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	Sep. 08, 2012	Sep. 03, 2011		Jun. 11, 2011	Sep. 08, 2012		Sep. 03, 2011		Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 08, 2012 China		Sep. 03, 2011 China		Sep. 08, 2012 China		Sep. 03, 2011 China		Sep. 08, 2012 YRI		Sep. 03, 2011 YRI		Sep. 08, 2012 YRI		Sep. 03, 2011 YRI		Sep. 08, 2012 U.S.		Sep. 03, 2011 U.S.		Sep. 08, 2012 U.S.		Sep. 03, 2011 U.S.		Sep. 08, 2012 India		Sep. 03, 2011 India		Sep. 08, 2012 India		Sep. 03, 2011 India		Sep. 08, 2012 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]	Sep. 03, 2011 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Sep. 08, 2012 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Sep. 03, 2011 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Sep. 08, 2012 Total amount allocated to segments		Sep. 03, 2011 Total amount allocated to segments		Sep. 08, 2012 Total amount allocated to segments		Sep. 03, 2011 Total amount allocated to segments		Sep. 08, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Mar. 24, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Sep. 08, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Feb. 01, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Sep. 08, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member] China	Sep. 08, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member] China	Sep. 03, 2011 PH UK YRI	Sep. 08, 2012 PH UK Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]	Mar. 24, 2012 PH UK Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]	Sep. 03, 2011 PH UK Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]	Sep. 03, 2011 LJS and AW	Sep. 03, 2011 LJS and AW	Dec. 31, 2011 LJS and AW YRI	Dec. 31, 2011 LJS and AW U.S.	Sep. 03, 2011 Closures and impairment (income) expenses LJS and AW	Sep. 03, 2011 Closures and impairment (income) expenses LJS and AW	Sep. 08, 2012 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis PH UK Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]	Sep. 03, 2011 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis PH UK Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Sep. 08, 2012 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis PH UK Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]	Sep. 03, 2011 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis PH UK Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Sep. 08, 2012 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis Refranchising (gain) loss	Sep. 03, 2011 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis Refranchising (gain) loss	Sep. 08, 2012 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis Refranchising (gain) loss	Sep. 03, 2011 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis Refranchising (gain) loss	Sep. 08, 2012 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis Closures and impairment (income) expenses	Sep. 03, 2011 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis Closures and impairment (income) expenses	Sep. 08, 2012 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis Closures and impairment (income) expenses	Sep. 03, 2011 Level 3 Nonrecurring basis Closures and impairment (income) expenses
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Additional percentage of ownership acquired (in hundreths)																																																												66.00%
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired					$ 542,000,000		$ 1,000,000																																																			$ 540,000,000
Cash acquired due to acquisition																																																										44,000,000
Ownership percentage (in hundreths)																																																									93.00%		93.00%		27.00%
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate at date of acquisition																																																												107,000,000
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep	0	0			74,000,000		0																																																				74,000,000
Current assets																																																												113,000,000
Property, plant and equipment																																																												68,000,000
Goodwill																																																												332,000,000
Intangible assets																																																												452,000,000
Indefinite-lived trademark																																																												428,000,000
Other assets																																																												33,000,000
Total assets acquired																																																												998,000,000
Deferred taxes																																																												118,000,000
Other liabilities																																																												54,000,000
Total liabilities assumed																																																												172,000,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	45,000,000				45,000,000				0																																																			45,000,000
Other noncontrolling interest																																																												16,000,000
Net assets acquired																																																												765,000,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interest ownership percentage																																																									7.00%		7.00%
Percentage impact on revenue																																																														3.00%	3.00%
Facility Actions [Abstract]
Pre-tax losses recognized on business divestitures																																																																				(17,000,000)	(86,000,000)			16,000,000	82,000,000
Tax benefit recognized on business divestitures																																																																				53,000,000
Income tax expense (benefit) related to consolidation of a former unconsolidated affiliate																																																									0		0
Percentage impact on Franchise revenue																																																																						1.00%	5.00%
Percentage Impact on Operating Profit																																																														(1.00%)	(1.00%)							1.00%	1.00%
Refranchising (gain) loss	(2,000,000)	66,000,000	[1]		(41,000,000)	[1],[2]	69,000,000	[1]		(3,000,000)		(5,000,000)		(7,000,000)		(8,000,000)		0		75,000,000	[1]	19,000,000	[1]	74,000,000	[1]	1,000,000		(4,000,000)		(53,000,000)	[2]	3,000,000		0		0		0		0		(2,000,000)	66,000,000	[3]	(41,000,000)	[3]	69,000,000	[3]																		20,000,000	76,000,000							0	74,000,000	[4]	0	74,000,000	[4]
Number of restaurants offered or decided to refranchise																																																																350
Total losses related to long-lived assets held for use																																																																																4,000,000	20,000,000	4,000,000	27,000,000	0	6,000,000	6,000,000	21,000,000
Goodwill impairment loss																																																																0
Depreciation reduction from the impairment of restaurants we offered to sell																																																																	3,000,000		9,000,000
Store closure (income) costs										(1,000,000)	[5]	(1,000,000)	[5]	(3,000,000)	[5]	(2,000,000)	[5]	1,000,000	[5]	2,000,000	[5]	(1,000,000)	[5]	3,000,000	[5]	0	[5]	(1,000,000)	[5]	(2,000,000)	[5]	2,000,000	[5]	0	[5]	0	[5]	0	[5]	0	[5]								0	[5]	0	[5]	(6,000,000)	[5]	3,000,000	[5]
Store impairment charges										2,000,000		1,000,000		7,000,000		5,000,000		1,000,000		7,000,000		3,000,000		15,000,000		1,000,000		1,000,000		5,000,000		8,000,000		0		0		0		0									4,000,000		9,000,000		15,000,000		28,000,000
Closures and impairment (income) expenses	4,000,000	25,000,000			9,000,000		113,000,000			1,000,000		0		4,000,000		3,000,000		2,000,000		9,000,000		2,000,000		18,000,000		1,000,000		0		3,000,000		10,000,000		0		0		0		0		0	16,000,000	[6]	0		82,000,000	[6]	4,000,000		9,000,000		9,000,000		31,000,000
Debt Instruments [Abstract]
Repayments of Senior Unsecured Notes	263,000,000			650,000,000	263,000,000		650,000,000
Principal amount issued		$ 350,000,000					$ 350,000,000
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths)		3.75%					3.75%

