Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Details)

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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]      
Income before income taxes, United States $ 1,567,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 2,451,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 3,526,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Income before income taxes, International 7,758,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 9,026,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 8,283,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 9,325,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 11,477,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 11,809,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income tax payments 1,926,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 2,162,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 981,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Income tax expense (benefit)      
Current income tax expense (benefit), United States 867,000,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 713,000,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 602,000,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), United States (97,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 305,000,000us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 936,000,000us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Current income tax expense (benefit), State and Local 81,000,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 102,000,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 74,000,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), State and Local (21,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 38,000,000us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 33,000,000us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Current income tax expense (benefit), International 1,293,000,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 1,388,000,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 1,415,000,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), International 78,000,000us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 305,000,000us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (337,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Current income tax expense (benefit), total 2,241,000,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,203,000,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,091,000,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), total (40,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 648,000,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 632,000,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates      
Statutory U.S. federal tax rate (as a percent) 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State and local income taxes - net of federal benefit (as a percent) 1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Earnings in jurisdictions taxed at rates different from the statutory U.S. federal rate (as a percent) (11.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (10.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (9.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Reversal of valuation allowances (as a percent) 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (2.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Equity income or loss (as a percent) (2.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary (1.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary (2.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary
Other operating charges (as a percent) 2.90%ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnusualItems 1.20%ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnusualItems 0.40%ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnusualItems
Other - Net (1.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherReconcilingItemsPercent (0.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherReconcilingItemsPercent 0.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherReconcilingItemsPercent
Effective tax rate (as a percent) 23.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 24.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 23.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Tax expense (benefit) related to uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, foreign 18,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign (26,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign 133,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign
Uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, foreign (as a percent) 0.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign (0.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign 1.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Unusual or Infrequent Items Transaction Gains (Losses) 55,000,000ko_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitUnusualOrInfrequentItemsTransactionGainsLosses 279,000,000ko_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitUnusualOrInfrequentItemsTransactionGainsLosses 57,000,000ko_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitUnusualOrInfrequentItemsTransactionGainsLosses
Receivables write-down, impairments and others charges 352,000,000ko_UnusualOrInfrequentEventCharges    
Net Gains From Investee Transactions, Equity Investment Sales and other gains   501,000,000ko_NetGainsFromInvesteeTransactionsEquityInvestmentSalesandothergains 76,000,000ko_NetGainsFromInvesteeTransactionsEquityInvestmentSalesandothergains
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, net gains and other transactions 1.90%ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherGainsorLosses 0.90%ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherGainsorLosses 0.30%ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherGainsorLosses
Our proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees 18,000,000ko_EquityMethodInvestmentProportionateShareOfUnusualOrInfrequentItemsRecordedByInvestees 159,000,000ko_EquityMethodInvestmentProportionateShareOfUnusualOrInfrequentItemsRecordedByInvestees (8,000,000)ko_EquityMethodInvestmentProportionateShareOfUnusualOrInfrequentItemsRecordedByInvestees
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, related to currency devaluation in a subsidiary 6,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 3,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments  
Remeasurement Charges on Subsidiary Assets 372,000,000ko_RemeasurementChargesOnSubsidiaryAssets    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, related to currency devaluation, Percent 1.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments  
Remeasurement and Translation loss due to currency devaluation   149,000,000ko_RemeasurementAndTranslationLossDueToCurrencyDevaluation  
Income Tax expenses (benefit) of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees   (8,000,000)ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseProportionalShareInvesteeRestructuringChargesAndAssetImpairments  
Effective tax impact of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees (as a percent)   0.40%ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnusualItemsRecordedByInvestees  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Unusual or Infrequent Items Productivity, Integration, Restructuring, Transaction Costs and other activities (191,000,000)ko_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitUnusualOrInfrequentItemsProductivityIntegrationRestructuringTransactionCostsAndOtherActivities (175,000,000)ko_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitUnusualOrInfrequentItemsProductivityIntegrationRestructuringTransactionCostsAndOtherActivities (95,000,000)ko_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitUnusualOrInfrequentItemsProductivityIntegrationRestructuringTransactionCostsAndOtherActivities
Unusual or Infrequent Item Operating 1,183,000,000ko_UnusualOrInfrequentItemOperating 895,000,000ko_UnusualOrInfrequentItemOperating 447,000,000ko_UnusualOrInfrequentItemOperating
Effective tax impact of restructuring charges, asset impairments, transaction gains and others one-time items (as a percent) 1.00%ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringAndImpairmentCharges 1.20%ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringAndImpairmentCharges 0.40%ko_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringAndImpairmentCharges
Tax benefit (charge) associated with the reversal of valuation allowance     283,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Foreign, Amount 265,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign 279,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign 280,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign
Gross balance of unrecognized tax benefit      
Beginning balance of unrecognized tax benefits 230,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 302,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 320,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Increases related to prior period tax positions 13,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 1,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 69,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Decreases related to prior period tax positions (2,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (7,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (15,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Increases related to current period tax positions 11,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 8,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 23,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities (5,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (4,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (45,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Reductions as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations (32,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (59,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (36,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Increases (decreases) from effects of foreign currency exchange rates (4,000,000)ko_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsChangesResultingFromEffectsOfForeignCurrencyTranslations (11,000,000)ko_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsChangesResultingFromEffectsOfForeignCurrencyTranslations (14,000,000)ko_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsChangesResultingFromEffectsOfForeignCurrencyTranslations
Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits 211,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 230,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 302,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Alternative jurisdictional tax benefits if tax positions do not prevail 38,000,000ko_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDifferentTaxJurisdictions    
Impact of unrecognized tax benefits on effective tax rate if Company were to prevail on all uncertain tax positions 173,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate    
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties accrued 113,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 105,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 113,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties expense or (benefit) 8,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense (8,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 33,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 33,300,000,000ko_UndistributedForeignEarnings    
Productivity and Reinvestment [Member]      
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates      
Unusual or Infrequent Item Operating $ 809,000,000ko_UnusualOrInfrequentItemOperating
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$ 877,000,000ko_UnusualOrInfrequentItemOperating
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$ 416,000,000ko_UnusualOrInfrequentItemOperating
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