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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
₨ in Billions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
claim
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
claim
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2019
INR (₨)
claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Income tax benefit $ 633,000,000 $ (310,000,000)   $ 228,000,000 $ (662,000,000)  
Selling, general and administrative expense to offset tax benefit $ 1,466,000,000 $ 1,508,000,000   $ 4,386,000,000 $ 4,939,000,000  
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC")            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Loss contingency, filing 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 | Show Cause Notice            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Number of show cause notices | claim 5     5   5
Cadbury | Indian Department of Central Excise Authority | Cause Note February 2013 and March 2014            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Amount for formal claim of notice presented for unpaid excise tax, as of the balance sheet date $ 53,000,000     $ 53,000,000   ₨ 3.7
Cadbury | Indian Department of Central Excise Authority | Cause Note March 2015            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Amount for formal claim of notice presented for unpaid excise tax, as of the balance sheet date 82,000,000     82,000,000   5.8
Cadbury | Indian Department of Central Excise Authority | Cause Notice February 2015, December 2015 and October 2017            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Amount for formal claim of notice presented for unpaid excise tax, as of the balance sheet date 69,000,000     69,000,000   4.9
Cadbury | Indian Department of Central Excise Authority | Cause Notice May 2019            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Amount for formal claim of notice presented for unpaid excise tax, as of the balance sheet date $ 132,000,000     $ 132,000,000   ₨ 9.3
LU Biscuit Business            
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