Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

Set forth below is a reconciliation for the three months ended March 31, 2016 of the carrying amount of total stockholders' equity (deficit) from the beginning of the period to the end of the period.

	Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Attributable to
	The Corporation			Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	(174	)	$	214
Net Income	545			14
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Unrealized translation	200			8
Employee postretirement benefits	(5		)	(1		)
Other	(19		)	—
Stock-based awards exercised or vested	30			—
Recognition of stock-based compensation	15			—
Income tax benefits on stock-based compensation	9			—
Shares repurchased	(160		)	—
Dividends declared	(332		)	(16		)
Other	—			1
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	109		$	220

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we repurchased 1.1 million shares at a total cost of $150pursuant to a share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors.

Net unrealized currency gains or losses resulting from the translation of assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, except those in highly inflationary economies, are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"). For these operations, changes in exchange rates generally do not affect cash flows; therefore, unrealized translation is recorded in AOCI rather than net income. Upon sale or substantially complete liquidation of any of these subsidiaries, the applicable unrealized translation would be removed from AOCI and reported as part of the gain or loss on the sale or liquidation.

Also included in unrealized translation are the effects of foreign exchange rate changes on intercompany balances of a long-term investment nature and transactions designated as hedges of net foreign investments.

The change in net unrealized currency translation for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar versus most foreign currencies, including the Australian dollar, Brazilian real, the euro, the South Korean won and the Canadian dollar.

The changes in the components of AOCI attributable to Kimberly-Clark, net of tax, are as follows:

	Unrealized Translation			Defined Benefit Pension Plans				Other Postretirement Benefit Plans			Cash Flow Hedges and Other
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	(1,335	)	$	(1,924	)		$	(37	)	$	(16	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(465		)	(8		)		2			37
(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI	—			14			(a)	—			(17		)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(465		)	6				2			20
Shares purchased from noncontrolling interest and other	(12		)	—				—			—
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	(1,812	)	$	(1,918	)		$	(35	)	$	4
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	(2,252	)	$	(1,013	)		$	(3	)	$	(10	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	200			(12		)		—			(13		)
(Income) loss reclassified from AOCI	—			7			(a)	—			(6		)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	200			(5		)		—			(19		)
Balance as of March 31, 2016	$	(2,052	)	$	(1,018	)		$	(3	)	$	(29	)

(a) Included in computation of net periodic pension costs (see Note 4).

During the first quarter of 2015, we acquired the remaining 49.9 percent interest in our subsidiary in Israel, Hogla-Kimberly, Ltd., for $151. As our subsidiary in Turkey was wholly-owned by our subsidiary in Israel, through this acquisition we also effectively acquired the remaining 49.9 percent interest in our subsidiary in Turkey, Kimberly-Clark Tuketim Mallari Sanayi ve Ticaret A.s.

The purchase of additional ownership in an already controlled subsidiary is treated as an equity transaction with no gain or loss recognized in consolidated net income or comprehensive income. The effect of the change in ownership interest is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Net income attributable to Kimberly-Clark Corporation	$	468
Decrease in Kimberly-Clark Corporation's additional paid-in capital for acquisition	(94		)
Change from net income attribution to Kimberly-Clark Corporation and transfers to noncontrolling interests	$	374