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Divestitures and Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, £ in Millions, AUD in Millions																						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								6 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 23, 2017 EUR (€)	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 17, 2017 EUR (€)	Jul. 04, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2017 AUD	Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2017 EUR (€)	Nov. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2016 GBP (£)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Jul. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016	May 02, 2016 USD ($)	May 02, 2016 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 07, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 07, 2016 EUR (€)	Mar. 03, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 AUD	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2016 EUR (€)
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Equity method investment net (losses) / earnings																							$ 103,000,000				$ 31,000,000						$ 236,000,000	$ 218,000,000
Gain on equity method investment exchange																																		43,000,000
Equity method investments																							6,060,000,000										6,060,000,000		$ 5,585,000,000
Gain (loss) on divestiture																							187,000,000										184,000,000
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other																																	77,000,000	113,000,000
Intangible asset impairment																							1,000,000		$ 38,000,000								109,000,000
Business acquisition, goodwill																							21,071,000,000										21,071,000,000		20,276,000,000
Tax Authority, Spain
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Interest and penalties expected to be paid																											34,000,000	€ 30
North America Segment
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment																																	2,000,000
Business acquisition, goodwill																							8,938,000,000										8,938,000,000		8,885,000,000
Proceeds from sale of property																											10,000,000		$ 40,000,000
Europe Segment
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment																																	11,000,000
Business acquisition, goodwill																							7,837,000,000										7,837,000,000		7,170,000,000
Corporate Aircraft | Corporate Segment
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of property																											3,000,000		20,000,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses | North America Segment
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Gain on sale of property																											6,000,000		33,000,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses | Corporate Aircraft | Corporate Segment
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Gain on sale of property																											1,000,000		$ 6,000,000
Trademarks
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment																							70,000,000										70,000,000
Burton's Biscuit Company
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Cash paid for acquisition										$ 245,000,000	£ 199
Business acquisition, definite-life intangible assets										66,000,000
Business acquisition, goodwill										173,000,000
Business acquisition, property, plant and equipment										2,000,000
Business acquisition, inventory										$ 4,000,000
Acorn Holdings BV
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interest acquired by other parties																			73.50%	73.50%
Class C,D and E | Acorn Holdings BV
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interest acquired by other parties															0.38%														0.38%
Class A | Acorn Holdings BV
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interest acquired by other parties															73.22%				73.50%	73.50%									73.22%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Europe Segment | The Kraft Heinz Company
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses				$ 11,000,000	€ 9
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | FINLAND
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses																$ 16,000,000	€ 14
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other												$ 2,000,000	€ 2			14,000,000	€ 12
Indefinite-lived Intangible assets, divested																8,000,000
Pre-tax gain after transaction costs																													$ 6,000,000						$ 8,000,000
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Australia And New Zealand
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses						$ 347,000,000	AUD 456
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other current assets						27,000,000
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other non current assets						135,000,000
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other current liabilities						4,000,000
Gain (loss) on divestiture						$ 187,000,000																		AUD 247
Costs related to divestiture																															$ 2,000,000
Gain (loss) on foreign currency derivatives																							2,000,000										(3,000,000)
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | FRANCE
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other current assets								$ 44,000,000
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other non current assets								155,000,000
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other current liabilities								8,000,000
Gain (loss) on divestiture																							(3,000,000)
Costs related to divestiture																							$ 1,000,000				0						$ 22,000,000	84,000,000
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other								169,000,000	€ 157
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, other non current liabilities								$ 22,000,000
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | FRANCE | Trademarks
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment																		$ 14,000,000				$ 5,000,000
Subsequent Event
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales of equity method investment			$ 65,000,000
Subsequent Event | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Europe Segment | The Kraft Heinz Company
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses	$ 3,000,000	€ 3
Maximum | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | FINLAND
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Other assets, divested																$ 1,000,000
JDE Coffee Business
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses														$ 275,000,000
JDE Coffee Business | Tax Authority, Spain
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Unfavorable tax expense | €																																				€ 114
JDE
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage																			26.50%	26.50%			26.40%										26.40%
Voting interest acquired percentage															26.50%								26.50%						26.50%				26.50%
Percentage of profit and dividend sharing interest																							26.20%										26.20%
Cash dividends received																										$ 49,000,000
Gain on equity method investment exchange																														$ 43,000,000
JDE | Equity Earnings
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Equity method investment net (losses) / earnings																							$ 50,000,000				(3,000,000)						$ 88,000,000	$ 89,000,000
JDE | Acorn Holdings BV
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Carrying value of equity method investments exchanged																			$ 2,000,000,000	€ 1,700
JDE | Class C,D and E
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation, dilution percentage															2.00%
JDE | Class B
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage															26.40%				26.50%	26.50%									26.40%
JDE | Minimum | Class B
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage															26.27%														26.27%
Keurig Green Mountain Inc.
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage																			24.20%	24.20%
Equity method investment net (losses) / earnings																							5,000,000				2,000,000					$ 4,000,000	11,000,000
Equity method investments and shareholders loan receivable																							2,000,000,000										2,000,000,000
Equity method investments																							1,600,000,000										1,600,000,000
Shareholder loan receivable																							400,000,000										$ 400,000,000
Shareholder loan receivable, interest rate																																	5.50%
Shareholder loan receivable, loan term																																	7 years
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. | Equity Earnings
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Equity method investment net (losses) / earnings																							25,000,000				10,000,000					39,000,000	$ 54,000,000
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. | Interest Income
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Equity method investment net (losses) / earnings																							$ 6,000,000				$ 6,000,000					$ 14,000,000	$ 18,000,000
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. | Acorn Holdings BV
Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred																					$ 13,900,000,000

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