[1] During the quarter ended September 3, 2011, we decided to refranchise or close all of our remaining company operated Pizza Hut dine-in restaurants in the UK market. While the asset group comprising approximately 350 stores we anticipate selling did not meet the criteria for held for sale classification as of September 3, 2011, our decision to sell was considered an impairment indicator. As such we reviewed the asset group for potential impairment and determined that its carrying value was not fully recoverable based upon our estimate of expected refranchising proceeds and holding period cash flows anticipated while we continue to operate the restaurants as company units. Accordingly, we wrote the asset group down to our estimate of its fair value, which was based on the sales price we would expect to receive from a buyer. This fair value determination considered current market conditions, trends in the Pizza Hut UK business, and prices for similar transactions in the restaurant industry and resulted in a non-cash pre-tax write down of $74 million which was recorded to Refranchising (gain) loss. The decision to refranchise or close all remaining Pizza Hut dine-in restaurants in the UK was considered to be a goodwill impairment indicator. We determined that the fair value of our Pizza Hut UK reporting unit exceeded its carrying value and as such there was no goodwill impairment. Based on bids received in 2012, we recorded an additional non-cash pre-tax impairment charge of $20 million to Refranchising (gain) loss in the quarter ended March 24, 2012. While we continue to market the Pizza Hut dine-in restaurants in the UK for sale, the asset group continues not to meet all of the held for sale criteria as of the quarter ended September 8, 2012.These impairment charges decreased depreciation expense versus what would have otherwise been recorded by $3 million and $9 million for the quarter and year to date ended September 8, 2012, respectively. Neither the impairment charges nor the depreciation reduction were allocated to the YRI segment, resulting in depreciation expense in the YRI segment results continuing to be recorded at the rate at which it was prior to these impairment charges being recorded for these restaurants.

[2] The year to date ended September 8, 2012, U.S. Refranchising (gain) loss primarily relates to gains on the sales of Taco Bell restaurants.

[3] Includes U.S. refranchising gains of $53 million partially offset by an impairment charge of $20 million related to our Pizza Hut UK dine-in business for the year to date ended September 8, 2012. Includes refranchising losses of $76 million related to our Pizza Hut UK dine-in business for the quarter and year to date ended September 3, 2011. See Note 4.

[4] See Note 4 for further discussions of Refranchising (gain) loss, including our decision to refranchise Company operated Pizza Hut dine-in restaurants in the UK, the acquisition of Little Sheep and the LJS and A&W divestitures.

[5] Store closure (income) costs include the net gain or loss on sales of real estate on which we formerly operated a Company restaurant that was closed, lease reserves established when we cease using a property under an operating lease and subsequent adjustments to those reserves and other facility-related expenses from previously closed stores.

[6] Amounts represent impairment charges resulting from our decision to divest the LJS and A&W businesses in 2011. See Note 4.(e