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The aggregate of amounts due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer), for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business and an amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date within one year of the balance sheet, reduced to their estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection and net of any write-downs taken for collection uncertainty on the part of the holder, respectively.

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2013	Sep. 08, 2012	Sep. 07, 2013 days	Sep. 08, 2012	Dec. 29, 2012
Accounts and Notes Receivable [Abstract]
Number of days from the period in which the corresponding sales occur that trade receivables are generally due			30
Accounts and notes receivable	$ 361		$ 361		$ 313
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(13)		(13)		(12)
Accounts and notes receivable, net	348		348		301
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	7,549		7,549		7,389
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(3,292)		(3,292)		(3,139)
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,257		4,257		4,250
Assets Held-for-sale, Long Lived	20		20		56
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interests, beginning of period			99
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, Beginning of Period			59
Net Income (loss) - noncontrolling interests	(15)	7	(21)	12
Net Income (Loss) - Redeemable noncontrolling interest			(20)
Noncontrolling interest, end of period	66		66
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, End of Period	40		40
Little Sheep Group Limited
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Impairment charges	295
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interests, beginning of period			99
Net Income (loss) - noncontrolling interests			(1)
Acquisition of Little Sheep store-level non-controlling interests			(15)
Dividends declared			(18)
Cumulative translation adjustment arising during the period			1
Noncontrolling interest, end of period	66		66
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Acquisition of Little Sheep store-level non-controlling interests			0
Dividends declared			0
Cumulative translation adjustment arising during the period			1
Little Sheep founding shareholders' ownership percentage in Little Sheep	7.00%		7.00%
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest \| Little Sheep Group Limited
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ (19)