CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Dividend $ / shares		Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Dividend $ / shares
Net sales	$ 3,999	$ 4,379	$ 12,135		$ 13,056
Cost of sales	1,652	1,821	5,029		5,422
Gross profit	2,347	2,558	7,106		7,634
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,347	1,497	4,178		4,548
Other (income) expense, net	(136)	113	0		524
Operating profit	1,136	948	2,928		2,562
Interest (income) expense, net	5	4	19		20
Income before income taxes	1,131	944	2,909		2,542
Provision for income taxes	361	364	940		869
Net income including noncontrolling interests	770	580	1,969		1,673
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	44	38	127		121
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	$ 726	$ 542	$ 1,842		$ 1,552
Earnings per common share, basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.81	$ 0.59	$ 2.04		$ 1.69
Earnings per common share, diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	0.80	0.59	2.02		1.68
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.38	$ 0.36	$ 1.50	[1]	$ 1.42	[1]
Number of Dividends Declared Per Quarter | Dividend			2		2

[1] Two dividends were declared in the first quarter of 2015 and 2014.