The Coca-Cola Company Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION Document
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

DEBT AND BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS (Details)

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DEBT AND BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS (Details) SFr in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 CHF (SFr)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper borrowings outstanding	$ 12,931		$ 12,330
Weighted-average interest rates for commercial paper outstanding (as a percent)	1.40%		0.80%
Line of Credit Facility	$ 9,199
Lines of credit for general corporate purposes	7,295
International
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility	$ 274
Total principal notes due October 2, 2017 [Domain]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Extinguishment of long-term debt \| SFr		SFr 200
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	0.00%			0.00%
Total principal notes dues October 27, 2017 [Domain]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Extinguishment of long-term debt	$ 750
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	0.875%			0.875%
Total principal notes due November 16, 2017 [Domain]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate used (as a percent)	0.05%	0.05%	0.05%
Extinguishment of long-term debt	$ 225

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