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Kimberly-Clark Corporation
(NYSE:KMB) 

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth...

Founded: 1872
Full Time Employees: 40,000
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Household & Personal Products

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      net sales
    4,163,000,000 4,080,000,000 4,150,000,000 4,163,000,000 4,840,000,000 4,928,000,000 4,952,000,000 5,029,000,000 5,149,000,000 4,970,000,000 5,132,000,000 5,134,000,000 5,195,000,000 4,964,000,000 5,053,000,000 5,063,000,000 5,095,000,000 4,965,000,000 5,010,000,000 4,722,000,000 4,743,000,000 4,836,000,000 4,683,000,000 4,612,000,000 5,009,000,000 4,583,000,000 4,640,000,000 4,594,000,000 4,633,000,000 4,569,000,000 4,582,000,000 4,604,000,000 4,731,000,000 4,582,000,000 4,640,000,000 4,554,000,000 4,483,000,000 4,544,000,000 4,594,000,000 4,588,000,000 4,476,000,000 4,476,000,000 4,539,000,000 4,718,000,000 4,643,000,000 4,691,000,000 3,661,000,000 5,442,000,000 5,343,000,000 5,278,000,000 5,305,000,000 5,262,000,000 5,267,000,000 5,318,000,000 5,318,000,000 5,307,000,000 5,246,000,000 5,269,000,000 5,241,000,000 5,176,000,000 5,382,000,000 5,259,000,000 5,029,000,000 5,075,000,000 4,979,000,000 4,857,000,000 4,835,000,000 4,982,000,000 4,913,000,000 4,727,000,000 4,493,000,000 4,597,900,000 4,998,200,000 5,006,200,000 4,812,700,000 4,812,700,000  
      yoy
    -13.99% -17.21% -16.20% -17.22% -6.00% -0.85% -3.51% -2.05% -0.89% 0.12% 1.56% 1.40% 1.96% -0.02% 0.86% 7.22% 7.42% 2.67% 6.98% 2.39% -5.31% 5.52% 0.93% 0.39% 8.12% 0.31% 1.27% -0.22% -2.07% -0.28% -1.25% 1.10% 5.53% 0.84% 1.00% -0.74% 0.16% 1.52% 1.21% -2.76% -3.60% -4.58% 23.98% -13.30% -13.10% -11.12% -30.99% 3.42% 1.44% -0.75% -0.24% -0.85% 0.40% 0.93% 1.47% 2.53% -2.53% 0.19% 4.22% 1.99% 8.09% 8.28% 4.01% 1.87% 1.34% 2.75% 7.61% 8.35% -1.70% -5.58% -6.64% -4.46%      
      qoq
    2.03% -1.69% -0.31% -13.99% -1.79% -0.48% -1.53% -2.33% 3.60% -3.16% -0.04% -1.17% 4.65% -1.76% -0.20% -0.63% 2.62% -0.90% 6.10% -0.44% -1.92% 3.27% 1.54% -7.93% 9.30% -1.23% 1.00% -0.84% 1.40% -0.28% -0.48% -2.68% 3.25% -1.25% 1.89% 1.58% -1.34% -1.09% 0.13% 2.50% 0.00% -1.39% -3.79% 1.62% -1.02% 28.13% -32.73% 1.85% 1.23% -0.51% 0.82% -0.09% -0.96% 0.00% 0.21% 1.16% -0.44% 0.53% 1.26% -3.83% 2.34% 4.57% -0.91% 1.93% 2.51% 0.46% -2.95% 1.40% 3.93% 5.21% -2.28% -8.01% -0.16% 4.02% 0.00%   
      cost of products sold
    2,629,000,000 2,615,000,000 2,657,000,000 2,707,000,000 3,107,000,000 3,253,000,000 3,168,000,000 3,219,000,000 3,238,000,000 3,233,000,000 3,294,000,000 3,403,000,000 3,469,000,000 3,337,000,000 3,510,000,000 3,534,000,000 3,575,000,000 3,529,000,000 3,527,000,000 3,242,000,000 3,154,000,000 3,172,000,000 3,093,000,000 2,835,000,000 3,218,000,000 3,017,000,000 3,085,000,000 3,108,000,000 3,205,000,000 3,167,000,000 3,166,000,000 3,149,000,000 3,407,000,000 2,984,000,000 2,981,000,000 2,910,000,000 2,831,000,000 2,866,000,000 2,924,000,000 2,924,000,000 2,837,000,000 2,837,000,000 2,913,000,000 3,036,000,000 2,986,000,000 3,032,000,000 2,513,000,000 3,541,000,000 3,534,000,000 3,453,000,000 3,492,000,000 3,457,000,000 3,467,000,000 3,496,000,000 3,496,000,000 3,783,000,000 3,480,000,000 3,514,000,000 3,537,000,000 3,632,000,000 3,794,000,000 3,702,000,000 3,566,000,000 3,430,000,000 3,365,000,000 3,213,000,000 3,188,000,000 3,316,000,000 3,186,000,000 3,154,000,000 3,039,000,000 3,143,300,000 3,535,000,000 3,521,700,000 3,357,000,000 3,357,000,000  
      gross profit
    1,534,000,000 1,465,000,000 1,493,000,000 1,456,000,000 1,733,000,000 1,675,000,000 1,784,000,000 1,810,000,000 1,911,000,000 1,737,000,000 1,838,000,000 1,731,000,000 1,726,000,000 1,627,000,000 1,543,000,000 1,529,000,000 1,520,000,000 1,436,000,000 1,483,000,000 1,480,000,000 1,589,000,000 1,664,000,000 1,590,000,000 1,777,000,000 1,791,000,000 1,566,000,000 1,555,000,000 1,486,000,000 1,428,000,000 1,402,000,000 1,416,000,000 1,455,000,000 1,324,000,000 1,598,000,000 1,659,000,000 1,644,000,000 1,652,000,000 1,678,000,000 1,670,000,000 1,664,000,000 1,639,000,000 1,639,000,000 1,626,000,000 1,682,000,000 1,657,000,000 1,659,000,000 1,148,000,000 1,901,000,000 1,809,000,000 1,825,000,000 1,813,000,000 1,805,000,000 1,800,000,000 1,822,000,000 1,822,000,000 1,524,000,000 1,766,000,000 1,755,000,000 1,704,000,000 1,544,000,000 1,588,000,000 1,557,000,000 1,463,000,000 1,645,000,000 1,614,000,000 1,644,000,000 1,647,000,000 1,666,000,000 1,727,000,000 1,573,000,000 1,454,000,000 1,454,600,000 1,463,200,000 1,484,500,000 1,455,700,000 1,455,700,000  
      yoy
    -11.48% -12.54% -16.31% -19.56% -9.31% -3.57% -2.94% 4.56% 10.72% 6.76% 19.12% 13.21% 13.55% 13.30% 4.05% 3.31% -4.34% -13.70% -6.73% -16.71% -11.28% 6.26% 2.25% 19.58% 25.42% 11.70% 9.82% 2.13% 7.85% -12.27% -14.65% -11.50% -19.85% -4.77% -0.66% -1.20% 0.79% 2.38% 2.71% -1.07% -1.09% -1.21% 41.64% -11.52% -8.40% -9.10% -36.68% 5.32% 0.50% 0.16% -0.49% 18.44% 1.93% 3.82% 6.92% -1.30% 11.21% 12.72% 16.47% -6.14% -1.61% -5.29% -11.17% -1.26% -6.54% 4.51% 13.27% 14.53% 18.03% 5.96% -0.12% -0.08%      
      qoq
    4.71% -1.88% 2.54% -15.98% 3.46% -6.11% -1.44% -5.29% 10.02% -5.50% 6.18% 0.29% 6.08% 5.44% 0.92% 0.59% 5.85% -3.17% 0.20% -6.86% -4.51% 4.65% -10.52% -0.78% 14.37% 0.71% 4.64% 4.06% 1.85% -0.99% -2.68% 9.89% -17.15% -3.68% 0.91% -0.48% -1.55% 0.48% 0.36% 1.53% 0.00% 0.80% -3.33% 1.51% -0.12% 44.51% -39.61% 5.09% -0.88% 0.66% 0.44% 0.28% -1.21% 0.00% 19.55% -13.70% 0.63% 2.99% 10.36% -2.77% 1.99% 6.43% -11.06% 1.92% -1.82% -0.18% -1.14% -3.53% 9.79% 8.18% -0.04% -0.59% -1.43% 1.98% 0.00%   
      gross margin %
    36.85% 35.91% 35.98% 34.97% 35.81% 33.99% 36.03% 35.99% 37.11% 34.95% 35.81% 33.72% 33.22% 32.78% 30.54% 30.20% 29.83% 28.92% 29.60% 31.34% 33.50% 34.41% 33.95% 38.53% 35.76% 34.17% 33.51% 32.35% 30.82% 30.69% 30.90% 31.60% 27.99% 34.88% 35.75% 36.10% 36.85% 36.93% 36.35% 36.27% 36.62% 36.62% 35.82% 35.65% 35.69% 35.37% 31.36% 34.93% 33.86% 34.58% 34.18% 34.30% 34.18% 34.26% 34.26% 28.72% 33.66% 33.31% 32.51% 29.83% 29.51% 29.61% 29.09% 32.41% 32.42% 33.85% 34.06% 33.44% 35.15% 33.28% 32.36% 31.64% 29.27% 29.65% 30.25% 30.25%  
      marketing, research and general expenses
    920,000,000 955,000,000 855,000,000 863,000,000 941,000,000 1,109,000,000 1,097,000,000 1,066,000,000 1,039,000,000 993,000,000 1,029,000,000 1,015,000,000 924,000,000 916,000,000 873,000,000 906,000,000 886,000,000 911,000,000 819,000,000 854,000,000 815,000,000 996,000,000 919,000,000 844,000,000 873,000,000 859,000,000 815,000,000 811,000,000 769,000,000 768,000,000 749,000,000 771,000,000 1,079,000,000 759,000,000 813,000,000 842,000,000 813,000,000 821,000,000 833,000,000 847,000,000 825,000,000 825,000,000 857,000,000 868,000,000 869,000,000 849,000,000 695,000,000 1,011,000,000 1,032,000,000 971,000,000 999,000,000 990,000,000 1,012,000,000 1,027,000,000 1,027,000,000 1,066,000,000 988,000,000 1,019,000,000 996,000,000 957,000,000 943,000,000 940,000,000 921,000,000 954,000,000 909,000,000 929,000,000 881,000,000 974,000,000 852,000,000 923,000,000 749,000,000 816,300,000 849,000,000 827,300,000 798,400,000 798,400,000  
      other (income) and expense
    -139,000,000 3,000,000 17,000,000 1,000,000 23,000,000 18,000,000 -564,000,000 89,000,000 19,000,000 74,000,000 35,000,000 -55,000,000 15,000,000 -1,000,000 15,000,000 2,000,000 -59,000,000 4,000,000 7,000,000 13,000,000 4,000,000 -81,000,000 5,000,000 8,000,000 14,000,000 -44,000,000 -175,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000 10,000,000 -2,000,000  -8,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 18,000,000 1,000,000 -21,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 139,000,000 35,000,000 1,332,000,000 62,000,000 426,000,000 -17,000,000 -13,000,000 57,000,000 -8,000,000 8,000,000 -8,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 -5,000,000 -18,000,000 8,000,000 -24,000,000 -17,000,000 -8,000,000 -2,000,000 -8,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 101,000,000 -25,000,000 4,000,000 41,000,000 77,000,000 15,000,000 4,700,000 7,100,000 -6,800,000 -6,800,000  
      operating profit
    753,000,000 507,000,000 621,000,000 592,000,000 769,000,000 548,000,000 1,154,000,000 655,000,000 853,000,000 670,000,000 774,000,000 113,000,000 787,000,000 712,000,000 655,000,000 621,000,000 693,000,000 521,000,000 657,000,000 613,000,000 770,000,000 749,000,000 666,000,000 925,000,000 904,000,000 751,000,000 915,000,000 670,000,000 655,000,000 639,000,000 669,000,000 674,000,000 247,000,000 812,000,000 854,000,000 799,000,000 834,000,000 839,000,000 836,000,000 838,000,000 804,000,000 804,000,000 630,000,000 779,000,000 -544,000,000 748,000,000 27,000,000 907,000,000 790,000,000 797,000,000 822,000,000 807,000,000 796,000,000 783,000,000 783,000,000 449,000,000 783,000,000 754,000,000 700,000,000 611,000,000 662,000,000 625,000,000 544,000,000 699,000,000 698,000,000 711,000,000 665,000,000 717,000,000 871,000,000 609,000,000 628,000,000 623,300,000 609,500,000 650,100,000 664,100,000 664,100,000  
      yoy
    -2.08% -7.48% -46.19% -9.62% -9.85% -18.21% 49.10% 479.65% 8.39% -5.90% 18.17% -81.80% 13.56% 36.66% -0.30% 1.31% -10.00% -30.44% -1.35% -33.73% -14.82% -0.27% -27.21% 38.06% 38.02% 17.53% 36.77% -0.59% 165.18% -21.31% -21.66% -15.64% -70.38% -3.22% 2.15% -4.65% 3.73% 4.35% 32.70% 7.57% -247.79% 7.49% 2233.33% -14.11% -168.86% -6.15% -96.72% 12.39% -0.75% 1.79% 4.98% 79.73% 1.66% 3.85% 11.86% -26.51% 18.28% 20.64% 28.68% -12.59% -5.16% -12.10% -18.20% -2.51% -19.86% 16.75% 5.89% 15.03% 42.90% -6.32% -5.44% -6.14%      
      qoq
    48.52% -18.36% 4.90% -23.02% 40.33% -52.51% 76.18% -23.21% 27.31% -13.44% 584.96% -85.64% 10.53% 8.70% 5.48% -10.39% 33.01% -20.70% 7.18% -20.39% 2.80% 12.46% -28.00% 2.32% 20.37% -17.92% 36.57% 2.29% 2.50% -4.48% -0.74% 172.87% -69.58% -4.92% 6.88% -4.20% -0.60% 0.36% -0.24% 4.23% 0.00% 27.62% -19.13% -243.20% -172.73% 2670.37% -97.02% 14.81% -0.88% -3.04% 1.86% 1.38% 1.66% 0.00% 74.39% -42.66% 3.85% 7.71% 14.57% -7.70% 5.92% 14.89% -22.17% 0.14% -1.83% 6.92% -7.25% -17.68% 43.02% -3.03% 0.75% 2.26% -6.25% -2.11% 0.00%   
      operating margin %
    18.09% 12.43% 14.96% 14.22% 15.89% 11.12% 23.30% 13.02% 16.57% 13.48% 15.08% 2.20% 15.15% 14.34% 12.96% 12.27% 13.60% 10.49% 13.11% 12.98% 16.23% 15.49% 14.22% 20.06% 18.05% 16.39% 19.72% 14.58% 14.14% 13.99% 14.60% 14.64% 5.22% 17.72% 18.41% 17.55% 18.60% 18.46% 18.20% 18.27% 17.96% 17.96% 13.88% 16.51% -11.72% 15.95% 0.74% 16.67% 14.79% 15.10% 15.49% 15.34% 15.11% 14.72% 14.72% 8.46% 14.93% 14.31% 13.36% 11.80% 12.30% 11.88% 10.82% 13.77% 14.02% 14.64% 13.75% 14.39% 17.73% 12.88% 13.98% 13.56% 12.19% 12.99% 13.80% 13.80%  
      nonoperating expense
    -15,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 -17,000,000 -18,000,000 -16,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 -18,000,000 -20,000,000 -42,000,000 -16,000,000 -24,000,000 -18,000,000 -27,000,000 -4,000,000 -15,000,000 -10,000,000 -55,000,000 -6,000,000 -13,000,000 -40,000,000 -6,000,000 -11,000,000 -58,000,000 -11,000,000 -11,000,000 -11,000,000 -88,000,000 -30,000,000 -36,000,000 -9,000,000                                             
      interest income
    5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 11,000,000 18,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 32,000,000 18,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 15,400,000 14,900,000 7,400,000 8,300,000 8,300,000  
      interest expense
    -58,000,000 -60,000,000 -65,000,000 -67,000,000 -64,000,000 -64,000,000 -67,000,000 -72,000,000 -67,000,000 -70,000,000 -74,000,000 -76,000,000 -73,000,000 -76,000,000 -73,000,000 -68,000,000 -65,000,000 -64,000,000 -64,000,000 -65,000,000 -63,000,000 -64,000,000 -62,000,000 -65,000,000 -61,000,000 -63,000,000 -66,000,000 -67,000,000 -65,000,000 -65,000,000 -64,000,000 -68,000,000 -66,000,000 -72,000,000 -78,000,000 -85,000,000 -83,000,000 -81,000,000 -81,000,000 -81,000,000 -76,000,000 -76,000,000 -76,000,000 -74,000,000 -73,000,000 -72,000,000 -70,000,000 -71,000,000 -72,000,000 -71,000,000 -72,000,000 -73,000,000 -71,000,000 -67,000,000 -67,000,000 -72,000,000 -70,000,000 -71,000,000 -71,000,000 -72,000,000 -70,000,000 -71,000,000 -64,000,000 -63,000,000 -59,000,000 -60,000,000 -61,000,000 -64,000,000 -67,000,000 -71,000,000 -73,000,000 -81,000,000 -75,500,000 -72,800,000 -74,700,000 -74,700,000  
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity interests
    685,000,000 436,000,000 546,000,000 513,000,000                                       559,000,000 709,000,000 -613,000,000 680,000,000                                
      provision for income taxes
    -164,000,000 -104,000,000 -248,000,000 -116,000,000 -165,000,000 -71,000,000 -223,000,000  -184,000,000 -155,000,000 -157,000,000  -173,000,000 -139,000,000 -127,000,000 -115,000,000 -114,000,000 -93,000,000 -126,000,000 -113,000,000 -147,000,000 -166,000,000 -114,000,000 -199,000,000 -197,000,000 -109,000,000 -192,000,000 -132,000,000 -143,000,000 -91,000,000 -138,000,000 -138,000,000 -104,000,000 -143,000,000 -224,000,000 -202,000,000 -207,000,000 -271,000,000 -227,000,000 -217,000,000 -207,000,000  -252,000,000 -217,000,000 281,000,000 -230,000,000 -107,000,000 -290,000,000 -233,000,000 -226,000,000 -244,000,000 -224,000,000 -238,000,000 -223,000,000  -147,000,000 -223,000,000 -213,000,000 -185,000,000    -152,000,000       -158,000,000        
      income from continuing operations before equity interests
    521,000,000 332,000,000 298,000,000 397,000,000                                       307,000,000 492,000,000 -332,000,000 450,000,000                                
      share of net income of equity companies
    53,000,000 59,000,000 46,000,000 47,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 48,000,000 63,000,000 61,000,000 53,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 43,000,000 35,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 23,000,000 10,000,000 21,000,000 28,000,000 39,000,000 38,000,000 31,000,000 35,000,000 38,000,000 32,000,000 31,000,000 33,000,000 27,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 30,000,000 27,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 26,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 33,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 39,000,000 36,000,000 32,000,000 31,000,000 40,000,000 43,000,000 48,000,000 49,000,000 55,000,000 53,000,000 53,000,000 51,000,000 43,000,000 43,000,000 39,000,000 39,000,000 35,000,000 47,000,000 40,000,000 51,000,000 40,000,000 47,000,000 43,000,000 48,000,000 40,000,000 44,000,000 32,000,000 21,500,000 52,700,000 48,400,000 43,400,000 43,400,000  
      income from continuing operations
    574,000,000 391,000,000 344,000,000 444,000,000                                       344,000,000 529,000,000 -293,000,000 486,000,000                                
      income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
    101,000,000 119,000,000 110,000,000 68,000,000                                                                          
      net income
    675,000,000 510,000,000 454,000,000 512,000,000 573,000,000 452,000,000 915,000,000 553,000,000 658,000,000 512,000,000 591,000,000 86,000,000 575,000,000 515,000,000 470,000,000 441,000,000 535,000,000 361,000,000 479,000,000 410,000,000 594,000,000 546,000,000 483,000,000 692,000,000 675,000,000 556,000,000 680,000,000 495,000,000 466,000,000 421,000,000 462,000,000 465,000,000 97,000,000 625,000,000 579,000,000 540,000,000 575,000,000 518,000,000 563,000,000 578,000,000 560,000,000 560,000,000 344,000,000 529,000,000 -293,000,000 486,000,000 -63,000,000 582,000,000 530,000,000 546,000,000 558,000,000 565,000,000 547,000,000 551,000,000 551,000,000 286,000,000 537,000,000 518,000,000 487,000,000 422,000,000 458,000,000 432,000,000 372,000,000 520,000,000 489,000,000 523,000,000 411,000,000 522,000,000 611,000,000 430,000,000 431,000,000 419,300,000 413,100,000 416,700,000 440,900,000 440,900,000  
      yoy
    17.80% 12.83% -50.38% -7.41% -12.92% -11.72% 54.82% 543.02% 14.43% -0.58% 25.74% -80.50% 7.48% 42.66% -1.88% 7.56% -9.93% -33.88% -0.83% -40.75% -12.00% -1.80% -28.97% 39.80% 44.85% 32.07% 47.19% 6.45% 380.41% -32.64% -20.21% -13.89% -83.13% 20.66% 2.84% -6.57% 2.68% -7.50% 63.66% 9.26% -291.13% 15.23% -646.03% -9.11% -155.28% -10.99% -111.29% 3.01% -3.11% -0.91% 1.27% 97.55% 1.86% 6.37% 13.14% -32.23% 17.25% 19.91% 30.91% -18.85% -6.34% -17.40% -9.49% -0.38% -19.97% 21.63% -4.64% 24.49% 47.91% 3.19% -2.25% -4.90%      
      qoq
    32.35% 12.33% -11.33% -10.65% 26.77% -50.60% 65.46% -15.96% 28.52% -13.37% 587.21% -85.04% 11.65% 9.57% 6.58% -17.57% 48.20% -24.63% 16.83% -30.98% 8.79% 13.04% -30.20% 2.52% 21.40% -18.24% 37.37% 6.22% 10.69% -8.87% -0.65% 379.38% -84.48% 7.94% 7.22% -6.09% 11.00% -7.99% -2.60% 3.21% 0.00% 62.79% -34.97% -280.55% -160.29% -871.43% -110.82% 9.81% -2.93% -2.15% -1.24% 3.29% -0.73% 0.00% 92.66% -46.74% 3.67% 6.37% 15.40% -7.86% 6.02% 16.13% -28.46% 6.34% -6.50% 27.25% -21.26% -14.57% 42.09% -0.23% 2.79% 1.50% -0.86% -5.49% 0.00%   
      net income margin %
    16.21% 12.50% 10.94% 12.30% 11.84% 9.17% 18.48% 11.00% 12.78% 10.30% 11.52% 1.68% 11.07% 10.37% 9.30% 8.71% 10.50% 7.27% 9.56% 8.68% 12.52% 11.29% 10.31% 15.00% 13.48% 12.13% 14.66% 10.77% 10.06% 9.21% 10.08% 10.10% 2.05% 13.64% 12.48% 11.86% 12.83% 11.40% 12.26% 12.60% 12.51% 12.51% 7.58% 11.21% -6.31% 10.36% -1.72% 10.69% 9.92% 10.34% 10.52% 10.74% 10.39% 10.36% 10.36% 5.39% 10.24% 9.83% 9.29% 8.15% 8.51% 8.21% 7.40% 10.25% 9.82% 10.77% 8.50% 10.48% 12.44% 9.10% 9.59% 9.12% 8.26% 8.32% 9.16% 9.16%  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -10,000,000 -11,000,000 -8,000,000 -3,000,000 -6,000,000    -11,000,000    -9,000,000 -8,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -12,000,000 -4,000,000 -10,000,000 -6,000,000 -10,000,000 -7,000,000 -11,000,000 -11,000,000 -15,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 -12,000,000 -10,000,000 -11,000,000 -10,000,000 -4,000,000 -8,000,000 -12,000,000 -9,000,000 -12,000,000 -10,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000     -12,250,000 -20,000,000 -21,000,000 -8,000,000 -19,000,000 -19,000,000 -21,000,000 -20,000,000 -20,000,000 -19,000,000 -20,000,000 -20,000,000 -19,000,000 -21,000,000 -26,000,000 -24,000,000 -22,000,000 -28,000,000 -20,000,000 -25,000,000 -27,000,000 -30,000,000 -29,000,000 -27,000,000 -24,000,000       
      net income attributable to kimberly-clark corporation
    665,000,000 499,000,000 446,000,000 509,000,000 567,000,000 447,000,000 907,000,000 544,000,000 647,000,000 509,000,000 587,000,000 102,000,000 566,000,000 507,000,000 467,000,000 437,000,000 523,000,000 357,000,000 469,000,000 404,000,000 584,000,000 539,000,000 472,000,000 681,000,000 660,000,000 547,000,000 671,000,000 485,000,000 454,000,000 411,000,000 451,000,000 455,000,000 93,000,000 617,000,000 567,000,000 531,000,000 563,000,000 505,000,000 550,000,000 566,000,000 545,000,000 545,000,000 333,000,000 517,000,000 -305,000,000 468,000,000 -83,000,000 562,000,000 509,000,000 538,000,000 539,000,000 546,000,000 526,000,000 531,000,000 531,000,000 267,000,000 517,000,000 498,000,000 468,000,000 401,000,000 432,000,000 408,000,000 350,000,000 492,000,000 469,000,000 498,000,000 384,000,000 492,000,000 582,000,000 403,000,000 407,000,000       
      per share basis
                                                                                 
