CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Millions	Total	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Total Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest
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	349.8	0	0	0	349.8	0	349.8	0
Other comprehensive income	(0.4)	0	0	0	0	(0.4)	(0.4)	0
Cash dividends	(134.5)	0	0	0	(134.5)	0	(134.5)	0
Stock purchases	(250.4)	0	(250.4)	0	0	0	(250.4)	0
Stock purchases (in shares)		0	(5.0)
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits	54.4	0	8.5	45.9	0	0	54.4	0
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits (in shares)		0	1.5
Other stock issuances	1.4	0	0.2	1.2	0	0	1.4	0
Other stock issuances (in shares)		0	0
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	2,061.1	146.4	(336.1)	318.8	1,929.3	2.5	2,060.9	0.2
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		146.4	(7.6)
Net Income	394.4	0	0	0	394.4	0	394.4	0
Other comprehensive income	(2.3)	0	0	0	0	(2.3)	(2.3)	0
Cash dividends	(155.2)	0	0	0	(155.2)	0	(155.2)	0
Stock purchases	(50.1)	0	(50.1)	0	0	0	(50.1)	0
Stock purchases (in shares)		0	(0.9)
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits	52.2	0	18.1	34.1	0	0	52.2	0
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits (in shares)		0	1.0
Other stock issuances	(0.1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(0.1)
Other stock issuances (in shares)		0	0
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	2,300.0	146.4	(368.1)	352.9	2,168.5	0.2	2,299.9	0.1
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		146.4	(7.5)
Net Income	413.9	0	0	0	413.9	0	413.9	0
Other comprehensive income	(34.9)	0	0	0	0	(34.9)	(34.9)	0
Cash dividends	(167.5)	0	0	0	(167.5)	0	(167.5)	0
Stock purchases	(478.8)	0	(478.8)	0	0	0	(478.8)	0
Stock purchases (in shares)	(6.9)	0	(6.9)
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits	67.6	0	56.3	11.3	0	0	67.6	0
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits (in shares)		0	1.3
Other stock issuances	1.6	0	1.1	0.6	0	0	1.7	(0.1)
Other stock issuances (in shares)		0	0
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 2,101.9	$ 146.4	$ (789.5)	$ 364.8	$ 2,414.9	$ (34.7)	$ 2,101.9	$ 0
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		146.4	(13.1)