Description Of Business Segments (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010
Other income and (expense), net	$ (17)		$ 7		$ (27)		$ 112
Consolidated Net Sales	5,382		4,979		15,670		14,671
Total Operating Profit	662		698		1,831		2,074
Interest income	5		5		13		16
Interest expense	(70)		(59)		(205)		(180)
Income Before Income Taxes and Equity Interests	597		644		1,639		1,910
Restructuring charges	95				267
Charge For Adoption Of Highly Inflationary Accounting					19		19
Charge For Adoption Of Highly Inflationary Accounting Other Income And Expense							79
Personal Care [Member]
Consolidated Net Sales	2,390		2,183		6,918		6,501
Total Operating Profit	396		428		1,185		1,343
Charge For Adoption Of Highly Inflationary Accounting					11
Consumer Tissue [Member]
Consolidated Net Sales	1,711		1,643		5,054		4,778
Total Operating Profit	206		156		529		488
Restructuring charges	81				233
Charge For Adoption Of Highly Inflationary Accounting					6
K-C Professional And Other [Member]
Consolidated Net Sales	863		781		2,477		2,312
Total Operating Profit	127		116		360		356
Restructuring charges	14				34
Charge For Adoption Of Highly Inflationary Accounting					2
Health Care [Member]
Consolidated Net Sales	407		367		1,186		1,078
Total Operating Profit	56		49		159		148
Other (Income) And Expense, Net [Member]
Total Operating Profit	(17)	[1]	7	[1]	(27)	[1]	112	[1]
Charges by Segment [Member]
Consolidated Net Sales	11		5		35		2
Total Operating Profit	(140)	[2]	(44)	[2]	(429)	[2]	(149)	[2]
Colombia [Member]
Non-deductible business tax charge					$ 32

[1] For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, Other (income) and expense, net included a $79 million charge for the adoption of highly inflationary accounting in Venezuela effective January 1, 2010. See additional information in Note 4.

[2] For the three months ended September 30, 2011, pulp and tissue restructuring charges of $95 million are included in Corporate & Other. See additional information in Note 3. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, pulp and tissue restructuring charges of $267 million and a non-deductible business tax charge of $32 million related to a law change in Colombia are included in Corporate & Other. The restructuring charges related to the business segments are as follows: Three Months EndedSeptember 30, 2011 Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, 2011Consumer Tissue$81 $233K-C Professional & Other14 34Total$95 $267Also included in Corporate & Other for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, is a $19 million charge related to the adoption of highly inflationary accounting in Venezuela. The charges related to the business segments are as follows: Millions of dollarsPersonal Care$11Consumer Tissue6K-C Professional & Other2Total$19