      basic:
                                                                                 
      continuing operations
    1.7 1.14 1.01 1.33                                       0.91 1.42 -0.84 1.28                                
      discontinued operations
    0.3 0.36 0.33 0.2                                                                          
      basic earnings per share
    1.5 1.34 1.53                                                                          
      diluted:
                                                                                 
      diluted earnings per share
    1.5 1.34 1.53                                                                          
      impairment of intangible assets
          97,000,000     658,000,000                                                                  
      income before income taxes and equity interests
        694,000,000 479,000,000 1,090,000,000 577,000,000 781,000,000 614,000,000 698,000,000 4,000,000 705,000,000 619,000,000 568,000,000 527,000,000 626,000,000 444,000,000 584,000,000 495,000,000 702,000,000 674,000,000 566,000,000 856,000,000 834,000,000 633,000,000 841,000,000 594,000,000 582,000,000 489,000,000 577,000,000 573,000,000 174,000,000 743,000,000 779,000,000 716,000,000 753,000,000 562,250,000 757,000,000 760,000,000 732,000,000 732,000,000     573,250,000 841,000,000 723,000,000 729,000,000 754,000,000 740,000,000 730,000,000 721,000,000 721,000,000 382,000,000 717,000,000 688,000,000 633,000,000 544,000,000 597,000,000 558,000,000 484,000,000 477,500,000 644,000,000 657,000,000 609,000,000        597,700,000 597,700,000  
      income before equity interests
        529,000,000 408,000,000 867,000,000 490,000,000 597,000,000 459,000,000 541,000,000 36,000,000 532,000,000 480,000,000 441,000,000 412,000,000 512,000,000 351,000,000 458,000,000 382,000,000 555,000,000 508,000,000 452,000,000 657,000,000 637,000,000 524,000,000 649,000,000 462,000,000 439,000,000 398,000,000 439,000,000 435,000,000 70,000,000 600,000,000 555,000,000 514,000,000 546,000,000 399,500,000 530,000,000 543,000,000 525,000,000 525,000,000     386,000,000 551,000,000 490,000,000 503,000,000 510,000,000 516,000,000 492,000,000 498,000,000 498,000,000 235,000,000 494,000,000 475,000,000 448,000,000 383,000,000 423,000,000 385,000,000 332,000,000 323,250,000 449,000,000 476,000,000 368,000,000    399,000,000    433,100,000 433,100,000  
      per share basis
                                                                                 
      basic
        1.71 1.35 2.7 1.61 1.92 1.51 1.74 0.3 1.68 1.5 1.38 1.3 1.55 1.06 1.39 1.2 1.73 1.58 1.38 1.93 1.6 1.95 1.41 1.32 1.19 1.3 1.3 0.27 1.75 1.61 1.5 1.58 1.153 1.53 1.57 1.51 1.51     1.07 1.51 1.35 1.42 1.42 1.43 1.37 1.37 1.37 0.68 1.31 1.27 1.19 0.75 1.1 1.04 0.87 0.818 1.14 1.2 0.92    0.98       
      diluted
        1.7 1.34 2.69 1.61 1.91 1.51 1.73 0.3 1.67 1.5 1.38 1.29 1.55 1.04 1.39 1.19 1.72 1.57 1.38 1.99 1.92 1.59 1.94 1.4 1.31 1.18 1.29 1.3 0.26 1.74 1.6 1.49 1.57 1.145 1.52 1.56 1.5 1.5     1.063 1.5 1.35 1.41 1.4 1.42 1.36 1.36 1.36 0.69 1.3 1.26 1.18 0.745 1.09 1.03 0.86 0.813 1.14 1.2 0.92    0.98       
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
         -7,000,000 -8,000,000 -9,000,000  750,000 -4,000,000 16,000,000                                                                  
      benefit from income taxes
           -87,000,000    32,000,000                              -207,000,000             -223,000,000     -124,750,000 -174,000,000 -173,000,000  -171,000,000 -195,000,000 -181,000,000 -241,000,000 -184,000,000 -240,000,000  -164,000,000 -124,300,000 -154,500,000 -174,600,000 -164,600,000 -164,600,000  
      cash dividends declared
                                 0.75 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.555 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.525 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.495 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.45 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.435 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in continuing operations
                                              -11,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -18,000,000                                
      per share basis
                                                                                 
      basic
        1.71 1.35 2.7 1.61 1.92 1.51 1.74 0.3 1.68 1.5 1.38 1.3 1.55 1.06 1.39 1.2 1.73 1.58 1.38 1.93 1.6 1.95 1.41 1.32 1.19 1.3 1.3 0.27 1.75 1.61 1.5 1.58 1.153 1.53 1.57 1.51 1.51     1.07 1.51 1.35 1.42 1.42 1.43 1.37 1.37 1.37 0.68 1.31 1.27 1.19 0.75 1.1 1.04 0.87 0.818 1.14 1.2 0.92    0.98       
      rounding
                                                                                 
      diluted
                                                                                 
      discontinued operations
    0.3 0.36 0.33 0.2                                                                          
      diluted
                                                                                 
      rounding
                                                                                 
      per share basis:
                                                                                 
      basic
        1.71 1.35 2.7 1.61 1.92 1.51 1.74 0.3 1.68 1.5 1.38 1.3 1.55 1.06 1.39 1.2 1.73 1.58 1.38 1.93 1.6 1.95 1.41 1.32 1.19 1.3 1.3 0.27 1.75 1.61 1.5 1.58 1.153 1.53 1.57 1.51 1.51     1.07 1.51 1.35 1.42 1.42 1.43 1.37 1.37 1.37 0.68 1.31 1.27 1.19 0.75 1.1 1.04 0.87 0.818 1.14 1.2 0.92    0.98       
      diluted
        1.7 1.34 2.69 1.61 1.91 1.51 1.73 0.3 1.67 1.5 1.38 1.29 1.55 1.04 1.39 1.19 1.72 1.57 1.38 1.99 1.92 1.59 1.94 1.4 1.31 1.18 1.29 1.3 0.26 1.74 1.6 1.49 1.57 1.145 1.52 1.56 1.5 1.5     1.063 1.5 1.35 1.41 1.4 1.42 1.36 1.36 1.36 0.69 1.3 1.26 1.18 0.745 1.09 1.03 0.86 0.813 1.14 1.2 0.92    0.98       
      income before income taxes, equity interests and extraordinary loss
                                                                       658,000,000 811,000,000 544,000,000        
      income before equity interests and extraordinary loss
                                                                       474,000,000 571,000,000 386,000,000        
      extraordinary loss, net of income taxes, attributable to kimberly-clark corporation
                                                                                 
      per share basis:
                                                                                 
      basic
                                                                                 
      before extraordinary loss
                                                                       1.18 1.4 0.97  1.02 1.02    
      extraordinary loss
                                                                             -0.02    
      diluted
                                                                                 
      extraordinary loss, net of income taxes
                                                                           -300,000  -7,700,000    
      income before income taxes and
                                                                                 
      equity interests
                                                                          563,000,000       
      income before income taxes,
                                                                                 
