Supplemental Income Statement Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Other (income) expense, net

Other (income) expense, net	2011			2010			2009
Amortization of intangible assets	$	28		$	22		$	22
Gain on sales of non-core product lines	(207		)	(50		)	(5		)
Business realignment and other cost-saving initiatives	136			—			—
Costs related to the sale of land in Mexico	13			—			—
Charge for a French competition law matter	21			—			—
Sanex acquisition transaction costs	12			—			—
Venezuela hyperinflationary transition charge	—			271			—
Gain from remeasurement of Venezuelan balance sheet	—			(10		)	—
Remeasurement of certain liabilities in Venezuela	—			—			27
Termination benefits	—			86			—
Legal and environmental matters	11			(3		)	27
Asset impairments	—			5			16
Equity (income)	(6		)	(5		)	(5		)
Other, net	(17		)	(15		)	29
Total Other (income) expense, net	$	(9	)	$	301		$	111

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net	2011			2010			2009
Interest incurred	$	59		$	69		$	102
Interest capitalized	(1		)	(4		)	(14		)
Interest income	(6		)	(6		)	(11		)
Total Interest expense, net	$	52		$	59		$	77

Research and development and Advertising

	2011		2010		2009
Research and development	$	262	$	256	$	256
Advertising	$	1,734	$	1,656	$	1,534

Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Other Comprehensive Income components attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company before tax and respective tax impacts during the years ended December 31 were as follows:

	Before-Tax Amount			Tax (Expense) Benefit			Net-of-Tax Amount
For the year ended December 31, 2009:
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	351		$	(5	)	$	346
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	11			(3		)	8
Other	41			(14		)	27
Total Other comprehensive income	$	403		$	(22	)	$	381
For the year ended December 31, 2010:
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	166		$	(4	)	$	162
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	(220		)	77			(143		)
Other	(46		)	8			(38		)
Total Other comprehensive income	$	(100	)	$	81		$	(19	)
For the year ended December 31, 2011:
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(291	)	$	(7	)	$	(298	)
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	(164		)	56			(108		)
Other	59			(13		)	46
Total Other comprehensive income	$	(396	)	$	36		$	(360	)

There were no tax impacts on other comprehensive income attributable to Noncontrolling interests.