The Coca-Cola Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items (Details)

Significant Operating and Nonoperating Items (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010	Apr. 02, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
Other Operating Charges
Other operating charges	$ 96	$ 100		$ 457	$ 274
Productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives	89	64		370	227
Transactions costs incurred in connection with CCE's acquisition		36			47
Equity Income (Loss) - Net
Our proportionate share of unusual tax charges and transaction costs recorded by equity method investees	36	10		40	55
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Impairment of equity method investments	3			41
Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount		23
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership Sold		50.00%
Initial remeasurement of net assets in a hyperinflationary economy					103
Other-than-temporary impairment charges, available-for-sale securities			26		26
Divestiture of Norwegian and Swedish Bottling Operations [member] \| Corporate [Member]
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal	(5)			(5)
Leao Junior, S.A. (Leao Junior) \| Corporate [Member]
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount		23			23
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership Sold		50.00%			50.00%
Corporate [Member]
Other Operating Charges
Other operating charges	26	68		100	150
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Impairment of equity method investments	3			41
Other-than-temporary impairment charges, available-for-sale securities					3
Corporate [Member] \| Merger of Embotelladoras Arca, S.A.B. de C.V. (Arca) and Grupo Continental S.A.B. (Contal)
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Net gain on exchange of equity securities				417
Corporate [Member] \| Coca-Cola Embonor S.A. (Embonor)
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Gain on sale of equity method investment				102
Corporate [Member] \| Venezuelan subsidiary
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Initial remeasurement of net assets in a hyperinflationary economy					103
Deductions from revenue \| Japan's events
Other Operating Items
Charges related to Japan events				22
Cost of goods sold \| Japan's events
Other Operating Items
Charges related to Japan events				12
Other operating charges \| Japan's events
Other Operating Items
Charges related to Japan events	(2)			50
Japan's events
Other Operating Items
Charges related to Japan events	1			84
Impairment charge				1
Merger of Embotelladoras Arca, S.A.B. de C.V. (Arca) and Grupo Continental S.A.B. (Contal)
Other Operating Charges
Cost related to Arca Contal merger	9			35
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Net gain on exchange of equity securities				417
Coca-Cola Embonor S.A. (Embonor)
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Gain on sale of equity method investment				102
Leao Junior, S.A. (Leao Junior)
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership Sold					50.00%
Percentage of the Carrying Value of Investment		50.00%
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction		50.00%
Venezuelan subsidiary
Other Income (Loss) - Net
Initial remeasurement of net assets in a hyperinflationary economy					$ 103