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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions |  |  | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jul. 02, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 23, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Brand | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Nov. 02, 2016 USD ($) | May 02, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 16, 2015 USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense for intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 176 | $ 181 | $ 206 |  |  |  |
Estimated amortization expense in year 1 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated amortization expense in year 2 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated amortization expense in year 3 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated amortization expense in year 4 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated amortization expense in year 5 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Deconsolidation and Divestiture |  |  |  | 4 | 1,729 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets,Deconsolidation and Divestiture |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill |  |  |  | 20,276 | 20,664 | 23,389 |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill adjustments |  |  |  | 80 | 481 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | 137 | 83 | 57 |  |  |  |
Impairment of goodwill |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Number of brands | Brand |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset, aggregate book value |  |  |  | $ 17,004 | 17,527 |  |  |  |  |
Coffee Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Deconsolidation and Divestiture | $ 1,664 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Japanese Coffee Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, divested |  | $ 65 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of stock, percentage of ownership before transaction |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill |  |  |  | 7,170 | 7,404 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | 22 | 22 | 9 |  |  |  |
North America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill |  |  |  | 8,885 | 8,865 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |
Asia Middle East Africa Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill |  |  |  | 3,324 | 3,537 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | 41 | 44 | $ 48 |  |  |  |
Latin America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill |  |  |  | 897 | 858 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | 3 | 5 |  |  |  |  |
Enjoy Life Foods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 58
Burton's Biscuit Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill |  |  | $ 385 | 156 |  |  |  | $ 156 |  |
Business acquisition, definite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | $ 72 |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill adjustments |  |  | $ 76 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vietnam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | 98 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset, aggregate book value |  |  |  | 630 |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | Europe Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | Europe Segment | Planned Sale of Confectionery Business in France |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | North America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | Asia Middle East Africa Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | $ 19 |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | Venezuela |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  |  | $ 12 |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | COSTA RICA | Sale Of Confectionery Business In Costa Rica |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, divested |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4 |  |  |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | FINLAND |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible assets, divested |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8 |
Weighted Average |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life of our amortizable intangible assets (in years) |  |  |  | 13 years 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Coffee Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets,Deconsolidation and Divestiture | $ 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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