Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS")

6 Months Ended

Jun. 16, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share (EPS)

Earnings Per Common Share (“EPS”)

	Quarter ended				Year to date
	6/16/2012		6/11/2011		6/16/2012		6/11/2011
Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.	$	331	$	316	$	789	$	580
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)	465		471		465		472
Effect of dilutive share-based employee compensation	12		13		13		13
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)	477		484		478		485
Basic EPS	$	0.71	$	0.67	$	1.70	$	1.23
Diluted EPS	$	0.69	$	0.65	$	1.65	$	1.20
Unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (in millions) excluded from the diluted EPS computation(a)	3.5		4.7		2.7		3.5

(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.