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Amount of cash payments made as the result of exit or disposal activities. Excludes payments associated with a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The aggregate amount provided for estimated restructuring charges, remediation costs, and asset impairment loss during an accounting period. Generally, these items are either unusual or infrequent, but not both (in which case they would be extraordinary items).

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Restructuring, Impairment and Integration Charges 2012 Productivity Plan Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended
	Sep. 05, 2015	Sep. 06, 2014	Sep. 05, 2015	Sep. 06, 2014
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions, Net of Tax, Per Share Amount	$ 0.02		$ 0.02
Payments for Restructuring			$ 149	$ 169
2012 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	$ 9	$ 14	$ 19	$ 31
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions, Net of Tax, Per Share Amount		$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.02
Payments for Restructuring			$ 34
2012 Productivity Plan \| FLNA
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0	$ 0	0	$ 2
2012 Productivity Plan \| QFNA
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0	0	0	0
2012 Productivity Plan \| Latin America [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	5	(2)	5	(7)
2012 Productivity Plan \| North America Beverages [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0	0	1	7
2012 Productivity Plan \| Europe Sub-Saharan Africa
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	3	7	9	15
2012 Productivity Plan \| Asia Middle East and North Africa
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0	6	1	8
2012 Productivity Plan \| Corporate Unallocated Expenses
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	$ 1	$ 3	$ 3	$ 6