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Nonmonetary Transaction, Gain (Loss) on Transfer, Derivative Instruments, and Divestitures

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Nonmonetary Transaction, Gain (Loss) on Transfer, Derivative Instruments, and Divestitures, After Tax

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Difference between amount at which an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting is carried (reported) on the balance sheet and amount of underlying equity in net assets the reporting Entity has in the investee.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Fair value portion of investments accounted under the equity method.

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Balance held at close of period in number of shares.

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Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller (Narrative) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 € / shares	Sep. 30, 2018 € / shares shares	Oct. 10, 2016 shares	Oct. 09, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller									$ 890,000,000	$ 532,000,000	$ 795,000,000
Investment in AB InBev	$ 17,696,000,000				$ 17,952,000,000				17,696,000,000	17,952,000,000
(Loss) gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (33,000,000)	0	$ 37,000,000	$ 408,000,000	$ 0	$ (33,000,000)	445,000,000	$ 13,865,000,000
AB InBev [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage (approximately)	10.10%								10.10%		10.20%			9.60%
Equity method investment, number of shares owned, restricted (in shares) \| shares	185,000,000								185,000,000
Equity method investment, number of shares owned, common (in shares) \| shares	12,000,000								12,000,000
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller									$ 890,000,000	532,000,000	$ 0
Ordinary shares owned/purchased (in shares) \| shares											12,000,000		92,400,000
Share price (in EUR per share) \| € / shares												€ 57.70	€ 75.22
Difference between carrying amount and underlying equity	$ 11,800,000,000								11,800,000,000
Fair value of investment	13,100,000,000				22,100,000,000				13,100,000,000	22,100,000,000
Investment in AB InBev	$ 17,700,000,000				$ 18,000,000,000				17,700,000,000	18,000,000,000
SABMiller Plc [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage (approximately)															27.00%	27.00%
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller											$ 795,000,000
Ordinary shares owned/purchased (in shares) \| shares														430,000,000
SABMiller Plc [Member] \| The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller											309,000,000
AB InBev [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
(Loss) gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination									$ (33,000,000)	$ 445,000,000	13,900,000,000
After-tax accounting gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination (approximately)											$ 9,000,000,000