Net Income Attributable To PepsiCo Per Common Share (Basic And Diluted Net Income Attributable To PepsiCo Per Common Share) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2011		Sep. 04, 2010		Sep. 03, 2011		Sep. 04, 2010
Net Income Attributable To PepsiCo Per Common Share
Net income attributable to PepsiCo	$ 2,000		$ 1,922		$ 5,028		$ 4,955
Dividends					(1)		(1)
Redemption premium	(1)				(4)		(2)
Net income available for PepsiCo common shareholders - value	1,999		1,922		5,023		4,952
Net income available for PepsiCo common stockholders - shares	1,578	[1]	1,588	[1]	1,581	[1]	1,593	[1]
Basic net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share	$ 1.27		$ 1.21		$ 3.18		$ 3.11
Stock options and RSUs - value		[2]		[2]		[2]		[2]
Stock options and RSUs - shares	20	[1],[2]	23	[1],[2]	21	[1],[2]	24	[1],[2]
ESOP convertible preferred stock - value	1				5		3
ESOP convertible preferred stock - shares	1	[1]	1	[1]	1	[1]	1	[1]
Diluted shares - value	$ 2,000		$ 1,922		$ 5,028		$ 4,955
Diluted shares - shares	1,599	[1]	1,612	[1]	1,603	[1]	1,618	[1]
Diluted net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share	$ 1.25		$ 1.19		$ 3.14		$ 3.06
Out-of-the-money options excluded from earnings per share	22.1		31.9		21.2		25.1
Out-of-the-money options average exercise price	$ 67.67		$ 66.85		$ 67.46		$ 67.13

[1] Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in millions).

[2] Options to purchase 22.1 million and 21.2 million shares, respectively, for the 12 and 36 weeks in 2011 were not included in the calculation of earnings per share because these options were out-of-the-money. These out-of-the-money options had average exercise prices of $67.67 and $67.46, respectively. Options to purchase 31.9 million and 25.1 million shares, respectively, for the 12 and 36 weeks in 2010 were not included in the calculation of earnings per share because these options were out-of-the-money. Out-of-the-money options for the 12 and 36 weeks in 2010 had average exercise prices of $66.85 and $67.13, respectively.