      equity interests and extraordinary loss
                                                                           432,825,000 548,900,000 584,700,000    
      and extraordinary loss
                                                                           309,400,000 394,400,000 410,100,000    
      minority owners’ share of subsidiaries’ net
                                                                                 
      income
                                                                           -25,925,000 -34,000,000 -34,100,000    
      per share basis:
                                                                                 
      basic
                                                                              1.05 1.05  
      minority owners’ share of subsidiaries’ net income
                                                                              -35,600,000 -35,600,000  
      per share basis:
                                                                                 
      basic
                                                                              1.05 1.05  
      diluted
                                                                              1.04 1.04  
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-04-22 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-05-02 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 
                                                                                  
        assets
                                                                                  
        current assets
                                                                                  
        cash and cash equivalents
      542,000,000 688,000,000 617,000,000 634,000,000 563,000,000 1,021,000,000 1,111,000,000 1,163,000,000 853,000,000 1,093,000,000 814,000,000 580,000,000 524,000,000 427,000,000 362,000,000 311,000,000 493,000,000 270,000,000 286,000,000 306,000,000 320,000,000 303,000,000 1,518,000,000 1,448,000,000 979,000,000 442,000,000 416,000,000 534,000,000 491,000,000 539,000,000 494,000,000 484,000,000 626,000,000 616,000,000 655,000,000 1,051,000,000 835,000,000 923,000,000 884,000,000 656,000,000 635,000,000 635,000,000 619,000,000 643,000,000 603,000,000 587,000,000 789,000,000 1,431,000,000 1,369,000,000 1,165,000,000 1,054,000,000 1,179,000,000 1,160,000,000 1,109,000,000 1,109,000,000 1,106,000,000 1,249,000,000 994,000,000 785,000,000 764,000,000 1,232,000,000 908,000,000 585,000,000 876,000,000 533,000,000 585,000,000 669,000,000 798,000,000 750,000,000 591,000,000 592,000,000 364,000,000 524,100,000 545,800,000 524,700,000 472,700,000 
        accounts receivable
      2,001,000,000 1,892,000,000 1,972,000,000 2,007,000,000 2,176,000,000 2,009,000,000 2,229,000,000 2,306,000,000 2,383,000,000 2,135,000,000 2,298,000,000 2,359,000,000 2,430,000,000 2,280,000,000 2,333,000,000 2,469,000,000 2,516,000,000 2,207,000,000 2,399,000,000 2,340,000,000 2,199,000,000 2,235,000,000 2,125,000,000 2,024,000,000 2,519,000,000 2,263,000,000 2,306,000,000 2,397,000,000 2,377,000,000 2,164,000,000 2,308,000,000 2,286,000,000 2,470,000,000 2,315,000,000 2,360,000,000 2,221,000,000 2,224,000,000 2,176,000,000 2,222,000,000 2,249,000,000 2,255,000,000 2,255,000,000 2,281,000,000 2,284,000,000 2,286,000,000 2,244,000,000 2,223,000,000 2,542,000,000 2,595,000,000 2,618,000,000 2,545,000,000 2,502,000,000 2,490,000,000 2,717,000,000 2,717,000,000 2,642,000,000 2,734,000,000 2,681,000,000 2,672,000,000 2,602,000,000 2,434,000,000 2,537,000,000 2,696,000,000 2,472,000,000 2,413,000,000 2,390,000,000 2,557,000,000 2,566,000,000 2,449,000,000 2,331,000,000 2,385,000,000 2,492,000,000 2,478,100,000 2,599,000,000 2,606,800,000 2,560,600,000 
        inventories
      1,479,000,000 1,475,000,000 1,541,000,000 1,558,000,000 1,909,000,000 1,822,000,000 1,937,000,000 1,915,000,000 1,877,000,000 1,955,000,000 2,021,000,000 2,128,000,000 2,224,000,000 2,269,000,000 2,281,000,000 2,278,000,000 2,265,000,000 2,239,000,000 2,098,000,000 2,110,000,000 1,956,000,000 1,903,000,000 1,787,000,000 1,825,000,000 1,539,000,000 1,790,000,000 1,779,000,000 1,856,000,000 1,857,000,000 1,813,000,000 1,770,000,000 1,750,000,000 1,778,000,000 1,790,000,000 1,748,000,000 1,738,000,000 1,728,000,000 1,679,000,000 1,736,000,000 1,807,000,000 1,902,000,000 1,902,000,000 1,909,000,000 1,883,000,000 1,948,000,000 1,893,000,000 1,892,000,000 2,281,000,000 2,358,000,000 2,285,000,000 2,233,000,000 2,245,000,000 2,327,000,000 2,364,000,000 2,364,000,000 2,348,000,000 2,373,000,000 2,368,000,000 2,354,000,000 2,356,000,000 2,421,000,000 2,521,000,000 2,400,000,000 2,373,000,000 2,402,000,000 2,233,000,000 2,104,000,000 2,033,000,000 2,014,000,000 2,058,000,000 2,187,000,000 2,493,000,000 2,569,800,000 2,629,800,000 2,612,600,000 2,443,800,000 
        other current assets
      547,000,000 535,000,000 570,000,000 572,000,000 633,000,000 728,000,000 570,000,000 565,000,000 487,000,000 520,000,000 594,000,000 677,000,000 673,000,000 753,000,000 649,000,000 604,000,000 629,000,000 849,000,000 843,000,000 816,000,000 668,000,000 733,000,000 645,000,000 607,000,000 609,000,000 562,000,000 563,000,000 534,000,000 530,000,000 525,000,000 536,000,000 508,000,000 498,000,000 490,000,000 463,000,000 380,000,000 325,000,000 337,000,000 418,000,000 402,000,000 359,000,000 359,000,000 617,000,000 632,000,000 681,000,000 659,000,000 655,000,000 667,000,000 750,000,000 580,000,000 718,000,000 572,000,000 754,000,000 524,000,000 524,000,000 493,000,000 570,000,000 549,000,000 506,000,000 561,000,000 452,000,000 536,000,000 400,000,000 202,000,000 526,000,000 413,000,000 389,000,000 142,000,000 571,000,000 484,000,000 341,000,000 192,000,000 470,800,000 536,400,000 509,000,000 131,100,000 
        current assets of discontinued operations
      722,000,000 720,000,000 774,000,000 786,000,000                                                                         
        total current assets
      5,291,000,000 5,310,000,000 5,474,000,000 5,557,000,000 5,281,000,000 5,580,000,000 5,847,000,000 5,949,000,000 5,600,000,000 5,703,000,000 5,727,000,000 5,744,000,000 5,851,000,000 5,729,000,000 5,625,000,000 5,662,000,000 5,903,000,000 5,565,000,000 5,626,000,000 5,572,000,000 5,143,000,000 5,174,000,000 6,075,000,000 5,904,000,000 5,646,000,000 5,057,000,000 5,064,000,000 5,321,000,000 5,255,000,000 5,041,000,000 5,108,000,000 5,028,000,000 5,372,000,000 5,211,000,000 5,226,000,000 5,390,000,000 5,112,000,000 5,115,000,000 5,260,000,000 5,114,000,000 5,151,000,000 5,151,000,000 5,426,000,000 5,442,000,000 5,518,000,000 5,383,000,000 5,559,000,000 6,921,000,000 7,072,000,000 6,648,000,000 6,550,000,000 6,894,000,000 6,731,000,000 6,714,000,000 6,714,000,000 6,589,000,000 6,926,000,000 6,592,000,000 6,317,000,000 6,283,000,000 6,539,000,000 6,722,000,000 6,300,000,000 6,328,000,000 6,092,000,000 5,621,000,000 5,719,000,000 5,864,000,000 5,784,000,000 5,464,000,000 5,505,000,000 5,813,000,000 6,042,800,000 6,311,000,000 6,253,100,000 6,096,600,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      6,833,000,000 6,775,000,000 6,530,000,000 6,317,000,000 7,507,000,000 7,513,000,000 7,703,000,000 7,620,000,000 7,772,000,000 7,913,000,000 7,700,000,000 7,815,000,000 7,866,000,000 7,885,000,000 7,737,000,000 7,931,000,000 8,114,000,000 8,097,000,000 7,964,000,000 8,018,000,000 7,887,000,000 8,042,000,000 7,497,000,000 7,366,000,000 7,226,000,000 7,450,000,000 7,158,000,000 7,207,000,000 7,139,000,000 7,159,000,000 7,030,000,000 7,046,000,000 7,328,000,000 7,436,000,000 7,317,000,000 7,246,000,000 7,251,000,000 7,169,000,000 7,198,000,000 7,188,000,000 7,188,000,000 7,188,000,000 7,104,000,000 7,066,000,000 7,251,000,000 7,160,000,000 7,359,000,000 7,692,000,000 7,847,000,000 7,841,000,000 7,948,000,000 7,871,000,000 7,834,000,000 7,979,000,000 7,979,000,000 8,095,000,000 18,081,000,000   8,049,000,000    8,356,000,000    8,033,000,000    7,667,000,000    8,094,000,000 
        investments in equity companies
      383,000,000 330,000,000 355,000,000 359,000,000 354,000,000 314,000,000 362,000,000 381,000,000 364,000,000 306,000,000 320,000,000 299,000,000 281,000,000 238,000,000 266,000,000 270,000,000 266,000,000 290,000,000 340,000,000 350,000,000 349,000,000 300,000,000 333,000,000 319,000,000 314,000,000 268,000,000 294,000,000 249,000,000 246,000,000 224,000,000 251,000,000 257,000,000 260,000,000 233,000,000 272,000,000 283,000,000 284,000,000 257,000,000 289,000,000 287,000,000 284,000,000 284,000,000 247,000,000 279,000,000 286,000,000 290,000,000 257,000,000 335,000,000 349,000,000 419,000,000 382,000,000 429,000,000 429,000,000 428,000,000 428,000,000 355,000,000 398,000,000 390,000,000 395,000,000 338,000,000 372,000,000 420,000,000 413,000,000 374,000,000 402,000,000 394,000,000 398,000,000 355,000,000 368,000,000 369,000,000 350,000,000 324,000,000 418,200,000 422,800,000 428,600,000 390,000,000 
        goodwill
      1,840,000,000 1,839,000,000 1,833,000,000 1,836,000,000 1,971,000,000 1,964,000,000 2,058,000,000 2,019,000,000 2,043,000,000 2,085,000,000 2,045,000,000 2,086,000,000 2,090,000,000 2,074,000,000 2,043,000,000 2,102,000,000 2,177,000,000 1,840,000,000 1,796,000,000 1,834,000,000 1,820,000,000 1,895,000,000 1,418,000,000 1,401,000,000 1,361,000,000 1,467,000,000 1,438,000,000 1,478,000,000 1,476,000,000 1,474,000,000 1,480,000,000 1,504,000,000 1,576,000,000 1,576,000,000 1,581,000,000 1,527,000,000 1,528,000,000 1,480,000,000 1,518,000,000 1,507,000,000 1,498,000,000 1,498,000,000 1,446,000,000 1,435,000,000 1,553,000,000 1,538,000,000 1,628,000,000 3,129,000,000 3,234,000,000 3,210,000,000 3,181,000,000 3,223,000,000 3,200,000,000 3,328,000,000 3,328,000,000 3,337,000,000 3,331,000,000 3,313,000,000 3,373,000,000 3,340,000,000 3,321,000,000 3,486,000,000 3,426,000,000 3,403,000,000 3,348,000,000 3,212,000,000 3,277,000,000 3,275,000,000 3,073,000,000 2,981,000,000 2,712,000,000 2,743,000,000 2,907,000,000 3,097,100,000 3,013,500,000 2,942,400,000 
        other intangible assets
      76,000,000 77,000,000 78,000,000 81,000,000 85,000,000 87,000,000 97,000,000 183,000,000 190,000,000 197,000,000 197,000,000 208,000,000 868,000,000 851,000,000 866,000,000 893,000,000 926,000,000 810,000,000 810,000,000 803,000,000 805,000,000 832,000,000                         109,000,000 215,000,000 228,000,000 232,000,000 243,000,000 257,000,000 224,000,000 234,000,000 234,000,000 246,000,000 247,000,000 250,000,000 260,000,000 265,000,000    287,000,000             
        other assets
      1,058,000,000 1,062,000,000 996,000,000 1,001,000,000 1,107,000,000 1,088,000,000 1,098,000,000 1,128,000,000 1,123,000,000 1,140,000,000 1,164,000,000 1,231,000,000 1,221,000,000 1,193,000,000 1,299,000,000 1,256,000,000 1,286,000,000 1,235,000,000 1,239,000,000 1,250,000,000 1,222,000,000 1,280,000,000 1,208,000,000 1,183,000,000 1,130,000,000 1,041,000,000 1,079,000,000 1,092,000,000 1,088,000,000 620,000,000 714,000,000 729,000,000 767,000,000 695,000,000 653,000,000 624,000,000 583,000,000 581,000,000 634,000,000 674,000,000 699,000,000 699,000,000 619,000,000 706,000,000 738,000,000 682,000,000 614,000,000 584,000,000 647,000,000 652,000,000 615,000,000 690,000,000 701,000,000 668,000,000 668,000,000 856,000,000 641,000,000 680,000,000 700,000,000 704,000,000 957,000,000 1,045,000,000 1,047,000,000 723,000,000 1,064,000,000 1,021,000,000 1,037,000,000 1,075,000,000 831,000,000 919,000,000 920,000,000 939,000,000 882,300,000 966,800,000 986,900,000 916,700,000 
        non-current assets of discontinued operations
      1,703,000,000 1,705,000,000 1,622,000,000 1,620,000,000                                                                         
        total assets
      17,184,000,000 17,098,000,000 16,888,000,000 16,771,000,000 16,305,000,000 16,546,000,000 17,165,000,000 17,280,000,000 17,092,000,000 17,344,000,000 17,153,000,000 17,383,000,000 18,177,000,000 17,970,000,000 17,836,000,000 18,114,000,000 18,672,000,000 17,837,000,000 17,775,000,000 17,827,000,000 17,226,000,000 17,523,000,000 16,531,000,000 16,173,000,000 15,677,000,000 15,283,000,000 15,033,000,000 15,347,000,000 15,204,000,000 14,518,000,000 14,583,000,000 14,564,000,000 15,303,000,000 15,151,000,000 15,049,000,000 15,070,000,000 14,758,000,000 14,602,000,000 14,899,000,000 14,770,000,000 14,820,000,000 14,820,000,000 14,842,000,000 14,928,000,000 15,346,000,000 15,053,000,000 15,526,000,000 18,876,000,000 19,377,000,000 19,002,000,000 18,919,000,000 19,364,000,000 19,514,000,000 19,746,000,000 19,746,000,000                      
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                  
        current liabilities
                                                                                  
