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Colgate-Palmolive Co. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/22 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 10/28/22, at 8:40am ET   ·   For:  9/30/22   ·   Accession #:  21665-22-27   ·   File #:  1-00644

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

10/28/22  Colgate-Palmolive Co.             10-Q        9/30/22   62:8.2M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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11: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income         HTML     99K 
12: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     64K 
                Income                                                           
13: R4          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    144K 
14: R5          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     28K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
15: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    108K 
16: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML     93K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
17: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML     31K 
                Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical)                             
18: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     21K 
19: R10         Use of Estimates                                    HTML     20K 
20: R11         Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     35K 
21: R12         Acquisitions                                        HTML     28K 
22: R13         Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges    HTML     61K 
23: R14         Inventories                                         HTML     29K 
24: R15         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     51K 
25: R16         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                   HTML     69K 
26: R17         Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits         HTML     83K 
27: R18         Contingencies                                       HTML     35K 
28: R19         Segment Information                                 HTML     93K 
29: R20         Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML    170K 
30: R21         Use of Estimates (Policies)                         HTML     28K 
31: R22         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     25K 
32: R23         Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges    HTML     58K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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34: R25         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     49K 
35: R26         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)          HTML     67K 
36: R27         Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits         HTML     78K 
                (Tables)                                                         
37: R28         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     87K 
38: R29         Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML    175K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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40: R31         Acquisitions - Schedule of Recognized Identifiable  HTML     38K 
                Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details)                
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
42: R33         Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges -  HTML     31K 
                Summary of Restructuring and Related Costs                       
                (Details)                                                        
43: R34         Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges -  HTML     36K 
                Restructuring Charges Incurred, by Segment                       
                (Details)                                                        
44: R35         Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges -  HTML     45K 
                Restructuring Activity and Related Accruals                      
                (Details)                                                        
45: R36         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     32K 
46: R37         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     56K 
47: R38         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)         HTML     64K 
48: R39         Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits         HTML     59K 
                (Details)                                                        
49: R40         Contingencies (Details)                             HTML     46K 
50: R41         Segment Information - Narrative (Details)           HTML     48K 
51: R42         Segment Information - Schedule of Segment           HTML     65K 
                Information (Details)                                            
52: R43         Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML     52K 
                - Fair Value of Derivative Instruments and Other                 
                Financial Instruments (Details)                                  
53: R44         Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML     44K 
                - Narrative (Details)                                            
54: R45         Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML     23K 
                - Carrying Value and Estimated Fair Value of                     
                Long-term Debt (Details)                                         
55: R46         Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML     48K 
                - Schedule of Notional Values (Details)                          
56: R47         Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML     57K 
                - Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Hedges Recognized in                
                Income (Details)                                                 
57: R48         Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML     38K 
                - Schedule of Gain (Loss) Included in OCI                        
                (Details)                                                        
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