Nature of Operations (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 business_segment	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of product segments	2
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Oral Care [Member]
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales	46.00%	46.00%	44.00%
Personal Care [Member]
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales	21.00%	21.00%	22.00%
Home Care [Member]
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales	20.00%	20.00%	21.00%
Pet Nutrition [Member]
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of worldwide sales	13.00%	13.00%	13.00%