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Loss Contingency, Number Of Plaintiffs, Pre-Suit Notice Letter Filed

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Number of claims dismissed.

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82911808&loc=d3e14435-108349

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Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - Product Liability (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - Product Liability (Details)	Mar. 24, 2017 case	Jan. 31, 2019 case	Mar. 31, 2019 case	Dec. 31, 2015 case	Apr. 15, 2019 plantiff	Feb. 11, 2019 plantiff	Dec. 30, 2016 case
Canada
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of suits filed				6
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits (165 lawsuits involving Shower to Shower body powder product)			165
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation \| Canada
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits (165 lawsuits involving Shower to Shower body powder product)			2
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation \| BRITISH COLUMBIA
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits (165 lawsuits involving Shower to Shower body powder product)			1
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation \| QUEBEC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits (165 lawsuits involving Shower to Shower body powder product)			1
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits (165 lawsuits involving Shower to Shower body powder product)	1		5				3
Number of suits filed	2
Number of cases voluntarily dismissed			4
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Litigation \| CALIFORNIA
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs, pre-suit notice letter filed \| plantiff						7
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Litigation \| CALIFORNIA \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs, pre-suit notice letter filed \| plantiff					1
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Litigation \| DELAWARE
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases voluntarily dismissed		122
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Litigation \| NEW JERSEY
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits (165 lawsuits involving Shower to Shower body powder product)			4
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Litigation, New Jersey
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits (165 lawsuits involving Shower to Shower body powder product)			1
Number of cases not voluntarily dismissed			2
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Litigation, Delaware
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits (165 lawsuits involving Shower to Shower body powder product)			1