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Consideration Transferred, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired

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Duration of contingent consideration arrangement

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Enterprise value of future acquisition

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Merger and Integration Charges, Per Share

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SodaStream Consideration Transferred,, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination, expected to be settled beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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Acquisitions & Divestitures (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 23, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 23, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 23, 2020 R / shares	Feb. 21, 2020 USD ($)
Acquisitions & Divestitures [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| $ / shares					$ 144.00
Enterprise value of future acquisition							$ 705
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred					$ 3,300
SodaStream Consideration Transferred,, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired					$ 3,200
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs			$ 25
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs, after-tax			$ 22
Merger and Integration Charges, Per Share \| $ / shares			$ 0.02	$ 0.01
Frito Lay North America [Member]
Acquisitions & Divestitures [Line Items]
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs			$ 23
Africa, Middle East and South Asia [Member]
Acquisitions & Divestitures [Line Items]
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs			$ 2
Europe [Member]
Acquisitions & Divestitures [Line Items]
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs				$ 15
Subsequent Event [Member]
Acquisitions & Divestitures [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| R / shares						R 110.00
Enterprise value of future acquisition	$ 3,850
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		$ 1,200
Acquisition of Pioneer, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired		$ 1,200
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Noncurrent	$ 700
Duration of contingent consideration arrangement	15 years
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High	$ 1,100