CONDENSED 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, 2013	$ 2,300.0	$ 146.4	$ (368.1)	$ 352.9	$ 2,168.5	$ 0.2	$ 2,299.9	$ 0.1
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		146.4	(7.5)
Net Income	102.6	0	0	0	102.6	0	102.6	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(1.6)	0	0	0	0	(1.6)	(1.6)	0
Cash dividends	(42.5)	0	0	0	(42.5)	0	(42.5)	0
Stock purchases	(260.0)	0	(234.0)	(26.0)	0	0	(260.0)	0
Stock purchases (in shares)		0	(3.5)
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits	15.1	0	15.2	(0.1)	0	0	15.1	0
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits (in shares)		0	0.3
Other stock issuances	(0.2)	0	(0.5)	0.3	0	0	(0.2)	0
Other stock issuances (in shares)		0	0
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2014	2,113.4	146.4	(587.4)	327.1	2,228.6	(1.4)	2,113.3	0.1
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2014		146.4	(10.7)
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	2,101.9	146.4	(789.5)	364.8	2,414.9	(34.7)	2,101.9	0
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		146.4	(13.1)
Net Income	107.2	0	0	0	107.2	0	107.2	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(21.4)	0	0	0	0	(21.4)	(21.4)	0
Cash dividends	(43.7)	0	0	0	(43.7)	0	(43.7)	0
Stock purchases	(256.2)	0	(256.2)	0	0	0	(256.2)	0
Stock purchases (in shares)		0	(3.1)
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits	20.9	0	20.1	0.8	0	0	20.9	0
Stock based compensation expense and stock option plan transactions, including related income tax benefits (in shares)		0	0.4
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2015	$ 1,908.7	$ 146.4	$ (1,025.6)	$ 365.6	$ 2,478.4	$ (56.1)	$ 1,908.7	$ 0
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2015		146.4	(15.8)