Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2012					March 31, 2011
	Income		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Income		Shares (millions)	Per Share
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	$	593				$	576
Basic EPS	593		480.1	$	1.24	576		493.4	$	1.17
Stock options and restricted stock			3.8					3.2
Diluted EPS	$	593	483.9	$	1.23	$	576	496.6	$	1.16

As of March 31, 2012 and 2011, the average number of stock options that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 2,987,600 and 4,214,263, respectively.