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Mar. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 06, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 06, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 06, 2015 EUR (€) | Mar. 06, 2015 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 20, 2015 6.250% Senior Notes EUR (€) | Mar. 20, 2015 6.250% Senior Notes | Mar. 31, 2015 International Subsidiaries USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 International Subsidiaries USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Tender Offer USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.500% Notes due in August 2017 | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.500% Notes due in August 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.125% Notes due in February 2018 | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.125% Notes due in February 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.125% Notes due in August 2018 | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.125% Notes due in August 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 5.375% Notes due in February 2020 | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 5.375% Notes due in February 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.500% Notes due in November 2031 | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.500% Notes due in November 2031 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 7.000% Notes due in August 2037 | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 7.000% Notes due in August 2037 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.875% Notes due in February 2038 | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.875% Notes due in February 2038 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.875% Notes due in 2039 | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.875% Notes due in 2039 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.500% Notes due in February 2040 | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer 6.500% Notes due in February 2040 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2015 Tender Offer Cash Flow Hedges Interest rate contracts USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Franc Notes USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2015 Franc Notes CHF | Mar. 30, 2015 0.000% Fixed Rate Notes | Mar. 30, 2015 0.000% Fixed Rate Notes USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2015 0.000% Fixed Rate Notes CHF | Mar. 30, 2015 0.625% Fixed Rate Notes | Mar. 30, 2015 0.625% Fixed Rate Notes USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2015 0.625% Fixed Rate Notes CHF | Mar. 30, 2015 1.125% Fixed Rate Notes | Mar. 30, 2015 1.125% Fixed Rate Notes USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2015 1.125% Fixed Rate Notes CHF | Mar. 06, 2015 1.000% Fixed rate notes, due March 7, 2022 | Mar. 06, 2015 1.000% Fixed rate notes, due March 7, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 06, 2015 1.000% Fixed rate notes, due March 7, 2022 EUR (€) | Mar. 06, 2015 1.625% Fixed rate notes due , March 8, 2027 | Mar. 06, 2015 1.625% Fixed rate notes due , March 8, 2027 USD ($) | Mar. 06, 2015 1.625% Fixed rate notes due , March 8, 2027 EUR (€) | Mar. 06, 2015 2.375% Fixed rate notes, due March 6, 2035 | Mar. 06, 2015 2.375% Fixed rate notes, due March 6, 2035 USD ($) | Mar. 06, 2015 2.375% Fixed rate notes, due March 6, 2035 EUR (€) | Mar. 06, 2015 3.875% Fixed rate notes, due March 6, 2045 | Mar. 06, 2015 3.875% Fixed rate notes, due March 6, 2045 USD ($) | Mar. 06, 2015 3.875% Fixed rate notes, due March 6, 2045 EUR (€) | Mar. 31, 2015 Commercial Paper Minimum | Mar. 31, 2015 Commercial Paper Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper, Maturity period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 day | 92 days
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = mdlz_InternationalSubsidiariesMember | $ 2,100,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = mdlz_InternationalSubsidiariesMember | $ 4,500,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility expiration date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Oct. 11, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility debt covenant |  |  | 24,600,000,000 mdlz_RevolvingCreditFacilityDebtCovenant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility debt covenant terms |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | minimum shareholders' equity of at least $24.6 billion, excluding accumulated other comprehensive earnings / (losses) and the cumulative effects of any changes in accounting principles. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility debt covenant compliance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | At March 31, 2015, we complied with the covenant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total shareholders' equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive earnings / (losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,800,000,000 mdlz_ShareholdersEquityExcludingAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveEarningsLosses / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility outstanding amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 223,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = mdlz_InternationalSubsidiariesMember | 204,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = mdlz_InternationalSubsidiariesMember | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, principal amount |  |  | 2,800,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount |  |  |  | 2,800,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount | 2,000,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount | 450,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 694,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FrancNotesMember | 675,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FrancNotesMember |  | 180,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateZeroPointZeroPercentageNotesMember | 175,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateZeroPointZeroPercentageNotesMember |  | 308,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentageNotesMember | 300,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentageNotesMember |  | 206,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateOnePointOneTwoFivePercentageNotesMember | 200,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateOnePointOneTwoFivePercentageNotesMember |  | 537,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtOneMember | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtOneMember |  | 805,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtTwoMember | 750,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtTwoMember |  | 805,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtThreeMember | 750,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtThreeMember |  | 667,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtFourMember | 450,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtFourMember |  |
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateZeroPointZeroPercentageNotesMember | 0.00%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateZeroPointZeroPercentageNotesMember |  | 0.625%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentageNotesMember | 0.625%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentageNotesMember |  | 1.125%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateOnePointOneTwoFivePercentageNotesMember | 1.125%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateOnePointOneTwoFivePercentageNotesMember |  | 1.00%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtOneMember | 1.00%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtOneMember |  | 1.625%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtTwoMember | 1.625%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtTwoMember |  | 2.375%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtThreeMember | 2.375%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtThreeMember |  | 3.875%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtFourMember | 3.875%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mdlz_FixedRateDebtFourMember |  |
Deb instrument maturity Year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mar. 30, 2017 |  |  | Dec. 30, 2021 |  |  | Dec. 30, 2025 |  |  | Mar. 07, 2022 |  |  | Mar. 08, 2027 |  |  | Mar. 06, 2035 |  |  | Mar. 06, 2045 |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of notes | 675,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt | 2,890,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discounts and deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 mdlz_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountAndDebtIssuanceCosts |  | 29,000,000 mdlz_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountAndDebtIssuanceCosts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  |  | 4,085,000,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt | 2,514,000,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 850,000,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  | 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableNineMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableElevenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableFourteenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableTwentyOneMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableFifteenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableSixteenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableSeventeenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableEighteenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash tender offer amount |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000,000 mdlz_CashTenderOfferAmount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument repurchased, principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 102,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableNineMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 115,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableElevenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 80,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableFourteenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 691,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableTwentyOneMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 201,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 26,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableFifteenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 71,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableSixteenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 69,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableSeventeenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  | 1,143,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = mdlz_NotePayableEighteenMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument expiration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2017-08 |  | 2018-02 |  | 2018-08 |  | 2020-02 |  | 2031-11 |  | 2037-08 |  | 2038-02 |  | 2039-01 |  | 2040-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  | (708,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | (492,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (708,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = mdlz_TenderOfferMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average interest rate |  |  | 3.10%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.30%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate | 4.80%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of total debt |  |  | 19,986,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,463,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of total debt |  |  | $ 18,705,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,700,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Amount of minimum total shareholders' equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive earnings / (losses) and the cumulative effects of an changes in accounting principles, that must be maintained in order to maintain in compliance of the debt covenant. + References No definition available. + Details
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