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Summary of Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Details)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
2.875% Senior notes due October 1, 2022    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate of debt 2.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= chd_TwoPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueOctoberOneTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
2.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= chd_TwoPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueOctoberOneTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
Maturity date of debt 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
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= chd_ThreePointThreeFivePercentSeniorNotesDueDecemberFifteenTwoThousandAndFifteenMember
3.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= chd_ThreePointThreeFivePercentSeniorNotesDueDecemberFifteenTwoThousandAndFifteenMember
Maturity date of debt 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
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= chd_TwoPointFourFivePercentSeniorNotesDueDecemberFifteenTwoThousandAndNineteenMember
2.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= chd_TwoPointFourFivePercentSeniorNotesDueDecemberFifteenTwoThousandAndNineteenMember
Maturity date of debt Dec. 15, 2019 Dec. 15, 2019