Guarantees, Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2013 claims Hours plaintiffs States violations restaurants cases	Dec. 29, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Liabilities recorded for property and casualty losses	$ 134,000,000	$ 142,000,000
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
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
Moeller v. Taco Bell - Number of company-owned restaurants that may be in the class	200
Rosales v. Taco Bell - Additional amended complaints	2
Moeller v. Taco Bell - Minimum statutory damages per offense under Unruh Act	4,000
Moeller v. Taco Bell - Minimum statutory damages per offense under California Disabled Persons Act	1,000
Moeller v. Taco Bell - 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
Moeller v. Taco Bell - Number of restaurant to be subject of trial on ADA claims	1
Moeller v. Taco Bell - Number of specific items that were once out of compliance with applicable accessibility standards	12
Moeller v. Taco Bell, Number of individual plaintiffs' state law damages claims	4
Mark Smith v. Pizza Hut - 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
Whittington v. Yum Brands and Taco Bell - Number of hours worked per week after which overtime pay was allegedly not received	40
Whittington v. Yum Brands and Taco Bell - Approximate number of individuals submitting opt-in forms	488
Taco Bell Wage and Hour Actions - Proposed number of classes concerning meals and rest breaks at Taco Bell in California Supreme Court for which plaintiffs sought certification	4
Number of motions filed by prospective lead plaintiffs in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the company and certain of its executive officers	2
Franchise lending program guarantee
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, amount of guarantee	52,000,000
Total loans outstanding	65,000,000
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	50,000,000
Additional amount under the franchisee loan pool available for lending	$ 30,000,000