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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 20, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 20, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 20, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] Trademarks [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] years	Jun. 20, 2011 Sanex Personal Care Business [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] USD ($)
Sale of brands [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale of brands	$ 215
Pretax gain from the sale of Colombia brands	207	207	0
Aftertax gain from the sale of Colombia brands	135
Sale of Land in Mexico [Abstract]
First Installment received from the sale of land in Mexico	24
Pretax costs related to sale of land	7	7
Aftertax costs related to sale of land	5
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price								960	672
Net sales						265	187
Recognized amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed [Abstract]
Inventories								21
Property, plant and equipment, net								7
Other intangible assets, net								605
Goodwill, net								411
Accrued income taxes								(80)
Long-term other liabilities								(4)
Fair value of net assets acquired								960
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets										425
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets												180
Useful lives, lower range (in years)											12
Useful lives, higher range (in years)											14
Transaction costs				$ 2	$ 12