Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Details 3)

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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Details 3)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
U.S. Plan  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure  
Maximum portion of plan assets for which an investment manager is responsible (as a percent) 10.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanMaximumPortionOfPlanAssetsEntrustedWithInvestmentManager
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Target allocation, equity securities (as a percent) 42.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsInEquitySecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Target allocation, fixed-income securities (as a percent) 30.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsInDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Target allocation, alternative investments (as a percent) 28.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsAlternativeInvestments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Investment in Company common stock (as a percent) 2.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanInvestmentInEntityStock
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Non U. S. Plan  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure  
Investment Strategy Allocation Targets For International Plans 41.00%ko_InvestmentStrategyAllocationTargetsForInternationalPlans
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Target allocation, equity securities (as a percent) 10.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsInEquitySecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Target allocation, alternative investments (as a percent) 43.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsAlternativeInvestments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Target allocation, fixed income securities (as a percent) 13.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanFixedIncomeSecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Target allocation, mutual, pooled and commingled funds (as a percent) 34.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanMutualPooledAndCommingledFunds
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
European and Canadian plans  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure  
Investment Strategy Allocation Targets For International Plans 59.00%ko_InvestmentStrategyAllocationTargetsForInternationalPlans
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Target allocation, equity securities (as a percent) 66.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsInEquitySecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Target allocation, alternative investments (as a percent) 11.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsAlternativeInvestments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Target allocation, fixed income securities (as a percent) 23.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanFixedIncomeSecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Global equities [Member] | U.S. Plan  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure  
Target allocation, equity securities (as a percent) 60.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsInEquitySecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ko_GlobalEquitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Investment in Company common stock (as a percent) 5.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanInvestmentInEntityStock
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ko_GlobalEquitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Emerging market equities | U.S. Plan  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure  
Target allocation, equity securities (as a percent) 16.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsInEquitySecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ko_EmergingMarketEquitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Domestic small- and mid-cap equities | U.S. Plan  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure  
Target allocation, equity securities (as a percent) 24.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsInEquitySecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ko_DomesticSmallAndMidCapEquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Long-duration bonds | U.S. Plan  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure  
Target allocation, fixed-income securities (as a percent) 33.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsInDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ko_LongDurationBondsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Multi-strategy alternative credit managers | U.S. Plan  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure  
Target allocation, fixed-income securities (as a percent) 67.00%ko_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssetsInDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ko_MultiStrategyAlternativeCreditManagersMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember