Pulp And Tissue Restructuring (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		21 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		21 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		21 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		21 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Consumer Tissue [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Consumer Tissue [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Consumer Tissue [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Consumer Tissue [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 K-C Professional And Other [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 K-C Professional And Other [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 K-C Professional And Other [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 K-C Professional And Other [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Consumer Tissue [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] K-C Professional And Other [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Other (Income) And Expense, Net [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] North America [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] North America [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] North America [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] North America [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] North America [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Australia [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Australia [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Australia [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Australia [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Australia [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Other Geographic Areas [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Other Geographic Areas [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Other Geographic Areas [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Other Geographic Areas [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Other Geographic Areas [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Expected Completion Date December 2012 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] Expected Completion Date December 2012 [Member]
Sale or closure of manufacturing facilities															6
Restructuring charges, before tax	$ 31	$ 95	$ 85	$ 267	$ 31	$ 81	$ 80	$ 233	$ 0	$ 14	$ 5	$ 34	$ 31	$ 95	$ 85	$ 267	$ 500	$ 437	$ 61	$ 2	$ 10	$ 66	$ 58	$ 142	$ 262	$ 22	$ 24	$ 27	$ 112	$ 160	$ (1)	$ 5	$ 0	$ 13	$ 78	$ 550	$ 600
Restructuring charges, cash																	135
Restructuring charges, after tax																	$ 345																			$ 385	$ 420
Percentage of cash costs to total restructuring charges																																				30.00%	40.00%