Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)

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BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
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 56,000,000,000    
Beverage servings consumed per day which bears trademarks owned by or licensed by the entity, number 1,700,000,000    
Percentage that deconsolidated entities represented of the net income attibutable to shareowners of the Coca-Cola Company 1.00%    
Period of marketing agreement with customers, low end of the range (in years) 4    
Period of marketing agreement with customers, high end of the range (in years) 10    
Amortization expense for infrastructure programs $ 90,000,000 $ 137,000,000 $ 150,000,000
Aggregate deductions for expenses including amortization expense, incurred in relation to infrastructure programs 5,800,000,000 5,000,000,000 4,500,000,000
Advertising costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses 3,300,000,000 2,900,000,000 2,800,000,000
Advertising and production costs recorded in prepaid expenses and other assets 349,000,000 305,000,000  
Shipping and handling costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses 2,400,000,000    
Stock option award excluded from computation of diluted net income per share (in millions of shares) 16 38 103
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    
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Depreciation expense 1,654,000,000 1,188,000,000 1,005,000,000
Amortization for leasehold improvements $ 18,000,000 $ 16,000,000 $ 18,000,000
Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets      
Definite-lived intangible asset, minimum useful life (in years) 1    
Definite-lived intangible asset, maximum useful life (in years) 20    
Buildings and improvements
      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum 40    
Machinery equipment and vehicle fleet
      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum 20    
Cold-drink equipment
      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum 13    
Containers
      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum 12