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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Each Additional Violation of the Commodity Exchange Act USD ($) | Apr. 02, 2015 Subsequent Event Harry Ploss, Class Action Lawsuit | Apr. 09, 2015 Subsequent Event Richard Dennis, Class Action Lawsuit | Apr. 16, 2015 Subsequent Event Henrik Christensen, Class Action Lawsuit | Apr. 22, 2015 Subsequent Event White Oak Fund, LP, Class Action Lawsuit | Apr. 24, 2015 Subsequent Event Budicak Inc, Class Action Lawsuit | Mar. 31, 2015 Indian Department of Central Excise Authority Cadbury USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Indian Department of Central Excise Authority Cadbury INR | Mar. 31, 2015 Indian Department of Central Excise Authority Cadbury February to December 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Indian Department of Central Excise Authority Cadbury February to December 2013 INR | Mar. 31, 2015 Indian Department of Central Excise Authority Cadbury Maximum USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Indian Department of Central Excise Authority Cadbury Maximum INR | Mar. 31, 2015 Indian Department of Central Excise Authority Cadbury Maximum February to December 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Indian Department of Central Excise Authority Cadbury Maximum February to December 2013 INR
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount for formal claim of notice presented for unpaid excise tax, as of the balance sheet date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 60,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / mdlz_SubsidiaryAxis = mdlz_CadburyMember | 3,700,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / mdlz_SubsidiaryAxis = mdlz_CadburyMember | $ 17,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / mdlz_PeriodAxis = mdlz_PeriodOneMember / mdlz_SubsidiaryAxis = mdlz_CadburyMember | 1,000,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / mdlz_PeriodAxis = mdlz_PeriodOneMember / mdlz_SubsidiaryAxis = mdlz_CadburyMember |  |  |  |
Tax penalties and interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94,000,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / mdlz_SubsidiaryAxis = mdlz_CadburyMember | 5,800,000,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / mdlz_SubsidiaryAxis = mdlz_CadburyMember | 17,000,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / mdlz_PeriodAxis = mdlz_PeriodOneMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / mdlz_SubsidiaryAxis = mdlz_CadburyMember | 1,000,000,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / mdlz_PeriodAxis = mdlz_PeriodOneMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / mdlz_SubsidiaryAxis = mdlz_CadburyMember
Loss contingency, filling date | April 1, 2015 |  | April 2, 2015 | April 9, 2015 | April 16, 2015 | April 22, 2015 | April 24, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages sought | $ 1,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mdlz_LitigationCaseOneMember | $ 140,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mdlz_LitigationCaseOneMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_AdditionalMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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