Acquisition and Divestiture Related Financing Fees

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Benefit From Indemnification Resolution

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Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt And Related Expenses

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

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The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business).

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The net amount of other income and expense amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income (expense) recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) net gains or losses on securities, (d) unusual costs, (e) gains or losses on foreign exchange transactions, and (f) miscellaneous other income and expense items.

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-Publisher SEC

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The net change in the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of derivative instruments, including options, swaps, futures, and forward contracts, held at each balance sheet date, that was included in earnings for the period.

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Interest and Other Expense Net Within Results of Continuing Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense, debt							$ 778us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt	$ 1,017us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt	$ 1,177us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
Loss on debt extinguishment and related expenses			1	494	612		495	612
Unrealized gain on planned coffee business transactions currency hedge	(215)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	(420)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	7us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives				(628)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
Benefit from indemnification resolution						(385)		(385)
Spin-Off-related financing fees									609
Other expense / (income), net							43us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	(1)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	77us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Total interest and other expense, net							688us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	1,579us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	1,863us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Interest and other expense/ (income)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Benefit from indemnification resolution						$ (49)		$ (49)