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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Details) (2.45% Senior notes due December 15, 2019)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
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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2.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= chd_TwoPointFourFivePercentSeniorNotesDueDecemberFifteenTwoThousandAndNineteenMember