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BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)

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BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Jul. 27, 2012
Jun. 29, 2012
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   57,000,000,000        
Beverage servings consumed per day which bears trademarks owned by or licensed by the entity, number   1,800,000,000        
Period of marketing agreement with customers, low end of the range (in years)   4 years        
Period of marketing agreement with customers, high end of the range (in years)   10 years        
Amortization expense for infrastructure programs   $ 86,000,000 $ 90,000,000 $ 137,000,000    
Aggregate deductions for expenses including amortization expense, incurred in relation to infrastructure programs   6,100,000,000 5,800,000,000 5,000,000,000    
Advertising costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses   3,300,000,000 3,300,000,000 2,900,000,000    
Advertising and production costs recorded in prepaid expenses and other assets   295,000,000 349,000,000      
Shipping and handling costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses   2,800,000,000 2,400,000,000      
Stock option award excluded from computation of diluted net income per share (in millions of shares)   34,000,000 32,000,000 77,000,000    
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        
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio 2          
Property, Plant and Equipment            
Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, Net of Tax       59,000,000    
Depreciation expense   1,704,000,000 1,654,000,000 1,188,000,000    
Amortization for leasehold improvements   19,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000    
Common Stock, Shares Authorized   11,200,000,000 11,200,000,000   11,200,000,000 5,600,000,000
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Change on Income from Continuing Operations   $ 4,000,000 $ 19,000,000 $ (36,000,000)    
Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets            
Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Minimum Useful Life   1 year        
Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Maximum Useful Life   20 years        
Percentage of indefinite-lived intangible assets, other than goodwill, for which a qualitative assessment was performed   10.00%        
Percentage of goodwill for which a qualitative assessment was performed   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        
Stock Options
            
Property, Plant and Equipment            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period   4 years