Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) business_segment	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Product Segments | business_segment						2
Charge for Venezuela Accounting Change						$ 1,084	$ 0	$ 0
Gain on sale of South Pacific laundry detergent business						187	0	0
Charges for Foreign Competition Law Matters		$ 14		$ 30	$ 11	14	41	23
Total Net sales						16,034	17,277	17,420
Total Operating profit						2,789	3,557	3,556
Total Capital expenditures						691	757	670
Total Depreciation and amortization						449	442	439
Total Identifiable assets	[1]	$ 11,958		$ 13,459		$ 11,958	$ 13,459	$ 13,985
Percentage Of Corporate Identifiable Assets Consisting Of Derivative Instruments		67.00%		62.00%		67.00%	62.00%	32.00%
Percentage Of Corporate Identifiable Assets Consisting Of Investments In Equity Securities		20.00%		22.00%		20.00%	22.00%	41.00%
Total Long Lived Assets		$ 7,420		$ 8,086		$ 7,420	$ 8,086	$ 8,248
Operating Segments [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales						13,822	15,022	15,209
Total Operating profit						3,864	4,053	4,083
Total Capital expenditures						490	580	497
Total Depreciation and amortization						309	308	312
Total Identifiable assets		10,751		12,268		10,751	12,268	12,832
Operating Segments [Member] | Pet Nutrition [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	[2]					2,212	2,255	2,211
Total Operating profit						612	592	563
Total Capital expenditures						34	40	45
Total Depreciation and amortization						52	52	51
Total Identifiable assets		1,006		1,051		1,006	1,051	1,087
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Operating profit						(1,687)	(1,088)	(1,090)
Total Capital expenditures						167	137	128
Total Depreciation and amortization						88	82	76
Total Identifiable assets	[3]	201		140		201	140	66
CP Venezuela [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Charge for Venezuela Accounting Change						1,084
Pretax Remeasurement Charge						34	327	172
MEXICO
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pretax costs related to sale of land in Mexico						0	4	18
UNITED STATES | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales						2,896	2,835	2,771
UNITED STATES | Pet Nutrition [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales						1,223	1,149	1,116
North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales	[4]					3,149	3,124	3,072
Total Operating profit						974	926	927
Total Capital expenditures						207	136	54
Total Depreciation and amortization						47	43	51
Total Identifiable assets		2,622		2,326		2,622	2,326	2,301
Latin America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales						4,327	4,769	5,012
Total Operating profit						1,209	1,279	1,385
Total Capital expenditures						110	205	235
Total Depreciation and amortization						88	93	93
Total Identifiable assets		2,314		3,693		2,314	3,693	4,202
Europe/South Pacific | Operating Segments [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales						2,870	3,406	3,396
Total Operating profit						750	877	805
Total Capital expenditures						42	78	74
Total Depreciation and amortization						72	84	85
Total Identifiable assets		3,457		3,836		3,457	3,836	3,978
Asia [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales						2,478	2,515	2,472
Total Operating profit						753	736	698
Total Capital expenditures						119	147	123
Total Depreciation and amortization						94	78	72
Total Identifiable assets		1,882		1,903		1,882	1,903	1,794
Africa/Eurasia [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Oral, Personal and Home Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net sales						998	1,208	1,257
Total Operating profit						178	235	268
Total Capital expenditures						12	14	11
Total Depreciation and amortization						8	10	11
Total Identifiable assets		$ 476		$ 510		476	510	557
2012 Restructuring Program
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pretax charges related to the Restructuring Program						254	$ 286	$ 371
Home Care Member | Europe/South Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain on sale of South Pacific laundry detergent business			$ 187			$ (187)
Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of Consolidated Net Sales represented by Sales outside US		75.00%				75.00%
Percentage of Consolidated Net Sales coming from Emerging Markets		50.00%				50.00%
Concentration Risk, Percentage of Consolidated Net sales Represented by One Customer						11.00%

[1] Long-lived assets in the U.S., primarily property, plant and equipment and goodwill and other intangibles represented approximately one-third of total long-lived assets of $7,420, $8,086 and $8,248 in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[2] Net sales in the U.S. for Pet Nutrition were $1,223, $1,149 and $1,116 in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[3] In 2015, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (67%) and investments in equity securities (20%). In 2014, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (62%) and investments in equity securities (22%). In 2013, Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of derivative instruments (32%) and investments in equity securities (41%).

[4] Net sales in the U.S. for Oral, Personal and Home Care were $2,896, $2,835 and $2,771 in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.