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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) BRL in Millions, ₨ in Billions			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 BRL	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 INR (₨)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Income due to reversal of accrued liability under tax indemnity				$ 58,000,000
Contingency provision accruals	$ 212,000,000	BRL 667
Indian Department of Central Excise Authority | Cadbury
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount for formal claim of notice presented for unpaid excise tax, as of the balance sheet date	57,000,000		$ 57,000,000		$ 57,000,000	₨ 3.7
Indian Department of Central Excise Authority | Cadbury | Show case notice
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount for formal claim of notice presented for unpaid excise tax, as of the balance sheet date	75,000,000		75,000,000		75,000,000	4.9
Indian Department of Central Excise Authority | Cadbury | Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax penalties and interest expense	90,000,000		90,000,000		$ 90,000,000	₨ 5.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Income due to reversal of accrued liability under tax indemnity				46,000,000
Contingency provision accruals	153,000,000
Interest and other expense, net
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Income due to reversal of accrued liability under tax indemnity				$ 12,000,000
Contingency provision accruals	$ 59,000,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses and interest and other expense, net
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Income due to reversal of accrued liability under tax indemnity			$ 3,000,000
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC")
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, filling date					April 1, 2015
Loss contingency, damages sought					$ 1,000,000
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") | Each Additional Violation of the Commodity Exchange Act
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought					$ 140,000

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