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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
transaction
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Jan. 01, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                            
Transition tax liability                     $ 1,300      
Effective tax rate                 36.20% 0.10% 27.20%      
Effective income tax rate excluding effects of equity method transaction                 22.80%          
Net discrete one-time events expense (benefit)                 $ (119) $ (176) $ 128      
Net benefit from release of liabilities for uncertain tax positions, expirations of statutes of limitations and audit settlements                 50 $ 128 81      
Effective tax rate without the impact of Swiss tax reform                   22.40%        
Gain/(loss) on equity method investment transactions $ 452 $ 345 $ 121 $ 71 $ 0 $ 0 $ (25) $ 23 989 $ (2) 778      
Discrete tax expense from finalizing accounting for new provisions                     19      
Loss carryforwards 3,293               3,293          
Loss carryforwards, expire at various dates between 2021 and 2040 332               332          
Loss carryforwards, indefinitely 2,961               2,961          
Unremitted earnings indefinitely reinvested 1,600               1,600          
Deferred tax liabilities not recognized to unremitted earnings indefinitely reinvested 73               73          
Unrecognized tax benefits 442       $ 426       442 426 516   $ 426 $ 579
Impact on tax provision from unrecognized tax benefits 369               369       364  
Unrecognized tax benefits reasonably possible increase resulting from unfavorable audit developments                 30          
Unrecognized tax benefits reasonably possible decrease resulting from audit settlements and the expiration of statutes of limitations in various jurisdictions 70               70          
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued $ 170               170       $ 170  
Net expense for interest and penalties                 $ 11          
Keurig                            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                            
Gain/(loss) on equity method investment transactions             $ (12)     $ (29)   $ 43    
Keurig | Keurig with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.                            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                            
Deferred tax expense related to gain on equity method investment transaction                     192      
KDP                            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                            
Number of sales of equity method investment transactions | transaction                 4          
KDP | Keurig with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.                            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                            
Gain/(loss) on equity method investment transactions                     $ 778      
JDE and JDEP                            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                            
Tax expense incurred in connection with equity method transaction                 $ 452          
Foreign Tax Authority | Swiss Tax Administration                            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                            
Net benefit from impact of Swiss tax reform           767                
Reduction on deferred tax expense from impact of Swiss tax reform           769                
Indirect tax on selling, general and administrative expense           $ 2                
Foreign Tax Authority | State Administration of Taxation, China                            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                            
Net benefit from release of valuation allowance                 $ 70