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2418406 - Disclosure - Supplemental Data (Summary of Inventories) (Details)
(http://www.kimberly-clark.com/role/SupplementalDataSummaryOfInventoriesDetails)
TableStatement [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000055785 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Statement [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2013-12-31
2012-12-31
Scenario [Axis]Scenario [Axis]
LIFO [Member]Non-LIFO [Member]Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]LIFO [Member]Non-LIFO [Member]Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Raw materials
143,000,000  
319,000,000  
462,000,000  
148,000,000  
346,000,000  
494,000,000  
Work in process
189,000,000  
97,000,000  
286,000,000  
194,000,000  
135,000,000  
329,000,000  
Finished goods
648,000,000  
753,000,000  
1,401,000,000  
656,000,000  
786,000,000  
1,442,000,000  
Supplies and other
0  
326,000,000  
326,000,000  
0  
314,000,000  
314,000,000  
Gross inventories
980,000,000  
 
1,495,000,000  
 
2,475,000,000  
 
998,000,000  
 
1,581,000,000  
 
2,579,000,000  
 
Excess of FIFO or weighted-average cost over LIFO cost
(242,000,000) 
0  
(242,000,000) 
(231,000,000) 
0  
(231,000,000) 
Total
738,000,000  
 
1,495,000,000  
 
2,233,000,000  
 
767,000,000  
 
1,581,000,000  
 
2,348,000,000