        debt payable within one year
      609,000,000 694,000,000 834,000,000 771,000,000 766,000,000 568,000,000 569,000,000 806,000,000 809,000,000 567,000,000 687,000,000 188,000,000 536,000,000 844,000,000 959,000,000 1,031,000,000 969,000,000 433,000,000 1,387,000,000 1,493,000,000 1,274,000,000 486,000,000 517,000,000 850,000,000 1,238,000,000 1,534,000,000 1,555,000,000 1,291,000,000 1,900,000,000 1,208,000,000 1,786,000,000 1,741,000,000 1,599,000,000 953,000,000 589,000,000 1,246,000,000 1,328,000,000 1,133,000,000 1,205,000,000 772,000,000 999,000,000 999,000,000 1,669,000,000 1,460,000,000 2,055,000,000 1,612,000,000 1,326,000,000 773,000,000 591,000,000 927,000,000 375,000,000 1,087,000,000 1,302,000,000 1,908,000,000 1,908,000,000 1,115,000,000 1,274,000,000 572,000,000 691,000,000 706,000,000 758,000,000 1,008,000,000 719,000,000 344,000,000 731,000,000 1,157,000,000 1,001,000,000 610,000,000 1,210,000,000 373,000,000 1,314,000,000 1,083,000,000 1,870,900,000 1,348,400,000 1,282,400,000 1,097,900,000 
        trade accounts payable
      3,245,000,000 3,388,000,000 3,227,000,000 3,253,000,000 3,601,000,000 3,715,000,000 3,643,000,000 3,613,000,000 3,531,000,000 3,653,000,000 3,490,000,000 3,713,000,000 3,788,000,000 3,813,000,000 3,660,000,000 3,701,000,000 3,846,000,000 3,840,000,000 3,519,000,000 3,337,000,000 3,152,000,000 3,336,000,000 2,995,000,000 3,032,000,000 2,876,000,000 3,055,000,000 2,942,000,000 2,993,000,000 3,027,000,000 3,190,000,000 2,937,000,000 2,802,000,000 2,826,000,000 2,834,000,000 2,729,000,000 2,629,000,000 2,571,000,000 2,609,000,000 2,454,000,000 2,448,000,000 2,442,000,000 2,442,000,000 2,612,000,000 2,518,000,000 2,599,000,000 2,502,000,000 2,616,000,000 2,597,000,000 2,660,000,000 2,553,000,000 2,598,000,000 2,360,000,000 2,469,000,000 2,470,000,000 2,470,000,000 2,443,000,000 2,343,000,000 2,371,000,000 2,382,000,000 2,388,000,000 2,262,000,000 2,358,000,000 2,195,000,000 2,206,000,000    1,920,000,000    1,422,000,000    1,449,300,000 
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      1,903,000,000 1,888,000,000 1,873,000,000 2,019,000,000 2,139,000,000 2,319,000,000 2,449,000,000 2,184,000,000 2,131,000,000 2,316,000,000 2,259,000,000 2,302,000,000 2,376,000,000 2,289,000,000 2,190,000,000 2,089,000,000 2,054,000,000 2,096,000,000 1,972,000,000 2,037,000,000 1,883,000,000 2,262,000,000 2,230,000,000 2,252,000,000 2,008,000,000 1,978,000,000 1,931,000,000 1,946,000,000 1,916,000,000                                                
        dividends payable
      422,000,000 415,000,000 415,000,000 415,000,000 415,000,000 402,000,000 405,000,000 408,000,000 407,000,000 394,000,000 395,000,000 395,000,000 394,000,000 388,000,000 388,000,000 388,000,000 388,000,000 380,000,000 380,000,000 377,000,000 385,000,000 359,000,000 360,000,000 360,000,000 361,000,000 352,000,000 354,000,000 355,000,000 354,000,000 345,000,000 347,000,000 348,000,000 350,000,000 341,000,000 342,000,000 343,000,000 345,000,000 329,000,000 330,000,000 331,000,000 332,000,000 332,000,000 318,000,000 320,000,000 321,000,000 321,000,000 310,000,000 313,000,000 315,000,000 318,000,000 309,000,000 310,000,000 312,000,000 313,000,000 313,000,000 289,000,000    277,000,000    269,000,000    250,000,000    240,000,000    223,700,000 
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
      724,000,000 740,000,000 728,000,000 713,000,000                                                                         
        total current liabilities
      6,903,000,000 7,125,000,000 7,077,000,000 7,171,000,000 6,921,000,000 7,004,000,000 7,066,000,000 7,011,000,000 6,878,000,000 6,930,000,000 6,831,000,000 6,598,000,000 7,094,000,000 7,334,000,000 7,197,000,000 7,209,000,000 7,257,000,000 6,749,000,000 7,258,000,000 7,244,000,000 6,694,000,000 6,443,000,000 6,102,000,000 6,494,000,000 6,483,000,000 6,919,000,000 6,782,000,000 6,585,000,000 7,197,000,000 6,536,000,000 6,805,000,000 6,655,000,000 6,674,000,000 5,858,000,000 5,412,000,000 5,889,000,000 5,864,000,000 5,846,000,000 5,720,000,000 5,228,000,000 5,391,000,000 5,391,000,000 6,349,000,000 6,201,000,000 6,765,000,000 6,186,000,000 6,226,000,000 6,260,000,000 6,050,000,000 6,259,000,000 5,848,000,000 5,780,000,000 6,170,000,000 6,851,000,000 6,851,000,000 6,091,000,000 6,025,000,000 5,133,000,000 5,249,000,000 5,397,000,000 5,816,000,000 6,188,000,000 5,792,000,000 5,338,000,000 5,159,000,000 5,456,000,000 5,256,000,000 4,923,000,000 5,312,000,000 4,306,000,000 4,780,000,000 4,752,000,000 5,655,500,000 5,214,500,000 5,040,100,000 4,928,600,000 
        long-term debt
      6,475,000,000 6,474,000,000 6,470,000,000 6,470,000,000 6,481,000,000 6,875,000,000 6,882,000,000 7,158,000,000 7,161,000,000 7,417,000,000 7,403,000,000 7,947,000,000 7,945,000,000 7,578,000,000 7,628,000,000 7,698,000,000 8,101,000,000 8,141,000,000 7,555,000,000 7,591,000,000 7,548,000,000 7,878,000,000 7,851,000,000 7,223,000,000 7,210,000,000 6,213,000,000 6,198,000,000 6,701,000,000 5,990,000,000 6,247,000,000 5,739,000,000 5,746,000,000 6,081,000,000 6,472,000,000 7,057,000,000 6,777,000,000 6,425,000,000 6,439,000,000 6,443,000,000 6,905,000,000 6,904,000,000 6,904,000,000 6,106,000,000 6,125,000,000 5,544,000,000 6,119,000,000 5,630,000,000 5,633,000,000 5,964,000,000 5,385,000,000 5,386,000,000 5,388,000,000 5,387,000,000 4,571,000,000 4,571,000,000 5,070,000,000 5,130,000,000 5,695,000,000 5,707,000,000 5,426,000,000 5,422,000,000 5,424,000,000 5,406,000,000 5,120,000,000 4,710,000,000 4,442,000,000 4,387,000,000 4,792,000,000 4,442,000,000 5,490,000,000 4,875,000,000 4,882,000,000 4,369,500,000 4,995,500,000 4,442,600,000 4,393,900,000 
        non-current employee benefits
      598,000,000 605,000,000 616,000,000 619,000,000                                                                         
        deferred income taxes
      500,000,000 445,000,000 413,000,000 243,000,000 319,000,000 326,000,000 355,000,000 380,000,000 395,000,000 374,000,000 404,000,000 490,000,000 612,000,000 647,000,000 636,000,000 703,000,000 687,000,000 694,000,000 701,000,000 665,000,000 698,000,000 723,000,000 500,000,000 527,000,000 512,000,000 511,000,000 506,000,000 513,000,000 496,000,000 458,000,000 504,000,000 467,000,000 421,000,000 395,000,000 434,000,000 441,000,000 457,000,000 532,000,000 594,000,000 626,000,000 594,000,000 594,000,000 766,000,000 626,000,000 698,000,000 663,000,000 587,000,000 902,000,000 926,000,000 894,000,000 817,000,000          493,000,000 526,000,000 431,000,000 187,000,000 402,000,000 336,000,000 409,000,000 136,000,000 218,000,000 209,000,000 200,000,000 131,000,000 414,300,000 463,600,000 398,500,000 217,400,000 
        other liabilities
      623,000,000 646,000,000 653,000,000 680,000,000 683,000,000 686,000,000 751,000,000 784,000,000 796,000,000 860,000,000 809,000,000 848,000,000 810,000,000 799,000,000 695,000,000 673,000,000 716,000,000 681,000,000 657,000,000 666,000,000 673,000,000 718,000,000 599,000,000 546,000,000 538,000,000 520,000,000 540,000,000 571,000,000 617,000,000 328,000,000 369,000,000 366,000,000 359,000,000 299,000,000 305,000,000 296,000,000 314,000,000 309,000,000 332,000,000 331,000,000 371,000,000 371,000,000 380,000,000 316,000,000 337,000,000 315,000,000 319,000,000 371,000,000 351,000,000 334,000,000 344,000,000 946,000,000 1,018,000,000 922,000,000 922,000,000 884,000,000 1,086,000,000 1,032,000,000 993,000,000 1,014,000,000 247,000,000 243,000,000 262,000,000 224,000,000 227,000,000 188,000,000 207,000,000 218,000,000 191,000,000 205,000,000 195,000,000 187,000,000 200,800,000 205,100,000 210,500,000 188,300,000 
        non-current liabilities of discontinued operations
      149,000,000 151,000,000 154,000,000 148,000,000                                                                         
        redeemable preferred securities of subsidiaries
      22,000,000 22,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000         26,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 64,000,000 64,000,000 61,000,000 61,000,000 61,000,000 61,000,000 58,000,000 58,000,000 58,000,000 58,000,000 64,000,000 64,000,000 64,000,000 64,000,000 64,000,000 72,000,000 72,000,000 72,000,000                               
        stockholders' equity
                                                                                  
        kimberly-clark corporation
                                  -305,000,000  -133,000,000 -57,000,000 317,000,000  259,000,000 102,000,000 136,000,000  299,000,000 196,000,000 109,000,000 109,000,000  54,000,000 516,000,000 193,000,000  4,265,000,000 4,614,000,000 4,668,000,000  4,667,000,000 4,373,000,000 4,700,000,000 4,700,000,000  5,535,000,000 5,437,000,000 5,353,000,000  5,179,000,000 5,556,000,000 5,434,000,000  5,660,000,000 5,015,000,000 5,396,000,000  5,191,000,000 4,496,000,000 3,575,000,000      
        preferred stock - no par value - authorized 20.0 million shares, none issued
                                                                                  
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1,200.0 million shares; issued 378.6 million shares as of march 31, 2026 and december 31, 2025
      473,000,000                                                                            
        additional paid-in capital
      867,000,000 849,000,000 829,000,000 798,000,000 842,000,000 862,000,000 844,000,000 802,000,000 877,000,000 878,000,000 761,000,000 697,000,000 694,000,000 679,000,000 633,000,000 598,000,000 599,000,000 605,000,000 614,000,000 627,000,000 658,000,000 657,000,000 610,000,000 554,000,000 559,000,000 556,000,000 535,000,000 510,000,000  548,000,000    776,000,000    697,000,000     609,000,000    632,000,000    594,000,000     481,000,000    440,000,000    425,000,000    399,000,000    486,000,000    482,400,000 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 46.7 million shares as of march 31, 2026 and december 31, 2025
      -5,982,000,000                                                                            
        retained earnings
      9,850,000,000 9,611,000,000 9,520,000,000 9,494,000,000 9,406,000,000 9,257,000,000 9,279,000,000 8,734,000,000 8,601,000,000 8,368,000,000 8,217,000,000 8,040,000,000 8,365,000,000 8,201,000,000 8,086,000,000 8,022,000,000 7,988,000,000 7,858,000,000 7,883,000,000 7,798,000,000 7,764,000,000 7,567,000,000 7,395,000,000 7,299,000,000 6,978,000,000 6,686,000,000 6,485,000,000 6,170,000,000  5,947,000,000    6,730,000,000    5,831,000,000     4,994,000,000    8,470,000,000    9,714,000,000     8,823,000,000    8,244,000,000    11,086,000,000    10,329,000,000    9,465,000,000    8,747,800,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      -3,412,000,000 -3,444,000,000 -3,498,000,000 -3,508,000,000 -3,635,000,000 -3,766,000,000 -3,560,000,000 -3,632,000,000 -3,655,000,000 -3,582,000,000 -3,670,000,000 -3,639,000,000 -3,660,000,000 -3,669,000,000 -3,629,000,000 -3,389,000,000 -3,180,000,000 -3,239,000,000 -3,305,000,000 -3,215,000,000 -3,327,000,000 -3,172,000,000 -3,482,000,000 -3,513,000,000 -3,615,000,000 -3,294,000,000 -3,412,000,000 -3,269,000,000  -3,299,000,000    -2,919,000,000    -3,474,000,000     -3,278,000,000    -3,312,000,000    -2,242,000,000     -2,059,000,000    -1,866,000,000    -1,466,000,000    -1,833,000,000    -2,386,000,000    -791,200,000 
        total kimberly-clark corporation stockholders' equity
      1,796,000,000 1,502,000,000 1,332,000,000 1,271,000,000 1,101,000,000 840,000,000 1,285,000,000 1,136,000,000 1,044,000,000 915,000,000 680,000,000 500,000,000 719,000,000 547,000,000 437,000,000 593,000,000 705,000,000 514,000,000 474,000,000 524,000,000 518,000,000 626,000,000 335,000,000 268,000,000 -167,000,000 -33,000,000 -141,000,000 -178,000,000  -287,000,000    629,000,000    -102,000,000     -174,000,000    729,000,000    4,856,000,000     4,985,000,000                     
        noncontrolling interests
      118,000,000 128,000,000 136,000,000 132,000,000 123,000,000 135,000,000 159,000,000 145,000,000 140,000,000 153,000,000 160,000,000 151,000,000 142,000,000 153,000,000 146,000,000 149,000,000 149,000,000 223,000,000 233,000,000 234,000,000 228,000,000 243,000,000 242,000,000 227,000,000 213,000,000 227,000,000 229,000,000 228,000,000 223,000,000 241,000,000 245,000,000 235,000,000 238,000,000 253,000,000 239,000,000 229,000,000 226,000,000 219,000,000 252,000,000 228,000,000 220,000,000 220,000,000 214,000,000 222,000,000 228,000,000 219,000,000 270,000,000 283,000,000 282,000,000 257,000,000 284,000,000 309,000,000 287,000,000 285,000,000 285,000,000 302,000,000 304,000,000 287,000,000 285,000,000 280,000,000 284,000,000 301,000,000 287,000,000 285,000,000 274,000,000 272,000,000 282,000,000 284,000,000 308,000,000 281,000,000 238,000,000      
        total stockholders' equity
      1,914,000,000 1,630,000,000 1,468,000,000 1,403,000,000 1,224,000,000 975,000,000 1,444,000,000 1,281,000,000 1,184,000,000 1,068,000,000 840,000,000 651,000,000 861,000,000 700,000,000 583,000,000 742,000,000 854,000,000 737,000,000 707,000,000 758,000,000 746,000,000 869,000,000 577,000,000 495,000,000 46,000,000 194,000,000 88,000,000 50,000,000 -82,000,000 -46,000,000 112,000,000 178,000,000 555,000,000 882,000,000 498,000,000 331,000,000 362,000,000 117,000,000 551,000,000 424,000,000 329,000,000 329,000,000 40,000,000 276,000,000 744,000,000 412,000,000 999,000,000 4,548,000,000 4,896,000,000 4,925,000,000 5,140,000,000 4,976,000,000 4,660,000,000 4,985,000,000 4,985,000,000 5,287,000,000 5,839,000,000                    
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
      17,184,000,000 17,098,000,000 16,888,000,000 16,771,000,000 16,305,000,000 16,546,000,000 17,165,000,000 17,280,000,000 17,092,000,000 17,344,000,000 17,153,000,000 17,383,000,000 18,177,000,000 17,970,000,000 17,836,000,000 18,114,000,000 18,672,000,000 17,837,000,000 17,775,000,000 17,827,000,000 17,226,000,000 17,523,000,000 16,531,000,000 16,173,000,000 15,677,000,000 15,283,000,000 15,033,000,000 15,347,000,000 15,204,000,000 14,518,000,000 14,583,000,000 14,564,000,000 15,303,000,000 15,151,000,000 15,049,000,000 15,070,000,000 14,758,000,000 14,602,000,000 14,899,000,000 14,770,000,000 14,820,000,000 14,820,000,000 14,842,000,000 14,928,000,000 15,346,000,000 15,053,000,000 15,526,000,000 18,876,000,000 19,377,000,000 19,002,000,000 18,919,000,000 19,364,000,000 19,514,000,000 19,746,000,000 19,746,000,000                      
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1,200.0 million shares; issued 378.6 million shares as of december 31, 2025 and 2024
       473,000,000                                                                           
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 46.7 and 46.8 million shares as of december 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
       -5,987,000,000                                                                           
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1,200.0 million shares; issued 378.6 million shares as of september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024
        473,000,000                                                                          
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 46.7 and 46.8 million shares as of september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
        -5,992,000,000                                                                          
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1,200.0 million shares; issued 378.6 million shares as of june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024
         473,000,000                                                                         
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 46.7 and 46.8 million shares as of june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
         -5,986,000,000                                                                         
        noncurrent employee benefits
          640,000,000 643,000,000 641,000,000 640,000,000 652,000,000 669,000,000 656,000,000 639,000,000 645,000,000 654,000,000 837,000,000 829,000,000 797,000,000 809,000,000 869,000,000 875,000,000 839,000,000 864,000,000 873,000,000 859,000,000 859,000,000 897,000,000 881,000,000 889,000,000 922,000,000 931,000,000 993,000,000 1,091,000,000 1,152,000,000 1,184,000,000 1,285,000,000 1,278,000,000 1,278,000,000 1,301,000,000 1,195,000,000 1,192,000,000 1,167,000,000 1,167,000,000 1,137,000,000 1,312,000,000 1,186,000,000 1,286,000,000 1,693,000,000 1,090,000,000 1,118,000,000 1,133,000,000 1,312,000,000 1,725,000,000 1,730,000,000 1,868,000,000 1,868,000,000 1,992,000,000 1,410,000,000 1,465,000,000 1,423,000,000 1,460,000,000 1,394,000,000 1,437,000,000 1,562,000,000 1,810,000,000 1,789,000,000 1,762,000,000 1,807,000,000 1,989,000,000 1,758,000,000 1,962,000,000 2,519,000,000 2,593,000,000 1,493,800,000 1,534,700,000 1,541,100,000 1,558,500,000 
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1,200.0 million shares; issued 378.6 million shares as of march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024
          473,000,000                                                                        
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 46.7 and 46.8 million shares as of march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
          -5,985,000,000                                                                        
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1,200.0 million shares; issued 378.6 million shares as of december 31, 2024 and 2023
           473,000,000                                                                       
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 46.8 and 41.6 million shares as of december 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
           -5,986,000,000                                                                       
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1,200.0 million shares; issued 378.6 million shares as of september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023
            473,000,000                                                                      
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 45.1 and 41.6 million shares as of september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
            -5,751,000,000                                                                      
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023
             473,000,000                                                                     
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.6 million shares at june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
             -5,241,000,000                                                                     
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023
              473,000,000                                                                    
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.8 and 41.6 million shares at march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
              -5,252,000,000                                                                    
        redeemable common and preferred securities of subsidiaries
               26,000,000 210,000,000 210,000,000 210,000,000 258,000,000 260,000,000 260,000,000 260,000,000                                                            
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2023 and 2022
               473,000,000                                                                   
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.6 and 41.1 million shares at december 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
               -5,222,000,000                                                                   
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                473,000,000                                                                  
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 40.6 and 41.1 million shares at september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                -5,101,000,000                                                                  
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                 473,000,000                                                                 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 40.4 and 41.1 million shares at june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                 -5,071,000,000                                                                 
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                  473,000,000                                                                
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.2 and 41.1 million shares at march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                  -5,153,000,000                                                                
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2022 and 2021
                   473,000,000                                                               
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.1 and 41.8 million shares at december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                   -5,137,000,000                                                               
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                    473,000,000                                                              
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.1 and 41.8 million shares at september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                    -5,126,000,000                                                              
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                     473,000,000                                                             
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.0 and 41.8 million shares at june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                     -5,111,000,000                                                             
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                      473,000,000                                                            
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.6 and 41.8 million shares at march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                      -5,175,000,000                                                            
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2021 and 2020
                       473,000,000                                                           
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.8 and 39.9 million shares at december 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                       -5,183,000,000                                                           
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                        473,000,000                                                          
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.9 and 39.9 million shares at september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                        -5,191,000,000                                                          
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                         473,000,000                                                         
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.7 and 39.9 million shares at june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                         -5,159,000,000                                                         
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                          473,000,000                                                        
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 41.0 and 39.9 million shares at march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                          -5,050,000,000                                                        
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2020 and 2019
                           473,000,000                                                       
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 39.9 and 37.1 million shares at december 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
                           -4,899,000,000                                                       
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                            473,000,000                                                      
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 38.2 and 37.1 million shares at september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                            -4,661,000,000                                                      
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                             473,000,000                                                     
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 37.6 and 37.1 million shares at june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                             -4,545,000,000                                                     
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                              473,000,000                                                    
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 37.8 and 37.1 million shares at march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                              -4,562,000,000                                                    
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2019 and 2018
                               473,000,000                                                   
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 37.1 and 33.6 million shares at december 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
                               -4,454,000,000                                                   
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at september 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018
                                473,000,000                                                  
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 35.5 and 33.6 million shares at september 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                -4,222,000,000                                                  
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at june 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018
                                 473,000,000                                                 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 34.4 and 33.6 million shares at june 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                 -4,062,000,000                                                 
        accrued expenses
                                   1,793,000,000 1,735,000,000 1,764,000,000 1,899,000,000 1,730,000,000 1,752,000,000 1,671,000,000 1,620,000,000 1,775,000,000 1,731,000,000 1,677,000,000 1,618,000,000 1,618,000,000 1,750,000,000 1,903,000,000 1,790,000,000 1,751,000,000 1,974,000,000 2,071,000,000 1,978,000,000 1,955,000,000 2,060,000,000 2,023,000,000 2,087,000,000 2,160,000,000 2,160,000,000 2,244,000,000 2,117,000,000 1,898,000,000 1,885,000,000 2,026,000,000 1,978,000,000 1,984,000,000 1,887,000,000 1,909,000,000 1,975,000,000 1,903,000,000 1,839,000,000 2,064,000,000 1,974,000,000 2,000,000,000 1,520,000,000 1,652,000,000 1,684,800,000 1,763,900,000 1,602,100,000 1,782,800,000 
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2018 and 2017
                                   473,000,000                                               
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 33.6 and 27.5 million shares at december 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
                                   -3,956,000,000                                               
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2017 and 2016
                                       473,000,000                                           
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 27.5 and 22.0 million shares at december 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively
                                       -4,431,000,000                                           
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2016 and 2015
                                           473,000,000                                       
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 22.0 and 17.7 million shares at december 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
                                           -3,629,000,000                                       
        common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 and 428.6 million shares at december 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
                                                473,000,000                                  
        common stock held in treasury, at cost - 17.7 and 63.3 million shares at december 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
                                                -2,972,000,000                                  
        redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary
                                                     506,000,000 506,000,000 506,000,000 506,000,000          506,000,000 505,000,000 505,000,000 506,000,000        1,011,000,000 1,011,000,000 1,011,000,000 1,010,900,000 1,004,600,000 
        redeemable preferred and common securities of subsidiaries
                                                    72,000,000 72,000,000 72,000,000 72,000,000 72,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 547,000,000 547,000,000 547,000,000 547,000,000 541,000,000 541,000,000 541,000,000 541,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,046,000,000 1,046,000,000 1,046,000,000      
        preferred stock—no par value—authorized 20.0 million shares, none issued
                                                                                  
