Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS") (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended
		Sep. 05, 2015	Sep. 06, 2014	Sep. 05, 2015	Sep. 06, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Income - YUM! Brands, Inc.		$ 421	$ 404	$ 1,018	$ 1,137
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)		436.0	443.0	437.0	445.0
Effect of dilutive share-based employee compensation		8.0	9.0	8.0	10.0
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)		444.0	452.0	445.0	455.0
Basic EPS		$ 0.97	$ 0.91	$ 2.33	$ 2.55
Diluted EPS		$ 0.95	$ 0.89	$ 2.29	$ 2.50
Unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (in millions) excluded from the diluted EPS computation	[1]	4.2	5.2	4.3	5.4

[1] These unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented.