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Acquisitions and Divestitures Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions, ₨ in Billions, $ in Billions			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 CAD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 INR (₨) third-party	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2018	Mar. 09, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill on acquisition					$ 35,826		$ 44,339	$ 35,826	$ 44,339	$ 36,503
Deal costs					6		3	19	19
Gains/(losses) on sale of business								490	(15)
Heinz India
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of third-parties \| third-party				2
Sale of stock, percentage of ownership before transaction				100.00%
Proceeds from sale of business		$ 655		₨ 46
Gains/(losses) on sale of business		249			3	$ 246		249
Other		(3)			3
Tax indemnity liabilities		48
Canada Natural Cheese
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business	$ 1,236		$ 1.6
Gains/(losses) on sale of business	241							241
Other	$ 1
South Africa Subsidiary
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business									18
Gains/(losses) on sale of business									(15)
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage												50.10%
Primal Nutrition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent acquired											100.00%
Total consideration paid								201
Goodwill on acquisition											$ 124
Cerebos
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent acquired													100.00%
Total consideration paid										$ 244
Deal costs					0		$ 3	2	19
Other Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration paid									$ 27
Divestitures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deal costs					$ 6			$ 17
Other current liabilities \| Heinz India
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tax indemnity liabilities		18
Other non-current liabilities \| Heinz India
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tax indemnity liabilities		30
Other expense/(income) \| Heinz India
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gains/(losses) on sale of business		$ (48)