| **OTHER LIABILITIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 12 Months Ended |        |
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| **Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]**                          |            |   |
| Option to extend agreement (in years)                               | 7 years         |   |
| Venture agreement terminal obligation, fair value                   | $ 531           | $ 527  |
| Venture agreement terminal obligation, recognized                   | $ 510           | $ 495  |
| Glad                                                                |            |   |
| **Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]**                          |            |   |
| Percentage of ownership by venture partner                          | 20.00%          | 20.00% |

| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| - Definition
The percentage of ownership interest by the venture partner.
+ References
No definition available.
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| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| - Definition
Venture Agreement. Terminal Obligation
+ References
No definition available.
+ Details**Name:**clx_VentureAgreement.TerminalObligation**Namespace Prefix:**clx_**Data Type:**xbrli:monetaryItemType**Balance Type:**credit**Period Type:**instant |
| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| - Definition
Venture Agreement, Option To Extend Agreement Term Period
+ References
No definition available.
+ Details**Name:**clx_VentureAgreementOptionToExtendAgreementTermPeriod**Namespace Prefix:**clx_**Data Type:**xbrli:durationItemType**Balance Type:**na**Period Type:**duration |
| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| - Definition
Venture Agreement, Terminal Obligation, Net
+ References
No definition available.
+ Details**Name:**clx_VentureAgreementTerminalObligationNet**Namespace Prefix:**clx_**Data Type:**xbrli:monetaryItemType**Balance Type:**credit**Period Type:**instant |
| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| - Definition
Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
+ References
No definition available.
+ Details**Name:**us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightLineItems**Namespace Prefix:**us-gaap_**Data Type:**xbrli:stringItemType**Balance Type:**na**Period Type:**duration |
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| - Details**Name:**srt_CounterpartyNameAxis=clx_GladBusinessMember**Namespace Prefix:****Data Type:**na**Balance Type:****Period Type:** |