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Objectives And Strategies For Using Derivatives (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Fair value hedge ineffectiveness assertion Fair value hedges resulted in no significant ineffectiveness in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014   
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings as a result of hedge not qualifying as a fair value hedge $ 0us-gaap_GainFromHedgedFirmCommitmentNotQualifyingAsFairValueHedge $ 0us-gaap_GainFromHedgedFirmCommitmentNotQualifyingAsFairValueHedge
Cash flow hedge ineffectiveness assertion Cash flow hedges resulted in no significant ineffectiveness for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014  
Gain (loss) reclassified into earnings as a result of discontinuance of cash flow hedges 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDiscontinuationOfCashFlowHedgeDueToForecastedTransactionProbableOfNotOccurringNet 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDiscontinuationOfCashFlowHedgeDueToForecastedTransactionProbableOfNotOccurringNet
After-tax gains expected to be reclassified from AOCI 30,000,000kmb_ExpectedReclassificationfromOtherComprehensiveIncometoCostofSales  
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Aggregate notional values of outstanding derivatives 2,400,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
 
Gain (loss) on undesignated foreign exchange hedging instruments (155,000,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
13,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
Net Investment Hedging [Member]    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Aggregate notional values of outstanding derivatives 138,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_NetInvestmentHedgingMember
 
Fair Value Hedging [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Aggregate notional values of outstanding derivatives 250,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember
 
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Maximum maturity of cash flow hedges outstanding Dec. 01, 2017  
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Aggregate notional values of outstanding derivatives 200,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
 
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Aggregate notional values of outstanding derivatives $ 810,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember