Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS") (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 03, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share Table

	Quarter ended				Year to date
	9/3/2011		9/4/2010		9/3/2011		9/4/2010
Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.	$	383	$	357	$	963	$	884
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)	469		473		471		473
Effect of dilutive share-based employee compensation	12		11		12		12
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)	481		484		483		485
Basic EPS	$	0.82	$	0.76	$	2.05	$	1.87
Diluted EPS	$	0.80	$	0.74	$	1.99	$	1.82
Unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (in millions) excluded from the diluted EPS computation(a)	4.8		0.2		3.9		3.2

(a) These unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented.