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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
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12 Months Ended |
3 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
60 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2007
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Sep. 26, 2014
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Mar. 28, 2014
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Jun. 27, 2014
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May 01, 2014
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Feb. 27, 2014
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Acquisitions and Investments, Principally Beverage and Bottling Companies and Trademarks |
$ 389ko_Acquisitionsofbusinessesequitymethodinvestmentsandnonmarketablesecurities
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$ 353ko_Acquisitionsofbusinessesequitymethodinvestmentsandnonmarketablesecurities
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$ 1,486ko_Acquisitionsofbusinessesequitymethodinvestmentsandnonmarketablesecurities
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| Proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarkatable securities |
148ko_ProceedsfromDisposalsofbusinessesequitymethodinvestmentsandnonmarketablesecurities
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872ko_ProceedsfromDisposalsofbusinessesequitymethodinvestmentsandnonmarketablesecurities
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20ko_ProceedsfromDisposalsofbusinessesequitymethodinvestmentsandnonmarketablesecurities
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| Equity Method Investments |
9,947us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
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10,393us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
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9,947us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
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| Aujan Industries Trademark owner [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Acquisitions and Investments, Principally Beverage and Bottling Companies and Trademarks |
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820ko_Acquisitionsofbusinessesequitymethodinvestmentsandnonmarketablesecurities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ko_AujanIndustriesTrademarkOwnerMember
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| Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |
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50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ko_AujanIndustriesTrademarkOwnerMember
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| Aujan bottling and distribution company [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |
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49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ko_AujanBottlingAndDistributionCompanyMember
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| Corporate |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal |
(32)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateMember
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| Others [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets |
80us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_OthersMember
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80us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_OthersMember
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| Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Name [Domain] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets |
679us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain
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679us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain
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| Brazilian Bottling Operations |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |
34.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_BrazilianBottlingOperationMember
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34.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_BrazilianBottlingOperationMember
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44.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_BrazilianBottlingOperationMember
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| Percentage of shares sold or to be sold through options |
24.00%ko_ExerciseofOptions
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_BrazilianBottlingOperationMember
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10.00%ko_ExerciseofOptions
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_BrazilianBottlingOperationMember
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| Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal |
(32)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_BrazilianBottlingOperationMember
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| North America Territory [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets |
223us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_NorthAmericaTerritoryMember
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223us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_NorthAmericaTerritoryMember
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| Agreement Term |
10 years
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| Agreement Renewal Term |
10 years
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| Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets |
143us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_NorthAmericaTerritoryMember
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| Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets |
(305)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_NorthAmericaTerritoryMember
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| Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of |
494us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_NorthAmericaTerritoryMember
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| Monster Beverage Corporation [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets |
43us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_MonsterBeverageCorporationMember
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43us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_MonsterBeverageCorporationMember
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| Coca-Cola Beverage Africa [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets |
333us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_CocaColaBeverageAfricaMember
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333us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_CocaColaBeverageAfricaMember
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| CCEAG [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Put Option Exercise Price |
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503ko_PutOptionExercisePrice
/ ko_BusinessAxis
= ko_CCEAGMember
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| Ownership Percentage by Parent |
100.00%ko_OwnershipPercentagebyParent
/ ko_BusinessAxis
= ko_CCEAGMember
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100.00%ko_OwnershipPercentagebyParent
/ ko_BusinessAxis
= ko_CCEAGMember
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| Integration of German Bottling and Distribution Operation [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Number of German bottling and distribution operations for which integration initiatives began in 2008 |
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18ko_NumberOfOperationalUnitsInvolvedInIntegrationInitiatives
/ ko_ProductivityIntegrationAndRestructuringInitiativesAxis
= ko_IntegrationOfGermanBottlingAndDistributionOperationMember
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| Monster Beverage Corporation [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |
16.70%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_MonsterBeverageCorporationMember
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16.70%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_MonsterBeverageCorporationMember
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| Equity Method Investments |
2,150us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_MonsterBeverageCorporationMember
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2,150us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_MonsterBeverageCorporationMember
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| Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Available for Sale Securities, Percent |
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2.00%ko_AvailableforSaleSecuritiesPercent
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_GreenMountainCoffeeRoastersInc.Member
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16.00%ko_AvailableforSaleSecuritiesPercent
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_GreenMountainCoffeeRoastersInc.Member
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10.00%ko_AvailableforSaleSecuritiesPercent
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_GreenMountainCoffeeRoastersInc.Member
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| Available for sale security, Shares |
6.5ko_AvailableforsalesecurityShares
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_GreenMountainCoffeeRoastersInc.Member
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6.5ko_AvailableforsalesecurityShares
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_GreenMountainCoffeeRoastersInc.Member
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities |
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302us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_GreenMountainCoffeeRoastersInc.Member
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1,265us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_GreenMountainCoffeeRoastersInc.Member
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| Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs |
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14us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_GreenMountainCoffeeRoastersInc.Member
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| Agreement Term |
10 years
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| Coca-Cola Bottling Co. [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets |
$ 42us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_CocaColaBottlingCo.Member
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| Coca-Cola Beverage Africa [Member] |
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| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |
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| Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |
11.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_CocaColaBeverageAfricaMember
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11.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ko_CocaColaBeverageAfricaMember
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| Remaining portion of options to be acquired until December 2019, by an equity investment majority owner | Brazilian Bottling Operations |
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| Percentage of shares sold or to be sold through options |
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14.00%ko_ExerciseofOptions
/ ko_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ko_BrazilianBottlingOperationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
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