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Changes in Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill beginning balance	$ 25,597us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 25,740us-gaap_Goodwill
Currency	(2,256)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	(336)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Divestitures		(13)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit
Acquisition		209us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Asset impairments	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Other	48us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges	(3)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges
Goodwill ending balance	23,389us-gaap_Goodwill	25,597us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible Assets, at Cost beginning balance	22,919us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	23,269us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
Currency	(1,528)mdlz_ForeignCurrencyAdjustmentsPertainToIntangibleAssets	(390)mdlz_ForeignCurrencyAdjustmentsPertainToIntangibleAssets
Divestitures		(7)mdlz_IntangibleAssetsWrittenOffRelatedToDivestedBusinessUnit
Acquisition		48mdlz_AcquisitionsOfIntangibleAssets
Asset impairments	(57)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
Other	1mdlz_IntangibleAssetsOtherChanges	(1)mdlz_IntangibleAssetsOtherChanges
Intangible Assets, at Cost ending balance	$ 21,335us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	$ 22,919us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill

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