Business Segment and Geographic Data Information (Sales of Principal Products) (Details) (USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Sales of Principal Products	$ 20.8	$ 19.7	$ 19.1
Consumer Tissue Products [Member]
Sales of Principal Products	6.7	6.4	6.3
Diapers [Member]
Sales of Principal Products	4.9	4.7	4.7
Away from Home Professional Products [Member]
Sales of Principal Products	3.3	3.0	2.9
All Other [Member]
Sales of Principal Products	$ 5.9	$ 5.6	$ 5.2