Fair Value Disclosures (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended												12 Months Ended														3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 25, 2010	Dec. 29, 2012 Recurring basis	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring basis	Dec. 29, 2012 Recurring basis Level 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring basis Level 1 [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 Recurring basis Level 2 [Member] Foreign Currency Forwards, net	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring basis Level 2 [Member] Foreign Currency Forwards, net	Dec. 29, 2012 Recurring basis Level 2 [Member] Interest Rate Swaps, net	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring basis Level 2 [Member] Interest Rate Swaps, net	Dec. 29, 2012 Non-recurring basis	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-recurring basis	Dec. 29, 2012 Non-recurring basis Level 3 [Member] Refranchising (gain) loss		Dec. 31, 2011 Non-recurring basis Level 3 [Member] Refranchising (gain) loss		Dec. 29, 2012 Non-recurring basis Level 3 [Member] Closures and impairment (income) expenses		Dec. 31, 2011 Non-recurring basis Level 3 [Member] Closures and impairment (income) expenses		Dec. 29, 2012 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] PH UNITED KINGDOM Non-recurring basis Level 3 [Member] Refranchising (gain) loss		Dec. 31, 2011 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] PH UNITED KINGDOM Non-recurring basis Level 3 [Member] Refranchising (gain) loss		Mar. 24, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member] Non-recurring basis Level 2 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member] Non-recurring basis Level 2 [Member]		Dec. 29, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member] Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] Non-recurring basis Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Abstract]
Fair Value, Level 1 to Level 2 Transfers, Amount	$ 0
Fair Value, Level 2 to Level 1 Transfers, Amount	0
Debt obligations, excluding capital leases, estimate of fair value	3,300,000,000
Debt obligations, excluding capital leases, carrying amount	2,800,000,000
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets (liabilities), net	19,000,000		34,000,000	45,000,000					(5,000,000)	2,000,000	24,000,000	32,000,000
Other Investments							17,000,000	15,000,000
Total					36,000,000	49,000,000
Total losses related to long-lived assets held for use and measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis															4,000,000	[1]	21,000,000	[1]	16,000,000	[1]	33,000,000	[1]	0	[2]	(74,000,000)	[2]
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep	74,000,000	[3]	0	0																							74,000,000	74,000,000	74,000,000	[2]	0	[2]	74,000,000
(Income) expense recognized from all non-recurring fair value measurements													$ (54,000,000)	$ 128,000,000

[1] The remaining net book value of these assets measured at fair value during the years ended December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is not significant.

[2] See Note 4 for further discussions of Refranchising (gain) loss, including the Pizza Hut UK dine-in refranchising and the acquisition of Little Sheep.

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