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)
shares in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2015
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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 60,000,000,000    
Beverage servings consumed per day which bears trademarks owned by or licensed by the entity, number 1,900,000,000    
Period of marketing agreement with customers, high end of the range (in years) 10    
Amortization expense for infrastructure programs $ 36,000,000 $ 45,000,000 $ 61,000,000
Sales Allowances, Goods 6,200,000,000 6,600,000,000 6,800,000,000
Advertising costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses 4,000,000,000 4,000,000,000 4,000,000,000
Advertising and production costs recorded in prepaid expenses and other assets 95,000,000 113,000,000  
Shipping and handling costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses $ 1,100,000,000 $ 2,000,000,000 $ 2,500,000,000
Stock option award excluded from computation of diluted net income per share (in millions of shares) | shares 47 51 27
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    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period 4 years    
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 1,182,000,000 $ 6,550,000,000 $ 7,366,000,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent 1,181,000,000 6,527,000,000 7,351,000,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 1,000,000 23,000,000 15,000,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 101,000,000 0 0
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 34,000,000 0 0
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent 67,000,000 0 0
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 1,283,000,000 6,550,000,000 7,366,000,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 35,000,000 23,000,000 15,000,000
Net income attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company $ 1,248,000,000 6,527,000,000 7,351,000,000
Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets      
Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Minimum Useful Life 1 year    
Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Maximum Useful Life 20 years    
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Depreciation expense $ 1,131,000,000 1,575,000,000 1,735,000,000
Amortization for leasehold improvements 19,000,000 22,000,000 18,000,000
Acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities $ 3,900,000,000 $ 838,000,000 $ 2,491,000,000
Buildings and improvements      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum 40 years    
Machinery equipment and vehicle fleet      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum 20 years    
Coca-Cola Beverage Africa [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities $ 3,150,000,000