Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)

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BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]      
Number of brands owned or licensed and marketed by reporting entity 500    
Number, of the top five brands in the world, of owned and marketed nonalcoholic sparkling beverage brands 4    
Number of countries where finished beverage products bearing our trademarks are sold 200    
Beverage servings consumed per day, number 58,000,000,000    
Beverage servings consumed per day which bears trademarks owned by or licensed by the entity, number 1,900,000,000    
Period of marketing agreement with customers, high end of the range (in years) 10    
Amortization expense for infrastructure programs $ 61 $ 72 $ 69
Aggregate deductions for expenses including amortization expense, incurred in relation to infrastructure programs 6,800 7,000 6,900
Advertising costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses 4,000 3,500 3,300
Advertising and production costs recorded in prepaid expenses and other assets 207 228  
Shipping and handling costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses $ 2,500 $ 2,700 $ 2,700
Stock option award excluded from computation of diluted net income per share (in millions of shares) | shares 27 38 28
Investments classified as cash equivalents, maximum maturity period (in months) 3    
Investments classified as short term investments maturity period, low end of the range (in months) 3    
Investments classified as short term investments maturity period, high end of the range (in years) 1    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period 4 years    
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Depreciation expense $ 1,735 $ 1,716 $ 1,727
Amortization for leasehold improvements $ 18 $ 20 $ 16
Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets      
Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Minimum Useful Life 1 year    
Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Maximum Useful Life 20 years    
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, other than goodwill, for which a qualitative assessment was performed on 25.00%    
Goodwill for which a qualitative assessment was performed on 10.00%    
Buildings and improvements      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum 40 years    
Machinery equipment and vehicle fleet      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum 20 years