        common stock—1.25 par value—authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 428.6 million shares at december 31, 2014 and 2013
                                                    536,000,000                              
        common stock held in treasury, at cost—63.3 million and 47.8 million shares at december 31, 2014 and 2013
                                                    -5,597,000,000                              
        long-term note receivable
                                                          395,000,000 395,000,000 395,000,000 395,000,000    394,000,000                 
        common stock—1.25 par value—authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 428.6 million shares at december 31, 2013 and 2012
                                                        536,000,000                          
        common stock held in treasury, at cost—47.8 million and 39.3 million shares at december 31, 2013 and 2012
                                                        -3,746,000,000                          
        note receivable
                                                         396,000,000            218,000,000             
        kimberly-clark corporation stockholders' equity
                                                                                  
        common stock—1.25 par value—authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 428.6 million shares at december 31, 2012 and 2011
                                                             536,000,000                     
        common stock held in treasury, at cost—39.3 million and 32.9 million shares at december 31, 2012 and 2011
                                                             -2,796,000,000                     
        less accumulated depreciation
                                                              9,982,000,000 9,809,000,000 10,393,000,000  10,146,000,000 10,171,000,000 9,822,000,000  9,418,000,000 9,015,000,000 8,984,000,000  8,732,000,000 8,523,000,000 8,081,000,000  8,289,400,000 8,490,700,000 8,337,200,000  
        long-term notes receivable
                                                              395,000,000 394,000,000 394,000,000  394,000,000 393,000,000 393,000,000 393,000,000 392,000,000 609,000,000 608,000,000 607,000,000 606,000,000 605,000,000 604,000,000 603,000,000 602,200,000 599,700,000   
        other current liabilities
                                                              291,000,000 292,000,000 291,000,000  312,000,000 333,000,000 486,000,000  330,000,000 341,000,000 421,000,000  460,000,000 421,000,000 519,000,000  357,200,000 350,600,000 418,400,000  
        property
                                                               17,786,000,000 18,511,000,000  18,193,000,000 18,585,000,000 18,235,000,000  17,606,000,000 16,871,000,000 16,942,000,000  16,658,000,000 16,331,000,000 15,563,000,000  16,138,100,000 16,718,800,000 16,567,500,000  
        net property
                                                               7,977,000,000 8,118,000,000  8,047,000,000 8,414,000,000 8,413,000,000  8,188,000,000 7,856,000,000 7,958,000,000  7,926,000,000 7,808,000,000 7,482,000,000  7,848,700,000 8,228,100,000 8,230,300,000  
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                  
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                              4,995,000,000 5,603,400,000 5,568,200,000  
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                               5,724,000,000 5,638,000,000 5,529,000,000 5,463,000,000 5,857,000,000 5,721,000,000 6,202,000,000 5,934,000,000 5,287,000,000 5,678,000,000 5,690,000,000 5,499,000,000 4,777,000,000 3,813,000,000 3,878,000,000    5,223,700,000 
        kimberly-clark corporation stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                  
        preferred stock—no par value-authorized 20.0 million shares, none issued
                                                                                  
        common stock—1.25 par value—authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 428.6 and 478.6 million shares at december 31, 2011 and 2010
                                                                 536,000,000                 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost—32.9 million and 71.7 million shares at december 31, 2011 and 2010
                                                                 -2,105,000,000                 
        total kimberly-clark corporation stockholders’ equity
                                                                 5,249,000,000    5,917,000,000    5,406,000,000         
        long-term income taxes payable
                                                                  254,000,000 264,000,000 277,000,000 260,000,000 213,000,000 190,000,000 201,000,000 168,000,000 122,000,000 151,000,000 145,000,000 189,000,000 159,900,000 170,700,000 240,900,000 288,300,000 
        notes receivable
                                                                   220,000,000 219,000,000  218,000,000            
        accrued income taxes
                                                                     104,000,000    79,000,000    103,000,000    55,900,000 
        common stock—1.25 par value—authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 478.6 million shares at december 31, 2010 and 2009
                                                                     598,000,000             
        common stock held in treasury, at cost—71.7 million and 61.6 million shares at december 31, 2010 and 2009
                                                                     -4,726,000,000             
        accounts payable
                                                                      2,123,000,000 2,055,000,000 1,995,000,000  1,668,000,000 1,512,000,000 1,427,000,000  1,742,600,000 1,751,600,000 1,737,200,000  
        time deposits
                                                                         189,000,000    141,000,000    271,000,000 
        common stock—1.25 par value—authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 478.6 million shares at december 31, 2009 and 2008
                                                                         598,000,000         
        common stock held in treasury, at cost—61.6 million and 65.0 million shares at december 31, 2009 and 2008
                                                                         -4,087,000,000         
        other payables
                                                                             252,000,000    319,000,000 
        minority owners’ interests in subsidiaries
                                                                             404,000,000 401,400,000 427,000,000 459,600,000 484,100,000 
        common stock—1.25 par value—authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 478.6 million shares at december 31, 2008 and 2007
                                                                             598,000,000     
        common stock held in treasury, at cost—65.0 million and 57.7 million shares at december 31, 2008 and 2007
                                                                             -4,285,000,000     
        common stock—1.25 par value—authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 478.6 million shares at december 31, 2007 and 2006
                                                                                 598,300,000 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost—57.7 million and 23.0 million shares at december 31, 2007 and 2006
                                                                                 -3,813,600,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-04-22 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2009-12-31 2008-12-31 
                                                                          
          operating activities
                                                                          
          net income
        675,000,000 510,000,000 454,000,000 512,000,000 573,000,000 452,000,000 915,000,000 553,000,000 658,000,000 512,000,000 591,000,000 86,000,000 575,000,000 515,000,000 470,000,000 441,000,000 535,000,000 361,000,000 479,000,000 410,000,000 594,000,000 546,000,000 483,000,000 692,000,000 675,000,000 556,000,000 680,000,000 495,000,000 466,000,000 421,000,000 462,000,000 465,000,000 97,000,000 1,740,000,000 39,000,000 -35,000,000 575,000,000 1,656,000,000 -15,000,000 18,000,000 560,000,000 560,000,000 1,272,000,000 529,000,000 -293,000,000 486,000,000 -63,000,000 582,000,000 530,000,000 546,000,000 558,000,000 565,000,000 547,000,000 551,000,000 286,000,000 537,000,000 518,000,000 487,000,000 422,000,000 458,000,000 432,000,000 372,000,000 1,454,000,000 -34,000,000 522,000,000 419,300,000 
          depreciation and amortization
        193,000,000 189,000,000 176,000,000 222,000,000 218,000,000 217,000,000 191,000,000 188,000,000 185,000,000 187,000,000 189,000,000 189,000,000 188,000,000 186,000,000 188,000,000 192,000,000 188,000,000 194,000,000 194,000,000 189,000,000 189,000,000 190,000,000 192,000,000 201,000,000 213,000,000 217,000,000 230,000,000 236,000,000 234,000,000 230,000,000 217,000,000 224,000,000 211,000,000 184,000,000 182,000,000 180,000,000 178,000,000 177,000,000 179,000,000 177,000,000 172,000,000 172,000,000  182,000,000 189,000,000 194,000,000 207,000,000 220,000,000 217,000,000 218,000,000 222,000,000 208,000,000 212,000,000 221,000,000 215,000,000 210,000,000 214,000,000 218,000,000 270,000,000 291,000,000 287,000,000 243,000,000 206,000,000 205,000,000 220,000,000 179,500,000 
          stock-based compensation
        23,000,000 25,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000 32,000,000 21,000,000 39,000,000 39,000,000 32,000,000 38,000,000 60,000,000 47,000,000 24,000,000 49,000,000 33,000,000 52,000,000 16,000,000 -4,000,000 -12,000,000 20,000,000 22,000,000 46,000,000 47,000,000 39,000,000 15,000,000 22,000,000 26,000,000 32,000,000 16,000,000 -4,000,000 19,000,000 8,000,000 18,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 30,000,000 20,000,000 13,000,000 19,000,000 30,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000  17,000,000 36,000,000 15,000,000 1,000,000 15,000,000 27,000,000 9,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000 22,000,000 30,000,000 10,000,000 14,000,000 30,000,000 13,000,000 11,000,000 6,000,000 19,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000 23,000,000 8,600,000 
          deferred income taxes
        36,000,000 37,000,000 234,000,000 -37,000,000 7,000,000 48,000,000 -7,000,000 -68,000,000 -11,000,000 -25,000,000 -59,000,000 -188,000,000 -50,000,000 74,000,000 -96,000,000 17,000,000 -52,000,000 -28,000,000 32,000,000 -39,000,000 -35,000,000 75,000,000 -42,000,000 21,000,000 -9,000,000 21,000,000 -18,000,000 15,000,000 11,000,000 414,000,000 27,000,000 44,000,000 -27,000,000 -39,000,000 -7,000,000 -16,000,000 457,000,000 -62,000,000 -32,000,000 32,000,000 594,000,000 -34,000,000  -32,000,000 -517,000,000 171,000,000 6,000,000 -6,000,000 12,000,000 51,000,000 23,000,000 58,000,000 56,000,000 14,000,000 -96,000,000 146,000,000 59,000,000 115,000,000 74,000,000 64,000,000 91,000,000 45,000,000 -414,000,000 66,000,000 159,000,000  
          net losses on asset and business dispositions
        -19,000,000 -3,000,000 6,000,000 26,000,000 10,000,000 26,000,000 -557,000,000                                                            
          equity companies' earnings (in excess of) less than dividends paid
        -53,000,000 21,000,000 -6,000,000 -11,000,000 -39,000,000 31,000,000 -11,000,000 -21,000,000 -61,000,000 15,000,000 -14,000,000 -17,000,000 -43,000,000 27,000,000 2,000,000 -23,000,000 50,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 -39,000,000 23,000,000 -6,000,000 -9,000,000 -38,000,000             27,000,000 -1,000,000 -30,000,000 -30,000,000  -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -35,000,000                     
          operating working capital
        -116,000,000 176,000,000 -208,000,000 5,000,000 -476,000,000 24,000,000 289,000,000 232,000,000 -367,000,000 471,000,000 146,000,000 50,000,000 -85,000,000 149,000,000 182,000,000 21,000,000 -369,000,000 478,000,000 63,000,000 -95,000,000 -400,000,000 71,000,000 -198,000,000 634,000,000 -144,000,000 111,000,000 126,000,000 -150,000,000 -375,000,000 272,000,000 24,000,000 -10,000,000 103,000,000 6,000,000 37,000,000 73,000,000 -264,000,000                              
          postretirement benefits
        -3,000,000 -2,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 -7,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 -10,000,000 8,000,000 32,000,000 -6,000,000 -10,000,000 7,000,000 13,000,000 -14,000,000 8,000,000 3,000,000 51,000,000 -15,000,000 -35,000,000 22,000,000 -1,000,000 -14,000,000 29,000,000 5,000,000 -9,000,000 -12,000,000 62,000,000 -73,000,000 27,000,000 -41,000,000 3,000,000 7,000,000 13,000,000 -21,000,000 -54,000,000 8,000,000 12,000,000 -16,000,000 -16,000,000  33,000,000 1,322,000,000 -414,000,000 17,000,000 16,000,000 21,000,000 -156,000,000 -23,000,000 13,000,000 -93,000,000 -55,000,000 18,000,000 -33,000,000 25,000,000 -3,000,000 -243,000,000 30,000,000 -127,000,000 -234,000,000 20,000,000 28,000,000 -74,000,000 -41,600,000 
          other
        9,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 -1,000,000 5,000,000 -17,000,000 14,000,000 -5,000,000 25,000,000 12,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 13,000,000 -5,000,000 2,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 11,000,000 -2,000,000 -47,000,000 7,000,000 -4,000,000 -1,000,000 -19,000,000 10,000,000 -18,000,000 -2,000,000  5,000,000 10,000,000 98,000,000  15,000,000 -8,000,000 -16,000,000  -10,000,000 31,000,000 -19,000,000 -9,000,000  8,000,000 4,000,000 -14,000,000 -6,000,000 3,000,000 15,000,000 -8,000,000 -10,000,000 -6,000,000 33,000,000 15,000,000 6,000,000 -10,000,000 -4,000,000 16,000,000 -14,000,000 -4,000,000 2,000,000 -28,000,000 23,000,000 43,500,000 
          cash from operations
        745,000,000 972,000,000 708,000,000 770,000,000 327,000,000 817,000,000 958,000,000 1,021,000,000 438,000,000 1,215,000,000 927,000,000 787,000,000 613,000,000 991,000,000 798,000,000 740,000,000 204,000,000 1,062,000,000 782,000,000 565,000,000 321,000,000 887,000,000 559,000,000 1,579,000,000 704,000,000 924,000,000 886,000,000 609,000,000 317,000,000 949,000,000 692,000,000 787,000,000 542,000,000 863,000,000 805,000,000 825,000,000 436,000,000 871,000,000 948,000,000 860,000,000 553,000,000 553,000,000 1,840,000,000 849,000,000 772,000,000 20,000,000 590,000,000 976,000,000 842,000,000 437,000,000 945,000,000 912,000,000 576,000,000 607,000,000 1,119,000,000 844,000,000 740,000,000 585,000,000 517,000,000 750,000,000 771,000,000 250,000,000 948,000,000 745,000,000 1,001,000,000 678,200,000 
          investing activities
                                                                          
          capital spending
        -424,000,000 -397,000,000 -340,000,000 -197,000,000 -204,000,000 -209,000,000 -160,000,000 -158,000,000 -194,000,000 -217,000,000 -160,000,000 -188,000,000 -201,000,000 -197,000,000 -209,000,000 -217,000,000 -253,000,000 -273,000,000 -235,000,000 -201,000,000 -298,000,000 -323,000,000 -258,000,000 -284,000,000 -352,000,000 -342,000,000 -298,000,000 -253,000,000 -316,000,000 -311,000,000 -219,000,000 -158,000,000 -189,000,000 -190,000,000 -209,000,000 -171,000,000 -215,000,000 -189,000,000 -185,000,000 -177,000,000 -220,000,000 -220,000,000 1,646,000,000 -271,000,000 -243,000,000 -284,000,000 -309,000,000 -291,000,000 -181,000,000 -258,000,000 -256,000,000 -203,000,000 -220,000,000 -274,000,000 -330,000,000 -277,000,000 -227,000,000 -259,000,000 -312,000,000 -221,000,000 -201,000,000 -234,000,000 -353,000,000 -248,000,000 -285,000,000 -253,600,000 
          proceeds from asset and business dispositions
        27,000,000 21,000,000   2,000,000 635,000,000   26,000,000 1,000,000                                                        
          investments in time deposits
        -50,000,000 -72,000,000 -148,000,000 -128,000,000 -99,000,000 -149,000,000 -214,000,000 -145,000,000 -97,000,000 -175,000,000 -157,000,000 -211,000,000 -177,000,000 -247,000,000 -111,000,000 -217,000,000 -83,000,000 -286,000,000 -181,000,000 -292,000,000 -159,000,000 -244,000,000 -186,000,000 -218,000,000 -105,000,000 -215,000,000 -167,000,000 -106,000,000 -80,000,000 -135,000,000 -71,000,000 -64,000,000 -83,000,000 -91,000,000 -62,000,000 -24,000,000 -37,000,000 -88,000,000 -60,000,000 -14,000,000 -59,000,000 -59,000,000  -18,000,000 -36,000,000 -46,000,000 -28,000,000 -10,000,000 -75,000,000 -38,000,000 -47,000,000    -151,000,000 -24,000,000 -2,000,000 -35,000,000 -36,000,000 -44,000,000 -35,000,000 -43,000,000 -17,000,000 -19,000,000   
          maturities of time deposits
        83,000,000 136,000,000 134,000,000 96,000,000 186,000,000 134,000,000 193,000,000 116,000,000 119,000,000 210,000,000 135,000,000 211,000,000 259,000,000 165,000,000 87,000,000 290,000,000 255,000,000 238,000,000 165,000,000 226,000,000 207,000,000 286,000,000 150,000,000 158,000,000 96,000,000 255,000,000 58,000,000 157,000,000 72,000,000 133,000,000 45,000,000 75,000,000 19,000,000 113,000,000 70,000,000 124,000,000 22,000,000 42,000,000 42,000,000  9,000,000 18,000,000 73,000,000 48,000,000 9,000,000 25,000,000 157,000,000 28,000,000 46,000,000 20,000,000 17,000,000 35,000,000 43,000,000 26,000,000 44,000,000 18,000,000 53,000,000 80,000,000 13,000,000   
          cash from investing
        -355,000,000 -301,000,000 -338,000,000 -193,000,000 -119,000,000 -194,000,000 470,000,000 -195,000,000 -181,000,000 -152,000,000 -191,000,000 40,000,000 -115,000,000 -268,000,000 -240,000,000 -161,000,000 -116,000,000 -320,000,000 -249,000,000 -242,000,000 -245,000,000 -1,328,000,000 -287,000,000 -331,000,000 -359,000,000 -275,000,000 -245,000,000 -198,000,000 -324,000,000 -270,000,000 -220,000,000 -156,000,000 -256,000,000 -174,000,000 -290,000,000 -209,000,000 -178,000,000 -156,000,000 -192,000,000 -155,000,000 -229,000,000 -229,000,000  -297,000,000 -245,000,000 -281,000,000 -245,000,000 -244,000,000 -147,000,000 -134,000,000 -254,000,000 -199,000,000 -212,000,000 -179,000,000 -455,000,000 -257,000,000 -221,000,000 -251,000,000 -286,000,000 37,000,000 -214,000,000 -218,000,000 -269,000,000 -223,000,000 -540,000,000 -211,500,000 
          financing activities
                                                                          
          cash dividends paid
        -418,000,000 -418,000,000 -418,000,000 -419,000,000 -405,000,000 -408,000,000 -411,000,000 -411,000,000 -398,000,000 -399,000,000 -399,000,000 -399,000,000 -391,000,000 -391,000,000 -392,000,000 -391,000,000 -384,000,000 -383,000,000 -385,000,000 -389,000,000 -359,000,000 -364,000,000 -365,000,000 -365,000,000 -357,000,000 -354,000,000 -354,000,000 -355,000,000 -345,000,000 -347,000,000 -348,000,000 -350,000,000 -341,000,000 -342,000,000 -343,000,000 -345,000,000 -329,000,000 -330,000,000 -331,000,000 -332,000,000 -318,000,000 -318,000,000  -321,000,000 -321,000,000 -310,000,000 -314,000,000 -315,000,000 -318,000,000 -309,000,000 -310,000,000 -311,000,000 -313,000,000 -289,000,000 -292,000,000 -292,000,000 -290,000,000 -277,000,000 -275,000,000 -275,000,000 -280,000,000 -269,000,000 -270,000,000 -271,000,000 -249,000,000 -240,600,000 
          change in short-term debt
        313,000,000 -139,000,000 363,000,000 6,000,000 45,000,000 -1,000,000 -5,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 -35,000,000 -29,000,000 1,000,000 -308,000,000 -226,000,000 -66,000,000 -281,000,000 834,000,000 -951,000,000 -106,000,000 216,000,000 744,000,000 -64,000,000 170,000,000 -385,000,000 -282,000,000 -21,000,000 -219,000,000 -308,000,000 851,000,000 -487,000,000 349,000,000 -145,000,000 249,000,000 249,000,000 -3,000,000 -82,000,000 196,000,000 -71,000,000 -515,000,000 353,000,000 -675,000,000 -675,000,000  -292,000,000 -108,000,000 291,000,000                     
          debt repayments
        -400,000,000 -300,000,000 -250,000,000    -125,000,000   -12,000,000 -300,000,000 -16,000,000 -253,000,000 -101,000,000 -501,000,000 -252,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -301,000,000 -402,000,000 -97,000,000 -306,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -509,000,000 -960,000,000 -4,000,000 -8,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -589,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000  -305,000,000 -40,000,000 -4,000,000 -14,000,000 -3,000,000 -5,000,000 -101,000,000 -2,000,000                
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
         4,000,000 6,000,000 30,000,000 8,000,000 87,000,000 38,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 85,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 52,000,000 23,000,000 13,000,000 25,000,000 17,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 77,000,000 27,000,000 108,000,000 17,000,000 51,000,000 134,000,000 26,000,000 12,000,000 28,000,000 8,000,000 14,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 29,000,000 78,000,000 10,000,000 39,000,000 27,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000  20,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 29,000,000 17,000,000 44,000,000 37,000,000 68,000,000 18,000,000 96,000,000 50,000,000 42,000,000 99,000,000 309,000,000 115,000,000 141,000,000 92,000,000 121,000,000 81,000,000 14,000,000 81,000,000 125,000,000 9,100,000 
          repurchases of common stock
         -1,000,000 -20,000,000 -59,000,000 -61,000,000                                                              
          cash dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
        -15,000,000 -14,000,000 -18,000,000 -16,000,000 -19,000,000 -19,000,000 -16,000,000 -16,000,000                                                    
          cash from financing
        -527,000,000 -608,000,000 -388,000,000 -500,000,000 -683,000,000 -686,000,000 -1,482,000,000 -513,000,000 -485,000,000 -754,000,000 -468,000,000 -755,000,000 -397,000,000 -651,000,000 -489,000,000 -753,000,000 133,000,000 -755,000,000 -547,000,000 -342,000,000 -52,000,000 -795,000,000 -205,000,000 -787,000,000 220,000,000 -632,000,000 -747,000,000 -371,000,000 -42,000,000 -632,000,000 -453,000,000 -747,000,000 -283,000,000 -741,000,000 -916,000,000 -397,000,000 -367,000,000 -648,000,000 -534,000,000 -688,000,000 -315,000,000 -315,000,000  -455,000,000 -508,000,000 104,000,000 -570,000,000 -642,000,000 -501,000,000 -180,000,000 -832,000,000 -676,000,000 -291,000,000 -386,000,000 -816,000,000 -348,000,000 -303,000,000 -335,000,000 -710,000,000 -438,000,000 -261,000,000 -332,000,000 -353,000,000 -594,000,000 -419,000,000 -624,600,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -5,000,000 4,000,000 -5,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 -27,000,000 2,000,000 -3,000,000 -12,000,000 -30,000,000 -34,000,000 -16,000,000 -4,000,000 -7,000,000 -18,000,000 -8,000,000 2,000,000 -3,000,000 -6,000,000 5,000,000 -7,000,000 21,000,000 3,000,000 8,000,000 -28,000,000 9,000,000 -12,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 -9,000,000 -26,000,000 7,000,000 13,000,000 5,000,000 -3,000,000 21,000,000 -28,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000  -57,000,000 -3,000,000 -45,000,000 -417,000,000 -28,000,000 10,000,000 -12,000,000 16,000,000 -18,000,000 -22,000,000 -39,000,000 9,000,000 16,000,000 -7,000,000 22,000,000 11,000,000 -25,000,000 27,000,000 9,000,000 17,000,000 20,000,000 6,000,000 -2,500,000 
          change in cash and cash equivalents
        -142,000,000 67,000,000 -23,000,000 94,000,000 -458,000,000 -90,000,000 -52,000,000 310,000,000 -240,000,000 279,000,000 234,000,000 56,000,000 97,000,000 65,000,000 51,000,000 -182,000,000 223,000,000 -16,000,000 -20,000,000 -14,000,000 17,000,000 -1,215,000,000 70,000,000 469,000,000 537,000,000 26,000,000 -118,000,000 43,000,000 -48,000,000 45,000,000 10,000,000 -142,000,000 10,000,000 -39,000,000 -396,000,000 216,000,000 -88,000,000                              
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations - beginning of period
        688,000,000                                                                
          cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations - beginning of period
        13,000,000                                                                
          cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
        701,000,000  1,021,000,000  1,093,000,000  427,000,000  270,000,000  303,000,000  442,000,000  539,000,000  616,000,000                                
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations - end of period
        542,000,000 71,000,000 -17,000,000                                                                
          cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations - end of period
        17,000,000 -4,000,000 -6,000,000                                                                
          cash and cash equivalents - end of period
        559,000,000  -23,000,000 94,000,000 563,000,000  -52,000,000 310,000,000 853,000,000  234,000,000 56,000,000 524,000,000  51,000,000 -182,000,000 493,000,000  -20,000,000 -14,000,000 320,000,000  70,000,000 469,000,000 979,000,000  -118,000,000 43,000,000 491,000,000  10,000,000 -142,000,000 626,000,000  -396,000,000 216,000,000 835,000,000  228,000,000 21,000,000 635,000,000 635,000,000  40,000,000 16,000,000 587,000,000  62,000,000 204,000,000 1,165,000,000  19,000,000 51,000,000 1,109,000,000             
          asset impairments
             109,000,000   665,000,000 11,000,000     3,000,000         74,000,000                3,000,000                
          debt proceeds
                 6,000,000 9,000,000 348,000,000     600,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 601,000,000 1,241,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000       593,000,000   3,000,000 494,000,000 796,000,000 796,000,000  587,000,000 13,000,000 497,000,000 636,000,000 5,000,000 615,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 827,000,000 59,000,000             
          cash paid for redemption of common securities of thinx
                 -47,000,000                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year
                                            923,000,000    619,000,000 619,000,000  789,000,000 1,054,000,000   1,106,000,000             
          cash and cash equivalents - end of year
                                                                          
          gain on previously held equity investment in thinx
                     -85,000,000                                                  
          acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
                     -12,000,000 -34,000,000                                                  
          acquisitions of common stock for the treasury
             -248,000,000 -596,000,000 -102,000,000 -54,000,000 -130,000,000 -32,000,000 -33,000,000 -30,000,000 -26,000,000 -25,000,000 -24,000,000 -25,000,000 -7,000,000 -62,000,000 -162,000,000 -169,000,000 -251,000,000 -186,000,000 -49,000,000 -214,000,000 -256,000,000 -214,000,000 -166,000,000 -164,000,000 -204,000,000 -176,000,000 -223,000,000 -197,000,000 -107,000,000 -207,000,000 -302,000,000 -295,000,000 -227,000,000 -219,000,000 -153,000,000 -140,000,000 -140,000,000  -145,000,000 -110,000,000 -248,000,000 -817,000,000 -205,000,000 -476,000,000 -441,000,000 -257,000,000 -165,000,000 -308,000,000 -486,000,000  -311,000,000 -213,000,000 -438,000,000 -40,000,000 -394,000,000 -812,000,000 -108,000,000 -209,000,000 -1,000,000 -79,800,000 
          net (gains) losses on asset dispositions
                5,000,000    2,000,000  1,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000  19,000,000 11,000,000 4,000,000  54,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000                      32,000,000 -6,000,000 -12,000,000 7,000,000   18,000,000 -13,000,000             
          net (gains) losses on asset and business dispositions
                  -6,000,000                                                        
          net losses on asset dispositions
                                                                          
