| **SEGMENT RESULTS (Selected Financial Information Relating To Company's Segments ) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions**                         | 3 Months Ended |
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| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Net sales                                                                                                                                      | $ 1,506        | $ 1,563 |
| Earnings (losses) before income taxes                                                                                                          | $ 258          | $ 268 |
| Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]                                                             |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 100.00%        | 100.00% |
| Cleaning [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]                                         |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 38.00%         | 37.00% |
| Cleaning [Member] | Home Care [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]                    |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 22.00%         | 21.00% |
| Cleaning [Member] | Laundry [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]                      |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 10.00%         | 10.00% |
| Cleaning [Member] | Professional Products [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]        |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 6.00%          | 6.00% |
| Household [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]                                        |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 25.00%         | 28.00% |
| Household [Member] | Bags, Wraps, And Containers [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member] |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 12.00%         | 13.00% |
| Household [Member] | Cat Litter [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]                  |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 8.00%          | 7.00% |
| Household [Member] | Charcoal [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]                    |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 4.00%          | 6.00% |
| Household [Member] | Digestive Health [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]            |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 1.00%          | 2.00% |
| Lifestyle [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]                                        |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 21.00%         | 20.00% |
| Lifestyle [Member] | Food Products [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]               |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 9.00%          | 9.00% |
| Lifestyle [Member] | Natural Personal Care [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]       |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 5.00%          | 4.00% |
| Lifestyle [Member] | Water Filtration [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]            |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 4.00%          | 4.00% |
| Lifestyle [Member] | Dietary Supplements [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]         |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 3.00%          | 3.00% |
| International [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member]                                    |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Concentration percentage                                                                                                                       | 16.00%         | 15.00% |
| Operating Segments [Member] | Cleaning [Member]                                                                                                |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Net sales                                                                                                                                      | $ 562          | $ 571 |
| Earnings (losses) before income taxes                                                                                                          | 178            | 180 |
| Operating Segments [Member] | Household [Member]                                                                                               |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Net sales                                                                                                                                      | 381            | 442 |
| Earnings (losses) before income taxes                                                                                                          | 25             | 59 |
| Operating Segments [Member] | Lifestyle [Member]                                                                                               |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Net sales                                                                                                                                      | 322            | 309 |
| Earnings (losses) before income taxes                                                                                                          | 70             | 62 |
| Operating Segments [Member] | International [Member]                                                                                           |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Net sales                                                                                                                                      | 241            | 241 |
| Earnings (losses) before income taxes                                                                                                          | 39             | 28 |
| Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]                                                                                                                |           |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                 |           |   |
| Net sales                                                                                                                                      | 0              | 0 |
| Earnings (losses) before income taxes                                                                                                          | $ (54)         | $ (61) |

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.
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Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.
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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.
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