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Goodwill and intangible assets [Line Items]

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Goodwill that is held for sale due to business transactions.

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- Definition

Intangible assets, excluding goodwill, that is held for sale due to business transactions.

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- Definition

Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

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- Definition

Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

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Amount of divestiture of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Changes in Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Apr. 23, 2015	Feb. 16, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Divestiture		$ 65		$ 65
Percentage of Divestiture		50.00%
Goodwill, Acquisition			$ 20	20
Acquisition			$ 58
Coffee Business
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Held for sale due to coffee business transactions	$ 1,672			$ 1,672
Maximum \| Coffee Business
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Held for sale due to coffee business transactions	$ 1