Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended										3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended						3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2013	Jun. 16, 2012	Jun. 15, 2013	Jun. 16, 2012	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 15, 2013 Level 2	Jun. 15, 2013 Nonrecurring basis	Jun. 16, 2012 Nonrecurring basis	Jun. 15, 2013 Nonrecurring basis	Jun. 16, 2012 Nonrecurring basis	Jun. 15, 2013 Recurring basis	Dec. 29, 2012 Recurring basis	Jun. 15, 2013 Recurring basis Level 1	Dec. 29, 2012 Recurring basis Level 1	Jun. 15, 2013 Recurring basis Level 2 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 Recurring basis Level 2 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member]	Jun. 15, 2013 Recurring basis Level 2 Interest Rate Swaps	Dec. 29, 2012 Recurring basis Level 2 Interest Rate Swaps	Jun. 15, 2013 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Jun. 16, 2012 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Jun. 15, 2013 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Jun. 16, 2012 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Jun. 15, 2013 U.S.		Jun. 16, 2012 U.S.		Jun. 15, 2013 U.S.		Jun. 16, 2012 U.S.		Jun. 16, 2012 PH UK	Jun. 16, 2012 PH UK Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] Nonrecurring basis Level 2	Mar. 24, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Jun. 16, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]	Jun. 16, 2012 Little Sheep Group Limited [Member] Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Jun. 15, 2013 Closures and impairment (income) expenses [Member] Nonrecurring basis Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Jun. 16, 2012 Closures and impairment (income) expenses [Member] Nonrecurring basis Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Jun. 15, 2013 Closures and impairment (income) expenses [Member] Nonrecurring basis Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Jun. 16, 2012 Closures and impairment (income) expenses [Member] Nonrecurring basis Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Jun. 15, 2013 Other (income) expense Little Sheep Group Limited [Member] Nonrecurring basis Level 2	Jun. 16, 2012 Other (income) expense Little Sheep Group Limited [Member] Nonrecurring basis Level 2		Jun. 15, 2013 Refranchising (gain) loss PH UK Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] Nonrecurring basis Level 2	Jun. 16, 2012 Refranchising (gain) loss PH UK Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] Nonrecurring basis Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt obligations, excluding capital leases, estimate of fair value							$ 3,200
Debt obligations, excluding capital leases, carrying amount	2,800		2,800
Derivative assets (liabilites), net	24	41	24	41	19	34										4	(5)	20	24
Other Investments														19	17
Total												43	36
Fair Value, Level 1 to Level 2 Transfers, Amount												0
Fair Value, Level 2 to Level 1 Transfers, Amount												0
Restaurant-level impairment (Level 3)																																										5	6	5	6
Refranchising related impairment - Pizza Hut UK (Level 2)	(32)	(13)	(49)	(39)																(32)	[1],[2]	(13)	[1],[2]	(49)	[1],[2]	(39)	[1],[2]	(28)	[3]	(9)	[3]	(45)	[3]	(54)	[3]	23	23												0	(20)	[4]
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep	0	0	0	(74)																																		(74)	(74)	(74)	[4]					0	(74)	[4]
Total								$ 5	$ 6	$ 5	$ (48)

[1] Includes U.S. refranchising gains of $28 million and $9 million for the quarters ended June 15, 2013 and June 16, 2012, respectively. Includes U.S. refranchising gains of $45 million and $54 million for the years to date ended June 15, 2013 and June 16, 2012, respectively, and losses of $23 million related to the planned refranchising of our Pizza Hut UK dine-in business for the year to date ended June 16, 2012. See Note 4.

[2] Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.

[3] In the quarters and years to date ended June 15, 2013 and June 16, 2012, U.S. Refranchising (gain) loss primarily relates to gains on the sales of Taco Bell restaurants.

[4] See Note 4 for further discussions of Pizza Hut UK dine-in refranchising and the acquisition of Little Sheep.