Basis of Presentation and Our Divisions (Segment Reporting Information by Total Assets and Capital Spending) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 74,129	$ 69,667
Capital Spending	3,040	2,758	$ 2,859
FLNA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	5,759	5,375
Capital Spending	$ 801	608	519
Total Assets , Percentage	8.00%
Capital Spending, Percentage	26.00%
QFNA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 826	872
Capital Spending	$ 41	40	58
Total Assets , Percentage	1.00%
Capital Spending, Percentage	1.00%
NAB
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 28,452	28,128
Capital Spending	$ 769	695	708
Total Assets , Percentage	38.00%
Capital Spending, Percentage	25.00%
Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 4,640	4,284
Capital Spending	$ 507	368	379
Total Assets , Percentage	6.00%
Capital Spending, Percentage	17.00%
ESSA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 12,406	12,225
Capital Spending	$ 439	404	502
Total Assets , Percentage	17.00%
Capital Spending, Percentage	14.00%
AMENA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 5,303	5,901
Capital Spending	$ 381	441	517
Total Assets , Percentage	7.00%
Capital Spending, Percentage	13.00%
Total Division
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 57,386	56,785
Capital Spending	2,938	2,556	2,683
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	16,743	12,882
Capital Spending	$ 102	$ 202	$ 176
Total Assets , Percentage	23.00%
Capital Spending, Percentage	4.00%

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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