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Divestitures and Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, £ in Millions, AUD in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($) | Apr. 28, 2017 EUR (€) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jan. 18, 2017 AUD | Nov. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Nov. 02, 2016 GBP (£) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 07, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 07, 2016 EUR (€) | Mar. 03, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | May 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment net (losses) / earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 66 |  | $ 85 |
Gain on equity method investment exchange |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43 |
Equity method investments |  |  | $ 5,594 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,594 | $ 5,585 |  |
Equity method investment dividend received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122 |  | 54 |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  | 19 |
Business acquisition, goodwill |  |  | 20,515 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,515 | 20,276 |  |
Acorn Holdings BV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest acquired by other parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73.50% | 73.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 98 |  |
Burton's Biscuit Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  | $ 245 | £ 199 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, definite-life intangible assets |  |  | 72 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill |  |  | 155 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 155 |  |  |
Business acquisition, property, plant and equipment |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |
Business acquisition, inventory |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Class A | Acorn Holdings BV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest acquired by other parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73.50% | 73.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73.22%
Class C,D and E | Acorn Holdings BV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest acquired by other parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.38%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Australia And New Zealand |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other |  |  | 351 | AUD 460 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other current assets |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other non current assets |  |  | 125 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125 |  |  |
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | FRANCE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other current assets |  |  | 110 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110 |  |  |
Incremental expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 17 |  | 18 |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other non current assets |  |  | 156 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 156 |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other current liabilities |  |  | 40 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other non current liabilities |  |  | $ 26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26 |  |  |
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | FRANCE | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other | $ 202 | € 185 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | FRANCE | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14 |  |  |  |  | $ 5 |  |  |  |
JDE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  | 26.40% |  |  |  |  | 26.50% | 26.50% |  |  |  | 26.40% |  |  |
Voting interest acquired percentage |  |  | 26.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.50% |  |  | 26.50%
Percentage of profit and dividend sharing interest |  |  | 26.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.30% |  |  |
Cash dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 49 |  |  |
Gain on equity method investment exchange |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43 |
JDE | Acorn Holdings BV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of equity method investments exchanged |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000 | € 1,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JDE | Equity Earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment net (losses) / earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  | 47 |
JDE | Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.50% | 26.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.40%
JDE | Class C,D and E |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, dilution percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00%
JDE | Minimum | Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.27%
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.20% | 24.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments and shareholders loan receivable |  |  | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |
Equity method investments |  |  | 1,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600 |  |  |
Shareholder loan receivable |  |  | $ 400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400 |  |  |
Shareholder loan receivable, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |
Shareholder loan receivable, loan term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |
Interest payments received on shareholder loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12 |  |  |
Equity method investment dividend received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. | Acorn Holdings BV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,900 |  |  |  |  |  |
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. | Equity Earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment net (losses) / earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  | 8 |
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. | Interest Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment net (losses) / earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6 |  | $ 2 |

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