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No authoritative reference available. true 14 5 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1217000000 1217 false false 2 false true 1209000000 1209 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 15 5 pg_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent pg false debit instant monetary Includes the sum of the amounts paid in advance for costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of... false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 3006000000 3006 false false 2 false true 3199000000 3199 [1] false false Includes the sum of the amounts paid in advance for costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event. Examples include interest earned but not received, value added taxes due either from customers arising from sales on credit terms, or as previously overpaid to tax authorities, fair values for all assets resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments and carrying amounts due as of the balance sheet date from parties or arising from transactions not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. All amounts in this caption are expected to be collected within one year. No authoritative reference available. false 16 5 us-gaap_AssetsCurrent us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 21761000000 21761 false false 2 false true 21905000000 21905 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 17 4 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 18 5 us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 6945000000 6945 false false 2 false true 6724000000 6724 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 19 5 us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 29859000000 29859 false false 2 false true 29042000000 29042 [1] false false No definition available. 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No authoritative reference available. false 23 5 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 19646000000 19646 false false 2 false true 19462000000 19462 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 24 4 pg_GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsAbstract pg false na duration string Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] false 25 5 us-gaap_Goodwill us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 56979000000 56979 false false 2 false true 56512000000 56512 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 26 5 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 32624000000 32624 false false 2 false true 32606000000 32606 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 27 5 pg_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet pg false debit instant monetary Sum of the carrying amounts of all goodwill and intangible assets of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization... false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 89603000000 89603 false false 2 false true 89118000000 89118 [1] false false Sum of the carrying amounts of all goodwill and intangible assets of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. 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No authoritative reference available. true 31 4 us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 32 5 us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 5433000000 5433 false false 2 false true 5980000000 5980 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 33 5 us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 10463000000 10463 false false 2 false true 8601000000 8601 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 34 5 us-gaap_DebtCurrent us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 7780000000 7780 false false 2 false true 16320000000 16320 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 35 5 us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 23676000000 23676 false false 2 false true 30901000000 30901 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 36 4 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 22309000000 22309 false false 2 false true 20652000000 20652 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 37 4 us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 11045000000 11045 false false 2 false true 10752000000 10752 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 38 4 us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 9316000000 9316 false false 2 false true 9146000000 9146 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 39 4 us-gaap_Liabilities us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 66346000000 66346 false false 2 false true 71451000000 71451 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 40 4 us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 41 5 us-gaap_PreferredStockValue us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1301000000 1301 false false 2 false true 1324000000 1324 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 42 5 us-gaap_CommonStockValue us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 4007000000 4007 false false 2 false true 4007000000 4007 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 43 5 us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 61370000000 61370 false false 2 false true 61118000000 61118 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 44 5 pg_ReserveForESOPDebtRetirement pg false debit instant monetary Amount corresponds to the amount of leveraged ESOP debt guaranteed by the company. When the debt is recorded on the company's... false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -1347000000 -1347 false false 2 false true -1340000000 -1340 [1] false false Amount corresponds to the amount of leveraged ESOP debt guaranteed by the company. When the debt is recorded on the company's books, the equity reserve for the ESOP debt retirement is also recorded. No authoritative reference available. false 45 5 us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -2236000000 -2236 false false 2 false true -3358000000 -3358 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 46 5 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -57074000000 -57074 false false 2 false true -55961000000 -55961 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 47 5 us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 62616000000 62616 false false 2 false true 57309000000 57309 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 48 5 us-gaap_MinorityInterest us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 310000000 310 false false 2 false true 283000000 283 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 49 5 us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 68947000000 68947 false false 2 false true 63382000000 63382 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 50 4 us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity us-gaap true credit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 true true 135293000000 135293 false false 2 true true 134833000000 134833 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 1 Certain amounts for prior periods were reclassified to conform with the fiscal 2010 presentation false 2 44 false Millions UnKnown UnKnown false true