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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) R$ in Millions, ₨ in Billions |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 BRL (R$) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 INR (₨)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit |  |  | $ (310,000,000) |  | $ (272,000,000) |  |  | $ (662,000,000) | $ (510,000,000) |
Selling, general and administrative expense to offset tax benefit |  |  | 1,508,000,000 |  | $ 1,338,000,000 |  |  | $ 4,939,000,000 | $ 4,276,000,000 |
Reversal of contingency provision accruals | $ 212,000,000 | R$ 667 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income due to reversal of accrued liability under tax indemnity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 58,000,000 |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reversal of contingency provision accruals | 153,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income due to reversal of accrued liability under tax indemnity |  |  |  |  |  | 46,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest and other expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reversal of contingency provision accruals | $ 59,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income due to reversal of accrued liability under tax indemnity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000 |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |
Groupe Danone S.A. Global LU Biscuit Business (“LU Biscuit”) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expense to offset tax benefit |  |  |  | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense to offset tax benefit |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, filling date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Apr. 01, 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 |  |
Cadbury | Indian Department of Central Excise Authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount for formal claim of notice presented for unpaid excise tax, as of the balance sheet date |  |  | 52,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 52,000,000 |  | ₨ 3.7
Cadbury | Indian Department of Central Excise Authority | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax penalties and interest expense |  |  | 81,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 81,000,000 |  | 5.8
Cadbury | Indian Department of Central Excise Authority | Show Cause Notice |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount for formal claim of notice presented for unpaid excise tax, as of the balance sheet date |  |  | $ 68,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 68,000,000 |  | ₨ 4.9

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