Description Of Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		33 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020
Net Sales		$ 4,683	$ 4,640	$ 14,304	$ 13,867
Sales Revenue, Net, Percent Change		1.00%		3.00%
Operating Profit		$ 666	915	$ 2,495	2,240
Other (income) and expense, net		$ 5	(175)	$ 27	(166)
Operating Profit, Percent Change		(27.00%)		11.00%
2018 Global Restructuring Program | Before Tax
Restructuring Charges		$ 157	(56)	$ 337	215	$ 1,700
Personal Care
Net Sales		$ 2,339	2,305	$ 6,990	6,866
Sales Revenue, Net, Percent Change		1.00%		2.00%
Operating Profit		$ 486	490	$ 1,532	1,459
Operating Profit, Percent Change		(1.00%)		5.00%
Personal Care | 2018 Global Restructuring Program | Before Tax
Restructuring Charges		$ 57	53	$ 131	208
Consumer Tissue
Net Sales		$ 1,623	1,484	$ 4,991	4,482
Sales Revenue, Net, Percent Change		9.00%		11.00%
Operating Profit		$ 318	264	$ 1,111	726
Operating Profit, Percent Change		20.00%		53.00%
Consumer Tissue | 2018 Global Restructuring Program | Before Tax
Restructuring Charges		$ 59	49	$ 135	131
K-C Professional
Net Sales		$ 705	839	$ 2,277	2,477
Sales Revenue, Net, Percent Change		(16.00%)		(8.00%)
Operating Profit		$ 87	176	$ 423	488
Operating Profit, Percent Change		(51.00%)		(13.00%)
K-C Professional | 2018 Global Restructuring Program | Before Tax
Restructuring Charges		$ 15	21	$ 41	52
Corporate and Other
Net Sales		16	12	46	42
Operating Profit	[1]	(220)	(190)	(544)	(599)
Other (income) and expense, net
Other (income) and expense, net	[1]	$ 5	$ (175)	$ 27	$ (166)

[1] Corporate & Other and Other (income) and expense, net include income and expense not associated with the business segments, including charges related to the 2018 Global Restructuring Program and Softex Indonesia acquisition-related costs. Restructuring charges related to the Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and K-C Professional business segments were $57, $59 and $15, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2020, $53, $49 and $21, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2019, $131, $135 and $41, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $208, $131 and $52, respectively for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.