Financial Statement Presentation (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 11, 2011 days cases violations weeks restaurants plaintiffs
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of operating segments	three
Week added as a result of the fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December	53rd
Frequency of adding a week as a result of the fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December	five or six years
Next fiscal year with 53 weeks	2011
Number of weeks in each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year	12
Number of weeks in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year with 52 weeks	16
Number of weeks in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year with 53 weeks	17
Number of months in the first quarter for certain international subsidiaries that operate on monthly calendars	two
Number of months in the second quarter for certain international subsidiaries that operate on monthly calendars	three
Number of months in the third quarter for certain international subsidiaries that operate on monthly calendars	three
Number of months in the fourth quarter for certain international subsidiaries that operate on monthly calendars	four
Number of periods or months in advance that all international businesses except China close their books	one