Other (Income) Expense (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2013	Jun. 16, 2012	Jun. 15, 2013	Jun. 16, 2012		Mar. 24, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Jun. 16, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Jun. 16, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member] China
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Equity (income) loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$ 3	$ (9)	$ (4)	$ (22)
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep	0	0	0	74		74	74
Foreign exchange net (gain) loss and other	6	2	5	10	[1]
Other (income) expense	9	(7)	1	(86)
Acquisition-related deal costs								$ 6

[1] The year to date ended June 16, 2012 includes $6 million of deal costs related to the acquisition of Little Sheep that were allocated to the China Division for performance reporting purposes.