Shareholders' Equity
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity
Shareholders’ Equity

Changes in the components of Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are as follows:
 
Colgate-Palmolive Company Shareholders’ Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Unearned
Compensation
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2014
$
1,466

 
$
1,236

 
$
(20
)
 
$
(16,862
)
 
$
18,832

 
$
(3,507
)
 
$
240

Net income
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
542

 
 
 
41

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
(340
)
 
1

Dividends
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(670
)
 
 

 
(3
)
Stock-based compensation expense
 

 
32

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Shares issued for stock options
 

 
32

 
 

 
85

 
 

 
 

 
 

Shares issued for restricted stock awards
 
 
(29
)
 
 
 
29

 
 
 
 
 
 
Treasury stock acquired
 

 
 

 
 

 
(374
)
 
 

 
 

 
 

Other
 

 
1

 
7

 
 
 
 

 
 

 


Balance, March 31, 2015
$
1,466

 
$
1,272

 
$
(13
)
 
$
(17,122
)
 
$
18,704

 
$
(3,847
)
 
$
279



Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes cumulative translation losses of $2,805 and $2,453 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and unrecognized retirement plan and other retiree benefits costs of $1,051 and $1,064 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.