Business and Reporting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011 banks percent customers	Dec. 31, 2010 TCCC Bottling Operations in Norway and Sweden [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, purchase price		$ 822
Working capital adjustment of Legacy CCE's North American Business as of the effective date of the Merger		$ 50
In a typical year, maximum amount of annual operating income earned during the second and third quarter of the year	60.00%

The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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