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BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - NARRATIVE (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number, of the top five brands in the world, of owned and marketed nonalcoholic sparkling beverage brands | 5 |  |
Number of countries where finished beverage products bearing our trademarks are sold | 200 |  |
Beverage servings consumed per day which bears trademarks owned by or licensed by the entity, number | 2,200,000,000 |  |
Beverage servings consumed per day, number | 64,000,000,000 |  |
Advertising costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses | $ 4,000 | $ 4,000 | $ 3,000
Advertising and production costs recorded in prepaid expenses and other assets | $ 35 | $ 57 |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | shares | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0
Investments classified as cash equivalents, maximum maturity period (in months) | 3 |  |
Investments classified as short term investments maturity period, low end of the range (in months) | 3 |  |
Investments classified as short term investments maturity period, high end of the range (in years) | 1 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Sale | $ 10,709 | $ 6,266 |
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Accounts Receivable | 27 | 5 |
Depreciation expense | $ 1,125 | 1,262 | $ 1,301
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period | 4 years |  |
Buildings and improvements |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum | 40 years |  |
Machinery and Equipment |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum | 20 years |  |
Leasehold Improvements |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Amortization | $ 13 | 15 | $ 18
Maximum |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 20 years |  |
Primary beneficiary |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
VIEs maximum exposures to loss | $ 109 | 103 |
Not primary beneficiary |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
VIEs maximum exposures to loss | $ 1,626 | $ 1,980 |

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