Common Stock Split

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Common Stock Split [Abstract]

Common Stock Split Note Disclosure

Common Stock Split

On March 7, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's common stock to be effected through a 100% stock dividend. The record date for the two-for-one split was the close of business on April 23, 2013, and the share distribution occurred on May 15, 2013. As a result of the split, shareholders received one additional share of Colgate common stock, par value $1.00, for each share they held as of the record date.

All per share amounts and number of shares outstanding in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a post-split basis.

In addition, the impact on the Balance Sheet as a result of the stock split was an increase of $733 to Common Stock and an offsetting reduction in Additional paid-in capital, which has been retroactively restated.