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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 03, 2011	Sep. 03, 2011 Wimm-Bill-Dann [Member] Subsequent to Reporting Date [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Wimm-Bill-Dann [Member] Subsequent to Reporting Date [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 04, 2010 PBG And PAS Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2010 PBG And PAS Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 10, 2011 Wimm-Bill-Dann [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 10, 2011 Wimm-Bill-Dann [Member] RUB	Feb. 03, 2011 Wimm-Bill-Dann [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 03, 2011 Wimm-Bill-Dann [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Wimm-Bill-Dann [Member] RUB
Total purchase price					$ 12,600,000,000			$ 5,800,000,000
Cash and equity paid					8,300,000,000
Cash paid for entity			79,000,000			1,300,000,000		3,800,000,000
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired				2,833,000,000				2,400,000,000	2,428,000,000
Fair value of previously held equity interests					4,300,000,000			700,000,000
Fair value of remaining noncontrolling interests								1,300,000,000
Fair value of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired								4,900,000,000
Fair value of property plant and equipment acquired								1,300,000,000
Fair value of debt obligations acquired								1,100,000,000
Fair value of other net assets								$ 700,000,000
Ownership in PBG and PAS after acquisition	100.00%
Acquisition to obtain a controlling interest								66.00%
Ownership in WBD after acquisition		100.00%				98.60%	98.60%	77.00%
Percentage of identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and noncontrolling interests recognized								100.00%
Cash payment per ordinary share							3,883.70			3,883.70
Cash entitled to receive per ADS							970.925