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Divestitures and Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 Scenario, Forecast USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 Scenario, Forecast EUR (€) | Nov. 10, 2014 Vietnam USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Vietnam Scenario, Forecast VND | Mar. 31, 2015 Vietnam Scenario, Forecast USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Vietnam Scenario, Forecast VND | Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Exchange Forward USD ($) | Feb. 11, 2015 Foreign Exchange Forward Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Exchange Forward Interest and other expense USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Maximum Vietnam Scenario, Forecast VND | Mar. 31, 2015 Maximum Vietnam Scenario, Forecast USD ($) | Feb. 16, 2015 Enjoy Life Foods USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Enjoy Life Foods USD ($) | Feb. 27, 2015 Japanese Coffee Joint Venture | Mar. 31, 2015 Japanese Coffee Joint Venture USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Japanese Coffee Joint Venture Scenario, Forecast USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Japanese Coffee Joint Venture Other Current Assets USD ($) | Apr. 17, 2015 Subsequent Event Foreign Exchange Forward USD ($) | Apr. 23, 2015 Subsequent Event Japanese Coffee Joint Venture USD ($) | Apr. 23, 2015 Subsequent Event Japanese Coffee Joint Venture JPY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2015 Europe And EEMEA segments Selling, general and administrative expenses USD ($)
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cash receipts from planned coffee business transactions |  | $ 5,000,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember | € 4,000,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated percentage of equity interest in Jacobs Douwe Egberts |  | 49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember | 49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from planned coffee business divestiture currency hedge settlements | 939,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromHedgeInvestingActivities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 939,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromHedgeInvestingActivities / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 296,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromHedgeInvestingActivities / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain on planned coffee business divestiture currency hedge | 240,000,000 us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,000,000 us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses related to readying businesses for planned transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,000,000 mdlz_CostsRelatedToDivestiture / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mdlz_EuropeAndEasternEuropeMiddleEastAfricaSegmentMember
Sale of stock, percentage of ownership before transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipBeforeTransaction / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mdlz_JapaneseCoffeeJointVentureMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Held for sale investment reclassified from long-term other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,000,000 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mdlz_JapaneseCoffeeJointVentureMember |  |  |  |
Tax charges related to the pending sale | 32,000,000 mdlz_TaxExpenseDisposalGroupHeldForSale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,000,000 mdlz_TaxExpenseDisposalGroupHeldForSale / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mdlz_JapaneseCoffeeJointVentureMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Divested cumulative translation losses in connection with the sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,000,000 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationForeignCurrencyTranslationGainsLosses / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mdlz_JapaneseCoffeeJointVentureMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divestiture of interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesAndInterestsInAffiliates / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mdlz_JapaneseCoffeeJointVentureMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember | 27,000,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesAndInterestsInAffiliates / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mdlz_JapaneseCoffeeJointVentureMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Business combination, consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mdlz_EnjoyLifeFoodsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  | 9,935,000,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_VN / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember | 468,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_VN / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |  |  |  |  | 12,656,000,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_VN / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember | 596,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_VN / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |  | 81,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mdlz_EnjoyLifeFoodsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,000,000 mdlz_IntangibleAssetsAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mdlz_EnjoyLifeFoodsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 mdlz_OtherNetAssetsAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mdlz_EnjoyLifeFoodsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 19,000,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,000,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mdlz_EnjoyLifeFoodsMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow deposit upon signing the purchase agreement |  |  |  | $ 46,000,000 us-gaap_EscrowDeposit / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_VN |  | $ 47,000,000 us-gaap_EscrowDeposit / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_VN / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember | 991,000,000,000 us-gaap_EscrowDeposit / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_VN / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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