Restructuring, Impairment and Integration Charges 2014 Productivity Plan Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 17, 2017		Jun. 11, 2016	Jun. 17, 2017		Jun. 11, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash payments for restructuring charges				$ (25)		$ (67)
2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	$ 800			800
Restructuring Reserve - Period Start				96
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	34		$ 49	61		79
Cash payments for restructuring charges				(25)
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash				(8)
Restructuring Reserve - Period End	124			124
Restructuring Charges After Tax	$ 31		$ 31	$ 58		$ 56
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions, Net of Tax, Per Share Amount	$ 0.02		$ 0.02	$ 0.04		$ 0.04
Employee Severance [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	$ 396			$ 396
Restructuring Reserve - Period Start				88
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	31		$ 34	49		$ 42
Cash payments for restructuring charges				(19)
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash				(5)
Restructuring Reserve - Period End	113			113
Asset Impairment [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	146			146
Restructuring Reserve - Period Start				0
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	2		5	13		16
Cash payments for restructuring charges				0
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash				(13)
Restructuring Reserve - Period End	0			0
Other Costs [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve - Period Start				8
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions				(1)
Cash payments for restructuring charges				(6)
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash				10
Restructuring Reserve - Period End	11			11
Other Restructuring [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	258			258
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	1		10	(1)		21
FLNA | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	100			100
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	3		3	4		(1)	[1]
FLNA | Employee Severance [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	68			68
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	3		1	4		(3)	[1]
FLNA | Asset Impairment [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	9			9
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		0	0		0
FLNA | Other Restructuring [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	23			23
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		2	0		2
Quaker Foods North America [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	21			21
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		1	0		1
Quaker Foods North America [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	15			15
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		0	0		0
Quaker Foods North America [Member] | Asset Impairment [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	0			0
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		0	0		0
Quaker Foods North America [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	6			6
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		1	0		1
North America Beverages [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	249			249
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		6	2		13
North America Beverages [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	97			97
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		3	0		10
North America Beverages [Member] | Asset Impairment [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	68			68
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		1	0		1
North America Beverages [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	84			84
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		2	2		2
Latin America [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	138			138
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	25		28	49		28
Latin America [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	85			85
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	21		27	33		27
Latin America [Member] | Asset Impairment [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	26			26
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	2		0	13		0
Latin America [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	27			27
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	2		1	3		1
Europe Sub-Saharan Africa [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	181			181
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	3		8	7		27
Europe Sub-Saharan Africa [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	91			91
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	6		2	10		3
Europe Sub-Saharan Africa [Member] | Asset Impairment [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	37			37
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		2	0		11
Europe Sub-Saharan Africa [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	53			53
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	(3)	[1]	4	(3)	[2]	13
Asia Middle East and North Africa | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	43			43
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	2		2	(4)	[2]	7
Asia Middle East and North Africa | Employee Severance [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	21			21
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		0	0		3
Asia Middle East and North Africa | Asset Impairment [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	6			6
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		2	0		4
Asia Middle East and North Africa | Other Restructuring [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	16			16
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	2		0	(4)	[2]	0
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	68			68
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	1		1	3		4
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	19			19
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	1		1	2		2
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Asset Impairment [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	0			0
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	0		0	0		0
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] | 2014 Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	49			49
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions	$ 0		$ 0	$ 1		$ 2

[1] Income amount represents adjustments for changes in estimates of previously recorded amounts.

[2] Income amount primarily reflects a gain on the sale of property, plant and equipment.