Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Detail)	6 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2011 King US [Member]	Jul. 03, 2011 King International [Member]	Aug. 15, 2012 Public Offering [Member] Animal Health [Member] Zoetis [Member] Maximum [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Anticipated potential public offering percentage			20.00%
Time period of operations included in parent's financial statements	5 months	4 months

Period when results of operations of the acquired entity are included in the income statement of the combined entity, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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