Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Components of comprehensive income

The following are components of comprehensive income:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2011									September 30, 2010
	Colgate-Palmolive Company			Noncontrolling interests			Total			Colgate-Palmolive Company			Noncontrolling interests		Total
Net income	$	643		$	33		$	676		$	619		$	26	$	645
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Cumulative translation adjustment	(478		)	(5		)	(483		)	307			4		311
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	29			—			29			(332		)	—		(332		)
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	—			—			—			(3		)	—		(3		)
Other	(2		)	—			(2		)	(5		)	—		(5		)
Total Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	(451	)	$	(5	)	$	(456	)	$	(33	)	$	4	$	(29	)
Comprehensive income	$	192		$	28		$	220		$	586		$	30	$	616

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2011									September 30, 2010
	Colgate-Palmolive Company			Noncontrolling interests			Total			Colgate-Palmolive Company			Noncontrolling interests		Total
Net income	$	1,841		$	88		$	1,929		$	1,579		$	83	$	1,662
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Cumulative translation adjustment	(183		)	(3		)	(186		)	126			3		129
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	57			—			57			(310		)	—		(310		)
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	(4		)	—			(4		)	(7		)	—		(7		)
Other	46			—			46			(21		)	—		(21		)
Total Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	(84	)	$	(3	)	$	(87	)	$	(212	)	$	3	$	(209	)
Comprehensive income	$	1,757		$	85		$	1,842		$	1,367		$	86	$	1,453