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Debt and Borrowing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, SFr in Millions, BRL in Millions																3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			15 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 BRL	Apr. 12, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2017 CHF (SFr)	Mar. 13, 2017 CHF (SFr)	Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 19, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 13, 2016	Feb. 09, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2017 CHF (SFr)	Jan. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2017 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2016 CHF (SFr)	Jan. 21, 2016 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred debt issuance costs																$ 40,000,000	$ 33,000,000	$ 40,000,000		$ 33,000,000
Unamortized non-cash bond premiums, discounts, bank fees and mark-to-market adjustments																	(64,000,000)
Long-term debt repaid																	1,470,000,000	6,186,000,000	$ 4,975,000,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																	11,000,000	428,000,000	$ 748,000,000
Carrying value of total debt																$ 17,199,000,000	$ 17,652,000,000	$ 17,199,000,000		$ 17,652,000,000
Weighted-average interest rate																2.20%	2.10%	2.20%	3.70%	2.10%
Fair value of total debt																$ 17,882,000,000	$ 18,354,000,000	$ 17,882,000,000		$ 18,354,000,000
Contingency provision accruals	$ 212,000,000	BRL 667
International Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity																1,800,000,000	2,000,000,000	1,800,000,000		2,000,000,000
Line of credit facility outstanding amount																160,000,000	107,000,000	160,000,000		107,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity							$ 1,500,000,000
Line of credit facility outstanding amount																	0			0
Line of credit, expiration period							364 days
Revolving credit facility expiration date							Feb. 28, 2018
Revolving Credit Facility, October 11, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity																	4,500,000,000			4,500,000,000
Line of credit facility outstanding amount																	0			$ 0
Revolving credit facility expiration date												Oct. 11, 2018								Oct. 11, 2021
Revolving credit facility debt covenant																	$ 24,600,000,000
Revolving credit facility debt covenant terms																	Minimum shareholders' equity of at least $24.6 billion, excluding accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) and the cumulative effects of any changes in accounting principles.
Revolving credit facility debt covenant compliance																	At December 31, 2017, we complied with this covenant
Total shareholders' equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive earnings / (losses)																	$ 36,100,000,000			$ 36,100,000,000
Bank Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of total debt											$ 1,500,000,000
Three-year maturity \| Bank Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of total debt											$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument, description																	On October 25, 2016, we gave notice of our intent to fully draw on the loan with a five-year maturity
Debt instrument, maturity term											3 years
Five-year maturity \| Bank Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of total debt											$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity term											5 years
Minimum \| Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial paper, Maturity period																	2 days
Maximum \| Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial paper, Maturity period																	75 days
6.500% U.S. dollar-denominated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount			$ 488,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate			6.50%
Long-term debt repaid			$ 504,000,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			11,000,000
Decrease in accrued interest			$ 5,000,000
0.000% Swiss franc-denominated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount				$ 175,000,000																		SFr 175
Debt instrument, interest rate				0.00%																		0.00%
Swiss franc notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount						SFr 350								$ 399,000,000							$ 349,000,000						SFr 400
Net proceeds from issuance of notes				$ 349,000,000	SFr 349									398,000,000
Discounts and deferred financing costs														1,000,000
0.050% Fixed Rate Notes, Mature on March 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount						SFr 225											$ 224,000,000			224,000,000
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate						0.05%
Debt instrument maturity Year						Mar. 30, 2020
0.617% Fixed Rate Notes, Mature on September 30, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount						SFr 125											125,000,000			$ 125,000,000
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate						0.617%
Debt instrument maturity Year						Sep. 30, 2024
1.125% Euro-denominated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount																							$ 801,000,000	€ 750
Debt instrument, interest rate																							1.125%	1.125%
2.250% Fixed Rate Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt repaid								$ 850,000,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt								$ 19,000,000
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate								2.25%
Debt instrument maturity Year								Feb. 01, 2019
Debt instrument redemption amount								$ 866,000,000
Accrued interest								$ 7,000,000
US Dollar, Euro and British Pound Sterling-denominated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash tender offer amount																									$ 3,180,000,000
Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount									$ 3,750,000,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																409,000,000
Notes \| Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred debt issuance costs																$ 20,000,000		20,000,000
Debt instrument, principal amount										$ 3,750,000,000
Net proceeds from issuance of notes									$ 3,730,000,000
Tender Offer
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain / (loss) recognized in income on fair value of hedges																		$ 1,000,000,000
1.625% Notes Due on October 28, 2019 \| Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount										$ 1,750,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate										1.625%
Debt instrument maturity Year										Oct. 28, 2019
Floating Rate Notes Due on October 28, 2019 \| Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount										$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument maturity Year										Oct. 28, 2019
2.0% Notes Due on October 28, 2021 \| Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount										$ 1,500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate										2.00%
Debt instrument maturity Year										Oct. 28, 2021
4.125% U.S. dollar Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount																										$ 1,150,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate													4.125%
Long-term debt repaid													$ 1,750,000,000
Euro notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount \| €																												€ 700
0.080% Fixed Rate Notes, mature on January 26, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount														$ 249,000,000													SFr 250
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate														0.08%													0.08%
Debt instrument maturity Year														Jan. 26, 2018
0.650% Fixed Rate Notes, mature on July 26, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount														$ 150,000,000													SFr 150
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate														0.65%													0.65%
Debt instrument maturity Year														Jul. 26, 2022
1.625% Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount															$ 760,000,000													€ 700
Debt instrument, interest rate															1.625%													1.625%
Debt instrument maturity Year															Jan. 20, 2023
Net proceeds from issuance of notes															$ 752,000,000
Discounts and deferred financing costs															$ 8,000,000
Interest and other expense, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contingency provision accruals	$ 59,000,000																$ 59,000,000