XML 98 R83.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.3.1.900

Economic Hedges (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings	$ 29	$ (144)	$ 551	$ 215	$ 420	$ (7)	$ 436	$ 628
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Economic Hedging
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings							443	503	$ 56
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Economic Hedging | Commodity contracts | Cost of Sales
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings							(38)	(136)	(40)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Economic Hedging | Intercompany loans and forecasted interest payments | Currency exchange contracts | Interest and other expense, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings							29	4	18
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Economic Hedging | Forecasted transactions | Currency exchange contracts | Interest and other expense, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings							435	610	9
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Economic Hedging | Forecasted transactions | Currency exchange contracts | Cost of Sales
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings							29	29	65
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Economic Hedging | Forecasted transactions | Currency exchange contracts | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings							$ (12)	$ (4)	$ 4

X

- Definition

Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4A
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56946850&loc=SL5618551-113959

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
-Subparagraph (a),(c),(d),(e)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56946850&loc=SL5624171-113959

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis=us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis=mdlz_EconomicHedgingMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis=us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis=us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis=mdlz_IntercompanyLoansAndForecastedInterestPaymentsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis=us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis=us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis=mdlz_ForecastedTransactionsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis=us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: