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Amount of assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Narrative (Details) € in Millions, BRL in Millions	1 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 BRL	Sep. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 19, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			€ 3	$ 18,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired									$ 398,000,000	$ 161,000,000	$ 0
Contribution to joint venture									(5,000,000)
Ritmo Investimentos
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 381,000,000	BRL 1,380
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	379,000,000
Escrow Related To Acquisition									67,000,000
Current assets	$ 44,000,000								$ 44,000,000
Bisco Misr
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross								$ 125,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired								$ 117,000,000
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests						$ 13,000,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	95.00%								95.00%	95.00%
Current assets												$ 11
MassFoods
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross							$ 46,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired							$ 44,000,000
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments									$ 3,000,000
Current assets	$ 8,000,000								8,000,000
Property, intangible assets and goodwill	46,000,000								46,000,000
Current and noncurrent liabilities	$ 13,000,000								$ 13,000,000
Tolaram
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contribution to joint venture					$ 5,000,000