Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Details)

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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Income Taxes [Abstract]      
Income before income taxes, United States $ 3,010,000,000 $ 7,224,000,000 $ 2,691,000,000
Income before income taxes, International 8,429,000,000 7,019,000,000 6,255,000,000
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 11,439,000,000 14,243,000,000 8,946,000,000
Schedule of income tax      
Gain related to remeasurement of our equity investment in CCE to fair value 0 4,978,000,000  
Proportionate share in impairment charges of equity method investee 53,000,000 66,000,000 86,000,000
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates      
Statutory U.S. federal tax rate (as a percent) 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
State and local income taxes - net of federal benefit (as a percent) 0.90% 0.60% 0.70%
Earnings in jurisdictions taxed at rates different from the statutory U.S. federal rate (as a percent) (9.50%) (5.60%) (11.60%)
Equity income or loss (as a percent) (1.40%) (1.90%) (2.30%)
CCE transaction (as a percent) 0.00% (12.50%) 0.00%
Sale of Norwegian and Swedish bottling operations (as a percent) 0.00% 0.40% 0.00%
Other operating charges (as a percent) 0.30% 0.40% 0.60%
Other - net (as a percent) (0.80%) 0.30% 0.40%
Effective tax rate 24.50% 16.70% 22.80%
Tax expense (benefit) related to uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, foreign (6,000,000) 265,000,000 (16,000,000)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Impairment Losses 0.00%    
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Unusual or Infrequent Items Transaction Gains (Losses) 299,000,000    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Gains 0.70%    
Income Tax expenses (benefit) of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees (7,000,000) (9,000,000) (17,000,000)
Effective tax impact of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees (as a percent) 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Unusual or Infrequent Items Productivity, Integration, Restructuring, Transaction Costs and other activities (224,000,000) (223,000,000) (16,000,000)
Effective tax impact of restructuring charges, asset impairments, transacton gains and others one-time items (as a percent) 0.30% 0.40% 0.60%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Debt Repurchased, Extinguished and other Financial Items (3,000,000) (114,000,000)  
Income Tax Reconciliation, tax benefit due to impairments (14,000,000)   0.00
Tax expense (benefit) related to uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, domestic (2,000,000) 31,000,000  
Uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, foreign (as a percent)   1.90% (0.20%)
Effective income tax rate impact related to debt extinguishment, remeasurement of subsidiary assets, other than temporary charges and donation (as a percent)   0.50%  
Disposal of certain investments (as a percent)     (0.20%)
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, other than temporary impairment charge (as a percent)     0.10%
Effective income tax rate uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, domestic (as a percent)   0.20%  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Related to PreExisting Relationship   (99,000,000)  
Tax impact of a sale of all or a portion of investments     0.00
Income tax expense (benefit)      
Current income tax expense (benefit), United States 286,000,000 470,000,000 509,000,000
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), United States 891,000,000 599,000,000 322,000,000
Current income tax expense (benefit), State and Local 66,000,000 85,000,000 79,000,000
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), State and Local 27,000,000 2,000,000 18,000,000
Current income tax expense (benefit), International 1,425,000,000 1,212,000,000 1,099,000,000
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), International 110,000,000 16,000,000 13,000,000
Current income tax expense (benefit), total 1,777,000,000 1,767,000,000 1,687,000,000
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), total 1,028,000,000 617,000,000 353,000,000
Income tax payments 1,612,000,000 1,766,000,000 1,534,000,000
Impact of unrecognized tax benefits on effective tax rate if Company were to prevail on all uncertain tax positions 149,000,000    
Alternative jurisdictional tax benefits if tax positions do not prevail 171,000,000    
Gross balance of unrecognized tax benefit      
Beginning balance of unrecognized tax benefits 387,000,000 354,000,000 369,000,000
Increases related to prior period tax positions 9,000,000 26,000,000 49,000,000
Decreases related to prior period tax positions (19,000,000) (10,000,000) (28,000,000)
Increases related to current period tax positions 6,000,000 33,000,000 16,000,000
Decreases related to current period tax positions (1,000,000) 0 0
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities (5,000,000) 0 (27,000,000)
Reductions as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations (46,000,000) (1,000,000) (73,000,000)
Increase related to acquisition of CCE's North American business 0 6,000,000 0
Increases (decreases) from effects of foreign currency exchange rates (11,000,000) (21,000,000) 48,000,000
Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits 320,000,000 387,000,000 354,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties accrued 110,000,000 112,000,000 94,000,000
Unrecognized tax expense (benefits), interest and penalties expense (2,000,000) 17,000,000 (16,000,000)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 23,500,000,000    
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
     
Schedule of income tax      
Gain related to remeasurement of our equity investment in CCE to fair value   4,978,000,000  
Coca Cola Enterprises Incs North American business [Member]
     
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates      
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Amortization of Favorable Supply Contracts (8,000,000)    
Disposal of Norwegian and Swedish Bottling Operations [Member]
     
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates      
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Unusual or Infrequent Items Transaction Gains (Losses)   261,000,000  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Finalization of Working Capital Adjustments (2,000,000)    
Disposal of certain investments (as a percent)   0.40%  
Coca Cola Enterprises Inc [Member]
     
Schedule of income tax      
Gain related to remeasurement of our equity investment in CCE to fair value   4,978,000,000  
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates      
Tax benefit related to remeasurement of equity investment to fair value upon acquisition of business   (34,000,000)  
Effective Income tax rate reconciliation reversal of deferred tax liabilities   (12.50%)  
Corporate
     
Income Taxes [Abstract]      
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES (992,000,000) 3,020,000,000 (1,426,000,000)
Schedule of income tax      
Proportionate share in impairment charges of equity method investee     2,000,000
Corporate | Coca Cola Enterprises Inc [Member]
     
Schedule of income tax      
Gain related to remeasurement of our equity investment in CCE to fair value   $ 4,978,000,000