Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Earnings per Share [Table Text Block]

Quarters ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012:
			Net income	Average
			attributable to	shares		Earnings
(millions, except per share data)			Kellogg Company	outstanding		per share
2013
	Basic	$	311	363	$	0.86
	Dilutive potential common shares			3		(0.01)
	Diluted	$	311	366	$	0.85
2012
	Basic	$	351	357	$	0.98
	Dilutive potential common shares			2		―
	Diluted	$	351	359	$	0.98

Changes in Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

				Quarter ended March 30, 2013
					Pre-tax		Tax (expense)		After-tax
(millions)					amount		or benefit		amount
Net income								$	311
Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			$	(28)	$	-		(28)
	Cash flow hedges:
			Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges		11		(3)		8
			Reclassification to net earnings		-		-		-
	Postretirement and postemployment benefits:
		Reclassification to net income:
			Net experience loss		2		-		2
			Prior service cost		3		(1)		2
Other comprehensive income (loss)				$	(12)	$	(4)		(16)
Comprehensive income								$	295

Relcassification out of AOCI [Table Text Block]

Reclassifications out of AOCI for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 consisted of the following:
(millions)
Details about AOCI	Amount reclassified			Affected Line Item in the Statement
components	from AOCI			where Net Income is Presented
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency exchange contracts		$	2	COGS
Interest rate contracts			1	Interest expense
Commodity contracts			(3)	COGS
		$	-	Total before tax
			-	Tax (expense) benefit
		$	-	Net of tax
Amortization of postretirement and postemployment benefits:
Net experience loss		$	2	See Note 7 for further details
Prior service cost			3	See Note 7 for further details
		$	5	Total before tax
			(1)	Tax (expense) benefit
		$	4	Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the quarter		$	4	Net of tax

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of March 30, 2013 and December 29, 2012 consisted of the following:
			March 30,		December 29,
(millions)			2013		2012
Foreign currency translation adjustments		$	(845)	$	(817)
Cash flow hedges — unrealized net gain (loss)			5		(3)
Postretirement and postemployment benefits:
	Net experience loss		(27)		(29)
	Prior service cost		(80)		(82)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		$	(947)	$	(931)