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Other (Income) Expense (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]      
Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates $ (30)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ (26)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ (47)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain 74us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain [1]
Insurance Recoveries (25)us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries [2] 0us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries 0us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries
Foreign exchange net (gain) loss and other 14us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax 10us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax 6us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax
Other (income) expense (41)yum_OtherIncomeExpense (16)yum_OtherIncomeExpense (115)yum_OtherIncomeExpense
Little Sheep [Member]      
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]      
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep     (74)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= yum_LittleSheepGroupLimitedMember
China      
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]      
Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates $ (30)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= yum_ChinaDivisionMember
$ (26)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= yum_ChinaDivisionMember
$ (47)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= yum_ChinaDivisionMember
[1] See Note 4.
[2] Recovery related to lost profits associated with a 2012 poultry supply incident.