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Summary of Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Details)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 15, 2010
Dec. 09, 2014
2.875% Senior notes due October 1, 2022            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate of debt 2.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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2.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= chd_TwoPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueOctoberOneTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
2.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= chd_TwoPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueOctoberOneTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
2.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= chd_TwoPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueOctoberOneTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
   
Maturity date of debt Oct. 01, 2022 Oct. 01, 2022 Oct. 01, 2022 Oct. 01, 2022    
3.35% Senior notes due December 15, 2015            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate of debt   3.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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3.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  3.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Maturity date of debt   Dec. 15, 2015 Dec. 15, 2015   Dec. 15, 2015  
2.45% Senior notes due December 15, 2019            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate of debt   2.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= chd_TwoPointFourFivePercentSeniorNotesDueDecemberFifteenTwoThousandAndNineteenMember
2.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= chd_TwoPointFourFivePercentSeniorNotesDueDecemberFifteenTwoThousandAndNineteenMember
    2.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= chd_TwoPointFourFivePercentSeniorNotesDueDecemberFifteenTwoThousandAndNineteenMember
Maturity date of debt   Dec. 15, 2019 Dec. 15, 2019     Dec. 15, 2019