          proceeds from dispositions of property
                     5,000,000 6,000,000   12,000,000 1,000,000   26,000,000    36,000,000                     2,000,000 27,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 16,000,000 27,000,000 12,000,000 74,000,000          1,000,000 16,000,000 24,600,000 
          acquisition, net of cash acquired
                                                                          
          equity companies' earnings in excess of dividends paid
                                  -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -27,000,000  7,000,000 2,000,000 -27,000,000  10,000,000 4,000,000 -26,000,000           9,000,000 7,000,000 -43,000,000 39,000,000 -9,000,000 -13,000,000 -53,000,000 26,000,000            
          net incomees on asset dispositions
                                   11,000,000 6,000,000  4,000,000 17,000,000 36,000,000                       -2,000,000 6,000,000 11,000,000  -9,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 16,000,000 
          assets
                                                                          
          current assets
                                                                          
          cash and cash equivalents
                                         -39,000,000 -396,000,000 216,000,000 835,000,000 39,000,000 228,000,000 21,000,000 635,000,000                       -52,000,000   
          accounts receivable
                                         -45,000,000 139,000,000 -3,000,000 2,224,000,000 -46,000,000 -27,000,000 -6,000,000 2,255,000,000                       23,000,000   
          inventories
                                         42,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 1,728,000,000 -57,000,000 -71,000,000 -95,000,000 1,902,000,000                       169,000,000   
          other current assets
                                         27,000,000 83,000,000 55,000,000 325,000,000 -81,000,000 16,000,000 43,000,000 359,000,000                       113,000,000   
          total current assets
                                         -15,000,000 -164,000,000 278,000,000 5,112,000,000 -145,000,000 146,000,000 -37,000,000 5,151,000,000                       471,000,000   
          property, plant and equipment
                                         119,000,000 71,000,000 -5,000,000 7,251,000,000 -29,000,000 10,000,000 7,188,000,000                          
          investments in equity companies
                                         -39,000,000 -11,000,000 -1,000,000 284,000,000 -32,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 284,000,000                       8,000,000   
          goodwill
                                         -5,000,000 54,000,000 -1,000,000 1,528,000,000 -38,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 1,498,000,000                       136,000,000   
          other assets
                                         42,000,000 29,000,000 41,000,000 583,000,000 -53,000,000 -40,000,000 -25,000,000 699,000,000                       43,000,000   
          total assets
                                         102,000,000 -21,000,000 312,000,000 14,758,000,000 -297,000,000 129,000,000 -50,000,000 14,820,000,000                          
          liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                          
          current liabilities
                                                                          
          debt payable within one year
                                         364,000,000 -657,000,000 -82,000,000 1,328,000,000 -72,000,000 433,000,000 -227,000,000 999,000,000                       -426,000,000   
          trade accounts payable
                                         105,000,000 100,000,000 58,000,000 2,571,000,000 155,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 2,442,000,000                          
          accrued expenses
                                         -22,000,000 81,000,000 51,000,000 1,620,000,000 44,000,000 54,000,000 59,000,000 1,618,000,000                       72,000,000   
          dividends payable
                                         -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 345,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 332,000,000                          
          total current liabilities
                                         446,000,000 -477,000,000 25,000,000 5,864,000,000 126,000,000 492,000,000 -163,000,000 5,391,000,000                       -297,000,000   
          long-term debt
                                         -585,000,000 280,000,000 352,000,000 6,425,000,000 -4,000,000 -462,000,000 1,000,000 6,904,000,000                       268,000,000   
          noncurrent employee benefits
                                         -101,000,000 7,000,000 1,278,000,000 106,000,000 3,000,000 25,000,000 1,167,000,000                       27,000,000   
          other liabilities
                                         -6,000,000 9,000,000 -18,000,000 314,000,000 -23,000,000 1,000,000 -40,000,000 371,000,000                       39,000,000   
          redeemable preferred securities of subsidiaries
                                         3,000,000 58,000,000 -6,000,000 64,000,000                          
          stockholders' equity
                                                                          
          kimberly-clark corporation
                                          157,000,000 -34,000,000 136,000,000  103,000,000 87,000,000 109,000,000                       645,000,000   
          preferred stock - no par value - authorized 20.0 million shares, none issued
                                                                          
          common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2018 and 2017
                                                                          
          additional paid-in capital
                                                                          
          common stock held in treasury, at cost - 33.6 and 27.5 million shares at december 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
                                                                          
          retained earnings
                                                                          
          accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                          
          total kimberly-clark corporation stockholders' equity
                                                                          
          noncontrolling interests
                                         14,000,000 10,000,000 3,000,000 226,000,000 -33,000,000 24,000,000 8,000,000 220,000,000                       2,000,000   
          total stockholders' equity
                                         384,000,000 167,000,000 -31,000,000 362,000,000 -434,000,000 127,000,000 95,000,000 329,000,000                          
          total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                         102,000,000 -21,000,000 312,000,000 14,758,000,000 -297,000,000 129,000,000 -50,000,000 14,820,000,000                          
          balance at december 31, 2015
                                                                          
          net income in stockholders' equity
                                                                          
          other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                          
          stock-based awards exercised or vested
                                                                          
          income tax benefits on stock-based compensation
                                                                          
          shares repurchased
                                                                          
          recognition of stock-based compensation
                                                                          
          dividends declared
                                                                          
          balance at december 31, 2016
                                                                          
          balance at december 31, 2017
                                                                          
          balance at december 31, 2018
                                                                          
          common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2017 and 2016
                                                                          
          common stock held in treasury, at cost - 27.5 and 22.0 million shares at december 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively
                                                                          
          balance at december 31, 2014
                                                                          
          shares retired
                                                                          
          shares purchased from noncontrolling interest
                                                   -151,000,000                     
          adjustments related to venezuelan operations
                                                                        
          unrealized currency translation adjustments
                                          73,000,000 -212,000,000 267,000,000  111,000,000 -280,000,000 208,000,000                       940,000,000   
          employee postretirement benefits
                                          -7,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000  2,000,000 19,000,000 -6,000,000                       -23,000,000   
          total other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                          81,000,000 -219,000,000 249,000,000  103,000,000 -230,000,000 183,000,000                       868,000,000   
          comprehensive income
                                          120,000,000 -254,000,000 824,000,000  88,000,000 -212,000,000 743,000,000                       834,000,000   
          comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                          -11,000,000 30,000,000 -31,000,000   13,000,000 -22,000,000                       26,000,000   
          comprehensive income attributable to kimberly-clark corporation
                                          109,000,000 -224,000,000 793,000,000  74,000,000 -199,000,000 721,000,000                       808,000,000   
          adjustment related to venezuelan operations
                                                                          
          proceeds from sales of investments
                                                      31,000,000 3,000,000   10,000,000 6,000,000   9,000,000 7,000,000   7,000,000 12,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 18,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 7,400,000 
          common stock - 1.25 par value - authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 378.6 million shares at december 31, 2016 and 2015
                                                                          
          common stock held in treasury, at cost - 22.0 and 17.7 million shares at december 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
                                                                          
          balance at december 31, 2013
                                                                          
          spin-off of health care business
                                                                          
          decrease in operating working capital
                                             185,000,000 197,000,000 57,000,000 -105,000,000                          
          redemption of redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary
                                                                          
          cash transferred to halyard health, inc. related to spin-off
                                                                          
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                             39,000,000 228,000,000 21,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000  40,000,000 16,000,000 -202,000,000 -642,000,000 62,000,000 204,000,000 111,000,000 -125,000,000 19,000,000 51,000,000 3,000,000 -143,000,000 255,000,000 209,000,000 21,000,000 -468,000,000 324,000,000   343,000,000 -52,000,000 48,000,000 -160,400,000 
          comprehensive (income) less attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                          
          charge related to venezuelan operations
                                                                          
          increase in operating working capital
                                                 -105,000,000  101,000,000 29,000,000 -446,000,000 -113,000,000 152,000,000 -5,000,000 -210,000,000 101,000,000 29,000,000 -167,000,000 -121,000,000  -26,000,000 -94,000,000 -215,000,000 -107,000,000 -93,000,000 89,000,000 -151,000,000  14,000,000  -154,700,000 
          facilities in u.s.
                                                                          
          facilities outside u.s.
                                                                          
          total
                                                                       22,000,000   
          •
                                                                          
          geographic area:
                                                                          
          united states
                                                                          
          canada
                                                                          
          europe
                                                                          
          asia, latin america and other
                                                                          
          worldwide total
                                                                          
          products produced:
                                                                          
          tissue, including consumer tissue and k-c professional & other products
                                                                          
          personal care
                                                                       -38,000,000   
          health care
                                                                          
          item 5.
                                                                          
          period
                                                                          
          october 1 to 31
                                                                          
          november 1 to 30
                                                                          
          december 1 to 31
                                                                          
          month
                                                                          
          october
                                                                          
          november
                                                                          
          december
                                                                          
          net sales
                                                                       122,000,000   
          gross profit
                                                                       -30,000,000   
          operating profit
                                                                       -13,000,000   
          share of net income of equity companies
                                                                       -7,000,000   
          net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                       5,000,000   
          net income attributable to kimberly-clark corporation
                                                                       -29,000,000   
          per share basis:
                                                                          
          basic
                                                                       -60,000   
          diluted
                                                                       -60,000   
          cash dividends per share
                                                                          
          declared
                                                                          
          paid
                                                                          
          total stockholders’ equity
                                                                       647,000,000   
          kimberly-clark’s share of net income includes a gain of approximately 46 million from the sale by kimberly-clark de mexico, s.a.b. de c.v. of its pulp and paper business.
                                                                          
          item 7.
                                                                          
          our results in the near-term, we will continue to focus on executing our global business plan strategies for the long-term health of our businesses.
                                                                          
          consumer tissue
                                                                       -37,000,000   
          k-c professional & other
                                                                       -12,000,000   
          corporate & other
                                                                       -5,000,000   
          consolidated
                                                                       122,000,000   
          intergeographic sales
                                                                       -4,000,000   
          total north america
                                                                          
          other (income) and expense
                                                                       3,000,000   
          includes inflation in raw materials, energy and distribution costs.
                                                                          
          includes raw materials deflation and energy and distribution variations.
                                                                          
          includes organization optimization severance and related charges and cost savings.
                                                                          
          acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                          
          ratio of total debt and redeemable securities to capital
                                                                          
          pretax interest coverage—times
                                                                          
          capital is total debt and redeemable securities of subsidiaries plus stockholders’ equity.
                                                                          
          contractual obligations
                                                                          
          interest payments on long-term debt
                                                                          
          redemption of preferred securities
                                                                          
          returns on redeemable preferred securities
                                                                          
          operating leases
                                                                          
          unconditional purchase obligations
                                                                          
          open purchase orders
                                                                          
          total contractual obligations
                                                                          
          item 7a.
                                                                          
          item 8.
                                                                          
          cost of products sold
                                                                       152,000,000   
          marketing, research and general expenses
                                                                       -20,000,000   
          interest income
                                                                       -1,000,000   
          interest expense
                                                                       1,000,000   
          income before income taxes, equity interests and extraordinary loss
                                                                          
          benefit from income taxes
                                                                       -14,000,000   
          income before equity interests and extraordinary loss
                                                                          
          income before extraordinary loss
                                                                          
          extraordinary loss, net of income taxes, attributable to kimberly-clark corporation
                                                                          
          per share basis
                                                                          
          before extraordinary loss
                                                                          
          extraordinary loss
                                                                          
          note receivable
                                                                          
          other intangible assets
                                                                          
          long-term notes receivable
                                                                       -217,000,000   
          liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                          
          redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary
                                                                          
          accrued income taxes
                                                                          
          long-term income taxes payable
                                                                       23,000,000   
          redeemable preferred and common securities of subsidiaries
                                                                         
          stockholders’ equity
                                                                          
          kimberly-clark corporation stockholders’ equity:
                                                                          
          preferred stock—no par value—authorized 20.0 million shares, none issued
                                                                          
          common stock—1.25 par value—authorized 1.2 billion shares; issued 478.6 million shares at december 31, 2010 and 2009
                                                                          
          common stock held in treasury, at cost—71.7 million and 61.6 million shares at december 31, 2010 and 2009
                                                                          
          total kimberly-clark corporation stockholders’ equity
                                                                          
          balance at december 31, 2007
                                                                          
          net income in stockholders’ equity
                                                                          
          other comprehensive income:
                                                                          
          unrealized translation
                                                                       615,000,000   
          employee postretirement benefits, net of tax
                                                                          
          income tax benefits on stock- based compensation
                                                                          
          additional investment in subsidiary and other
                                                                          
          balance at december 31, 2008
                                                                          
          balance at december 31, 2009
                                                                          
          balance at december 31, 2010
                                                                          
          other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                          
          equity companies’ earnings in excess of dividends paid
                                                                -8,000,000 -37,000,000 23,000,000 3,000,000 -10,000,000 -39,000,000 15,000,000 -9,000,000 8,000,000  
          decrease (increase) in operating working capital
                                                                        117,000,000  
          investments in marketable securities
                                                                         -300,000 
          proceeds from disposition of property
                                                                          
          net decrease in short-term debt
                                                                     -20,000,000     
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                              6,000,000 309,000,000 40,000,000 99,000,000 700,000,000 234,000,000 277,000,000 504,500,000 
          repayments of long-term debt
                                                              -21,000,000 -50,000,000 -4,000,000 -417,000,000 -87,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -7,000,000 -36,000,000 -454,000,000 -239,000,000 -203,700,000 
          cash paid on redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary
                                                          -6,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -17,000,000 -13,000,000 -13,000,000 -14,000,000 -14,000,000 -13,000,000 -13,000,000 -13,500,000 
          shares purchased from noncontrolling interests
                                                                        -15,000,000  
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                               764,000,000 876,000,000 300,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                          
          description
                                                                          
          note 1
                                                                         
          loan
                                                                          
          note 2
                                                                         
          payable quarterly, 3-month libor
                                                                          
          company-owned life insurance
                                                                       2,000,000   
          available-for-sale securities
                                                                       2,000,000   
          derivatives
                                                                       18,000,000   
          liabilities
                                                                          
          time deposits
                                                                       17,000,000   
          notes receivable
                                                                          
          other notes receivable
                                                                          
          liabilities and redeemable preferred and common securities of subsidiaries
                                                                          
          short-term debt
                                                                       18,000,000   
          monetization loan
                                                                         
          cash equivalents are comprised of certificates of deposit, time deposits and other interest-bearing investments with original maturity dates of 90 days or less, all of which are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.
                                                                          
          time deposits, included in other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet, are comprised of deposits with original maturities of more than 90 days but less than one year, all of which are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.
                                                                          
          short-term debt issued by non-u.s. subsidiaries is recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.
                                                                          
          net charge
                                                                         
          total charges
                                                                          
          net charges
                                                                       -69,000,000   
          acquisitions
                                                                          
          currency and other
                                                                          
          trademarks
                                                                          
          patents and developed technologies
                                                                          
          notes and debentures
                                                                          
          dealer remarketable securities
                                                                          
          industrial development revenue bonds
                                                                          
          bank loans and other financings in various currencies
                                                                          
          total long-term debt
                                                                          
          less current portion
                                                                          
          long-term portion
                                                                          
          dividend yield
                                                                          
          volatility
                                                                          
          risk-free interest rate
                                                                          
          expected life—years
                                                                          
          nonvested stock options
                                                                          
          restricted shares and time-vested restricted share units
                                                                          
          nonvested performance-based restricted share units
                                                                          
          stock options
                                                                          
          outstanding at january 1, 2010
                                                                          
          granted
                                                                          
          exercised
                                                                          
          forfeited or expired
                                                                          
          outstanding at december 31, 2010
                                                                          
          exercisable at december 31, 2010
                                                                          
          cash received
                                                                          
          income tax benefit received
                                                                          
          intrinsic value
                                                                          
          other stock-based awards
                                                                          
          nonvested at january 1, 2010
                                                                          
          vested
                                                                          
          forfeited
                                                                          
          nonvested at december 31, 2010
                                                                          
          change in benefit obligation
                                                                          
          benefit obligation at beginning of year
                                                                          
          service cost
                                                                       1,000,000   
          interest cost
                                                                         
