Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$ 1,548	[1]	$ 2,339	[2]	$ 2,410
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Cumulative translation adjustments	(645)		(685)		(166)
Retirement Plan and other retiree benefit adjustments	196		(329)		318
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	(7)		(48)		13
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	2		2		2
Total Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(454)		(1,060)		167
Total Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests	1,094		1,279		2,577
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	164		159		169
Less: Cumulative translation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests	(11)		(4)		(3)
Total Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	153		155		166
Total Comprehensive income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company	$ 941		$ 1,124		$ 2,411

[1] Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests, Net income (loss) attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings (loss) per common share for the full year of 2015 include a $1,058 aftertax charge related to the change in accounting for the Company’s Venezuelan operations, $183 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $22 of aftertax charges related to the remeasurement of CP Venezuela’s local currency-denominated net monetary assets as a result of effective devaluations, a $120 aftertax gain on the sale of the Company’s laundry detergent business in the South Pacific, a $15 charge for a foreign tax matter and a $14 aftertax charge related to a foreign competition law matter.

[2] Net income including noncontrolling interests, Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and earnings per common share for the full year of 2014 include $208 of aftertax charges related to the 2012 Restructuring Program, $214 of aftertax charges related to the remeasurement of CP Venezuela’s local currency-denominated net monetary assets as a result of effective devaluations, $41 of charges for a foreign competition law matter, $3 of aftertax costs related to the sale of land in Mexico and a $66 charge for a foreign tax matter.