Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation (Other Stock-Based Compensation Data) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Phantom Units Granted Under Director Deferral Program, Shares Outstanding		254		293
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	[1]	1,743	[2]	1,884	3,416
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted		$ 6.94		$ 10.80	$ 8.79
Total intrinsic value of options exercised (a)	[1]	$ 290,131		$ 366,188	$ 423,251
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	[1]	18,840		21,837	$ 42,353
LiabilityAwards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
LiabilityAwardsNonvestedNumber	[3]	15,670	[4]	$ 0
LiabilityAwardsNonvestedBalanceSheetFairValue	[3],[4]	$ 14,865
LiabilityAwardsNonvestedRemainingContractualTerm	[4]	2 years 1 month 27 days
Equity Instruments Other Than Options
LiabilityAwardsGranted	[3],[5]	$ 16,932
LiabilityAwardsForfeituresExpirations	[3]	(1,262)
LiabilityAwardsExpectedtoVest,Outstanding,Number	[3]	14,175
LiabilityAwardsExpectedtoVest,BalanceSheetFairValue	[3]	$ 13,448
LiabilityAwardsExpectedtoVest,RemainingContractualTerm		2 years 1 month 27 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Equity Instruments Other Than Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	[1]	3,054		2,759	4,379
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 99.06	[6]	$ 99.17	$ 80.39
Total intrinsic value of converted units	[1]	$ 359,401		$ 375,510	$ 319,820
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	[1]	257,648		$ 257,831	$ 241,836
PEPUnit
Equity Instruments Other Than Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	[1]			300	387
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value				$ 68.94	$ 50.95
Total intrinsic value of converted units	[1]	38,558		$ 37,705
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	[1]	16,572		$ 22,286	$ 5,072
Minimum Award Level [Domain] | PEP_LiabilityAwardsPerformanceBased [Member]
Equity Instruments Other Than Options
LiabilityAwardsPerformanceAssumptionAdjustmentAwardsOutstanding		0
Maximum | PEP_LiabilityAwardsPerformanceBased [Member]
Equity Instruments Other Than Options
LiabilityAwardsPerformanceAssumptionAdjustmentAwardsOutstanding		31,300
Target Award Level [Domain] [Domain] | PEP_LiabilityAwardsPerformanceBased [Member]
Equity Instruments Other Than Options
LiabilityAwardsPerformanceAssumptionAdjustmentAwardsOutstanding		$ 15,700

[1] In thousands

[2] Options are in thousands and include options previously granted under The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) plan. No additional options or shares were granted under the PBG plan after 2009.

[3] In thousands.

[4] The outstanding long-term cash awards for which the performance period has not ended as of December 31, 2016, at the threshold, target and maximum award levels were zero, $15.7 million and $31.3 million, respectively.

[5] Grant activity for all long-term cash awards are disclosed at target.

[6] Grant activity for all PSUs are disclosed at target.