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Divestitures and Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Feb. 22, 2013 Morocco USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 Morocco USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 Morocco USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 Morocco USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Morocco USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 Selling, general and administrative expenses USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 Selling, general and administrative expenses USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 Selling, general and administrative expenses USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 Selling, general and administrative expenses USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 General and Administrative Expense USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 General and Administrative Expense USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments Interest And Other Expense Foreign Exchange Forward USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments Interest And Other Expense Foreign Exchange Forward USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2013 EEMEA USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 Scenario, Forecast EUR (€) | Sep. 30, 2014 Fiscal Year 2014 USD ($)
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash receipts from planned coffee business transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 4,000,000,000 |
Estimated percentage of equity interest in Jacobs Douwe Egberts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |
Expenses related to readying businesses for planned transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives | 420,000,000 | 413,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 420,000,000 | 413,000,000 |  |  |
Spin-Off costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 23,000,000 | 33,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected spin off cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,000,000
Proceeds from divestitures, net of disbursements |  |  | 48,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,000,000 |  |
Pre-tax gains (losses) on divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |
Acquisition, net of cash received |  |  | 119,000,000 | 119,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  | 155,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash acquired |  |  |  | 36,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain on acquisition |  |  |  |  | 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs |  |  | 2,000,000 |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets acquired in business acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, liabilities assumed and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 209,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and related cost, expected cost |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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