Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 19,457	$ 17,967	$ 17,421
Operating profit	3,984	2,893	3,332
Capital expenditures	705	696	567
Depreciation and amortization	567	545	556
Identifiable assets	$ 16,393	$ 15,731
Percentage of corporate identifiable assets consisting of investments in equity securities	98.00%	95.00%
Total long lived assets	$ 5,073	$ 4,785
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total long lived assets	2,733	2,569
Non-US
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total long lived assets	2,340	2,216
Oral, Personal and Home Care | United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	3,625	3,511	3,391
Pet Nutrition | United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,918	2,432	2,018
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	15,167	14,254	14,110
Operating profit	3,882	3,348	3,495
Capital expenditures	311	308	332
Depreciation and amortization	372	387	395
Identifiable assets	13,222	12,851
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	3,925	3,816	3,694
Operating profit	892	761	754
Capital expenditures	46	66	87
Depreciation and amortization	99	106	104
Identifiable assets	3,924	4,012
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	4,640	3,982	3,663
Operating profit	1,417	1,108	1,012
Capital expenditures	146	121	118
Depreciation and amortization	98	93	88
Identifiable assets	2,987	2,603
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,737	2,548	2,841
Operating profit	552	514	682
Capital expenditures	44	31	44
Depreciation and amortization	82	90	98
Identifiable assets	3,542	3,457
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,782	2,826	2,867
Operating profit	767	737	844
Capital expenditures	65	60	50
Depreciation and amortization	84	89	96
Identifiable assets	2,071	2,085
Operating Segments | Oral, Personal and Home Care | Africa/Eurasia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,083	1,082	1,045
Operating profit	254	228	203
Capital expenditures	10	30	33
Depreciation and amortization	9	9	9
Identifiable assets	698	694
Operating Segments | Pet Nutrition
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	4,290	3,713	3,311
Operating profit	806	850	901
Capital expenditures	301	297	147
Depreciation and amortization	101	65	62
Identifiable assets	3,084	2,804
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(704)	(1,305)	(1,064)
Capital expenditures	93	91	88
Depreciation and amortization	94	93	$ 99
Identifiable assets	$ 87	$ 76