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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Commodity contracts
Dec. 31, 2014
Currency exchange contracts
Dec. 31, 2014
Interest rate contracts
Dec. 31, 2014
Cash Flow Hedges
Commodity contracts
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Cash Flow Hedges
Currency exchange contracts
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Cash Flow Hedges
Interest rate contracts
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Cash Flow Hedges
Interest rate contracts
Maximum
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Economic Hedging
Foreign Exchange Forward
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Interest and other expense
Economic Hedging
Foreign Exchange Forward
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)
Exchange Traded Options
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)
Exchange Traded Options
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)
Exchange Traded Options
Other Current Assets
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)
Exchange Traded Options
Other Current Assets
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
USD ($)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]                                        
Margin deposits related to exchange traded derivatives                                 $ 84,000,000us-gaap_MarginDepositAssets
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Derivative assets after effects of netting                             38,000,000mdlz_DerivativeFairValueOfNetDerivativeAsset
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Derivative liabilities after effects of netting                           3,000,000mdlz_DerivativeFairValueOfNetDerivativeLiability
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Recognized loss in interest and other expenses, net                   (556,000,000)us-gaap_GainLossFromComponentsExcludedFromAssessmentOfCashFlowHedgeEffectivenessNet
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Expected transfers of unrealized gains (losses) to earnings, within next 12 months               20,000,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths
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Hedged forecasted transactions         15 months 4 years 10 months 31 years 2 months                          
Expected cash receipt related to planned coffee business transactions, amount hedged                       4,000,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem
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Unrealized gains (losses) recorded in earnings related to planned coffee business transactions $ 215,000,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives $ 420,000,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives $ (7,000,000)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives $ 628,000,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives                 $ 628,000,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
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