Estimated Percent Of Total Cumulative Pretax Charges Of Implementing Restructuring Program By Category

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Expected Percent Of Total Restructuring Charges Related To Segment for the duration of the program

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Percent of Restructuring Charges Resulting In Cash Expenditure

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Restructuring And Related Cost Incurred Cost To Date After Tax

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Restructuring Program Expected Cost After Tax

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Restructuring Program Expected Cost, Upcoming Fiscal Year, After Tax

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Restructuring Program Expected Cost, Upcoming Fiscal Year, Before Tax

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Restructuring Reserve, Charges Against Assets

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Amount of costs incurred to date for the specified restructuring cost.

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Amount expected to be recognized in earnings for the specified restructuring cost.

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Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) employees	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total Global Growth and Efficiency Program charges, pretax	$ 57	$ 88	$ 152
Global Growth and Efficiency Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring program cost before tax	1,854
Restructuring program total cost after tax	1,380
Restructuring program cost, upcoming fiscal year, before tax	132
Restructuring program cost, upcoming fiscal year, after tax	$ 102
Expected percent of total charges resulting in cash expenditure	80.00%
Pretax charges related to the Restructuring Program to date	$ 1,854
Restructuring and related cost incurred cost to date after tax	1,380
Charges against assets	(76)	(27)	(40)
Total Global Growth and Efficiency Program charges, pretax	$ 132	161	333
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Pet Nutrition
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected percent of total restructuring charges related to segment for the duration of the program	10.00%
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected percent of total restructuring charges related to segment for the duration of the program	40.00%
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected percent of total restructuring charges related to segment for the duration of the program	15.00%
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Latin America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected percent of total restructuring charges related to segment for the duration of the program	5.00%
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected percent of total restructuring charges related to segment for the duration of the program	20.00%
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Asia Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected percent of total restructuring charges related to segment for the duration of the program	5.00%
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Africa/Eurasia
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected percent of total restructuring charges related to segment for the duration of the program	5.00%
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Employee-Related Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Estimated percent of total cumulative pretax charges of implementing restructuring program by category	40.00%
Pretax charges related to the Restructuring Program to date	$ 706
Charges against assets	(7)	(9)	(21)
Total Global Growth and Efficiency Program charges, pretax	$ 25	53	163
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Incremental Depreciation And Asset Impairment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Estimated percent of total cumulative pretax charges of implementing restructuring program by category	10.00%
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Charges Resulting Directly From Exit Activities
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Estimated percent of total cumulative pretax charges of implementing restructuring program by category	30.00%
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Implementation Of New Strategies
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Estimated percent of total cumulative pretax charges of implementing restructuring program by category	20.00%
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Third party Incremental Cost
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total Global Growth and Efficiency Program charges, pretax	$ 32	42	145
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Contract Termination
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total Global Growth and Efficiency Program charges, pretax	5	$ 48	$ 6
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Land and Building
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total Global Growth and Efficiency Program charges, pretax	$ 28
Global Growth and Efficiency Program \| Minimum \| Expected Completion Date 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related cost, expected number of positions eliminated (in positions) \| employees	4,400