Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Apr. 27, 2019
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Entity Registrant Name	KELLOGG CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000055067
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-28
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	K
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		340,496,962