Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Investments (Details 4)

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Investments (Details 4) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2015
Mar. 28, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities by balance sheet line item        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,211us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 9,131us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 8,958us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 10,414us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Marketable securities 3,472us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent   3,665us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent  
Other investments 4,044ko_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAndCostMethodInvestments   3,678ko_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAndCostMethodInvestments  
Other assets 4,602us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent   4,407us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent  
Available-for-sale Securities Fair Value 7,986us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities   7,879us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities  
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities 1,442us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 1,365us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities    
Available-for-sale Securities Gross Gains 34us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains 3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains    
Available-for-sale Securities Gross Losses (7)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses (4)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses    
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]        
Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities by balance sheet line item        
Cash and cash equivalents 1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
  43us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
 
Marketable securities 3,217us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
  3,350us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
 
Other investments 3,880ko_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAndCostMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
  3,512ko_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAndCostMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
 
Other assets 888us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
  974us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
 
Available-for-sale Securities Fair Value 7,986us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
  7,879us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
 
Solvency capital $ 751ko_SolvencyFundsOfInsuranceCaptive
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
  $ 836ko_SolvencyFundsOfInsuranceCaptive
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember