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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) Exchange Traded Options USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) Exchange Traded Options USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) Exchange Traded Options Other Current Assets USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) Exchange Traded Options Other Current Assets USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Commodity contracts | Mar. 31, 2015 Commodity contracts Cash Flow Hedges USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Currency exchange contracts | Mar. 31, 2015 Currency exchange contracts Cash Flow Hedges USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Interest rate contracts | Mar. 31, 2015 Interest rate contracts Cash Flow Hedges USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Interest rate contracts Cash Flow Hedges Maximum USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Exchange Forward USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Exchange Forward Interest and other expense USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Exchange Forward Economic Hedging EUR (€) | Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Exchange Forward Economic Hedging Interest and other expense USD ($)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin deposits related to exchange traded derivatives |  |  |  |  |  | $ 146,000,000 us-gaap_MarginDepositAssets / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedOptionsMember | $ 84,000,000 us-gaap_MarginDepositAssets / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedOptionsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets after effects of netting |  |  |  | 42,000,000 mdlz_DerivativeFairValueOfNetDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedOptionsMember | 38,000,000 mdlz_DerivativeFairValueOfNetDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedOptionsMember |  |  | 67,000,000 mdlz_DerivativeFairValueOfNetDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member | 72,000,000 mdlz_DerivativeFairValueOfNetDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities after effects of netting |  | 1,000,000 mdlz_DerivativeFairValueOfNetDerivativeLiability / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member | 3,000,000 mdlz_DerivativeFairValueOfNetDerivativeLiability / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member |  |  |  |  | 159,000,000 mdlz_DerivativeFairValueOfNetDerivativeLiability / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member | 156,000,000 mdlz_DerivativeFairValueOfNetDerivativeLiability / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss related to interest rate swaps | (34,000,000)us-gaap_GainLossFromComponentsExcludedFromAssessmentOfCashFlowHedgeEffectivenessNet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (34,000,000)us-gaap_GainLossFromComponentsExcludedFromAssessmentOfCashFlowHedgeEffectivenessNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember |  |  |  |  |
Expected transfers of unrealized gains (losses) to earnings, within next 12 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,000,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember |  | 55,000,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember |  |  | 1,000,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |
Hedged forecasted transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 months |  | 11 months |  | 30 years 11 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cash receipt related to planned coffee business transactions, amount hedged |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000,000 us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = mdlz_EconomicHedgingMember |
Unrealized gains (losses) recorded in earnings related to planned coffee business transactions | 240,000,000 us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,000,000 us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember |  | 240,000,000 us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = mdlz_EconomicHedgingMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember
Realized gain on planned coffee business transactions currency hedge | $ 311,000,000 us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 311,000,000 us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember |  |  |

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- Definition Fair value, after effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Excludes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Fair value, after effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Excludes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35736893&loc=d3e80748-113994 + Details
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- Definition Amount of the hedged item as of the balance sheet date related to the derivative. For example, the hedged balance on a debt instrument. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Period remaining until the derivative contract matures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The net gain (loss) relating to components of the gain (loss) on the cash flow hedging instrument excluded from the assessment of cash flow hedge effectiveness. Recognized in earnings. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4C -Subparagraph (d)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35706170&loc=SL5624171-113959 + Details
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- Definition The amount of cash or securities placed with a broker or counterparty as security for a trading or derivatives securities position which was partially obtained with funds provided by the broker dealer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.8,17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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