| Cover | 12 Months Ended |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | |
| Document Information [Line Items] | |
| Document Type | DEF 14A |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Information [Line Items] | |
| Entity Registrant Name | COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000021665 |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | 12 Months Ended | ||
| Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Pay vs Performance [Table Text Block] | Pay Versus Performance As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between the “total compensation” and “compensation actually paid” to our Named Officers and certain financial performance of the Company. This disclosure has been prepared in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and does not necessarily reflect value actually realized by the Named Officers. The P&O Committee evaluates compensation decisions in light of Company or individual performance and does not use “compensation actually paid” as a basis for making compensation decisions. For information concerning our compensation philosophy and how we align executive compensation with our performance, see the CD&A. Average Average Value of Initial Fixed $100 Year Summary (1) Compensation (2) (3) ( 4) Total Peer Group (5) Net Income Company-Selected (6) 2022 14,462,406 11,047,446 4,061,090 3,453,780 122.8 126.7 1,967 7.0 2021 15,458,151 18,008,793 4,085,777 4,559,072 129.8 125.3 2,338 4.4 2020 14,364,118 22,765,213 4,024,886 5,573,106 127.2 110.7 2,860 7.2 NOTES TO THE PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE TABLE (1) The dollar amounts reported in column (b) are the amounts of total compensation reported for Noel R. Wallace (2) The dollar amounts reported in column (c) represent the amount of compensation actually paid to Mr. Wallace, as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K (“CAP”). The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Wallace during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to Mr. Wallace’s total compensation for each year to determine the CAP: Year Reported (Subtract): (a) Add: (b) (Subtract): (c) Add: (d) CAP for CEO 2022 14,462,406 (9,114,661) 5,725,594 (25,893) — 11,047,446 2021 15,458,151 (10,903,528) 13,477,139 (22,969) — 18,008,793 2020 14,364,118 (8,641,292) 17,070,257 (27,870) — 22,765,213 (a) The reported value of equity awards represents the grant date fair value of equity awards as reported in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns in the Summary Compensation Table for each applicable year. Executive Compensation (b) The amounts added (or subtracted, as applicable) in calculating the equity award adjustments for the CEO for each applicable year are as follows: Year Year End Fair Year over Year Fair Value as of Year over Year Fair Value at the Value of Total Equity 2022 9,656,022 (1,253,543) — (2,725,632) — 48,747 5,725,594 2021 13,417,733 296,498 105,132 (382,562) — 40,338 13,477,139 2020 11,443,463 4,540,148 — 1,059,193 — 27,453 17,070,257 (c) The amounts in this column represent the change in pension value amounts reported in the “Change in Pension and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table for each applicable year. (d) No values are shown in this column for pension benefit adjustments because (i) there are no service costs for services rendered during the applicable years because the Retirement Plan and Supplemental Retirement Plan were both frozen prior to 2020 and (ii) there are no prior service costs because no additional benefits were granted in a plan amendment during the applicable years. (3) The dollar amounts reported in column (d) represent the average of the amounts reported for our Named Officers as a group (excluding Mr. Wallace) in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for each applicable year. The Named Officers included for purposes of calculating the average amounts in each applicable year are as follows: (i) for each of 2022 and 2021, Stanley J. Sutula III, Jennifer M. Daniels, Prabha Parameswaran and Panagiotis Tsourapas; and (ii) for 2020, Henning I. Jakobsen, Stanley J. Sutula III, Jennifer M. Daniels, Prabha Parameswaran and Panagiotis Tsourapas. (4) The dollar amounts reported in column (e) represent the average amount of CAP for the Named Officers as a group (excluding Mr. Wallace), as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual average amount of compensation earned by or paid to the Named Officers as a group (excluding Mr. Wallace) during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to the average total compensation of the Named Officers as a group (excluding Mr. Wallace) for each year to determine the CAP, using the same methodology described above in note 2: Year Average (Subtract): Add: (a) (Subtract): Add: Average CAP 2022 4,061,090 (1,857,696) 1,252,854 (2,468) — 3,453,780 2021 4,085,777 (2,152,095) 2,627,579 (2,189) — 4,559,072 2020 4,024,886 (2,057,487) 3,607,832 (2,125) — 5,573,106 (a) The amounts added (or subtracted, as applicable) in calculating the total average equity award adjustments for each applicable year are as follows: Year Year End Year over Year Fair Value as of Year over Year Fair Value at Value of Dividends Total Equity 2022 1,968,034 (285,769) — (448,213) — 18,802 1,252,854 2021 2,651,509 49,886 19,907 (114,020) — 20,297 2,627,579 2020 2,538,288 785,601 — 269,390 — 14,553 3,607,832 (5) Represents the weighted peer group total shareholder return, weighted according to the respective companies’ stock market capitalization at the beginning of each period for which a return is indicated. The peer company index used for this purpose, which is the peer company index used by us for purposes of Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K, is comprised of the following companies: Campbell Soup Company, The Clorox Company, The Coca-Cola Company, ConAgra Brands, Inc., The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., General Mills, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg Company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, The Kraft Heinz Company, Mondēlez International, Inc., PepsiCo, Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc and Unilever PLC. (6) Organic sales growth is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net sales excluding foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestments. Please see Annex A for a reconciliation of organic sales growth to net sales growth calculated in accordance with GAAP. | ||
