Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Details)

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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Apr. 03, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 28, 2014
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]              
Income before income taxes, United States         $ 113 $ 1,801 $ 1,567
Income before income taxes, International         8,023 7,804 7,758
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES         8,136 9,605 9,325
Income tax payments         1,554 2,357 1,926
Income tax expense (benefit)              
Current income tax expense (benefit), United States         1,147 711 867
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), United States         (838) 120 (97)
Current income tax expense (benefit), State and Local         113 69 81
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), State and Local         (91) 45 (21)
Current income tax expense (benefit), International         1,182 1,386 1,293
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), International         73 (92) 78
Current income tax expense (benefit), total         2,442 2,166 2,241
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), total         $ (856) $ 73 $ (40)
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates              
Statutory U.S. federal tax rate (as a percent)         35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
State and local income taxes - net of federal benefit (as a percent)         1.20% 1.20% 1.00%
Earnings in jurisdictions taxed at rates different from the statutory U.S. federal rate (as a percent)         (17.50%) (12.70%) (11.50%)
Equity income or loss (as a percent)         (3.00%) (1.70%) (2.20%)
Other operating charges (as a percent)         1.40% 1.20% 2.90%
Other - Net (as a percent)         2.40% 0.30% (1.60%)
Effective Tax Rate (as a percent)         19.50% 23.30% 23.60%
Tax expense (benefit) related to uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, foreign         $ (68)   $ 18
Remeasurement Charges on Subsidiary Assets           $ 27 372
Our proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees         $ 61 87 $ 18
Uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, foreign (as a percent)         0.80%   0.20%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Unusual or Infrequent Items Transaction Gains (Losses)         $ (74) (45) $ 55
Receivables write-down, impairments and others charges         $ 309 225 $ 352
Pretax expenses (income) related to several transactions           $ (77)  
Effective Income Tax Rate reconciliation related to other infrequent or unusual charges (as a percent)         3.40% 1.30%  
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, net gains and other transactions (as a percentage)         0.40% 0.30% 1.90%
Tax expenses related to pre tax diverse charges         $ 753   $ 6
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, remeasurement and translation, Percent         0.30% 0.10% 1.50%
Income Tax expenses (benefit) of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees         $ (11) $ (5)  
Effective tax rate impact of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees (as a percent)         0.10% 0.30%  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Unusual or Infrequent Items Productivity, Integration, Restructuring, Transaction Costs and other activities         $ (338) $ (259) $ (191)
Other infrequent or unusual charges net         189 150  
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal $ (9)       1,323    
Unusual or Infrequent Item Operating         $ 1,510 $ 1,657 $ 1,183
Effective tax impact of restructuring charges, asset impairments, transaction gains and others one-time items (as a percent)         1.00% 0.90% 1.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Contingency, Domestic, Amount         $ 157    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Contingency, Domestic, Percent         1.90%    
Litigation Settlement, Expense         $ 32    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Foreign, Amount         105 $ 223 $ 265
Gross balance of unrecognized tax benefit              
Beginning balance of unrecognized tax benefits $ 302 $ 211   $ 230 168 211 230
Increase related to prior period tax positions         163 4 13
Decrease related to prior period tax positions         0 (9) (2)
Increase related to current period tax positions         17 5 11
Decrease related to settlements with taxing authorities         (40) (5) (5)
Decrease due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations         0 (23) (32)
Increase (decrease) due to effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes         (6) (15) (4)
Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits     $ 211   302 168 211
Alternative jurisdictional tax benefits if tax positions do not prevail         123    
Impact of unrecognized tax benefits on effective tax rate if Company were to prevail on all uncertain tax positions         179    
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties accrued     113   142 111 113
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties expense or (benefit)         31   8
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries         35,500    
Corporate              
Income Taxes [Abstract]              
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES         (454) (618) (1,823)
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates              
Our proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees         9    
Net Gains From Investee Transactions, Equity Investment Sales and other gains         18 1,403  
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal         1,323    
Cash Contribution Expense         200 100  
Latin America              
Income Taxes [Abstract]              
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES         1,966 2,164 2,319
Bottling Investments              
Income Taxes [Abstract]              
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES         (1,923) (427) 120
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates              
Our proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees         $ 52 83 16
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, remeasurement and translation, Percent         1.40%    
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal         $ (2,456) (1,006) (799)
Productivity and Reinvestment [Member]              
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates              
Unusual or Infrequent Item Operating         1,201 983 809
Venezuelan subsidiary              
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates              
Remeasurement Charges on Subsidiary Assets           27 372
Accounts Receivable Write-Down         76 $ 56 $ 296
Venezuelan subsidiary | Corporate              
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates              
Remeasurement Charges on Subsidiary Assets   $ 27 $ 146 $ 226      
Venezuelan subsidiary | Latin America              
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates              
Accounts Receivable Write-Down         76    
Egypt subsidiary              
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates              
Remeasurement Charges on Subsidiary Assets         72    
Egypt subsidiary | Corporate              
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates              
Remeasurement Charges on Subsidiary Assets         72    
South African bottling operations [Member] | Corporate              
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates              
Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount         $ (21)