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Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014		Jan. 23, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 08, 2013	Jan. 02, 2010
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Change in accounting policy effect of change on net revenue	$ 39,000,000mdlz_ChangeInAccountingPolicyEffectOfChangeOnNetRevenue
Change in accounting policy effect of change on operating results	19,000,000mdlz_ChangeInAccountingPolicyEffectOfChangeOnOperatingResults
Net revenue	7,762,000,000us-gaap_Revenues	8,641,000,000us-gaap_Revenues	[1]
Argentina
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net revenue	175,000,000us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_AR
Percentage of consolidated net revenues	2.30%mdlz_PercentOfConsolidatedRevenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_AR
Russia
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net revenue	170,000,000us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_RU
Percentage of consolidated net revenues	2.20%mdlz_PercentOfConsolidatedRevenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_RU
UKRAINE
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net revenue	45,000,000us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_UA
Percentage of consolidated net revenues	0.60%mdlz_PercentOfConsolidatedRevenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_UA
International Monetary Fund financing provided to Ukraine	18,000,000,000mdlz_ImfFinancing / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_UA					18,000,000,000mdlz_ImfFinancing / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_UA
SICAD I
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency impacts relating to highly inflationary accounting		(142,000,000)us-gaap_AmountRecognizedInIncomeDueToInflationaryAccounting / mdlz_ForeignCurrencyContractAxis = mdlz_SICADOneMember
SICAD
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency impacts relating to highly inflationary accounting	$ (11,000,000)us-gaap_AmountRecognizedInIncomeDueToInflationaryAccounting / mdlz_ForeignCurrencyContractAxis = mdlz_SicadMember
Venezuelan bolívar fuerte
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange rate translation	6.30us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_VEF					6.30us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_VEF		6.30us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_VEF	4.30us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_VEF
Venezuelan bolívar fuerte | SICAD I
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange rate translation		10.70us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_VEF / mdlz_ForeignCurrencyContractAxis = mdlz_SICADOneMember
Venezuelan bolívar fuerte | SIMADI
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange rate translation	193.05us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_VEF / mdlz_ForeignCurrencyContractAxis = mdlz_SIMADIMember					193.05us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_VEF / mdlz_ForeignCurrencyContractAxis = mdlz_SIMADIMember
Venezuelan bolívar fuerte | SICAD
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange rate translation	12.00us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_VEF / mdlz_ForeignCurrencyContractAxis = mdlz_SicadMember					12.00us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_VEF / mdlz_ForeignCurrencyContractAxis = mdlz_SicadMember	11.50us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_VEF / mdlz_ForeignCurrencyContractAxis = mdlz_SicadMember
Argentina, Pesos
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Devalued percentage against US Dollar	4.00%mdlz_ForeignCurrencyDevaluedRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_ARS			15.00%mdlz_ForeignCurrencyDevaluedRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_ARS
Russia, Rubles
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Devalued percentage against US Dollar					18.00%mdlz_ForeignCurrencyDevaluedRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_RUB		50.00%mdlz_ForeignCurrencyDevaluedRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_RUB
Percentage strengthened against US Dollar						17.00%mdlz_ForeignCurrencyIncreaseRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_RUB
Ukraine, Hryvnia
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Devalued percentage against US Dollar	49.00%mdlz_ForeignCurrencyDevaluedRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_UAH
[1] During 2014, we realigned some of our products across product categories and as such, we reclassified the product category net revenues on a basis consistent with the 2015 presentation.

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