CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Millions	Total	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Total Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 1,870.9	$ 146.4	$ (24.6)	$ 230.8	$ 1,501.8	$ 16.3	$ 1,870.7	$ 0.2
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010		146.4	(4.0)
Net Income	166.2	0	0	0	166.2	0	166.2	0
Other comprehensive income	14.9	0	0	0	0	14.9	14.9	0
Cash dividends	(48.6)	0	0	0	(48.6)	0	(48.6)	0
Stock purchases (in shares)		0	0
Stock purchases	(0.1)	0	(0.1)	0	0	0	(0.1)	0
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits of $13.3 in 2012 and $3.7 in 2011 (in shares)		0	1.0
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits of $13.3 in 2012 and $3.7 in 2011	33.7	0	6.5	27.2	0	0	33.7	0
Other stock issuances (in shares)			0.1
Other stock issuances	0.9	0	0.4	0.5	0	0	0.9	0
Ending Balance at Jul. 01, 2011	2,037.9	146.4	(17.8)	258.5	1,619.4	31.2	2,037.7	0.2
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jul. 01, 2011		146.4	(2.9)
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	2,040.8	146.4	(94.4)	271.7	1,714.0	2.9	2,040.6	0.2
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011		146.4	(4.1)
Net Income	175.1	0	0	0	175.1	0	175.1	0
Other comprehensive income	(2.7)	0	0	0	0	(2.7)	(2.7)	0
Cash dividends	(67.5)	0	0	0	(67.5)	0	(67.5)	0
Stock purchases (in shares)		0	(4.0)
Stock purchases	(200.4)	0	(200.4)	0	0	0	(200.4)	0
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits of $13.3 in 2012 and $3.7 in 2011 (in shares)	1.0	0	1.0
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits of $13.3 in 2012 and $3.7 in 2011	38.7	0	5.8	32.9	0	0	38.7	0
Other stock issuances	1.2	0	0.2	1.0	0	0	1.2	0
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2012	$ 1,985.2	$ 146.4	$ (288.8)	$ 305.6	$ 1,821.6	$ 0.2	$ 1,985.0	$ 0.2
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2012		146.4	(7.1)