Other (Income) Expense (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 25, 2010	Mar. 24, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 China	Dec. 31, 2011 China	Dec. 25, 2010 China	Dec. 29, 2012 China Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs										$ 6
Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(47)		(47)	(42)			(47)	(47)	(42)
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep	74	[1]	0	0	74	74
Foreign exchange net (gain) loss and other	6	[2]	(6)	(1)
Other (income) expense	$ (115)		$ (53)	$ (43)

[1] See Note 4 for further details on the acquisition of Little Sheep.

[2] Includes $6 million for the year ended December 29, 2012 of deal costs related to the acquisition of Little Sheep that were allocated to the China Division for performance reporting purposes.