Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Earnings per Share [Table Text Block]

			Net income	Average
			attributable to	shares		Earnings
(millions, except per share data)			Kellogg Company	outstanding		per share
2013
	Basic	$	1,807	363	$	4.98
	Dilutive potential common shares			2		(0.04)
	Diluted	$	1,807	365	$	4.94
2012
	Basic	$	961	358	$	2.68
	Dilutive potential common shares			2		(0.01)
	Diluted	$	961	360	$	2.67
2011
	Basic	$	866	362	$	2.39
	Dilutive potential common shares			2		(0.01)
	Diluted	$	866	364	$	2.38

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

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 consisted of the following:
			December 28,		December 29,
(millions)			2013		2012
Foreign currency translation adjustments		$	(856)	$	(832)
Cash flow hedges — unrealized net gain (loss)			1		(3)
Postretirement and postemployment benefits:
	Net experience loss		(15)		(29)
	Prior service cost		(66)		(82)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		$	(936)	$	(946)

Reclassification Out Of Other Accumulated Comprehensive Other Income [Table Text Block]

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) for the year ended December 28, 2013 consisted of the following:
(millions)
Details about AOCI		Amount reclassified	Line item impacted
components		from AOCI	within Income Statement
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	(10)	COGS
Foreign currency exchange contracts		(2)	SGA
Interest rate contracts		(4)	Interest expense
Commodity contracts		10	COGS
	$	(6)	Total before tax
		-	Tax (expense) benefit
	$	(6)	Net of tax
Amortization of postretirement and postemployment benefits:
Net experience loss	$	5	See Notes 8 and 9 for further details
Prior service cost		13	See Notes 8 and 9 for further details
	$	18	Total before tax
		(6)	Tax (expense) benefit
	$	12	Net of tax
Total reclassifications	$	6	Net of tax