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, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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 61,000,000,000      
Beverage servings consumed per day which bears trademarks owned by or licensed by the entity, number 1,900,000,000      
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 $ 54,000,000 $ 95,000,000    
Stock option award excluded from computation of diluted net income per share (in millions of shares) | shares 51 47 51  
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 $ 6,727,000,000 $ 1,182,000,000 $ 6,550,000,000  
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent 6,734,000,000 1,181,000,000 6,527,000,000  
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (7,000,000) 1,000,000 23,000,000  
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (251,000,000) 101,000,000 0  
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 49,000,000 34,000,000 0  
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent (300,000,000) 67,000,000 0  
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 6,476,000,000 1,283,000,000 6,550,000,000  
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 42,000,000 35,000,000 23,000,000  
Net income attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company $ 6,434,000,000 1,248,000,000 6,527,000,000  
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        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,926,000,000 6,006,000,000 8,555,000,000  
Depreciation expense 999,000,000 1,131,000,000 1,575,000,000  
Amortization for leasehold improvements 18,000,000 19,000,000 22,000,000  
Acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities 1,040,000,000 3,809,000,000 838,000,000  
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $ 9,318,000,000 6,373,000,000 8,850,000,000 $ 7,612,000,000
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    
Other assets        
Property, Plant and Equipment        
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $ 241,000,000 257,000,000 246,000,000  
Accounting Standards Update 2016-15 [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment        
Proceeds from Life Insurance Policy   65,000,000 3,000,000  
Accounting Standards Update 2016-18 [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment        
Purchases of Investments within our Insurance Captives   777,000,000 1,388,000,000  
Proceeds from Disposal of Investments within our Insurance Captives   773,000,000 1,304,000,000  
Coca-Cola Beverage Africa [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment        
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments 151,000,000 97,000,000 0  
Disposal Group Name [Domain]        
Property, Plant and Equipment        
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments $ 0 $ 13,000,000 $ 49,000,000