Description Of Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		39 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021
Net Sales		$ 4,743	$ 5,009
Sales Revenue, Net, Percent Change		(5.00%)
Operating Profit		$ 770	904
Other (income) and expense, net		$ 4	14
Operating Profit, Percent Change		(15.00%)
2018 Global Restructuring Program | Before Tax
Restructuring Charges		$ 34	93	$ 1,900
Personal Care
Net Sales		$ 2,462	2,422
Sales Revenue, Net, Percent Change		2.00%
Operating Profit		$ 481	527
Operating Profit, Percent Change		(9.00%)
Personal Care | 2018 Global Restructuring Program | Before Tax
Restructuring Charges		$ 15	34
Consumer Tissue
Net Sales		$ 1,510	1,723
Sales Revenue, Net, Percent Change		(12.00%)
Operating Profit		$ 269	365
Operating Profit, Percent Change		(26.00%)
Consumer Tissue | 2018 Global Restructuring Program | Before Tax
Restructuring Charges		$ 16	42
K-C Professional
Net Sales		$ 752	848
Sales Revenue, Net, Percent Change		(11.00%)
Operating Profit		$ 126	181
Operating Profit, Percent Change		(30.00%)
K-C Professional | 2018 Global Restructuring Program | Before Tax
Restructuring Charges		$ 3	15
Corporate and Other
Net Sales		19	16
Operating Profit	[1]	(102)	(155)
Other (income) and expense, net
Other (income) and expense, net	[1]	$ 4	$ 14
Operating Profit, Percent Change		(71.00%)

[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. Restructuring charges related to the Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and K-C Professional business segments were $15, $16 and $3, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and $34, $42 and $15, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2020. N.M. - Not Meaningful