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Contingencies (Details 3) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]    
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   3yum_TacoBellWageAndHourActionsNumberOfProposedClassesConcerningMealsAndRestBreaksAtTacoBellWhichWereRejectedByDistrictCourt
Number of states that assert state-law class action claims 16yum_NumberOfStatesThatAssertStateLawClassActionClaims  
Mark Smith v. Pizza Hut, Inc. - final number of opt-ins, expected approximate 6,049yum_MarkSmithVPizzaHutIncFinalNumberOfOptInsExpectedApproximate  
Self Insured Property And Casualty Reserves [Member]    
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]    
Beginning balance 128us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpensePropertyCasualtyLiability
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= yum_SelfInsuredPropertyAndCasualtyReservesMember
142us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpensePropertyCasualtyLiability
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= yum_SelfInsuredPropertyAndCasualtyReservesMember
Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Period Increase (Decrease) 42us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpensePeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= yum_SelfInsuredPropertyAndCasualtyReservesMember
47us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpensePeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= yum_SelfInsuredPropertyAndCasualtyReservesMember
Payments (54)us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= yum_SelfInsuredPropertyAndCasualtyReservesMember
(61)us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= yum_SelfInsuredPropertyAndCasualtyReservesMember
Ending balance 116us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpensePropertyCasualtyLiability
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= yum_SelfInsuredPropertyAndCasualtyReservesMember
128us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpensePropertyCasualtyLiability
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= yum_SelfInsuredPropertyAndCasualtyReservesMember
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others    
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]    
Loss contingency, amount of guarantee 25yum_AmountOfPossibleLossForContingencies
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_GuaranteeOfIndebtednessOfOthersMember