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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Equity [Abstract]  
Components of AOCI attributable to Kimberly-Clark
The changes in the components of AOCI attributable to Kimberly-Clark, net of tax, are as follows:
 
 
Unrealized Translation
 
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
 
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Cash Flow Hedges and Other
Balance as of December 31, 2017
 
$
(1,864
)
 
$
(976
)
 
$
(39
)
 
$
(40
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
(416
)
 
(51
)
 
58

 
42

(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI
 
1

 
135

(a)
(2
)
(a)
9

Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(415
)
 
84

 
56

 
51

Tax effects reclassified from AOCI
 
(18
)
 
(125
)
 
(5
)
 
(8
)
Balance as of December 31, 2018
 
(2,297
)
 
(1,017
)
 
12

 
3

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
26

 
(27
)
 
(24
)
 
(22
)
(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI
 
—

 
65

(a)
(1
)
(a)
(12
)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
26

 
38

 
(25
)
 
(34
)
Balance as of December 31, 2019
 
$
(2,271
)
 
$
(979
)
 
$
(13
)
 
$
(31
)

(a)
Included in computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits costs (see Note 6).
Change in Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The changes in the components of AOCI attributable to Kimberly-Clark, including the tax effect, are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Unrealized translation
$
21

 
$
(408
)
 
$
398

Tax effect(a)
5

 
(25
)
 
89

 
26

 
(433
)
 
487

 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit pension plans
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition amount
 
 
 
 
 
Funded status recognition
(17
)
 
(57
)
 
159

Amortization
44

 
47

 
56

Settlements and curtailments
46

 
134

 
7

Currency and other
(13
)
 
29

 
(66
)
 
60

 
153

 
156

Unrecognized prior service cost/credit
 
 
 
 
 
Funded status recognition
(1
)
 
(22
)
 
2

Amortization
(5
)
 
(8
)
 
(8
)
Curtailments
(1
)
 
2

 
—

Currency and other
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
3

 
(9
)
 
(29
)
 
(3
)
Tax effect(a)
(13
)
 
(165
)
 
(32
)
 
38

 
(41
)
 
121

Other postretirement benefit plans
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition amount and other
(35
)
 
79

 
(11
)
Tax effect(a)
10

 
(28
)
 
3

 
(25
)
 
51

 
(8
)
Cash flow hedges and other
 
 
 
 
 
Recognition of effective portion of hedges
(23
)
 
56

 
(76
)
Amortization
(16
)
 
12

 
18

Currency and other
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Tax effect(a)
6

 
(23
)
 
15

 
(34
)
 
43

 
(45
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in AOCI
$
5

 
$
(380
)
 
$
555


(a) The Tax effect for Unrealized translation, Defined benefit pension plans, Other postretirement benefit plans and Cash flow hedges and other includes reductions of $18, $125, $5 and $8, respectively, for stranded tax effects reclassified from AOCI to Retained earnings in 2018.