital expenditures	87	65	43
Depreciation and amortization	104	101	94
Identifiable assets	4,058	4,132	3,576
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	3,663	3,418	3,606
Operating profit	1,012	975	963
Capital expenditures	118	104	90
Depreciation and amortization	88	81	84
Identifiable assets	2,369	2,251	2,384
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,841	2,747	2,450
Operating profit	682	652	624
Capital expenditures	44	41	42
Depreciation and amortization	98	94	72
Identifiable assets	4,432	5,386	5,104
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,867	2,701	2,707
Operating profit	844	773	749
Capital expenditures	50	51	40
Depreciation and amortization	96	95	100
Identifiable assets	2,161	2,272	2,155
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Africa/Eurasia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,045	981	981
Operating profit	203	206	187
Capital expenditures	33	13	8
Depreciation and amortization	9	9	8
Identifiable assets	599	605	590
Operating Segments | Pet Nutrition
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	3,311	2,883	2,525
Operating profit	901	793	703
Capital expenditures	147	56	41
Depreciation and amortization	62	58	55
Identifiable assets	1,342	1,210	1,175
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(1,064)	(502)	(654)
Capital expenditures	88	79	71
Depreciation and amortization	99	101	106
Identifiable assets	$ 79	$ 64	$ 50