Interest in Master Trust EBP, Master Trust [Policy Text Block] Investments in the fair value hierarchy EBP, Investment, Fair Value Maximum Maximum [Member] Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Domain] Statistical Measurement [Domain] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] Mutual funds Mutual Fund [Member] Vested after 3 years but less than 4 years of service EBP, Vesting Period Two [Member] EBP, Vesting Period Two Savings Program EBP, Savings Program [Member] EBP, Savings Program EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] Separately managed account EBP, Self-Directed Brokerage Account [Member] Total deductions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease Investments and Fair Value Measurements EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Text Block] Savings and Investment Plan EBP, Plan [Member] EBP, Plan Plan’s Interest in Master Trust EBP, Nonconsolidated, Plan Interest in Master Trust [Member] Level 1 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] EBP, Employer Contribution, Plan Type [Axis] EBP, Employer Contribution, Plan Type [Axis] EBP, Employer Contribution, Plan Type EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Abstract] EBP, Fund Name [Domain] EBP, Fund Name [Domain] EBP, Fund Name Total assets EBP, Asset Assets EBP, Asset [Abstract] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Additions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase [Abstract] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Benefit Payments Recognition EBP, Payment to Participant [Policy Text Block] Payables EBP, Liability EBP, Master Trust [Line Items] EBP, Master Trust [Line Items] Company Retirement Contributions Program EBP, Company Retirement Contributions Program [Member] EBP, Company Retirement Contributions Program Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Basis of Accounting EBP, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block] Plan’s interest in the Colgate-Palmolive Savings & Investment Plans Master Trust EBP, Investment, Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair and Contract Value EBP, Description of Plan and Accounting Change [Abstract] Receivables: EBP, Receivable [Abstract] Schedule of Valuation Input Measured at Fair Value EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block] Requisite service period EBP, Requisite Service Period EBP, Requisite Service Period Vesting [Domain] Vesting [Domain] Investments [Domain] Investments [Domain] EBP, Master Trust [Abstract] Use of Estimates EBP, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block] 10 or more years of service EBP, Service Period Two [Member] EBP, Service Period Two EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Domain] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Domain] Cover [Abstract] Risks and Uncertainties EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Text Block] Company EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Axis] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Axis] Minimum Minimum [Member] Investment Type [Axis] Investment Type [Axis] EBP, Fund Name [Axis] EBP, Fund Name [Axis] EBP, Fund Name Vested after 2 but less than 3 years of service EBP, Vesting Period One [Member] EBP, Vesting Period One Total contributions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution Participant EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Excluding Rollover Appreciation in the fair value of investments, net EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment EBP, Employer Contribution, PlanType [Domain] EBP, Employer Contribution, PlanType [Domain] EBP, Employer Contribution, PlanType EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund; R6 Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund; R6 [Member] Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund; R6 EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] Description of the Plan EBP, Description of Plan [Text Block] Service Period [Axis] EBP, Service Period [Axis] EBP, Service Period EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Interest EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest Income on Investment Contributions EBP, Contribution [Policy Text Block] EBP, Nonconsolidated, Master Trust and Plan Interest in Master Trust [Domain] EBP, Nonconsolidated, Master Trust and Plan Interest in Master Trust [Domain] Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock EBP, Employer, Common Stock [Member] Vesting [Axis] Vesting [Axis] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] Total additions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase Investment income: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment [Abstract] Investments at contract value EBP, Investment, Contract Value Document Information [Line Items] Document Information [Line Items] Vesting percentage EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Percentage, Tranche 1 EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Percentage, Tranche 1 EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Line Items] Vested after 5 years EBP, Vesting Period Four [Member] EBP, Vesting Period Four EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Table] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Table] Plan's Interest in Master Trust EBP, Master Trust [Text Block] Participant compensation matched, percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Matched, Percentage EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Total investments EBP Investment at Fair, NAV and Contract value EBP Investment at Fair, NAV and Contract value Vesting period, fully vested EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Service Period EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Service Period EBP, Tax Status [Table] EBP, Tax Status [Table] Increase in net assets available for benefits EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Text Block] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy, Accounting Standard Update, and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract] Total receivables Receivables EBP, Receivable Employees hired prior to November 1, 2012 EBP, Service Period Three [Member] EBP, Service Period Three Company contributions EBP, Employer Contribution, Receivable Automatic deferral rate EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate Investments: EBP, Investment, Fair Value [Abstract] Dividends EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Dividend Income on Investment Distributions to participants EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant Investments in the fair value hierarchy EBP, Investment, Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Less than 10 years of service EBP, Service Period One [Member] EBP, Service Period One EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Abstract] Market value of company EBP, Market Value of Company EBP, Market Value of Company Change in Plan’s interest in the Colgate-Palmolive Savings & Investment Plans Master Trust EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Change in Plan Interest in Master Trust Service Period [Domain] EBP, Service Period [Domain] EBP, Service Period Investment Valuation and Income Recognition EBP, Investment [Policy Text Block] EBP, Master Trust [Table] EBP, Master Trust [Table] Participant contributions EBP, Participant Contribution, Receivable Document Type Document Type EBP, Other Related Party and Party-in-Interest EBP, Other Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Member] Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key EBP, Schedule of Plan Funds EBP, Schedule of Plan Funds [Table Text Block] EBP, Schedule of Plan Funds EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Abstract] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] Cash reserve funds Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] Deductions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease [Abstract] Forfeited nonvested account, decrease from employer contribution EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Employer Contribution Master Trust EBP, Nonconsolidated, Master Trust [Member] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block] Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Plan's interest in Master Trust EBP, Master Trust [Table Text Block] Tax Status EBP, Tax Status [Text Block] Vesting period EBP, Vesting Period EBP, Vesting Period Document Information [Table] Document Information [Table] Administration EBP, Plan Administration [Policy Text Block] EBP, Plan Administration Vested after 4 years but less than 5 years EBP, Vesting Period Three [Member] EBP, Vesting Period Three Master Trust net investment income (loss): EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment Investments at fair value EBP Investment, Fair and Net Asset Value EBP Investment, Fair and Net Asset Value EBP, Nonconsolidated, Master Trust and Plan Interest in Master Trust [Axis] EBP, Nonconsolidated, Master Trust and Plan Interest in Master Trust [Axis] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] Vesting period, initial 50% EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Service Period, Initial 50 Percent EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Service Period, Initial 50 Percent Net assets available for benefits Net assets available for benefits – beginning of year Net assets available for benefits – end of year EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Contributions: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution [Abstract] Investments measured at net asset value EBP, Investment, Net Asset Value EBP, Investment, Net Asset Value Forfeited nonvested account EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account Matching percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] Interest in Master Trust EBP, Interest in Master Trust, Percentage EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items]