Net Revenues by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ 6,770	$ 6,396	$ 6,302	$ 6,455	$ 7,364	$ 6,849	$ 7,661	$ 7,762	$ 25,923	[1]	$ 29,636	[1]	$ 34,244	[1]
Latin America Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	[1],[2]									3,392		4,988		5,153
Asia Middle East Africa Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	[3]									5,816		6,002		6,367
Europe Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	[3]									9,755		11,672	[4]	15,788	[4]
North America Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues										$ 6,960		$ 6,974		$ 6,936

[1] In 2015 and 2014, our consolidated net revenues included Venezuela net revenues of $763 million in biscuits, $340 million in cheese & grocery, $66 million in gum & candy and $48 million in beverages and 2014 Venezuela net revenues of $422 million in biscuits, $216 million in cheese & grocery, $91 million in beverages and $30 million in gum & candy. Following the deconsolidation of our Venezuela operations at the end of 2015, in 2016 our consolidated net revenues no longer include the net revenues of our Venezuelan subsidiaries. Refer to Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting: Venezuela, for more information.

[2] Net revenues of $1,217 million for 2015 and $760 million for 2014 from our Venezuelan subsidiaries are included in our consolidated financial statements. Beginning in 2016, we account for our Venezuelan subsidiaries using the cost method of accounting and no longer include net revenues of our Venezuelan subsidiaries within our consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting: Venezuela, for more information.

[3] On July 2, 2015, we contributed our global coffee businesses primarily from our Europe and AMEA segments. Net revenues of our global coffee business were $1,561 million in Europe and $66 million in AMEA for the year ended December 31, 2015. Refer to Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions - JDE Coffee Business Transactions, for more information.

[4] During 2016, we realigned some of our products across product categories primarily within our Europe segment and as such, we reclassified the product category net revenues on a basis consistent with the 2016 presentation.