Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012 restaurants Hours plaintiffs States violations cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of class actions filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the company and certain of its executive officers	4
Proposed number of classes concerning meals and rest breaks at Taco Bell in California Supreme Court for which plaintiffs sought certification	4
Taco Bell Wage and Hour Actions - Number of proposed classes concerning meals and rest breaks at Taco Bell which were rejected by the District Court	3
Number of company-owned restaurants that may be in the class	200
Minimum statutory damages per offense under Unruh Act	$ 4,000
Minimum statutory damages per offense under California Disabled Persons Act	1,000
Number of individuals contended by plaintiffs that may be in the class	100,000
Number of accessibility laws that Taco Bell was in violation of	3
Number of restaurants to be subject of trial on ADA claims	1
Number of alleged violations of ADA and state law tried	12
Moeller v. Taco Bell, Number of individual plaintiffs' state law damages claims	4
Number of states that assert state-law class action claims	16
Mark Smith v. Pizza Hut, Inc. - final number of opt-ins, expected approximate	6,000
Number of hours worked per week after which overtime pay was allegedly not received	40
Number of hours worked per day after which overtime pay was allegedly not received	12
Number of individuals submitting opt-in forms	488
Agustine Castillo v. Taco Bell - Number of hours worked in a week, after which overtime pay was allegedly not received	40
Franchise Lending Program Guarantees
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, amount of guarantee	54,000,000
Total loans outstanding	72,000,000
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding guarantees of lines of credit and loans for unconsolidated affiliates	0
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others | Franchise Loan Pool Guarantees [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, amount of guarantee	37,000,000
Total loans outstanding	53,000,000
Additional amount under the franchisee loan pool available for lending	27,000,000
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others | Unconsolidated Affiliate Guarantees
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total revenues of unconsolidated affiliates	1,200,000,000
Total assets of unconsolidated affiliates	355,000,000
Total debt of unconsolidated affiliates	$ 60,000,000