Merger and integration charges after tax.

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Merger and integration charges impact per share net of taxes

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Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions, Net of Tax

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Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions, Net of Tax, Per Share Amount

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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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The aggregate amount provided for estimated restructuring charges, remediation costs, and asset impairment loss during an accounting period. Generally, these items are either unusual or infrequent, but not both (in which case they would be extraordinary items).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688

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Restructuring, Impairment and Integration Charges (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 25, 2010
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and impairment (benefits) / charges	$ 279	$ 383
Merger and integration charges	16	329	808
Productivity Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and impairment (benefits) / charges	279	383
Restructuring and impairment provisions, after tax	215	286
Restructuring and impairment provisions, after-tax impact per share	$ 0.14	$ 0.18
PAB [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and impairment (benefits) / charges	102	81
Europe [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and impairment (benefits) / charges	42	77
Pepsi Bottling Group Pepsi Americas And Wimm Bill Dann Acquisition [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Merger and integration charges		329	799
Merger and integration charges, after tax		271	648
Merger and integration charges, after-tax impact per share		$ 0.17	$ 0.40
Pepsi Bottling Group Pepsi Americas And Wimm Bill Dann Acquisition [Member] \| PAB [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Merger and integration charges		112	467
Pepsi Bottling Group Pepsi Americas And Wimm Bill Dann Acquisition [Member] \| Europe [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Merger and integration charges		123	111
Pepsi Bottling Group Pepsi Americas And Wimm Bill Dann Acquisition [Member] \| Corporate Unallocated Expenses [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Merger and integration charges		78	191
Pepsi Bottling Group Pepsi Americas And Wimm Bill Dann Acquisition [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Merger and integration charges		16	30
PBG and PAS Acquisition [Member] \| Bottling Equity Income [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Merger and integration charges			9
Wimm Bill Dann Acquisition [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Merger and integration charges	16
Merger and integration charges, after tax	12
Merger and integration charges, after-tax impact per share	$ 0.01
Wimm Bill Dann Acquisition [Member] \| Europe [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Merger and integration charges	11
Wimm Bill Dann Acquisition [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Merger and integration charges	$ 5