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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions, ₨ in Billions, $ in Billions					1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 CAD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 INR (₨) third-party	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill							$ 35,546				$ 35,546	$ 36,503
Deal costs											19	23	$ 0
Gains/(losses) on sale of business											(420)	15	0
Potential Disposition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business							55
Potential disposition net income											1
Disposal group, expected net assets to be transferred and accumulated foreign currency to be released							126				126
Gains/(losses) on sale of business							$ 71
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
Disposal group, expected net assets to be transferred and accumulated foreign currency to be released		355
Gains/(losses) on sale of business		(249)							$ (246)		(249)
Other adjustments		3						$ 3
Tax indemnity liabilities		48
Heinz India \| Other expense/(income)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gains/(losses) on sale of business									$ 48
Heinz India \| Other current liabilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tax indemnity liabilities		18
Heinz India \| Other non-current liabilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tax indemnity liabilities		$ 30
Canada Natural Cheese
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business	$ 1,236				$ 1.6
Gains/(losses) on sale of business											(242)
Other adjustments	$ (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			$ 124
Deal costs											2
Cerebos
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent acquired				100.00%
Total consideration paid				$ 244
Goodwill				$ 25
Deal costs												20
Other Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration paid										$ 27
Divestitures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deal costs											$ 17	$ 3	$ 0