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Equity Method Investments - Additional Information (Details) € / shares in Units, € in Millions, $ in Millions									3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 09, 2020 USD ($) shares	Aug. 03, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jun. 02, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jun. 02, 2020 EUR (€) shares	Jun. 01, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jun. 01, 2020 EUR (€) shares	May 29, 2020 € / shares shares	Mar. 04, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) director	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) director	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 09, 2018	Mar. 08, 2016	Mar. 07, 2016
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investments									$ 6,488						$ 6,488			$ 7,178
Equity method investment net earnings									84		$ 114				311	$ 389
Cash dividends received from equity method investments									27		29				220	217
Pre-tax gain (loss) on equity method investment transaction									$ 345		$ 0				$ 537	$ (2)
JDEP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			22.90%	22.90%					22.90%						22.90%
Number of shares of equity method investment sold (in shares) | shares					9,700,000	9,700,000	82,100,000
Stock sale price (in dollars per share) | € / shares							€ 31.50
Percentage of equity method investment ownership after the settlement					26.50%	26.50%
Gross proceeds from equity method investment transaction					$ 343	€ 304
JDEP | Over-allotment option
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss) on equity method investment transaction									$ 10	$ 121					$ 131
Number of shares of equity method investment sold (in shares) | shares			1,400,000	1,400,000
Gross proceeds from equity method investment transaction			$ 51	€ 46
Losses/(gains) reclassified into net earnings										33
Transaction costs										$ 48
KDP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	11.20%	12.10%						13.10%	11.20%				13.60%		11.20%		13.80%
Pre-tax gain on sale of equity method investment	$ 154	$ 181						$ 71					$ 23
After-tax gain on sale of equity method investment	$ 119	$ 139						$ 54					$ 18
Number of shares of equity method investment sold (in shares) | shares	12,500,000	14,100,000						6,800,000
Decrease in equity method investment ownership percentage	0.90%	1.00%						0.50%
Proceeds from sale of equity method investment	$ 363	$ 414						$ 185
Number of director positions | director									2						2
Dong Suh Foods Corporation
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage									50.00%						50.00%
Dong Suh Oil & Fats Co. Ltd.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage									49.00%						49.00%
JDEP and KDP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of ownership of equity method investment									$ 9,000						$ 9,000
JDE
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage																				26.50%	43.50%
Percentage of equity method investment exchanged					26.40%	26.40%
Keurig
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage																				24.20%
Fair value of ownership of equity method investment														$ 2,000
Pre-tax gain (loss) on equity method investment transaction												$ 29		$ 43
Keurig | Keurig with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage																			24.20%
Pre-tax gain (loss) on equity method investment transaction																	$ 778
After-tax gain on equity method investment transaction																	$ 586

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