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Description Of Business Segments
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment Information Business Segment InformationWe are organized into operating segments based on product groupings. These operating segments have been aggregated into three reportable global business segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and K-C Professional. The reportable segments were determined in accordance with how our chief operating decision maker and our executive managers develop and execute global strategies to drive growth and profitability. These strategies include global plans for branding and product positioning, technology, research and development programs, cost reductions including supply chain management, and capacity and capital investments for each of these businesses. Segment management is evaluated on several factors, including operating profit.
Segment operating profit excludes Other (income) and expense, net and income and expense not associated with ongoing operations of the business segments.
The principal sources of revenue in each global business segment are described below:
•Personal Care brands offer our consumers a trusted partner in caring for themselves and their families by delivering confidence, protection and discretion through a wide variety of innovative solutions and products such as disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear and other related products.  Products in this segment are sold under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Thinx, Poise, Depend, Plenitud, Softex and other brand names.
•Consumer Tissue offers a wide variety of innovative solutions and trusted brands that responsibly improve everyday living for families around the world.  Products in this segment include facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins and related products, and are sold under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Andrex, Viva, Scottex and other brand names.
•K-C Professional partners with businesses to create Exceptional Workplaces, helping to make them healthier, safer and more productive through a range of solutions and supporting products such as wipers, tissue, towels, apparel, soaps and sanitizers. Our brands, including Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech and KleenGuard are well known for quality and trusted to help people around the world work better.
Information concerning consolidated operations by business segment is presented in the following tables:
Three Months Ended September 30Nine Months Ended September 30
20232022Change20232022Change
NET SALES
Personal Care$2,700 $2,628 +3 %$8,089 $8,067 — 
Consumer Tissue1,567 1,578 -1 %4,750 4,683 +1 %
K-C Professional854 836 +2 %2,588 2,418 +7 %
Corporate & Other11 11 N.M.34 43 N.M.
TOTAL NET SALES$5,132 $5,053 +2 %$15,461 $15,211 +2 %
OPERATING PROFIT
Personal Care$502 $423 +19 %$1,461 $1,364 +7 %
Consumer Tissue267 218 +22 %707 567 +25 %
K-C Professional168 119 +41 %514 294 +75 %
Corporate & Other(a)
(128)(90)N.M.(1,013)(298)N.M.
Other (income) and expense, net(a)
35 15 +133 %(5)(42)-88 %
TOTAL OPERATING PROFIT$774 $655 +18 %$1,674 $1,969 -15 %
(a)    Corporate & Other and Other (income) and expense, net include income and expense not associated with the business segments, including in 2023 the net benefit related to the sale of our Brazil tissue and K-C Professional business and the impairment of intangible assets, and in 2022 the non-cash, non-recurring gain and transaction and integration costs related to the acquisition of a controlling interest in Thinx.
N.M. - Not Meaningful
Sales of Principal Products:
Three Months Ended September 30Nine Months Ended September 30
(Billions of dollars)2023202220232022
Baby and child care products$1.8 $1.7 $5.3 $5.5 
Consumer tissue products1.6 1.6 4.8 4.7 
Away-from-home professional products0.9 0.8 2.6 2.4 
All other0.8 1.0 2.8 2.6 
Consolidated$5.1 $5.1 $15.5 $15.2