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Summary of Spin-Off Costs within pre-tax Earnings (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			36 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014
Spin-Off Transaction [Line Items]
Spin-Off costs	$ 35mdlz_SpinOffCosts	$ 62mdlz_SpinOffCosts	$ 1,053mdlz_SpinOffCosts	$ 1,200mdlz_SpinOffCosts
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Spin-Off Transaction [Line Items]
Spin-Off costs	35mdlz_SpinOffCosts / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember	62mdlz_SpinOffCosts / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember	444mdlz_SpinOffCosts / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Interest and other expense, net
Spin-Off Transaction [Line Items]
Spin-Off costs			$ 609mdlz_SpinOffCosts / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseMember

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