Supplemental Data

Supplemental Income Statement Data



	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014		2013
Advertising expense	$	710	$	767	$	769
Research expense	324		368		333

Equity Companies' Data



	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Operating Profit		Net Income		Corporation's Share of Net Income
2015	$	2,255	$	773	$	497	$	308	$	149
2014	2,452		781		485		304		146
2013	2,638		950		642		426		205
	Current Assets		Non- Current Assets		Current Liabilities		Non- Current Liabilities		Stockholders' Equity
2015	$	1,103	$	993	$	508	$	1,068	$	520
2014	1,016		1,040		690		963		403
2013	1,197		1,124		847		845		629

Equity companies are principally engaged in operations in the personal care and consumer tissue businesses. At December 31, 2015, our ownership interest in Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries was 47.9%. Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is partially owned by the public, and its stock is publicly traded in Mexico. At December 31, 2015, our investment in this equity company was $179, and the estimated fair value of the investment was $2.9 billion based on the market price of publicly traded shares. Our other equity ownership interests are not significant to our consolidated balance sheet or financial results.

At December 31, 2015, unremitted net income of equity companies included in consolidated retained earnings was $1 billion.

Supplemental Balance Sheet Data



	December 31
Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net	2015			2014
From customers	$	2,017		$	2,079
Other	329			210
Less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales discounts	(65		)	(66		)
Total	$	2,281		$	2,223



	December 31
	2015								2014
Summary of Inventories by Major Class	LIFO			Non- LIFO		Total			LIFO			Non- LIFO		Total
Raw materials	$	100		$	297	$	397		$	104		$	322	$	426
Work in process	110			93		203			120			95		215
Finished goods	525			689		1,214			511			672		1,183
Supplies and other	—			278		278			—			288		288
	735			1,357		2,092			735			1,377		2,112
Excess of FIFO or weighted-average cost over LIFO cost	(183		)	—		(183		)	(220		)	—		(220		)
Total	$	552		$	1,357	$	1,909		$	515		$	1,377	$	1,892

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value, determined on the FIFO or weighted-average cost methods, and at the lower of cost or market, determined on the LIFO cost method.



	December 31
Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	2015			2014
Land	$	164		$	177
Buildings	2,537			2,574
Machinery and equipment	13,393			13,437
Construction in progress	453			591
	16,547			16,779
Less accumulated depreciation	(9,443		)	(9,420		)
Total	$	7,104		$	7,359

Property, plant and equipment, net in the United States as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $3,716 and $3,685, respectively.



	December 31
Summary of Accrued Expenses	2015		2014
Accrued advertising and promotion	$	339	$	326
Accrued salaries and wages	392		415
Accrued rebates	229		258
Accrued taxes - income and other	329		330
Derivatives	36		113
Other	425		532
Total	$	1,750	$	1,974

Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Data



Summary of Cash Flow Effects of Decrease (Increase) in Operating Working Capital	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014			2013
Accounts receivable	$	60		$	267		$	4
Inventories	(28		)	12			100
Trade accounts payable	44			(30		)	128
Accrued expenses	(110		)	(120		)	(177		)
Accrued income taxes	(81		)	(159		)	(90		)
Derivatives	(63		)	103			5
Currency and other	(267		)	(249		)	(128		)
Total	$	(445	)	$	(176	)	$	(158	)



	Year Ended December 31
Other Cash Flow Data	2015		2014		2013
Interest paid	$	308	$	300	$	307
Income taxes paid	695		926		776