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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Feb. 08, 2018
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss related to interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 97,000,000 | $ 34,000,000 |
Hedged forecasted transactions |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years 10 months |  |  |
Unrealized gains recorded in earnings related to planned coffee business transactions | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 97,000,000 |  | $ 0 | 0 | 436,000,000 |
Interest rate contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Amount | 6,365,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 6,532,000,000 | 6,365,000,000 |  |
Interest rate contracts | Cash Flow Hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss related to interest rate swaps |  |  |  | $ 97,000,000 | $ 34,000,000 |  |  |  |
Expected transfers of unrealized gains (losses) to earnings, within next 12 months |  |  |  |  |  | (1,000,000) |  |  |
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200,000,000
Interest and other expense, net | Foreign Exchange Forward | Economic Hedging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains recorded in earnings related to planned coffee business transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 436,000,000 |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities after effects of netting | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 2,000,000 |  |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) | Exchange Traded Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets after effects of netting | 48,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 34,000,000 | 48,000,000 |  |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) | Exchange Traded Options | Other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin deposits related to exchange traded derivatives | 133,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 171,000,000 | 133,000,000 |  |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets after effects of netting | 162,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 26,000,000 | 162,000,000 |  |
Derivative liabilities after effects of netting | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 523,000,000 | $ 40,000,000 |  |

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