| Company Selected Measure Name | Organic Sales Growth | ||
| Named Executive Officers, Footnote [Text Block] | The dollar amounts reported in column (d) represent the average of the amounts reported for our Named Officers as a group (excluding Mr. Wallace) in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for each applicable year. The Named Officers included for purposes of calculating the average amounts in each applicable year are as follows: (i) for each of 2022 and 2021, Stanley J. Sutula III, Jennifer M. Daniels, Prabha Parameswaran and Panagiotis Tsourapas; and (ii) for 2020, Henning I. Jakobsen, Stanley J. Sutula III, Jennifer M. Daniels, Prabha Parameswaran and Panagiotis Tsourapas. | ||
| Peer Group Issuers, Footnote [Text Block] | Represents the weighted peer group total shareholder return, weighted according to the respective companies’ stock market capitalization at the beginning of each period for which a return is indicated. The peer company index used for this purpose, which is the peer company index used by us for purposes of Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K, is comprised of the following companies: Campbell Soup Company, The Clorox Company, The Coca-Cola Company, ConAgra Brands, Inc., The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., General Mills, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg Company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, The Kraft Heinz Company, Mondēlez International, Inc., PepsiCo, Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc and Unilever PLC. | ||
| PEO Total Compensation Amount | $ 14,462,406 | $ 15,458,151 | $ 14,364,118 |
| PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | 11,047,446 | 18,008,793 | 22,765,213 |
| Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount | 4,061,090 | 4,085,777 | 4,024,886 |
| Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount | $ 3,453,780 | 4,559,072 | 5,573,106 |
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return [Text Block] | CAP vs. TSR and Peer TSR | ||
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income [Text Block] | CAP vs. Net Income | ||
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure [Text Block] | CAP vs. Organic Sales Growth | ||
| Tabular List [Table Text Block] | Tabular List of Financial Performance Measures Used to Link CAP For the Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year To Company Performance The following table lists the financial performance metrics that, in our assessment, represent the most important financial performance measures we use to link CAP for our Named Officers for 2022 to Company performance. Adjusted Earnings Per Share Relative Adjusted Net Income Growth | ||
| Total Shareholder Return Amount | $ 122.8 | 129.8 | 127.2 |
| Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount | 126.7 | 125.3 | 110.7 |
| Net Income (Loss) | $ 1,967 | $ 2,338 | $ 2,860 |
| Company Selected Measure Amount | 7 | 4.4 | 7.2 |
| Measure [Axis]: 1 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Measure Name | Adjusted Earnings Per Share | ||
| Measure [Axis]: 2 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Measure Name | Free Cash Flow Productivity | ||
| Measure [Axis]: 3 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Measure Name | Organic Sales Growth (Company-Selected Measure) | ||
| Measure [Axis]: 4 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Measure Name | Relative Adjusted Net Income Growth | ||
| Measure [Axis]: 5 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Measure Name | Relative Organic Sales Growth | ||
| Measure [Axis]: 6 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Measure Name | Relative Total Shareholder Return | ||
| PEO [Member] | Reported Value of Equity Awards [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ (9,114,661) | $ (10,903,528) | $ (8,641,292) |
| PEO [Member] | Total Equity Awards Adjustments [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 5,725,594 | 13,477,139 | 17,070,257 |
| PEO [Member] | Reported Change in the Actuarial Present Value of Pension Benefits [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (25,893) | (22,969) | (27,870) |
| PEO [Member] | Total Pension Adjustments [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PEO [Member] | Year-end Fair Value Of Awards Granted In The Current Fiscal Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 9,656,022 | 13,417,733 | 11,443,463 |
| PEO [Member] | Change In Fair Value Of Outstanding And Unvested Awards Granted In Prior Fiscal Years [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (1,253,543) | 296,498 | 4,540,148 |
| PEO [Member] | Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (2,725,632) | (382,562) | 1,059,193 |
| PEO [Member] | Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 | 105,132 | 0 |
| PEO [Member] | Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PEO [Member] | Value of Dividends or other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 48,747 | 40,338 | 27,453 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Reported Value of Equity Awards [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (1,857,696) | (2,152,095) | (2,057,487) |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Total Equity Awards Adjustments [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 1,252,854 | 2,627,579 | 3,607,832 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Reported Change in the Actuarial Present Value of Pension Benefits [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (2,468) | (2,189) | (2,125) |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Year-end Fair Value Of Awards Granted In The Current Fiscal Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 1,968,034 | 2,651,509 | 2,538,288 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Change In Fair Value Of Outstanding And Unvested Awards Granted In Prior Fiscal Years [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (285,769) | 49,886 | 785,601 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (448,213) | (114,020) | 269,390 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 | 19,907 | 0 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Value of Dividends or other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 18,802 | 20,297 | 14,553 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Pension Adjustments Pension Value In Summary Compensation Table [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