          actuarial gain
                                                                          
          benefit payments from plans
                                                                          
          direct benefit payments
                                                                          
          benefit obligation at end of year
                                                                          
          change in plan assets
                                                                          
          fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
                                                                          
          actual gain on plan assets
                                                                          
          employer contributions
                                                                          
          benefit payments
                                                                          
          fair value of plan assets at end of year
                                                                          
          funded status
                                                                          
          amounts recognized in the balance sheet
                                                                          
          noncurrent asset—prepaid benefit cost
                                                                          
          current liability—accrued benefit cost
                                                                          
          noncurrent liability—accrued benefit cost
                                                                          
          net amount recognized
                                                                          
          projected benefit obligation
                                                                          
          accumulated benefit obligation
                                                                          
          fair value of plan assets
                                                                          
          pbo
                                                                          
          abo
                                                                          
          expected return on plan assets
                                                                       -1,000,000   
          curtailments
                                                                          
          amortization of prior service cost and transition amount
                                                                          
          recognized net actuarial loss
                                                                       1,000,000   
          net periodic benefit cost
                                                                       1,000,000   
          the expected return on plan assets is determined by multiplying the fair value of plan assets at the remeasurement date, typically the prior year-end (adjusted for estimated current year cash benefit payments and contributions), by the expected long-term rate of return.
                                                                          
          discount rate
                                                                          
          expected long-term return on plan assets
                                                                          
          rate of compensation increase
                                                                          
          asset category
                                                                          
          equity securities
                                                                          
          fixed income securities
                                                                          
          assets held directly
                                                                          
          held through mutual and pooled funds
                                                                          
          fixed income
                                                                          
          assets held directly:
                                                                          
          u.s. government and municipals
                                                                          
          u.s. corporate debt
                                                                          
          u.s. securitized fixed income
                                                                          
          held through mutual and pooled funds:
                                                                          
          international bonds
                                                                          
          multi-sector
                                                                          
          equity
                                                                          
          u.s. equity
                                                                          
          international equity
                                                                          
          non-u.s. equity
                                                                          
          global equity
                                                                          
          u.s. equity collars
                                                                          
          total plan assets
                                                                          
          2011
                                                                          
          2012
                                                                          
          2013
                                                                          
          2014
                                                                          
          2015
                                                                          
          2016 – 2020
                                                                          
          effect on total of service and interest cost components
                                                                          
          effect on postretirement benefit obligation
                                                                          
          u.s.
                                                                          
          outside the u.s.
                                                                          
          comprehensive income:
                                                                          
          total comprehensive income
                                                                       1,054,000,000   
          stock-based awards
                                                                          
          return on redeemable preferred securities and noncontrolling interests
                                                                          
          return on redeemable preferred securities
                                                                          
          net income attributable to kimberly-clark
                                                                          
          decrease in kimberly-clark corporation’s additional paid-in capital
                                                                          
          change from net income attributable to kimberly-clark and transfers to noncontrolling interests
                                                                          
          defined benefit pension plans:
                                                                          
          unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition amount
                                                                          
          funded status recognition
                                                                          
          amortization included in net periodic benefit cost
                                                                          
          unrecognized prior service cost
                                                                          
          other postretirement benefit plans:
                                                                          
          cash flow hedges and other:
                                                                          
          recognition of effective portion of hedges
                                                                          
          amortization included in net income
                                                                          
          other comprehensive income
                                                                          
          purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests
                                                                          
          change in accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                          
          deferred gains on cash flow hedges
                                                                          
          unrealized holding losses on securities
                                                                          
          foreign currency exchange risk
                                                                       23,000,000   
          interest rate risk
                                                                       -4,000,000   
          commodity price risk
                                                                          
          undesignated foreign exchange hedging instruments
                                                                          
          fair value hedges
                                                                          
          foreign exchange contracts
                                                                       -68,000,000   
          hedged foreign exchange monetary assets and liabilities
                                                                          
          interest rate swap contracts
                                                                          
          hedged debt instruments
                                                                          
          cash flow hedges
                                                                          
          interest rate contracts
                                                                       11,000,000   
          commodity contracts
                                                                       -11,000,000   
          net investment hedges
                                                                          
          fair values of derivative instruments
                                                                          
          derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
                                                                          
          undesignated derivatives:
                                                                          
          total asset derivatives
                                                                          
          foreign exchange contracts and other
                                                                          
          total liability derivatives
                                                                          
          year ending december 31:
                                                                          
          thereafter
                                                                          
          future minimum obligations
                                                                          
          current income taxes:
                                                                          
          state
                                                                          
          other countries
                                                                          
          deferred income taxes:
                                                                          
          total benefit from income taxes
                                                                          
          total income before income taxes
                                                                          
          net current deferred income tax asset attributable to:
                                                                          
          pension, postretirement and other employee benefits
                                                                          
          loss carryforwards
                                                                          
          installment sales
                                                                          
          inventory
                                                                          
          valuation allowances
                                                                          
          net current deferred income tax asset
                                                                          
          net current deferred income tax liability included in accrued expenses
                                                                          
          net noncurrent deferred income tax asset attributable to:
                                                                          
          tax credits and loss carryforwards
                                                                          
          pension and other postretirement benefits
                                                                          
          net noncurrent deferred income tax asset included in other assets
                                                                          
          net noncurrent deferred income tax liability attributable to:
                                                                          
          benefit from unremitted earnings
                                                                          
          intangible assets
                                                                          
          net noncurrent deferred income tax liability
                                                                          
          tax at u.s. statutory rate applied to income before income taxes
                                                                          
          state income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
                                                                          
          statutory rates other than u.s. statutory rate
                                                                          
          other – net
                                                                          
          effective income tax rate
                                                                          
          other—net is comprised of numerous items, none of which is greater than 1.75 percent of income before income taxes.
                                                                          
          balance at january 1
                                                                          
          gross increases for tax positions of prior years
                                                                          
          gross decreases for tax positions of prior years
                                                                          
          gross increases for tax positions of the current year
                                                                          
          settlements
                                                                          
          lapse of statute of limitations
                                                                          
          currency
                                                                          
          balance at december 31
                                                                          
          jurisdiction
                                                                          
          united kingdom
                                                                          
          korea
                                                                          
          australia
                                                                          
          average shares outstanding
                                                                       -3,700,000   
          participating securities
                                                                       -100,000   
          dilutive effect of stock options
                                                                       500,000   
          dilutive effect of restricted share and restricted share unit awards
                                                                       300,000   
          average number of share equivalents
                                                                          
          weighted-average exercise price
                                                                          
          expiration date of options
                                                                          
          options outstanding at year-end
                                                                          
          2010
                                                                          
          2009
                                                                          
          2008
                                                                          
          segment operating profit excludes other (income) and expense, net and income and expenses not associated with the business segments.
                                                                          
          consumer tissue products
                                                                          
          diapers
                                                                          
          away-from-home professional products
                                                                          
          all other
                                                                          
          net property
                                                                       332,000,000   
          geographic operating profit excludes other (income) and expense, net and income and expenses not associated with geographic areas.
                                                                          
          asia, latin america & other
                                                                          
          supplemental income statement data
                                                                          
          advertising expense
                                                                          
          research expense
                                                                          
          foreign currency transaction losses
                                                                          
          summary of accounts receivable
                                                                          
          accounts receivable:
                                                                          
          from customers
                                                                          
          less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales discounts
                                                                          
          summary of inventories
                                                                          
          inventories by major class:
                                                                          
          at the lower of cost determined on the fifo or weighted-average cost methods or market:
                                                                          
          raw materials
                                                                       -6,000,000   
          work in process
                                                                       6,000,000   
          finished goods
                                                                       2,000,000   
          supplies and other
                                                                          
          excess of fifo or weighted-average cost over lifo cost
                                                                       -14,000,000   
          summary of property, plant and equipment
                                                                          
          land
                                                                          
          buildings
                                                                          
          machinery and equipment
                                                                          
          construction in progress
                                                                          
          less accumulated depreciation
                                                                       403,000,000   
          summary of accrued expenses
                                                                          
          accrued advertising and promotion
                                                                          
          accrued salaries and wages
                                                                          
          accrued quantity discounts
                                                                          
          summary of cash flow effects of decrease
                                                                          
          prepaid expenses
                                                                          
          excludes the effects of acquisitions and dispositions.
                                                                          
          other cash flow data
                                                                          
          interest paid
                                                                          
          income taxes paid
                                                                          
          gross interest cost
                                                                          
          capitalized interest on major construction projects
                                                                          
          net income attributable to the corporation
                                                                          
          cash dividends declared per share
                                                                          
          market price per share:
                                                                          
          high
                                                                          
          low
                                                                          
          close
                                                                          
          /s/ deloitte & touche llp
                                                                          
          deloitte & touche llp
                                                                          
          dallas, texas
                                                                          
          february 23, 2011
                                                                          
          item 9.
                                                                          
          item 9a.
                                                                          
          /s/ thomas j. falk
                                                                          
          thomas j. falk
                                                                          
          chairman of the board and
                                                                          
          chief executive officer
                                                                          
          item 12.
                                                                          
          item 13.
                                                                          
          item 14.
                                                                          
          item 15.
                                                                          
          documents filed as part of this report.
                                                                          
          1.
                                                                          
          2.
                                                                          
          3.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. a.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. b.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. .
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)a.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)b.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)c.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)d.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)e.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)f.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)g.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)h.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)i.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)j.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)l.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)m.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)n.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)o.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)p.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)q.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)r.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)s.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)t.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (10)v.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (12).
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (21).
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (23).
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (24).
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (31)a.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (31)b.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (32)a.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (32)b.
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (101).ins**
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (101).sch**
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (101).cal**
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (101).def**
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (101).lab**
                                                                          
          exhibit no. (101).pre**
                                                                          
          *
                                                                          
          **
                                                                          
          /s/ thomas j. falk thomas j. falk
                                                                          
          /s/ mark a. buthman mark a. buthman
                                                                          
          /s/ michael t. azbell michael t. azbell
                                                                          
          by:
                                                                          
          december 31, 2010
                                                                          
          allowances deducted from assets to which they apply
                                                                          
          allowance for doubtful accounts
                                                                          
          allowances for sales discounts
                                                                          
          december 31, 2009
                                                                          
          december 31, 2008
                                                                          
          includes bad debt recoveries and the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
                                                                          
          sales discounts allowed.
                                                                          
          deferred taxes
                                                                          
          valuation allowance
                                                                          
          consolidated companies
                                                                          
          income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                          
          interest factor in rent expense
                                                                          
          amortization of capitalized interest
                                                                          
          equity affiliates
                                                                          
          share of 50%-owned:
                                                                          
          income before income taxes
                                                                       -13,000,000   
          distributed income of less than 50%-owned
                                                                          
          earnings
                                                                          
          capitalized interest
                                                                          
          interest and capitalized interest
                                                                          
          fixed charges
                                                                          
          ratio of earnings to fixed charges
                                                                          
          note:
                                                                          
          ¨
                                                                          
          charge for venezuelan balance sheet remeasurement
                                                   45,000,000                     
          acquisitions of businesses
                                                                         
          change in short-term borrowings
                                                      568,000,000 -126,000,000 -375,000,000 654,000,000 -309,000,000 289,000,000 -602,000,000 335,000,000             
          cash paid on redeemable preferred securities of subsidiaries
                                                      -12,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000                 
          proceeds from maturity of note receivable
                                                                         
          debt repayment
                                                            -2,000,000 -38,000,000             
          net incomees (gains) on asset dispositions
                                                                          
          net increase in short-term debt
                                                              -193,000,000 196,000,000 -118,000,000 386,000,000 -1,000,000 -273,000,000    18,000,000 -9,000,000 -597,600,000 
          acquisition of common stock for the treasury
                                                                          
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                                               255,000,000 209,000,000 785,000,000  324,000,000 323,000,000 585,000,000  -52,000,000   
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                     -291,000,000     
          income before income taxes and equity interests
                                                                       -13,000,000   
          income before equity interests
                                                                       -27,000,000   
          cash dividends declared
                                                                         
          property
                                                                       735,000,000   
          accounts payable
                                                                       68,000,000   
          other current liabilities
                                                                       -11,000,000   
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                          
          time deposits are comprised of deposits with original maturities of more than 90 days but less than one year, all of which are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.
                                                                          
          notes receivable represent held-to-maturity securities, which arose from the sale of nonstrategic timberlands and related assets. the notes are backed by irrevocable standby letters of credit issued by money center banks. a consolidated variable interest entity
                                                                          
          loan 1
                                                                         
          short-term debt is comprised of u.s. commercial paper with original maturities up to 90 days and other similar short-term debt issued by non-u.s. subsidiaries, all of which are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.
                                                                          
          long-term debt includes long-term debt instruments and the portion payable within the next twelve months (80 million). fair values were estimated based on quoted prices for financial instruments for which all significant inputs were observable, either directly or indirectly.
                                                                          
          north america
                                                                       -2,662,000,000   
          curtailment
                                                                          
          first quarter
                                                                          
          second quarter
                                                                          
          third quarter
                                                                          
          nine months ended september 30
                                                                          
          balance at september 30, 2010
                                                                          
          balance at september 30, 2009
                                                                          
          decrease in kimberly-clark corporation’s additional paid-in capital for purchase of remaining shares in its andean region subsidiary
                                                                         
          change from net income attributable to kimberly-clark corporation and transfers to noncontrolling interests
                                                                       582,000,000   
          undesignated hedging instruments
                                                                          
          net sales:
                                                                          
          intersegment sales
                                                                       5,000,000   
          other income and
                                                                       -3,000,000   
          total operating profit
                                                                       -13,000,000   
          other income and (expense)
                                                                          
          outside north america
                                                                       52,000,000   
          includes inflation in input costs.
                                                                          
          included in corporate and other is a 19 million charge related to the adoption of highly inflationary accounting in venezuela.
                                                                          
          item 4.
                                                                          
          item 2.
                                                                          
          july 1 to 31
                                                                          
          august 1 to 31
                                                                          
          september 1 to 30
                                                                          
          item 6.
                                                                          
          exhibits.
                                                                          
          exhibit no.
                                                                          
          a.
                                                                          
          b.
                                                                          
          .
                                                                          
          (10)v.
                                                                          
          (31)a.
                                                                          
          (31)b.
                                                                          
          (32)a.
                                                                          
          (32)b.
                                                                          
          (101).ins*
                                                                          
          (101).sch*
                                                                          
          (101).cal*
                                                                          
          (101).def*
                                                                          
          (101).lab*
                                                                          
          (101).pre*
                                                                          
          copies:
                                                                          
          /s/ elane stock
                                                                          
          signature / date
                                                                          
          long-term notes receivable represent held-to-maturity securities, which arose from the sale of nonstrategic timberlands and related assets. the notes are backed by irrevocable standby letters of credit issued by money center banks. a consolidated variable interest entity
                                                                          
          long-term debt includes long-term debt instruments and the portion payable within the next twelve months (524 million). fair values were estimated based on quoted prices for financial instruments for which all significant inputs were observable, either directly or indirectly.
                                                                          
          balance at june 30, 2010
                                                                          
          balance at june 30, 2009
                                                                          
          includes inflation for key cost inputs.
                                                                          
          includes inflation of key cost inputs.
                                                                          
          april 1 to 30
                                                                          
          may 1 to 31
                                                                          
          june 1 to 30
                                                                          
          (10)n.
                                                                          
          4.
                                                                          
          5.
                                                                          
          6.
                                                                          
          7.
                                                                          
          8.
                                                                          
          9.
                                                                          
          10.
                                                                          
          11.
                                                                          
          12.
                                                                          
          13.
                                                                          
          14.
                                                                          
          15.
                                                                          
          16.
                                                                          
          17.
                                                                          
          such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by participating in the plan, i shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such a claim and agree to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims.
                                                                          
          18.
                                                                          
          19.
                                                                          
          20.
                                                                          
          net decrease in time deposits
                                                                          
          net increase in time deposits
                                                                        24,000,000  
          proceeds from preferred securities of subsidiary
                                                                          
          extraordinary loss, net of income taxes
                                                                         300,000 
          equity companies’ earnings (in excess of) less than dividends paid
                                                                          
          minority owners’ share of subsidiaries’ net income
                                                                         35,300,000 
          net decrease (increase) in time deposits
                                                                          
          deferred income tax provision