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Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 05, 2015	Sep. 06, 2014	Sep. 05, 2015	Sep. 06, 2014	Dec. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2015
Refranchising (gain) loss	$ 2	$ (20)	$ 60	$ (27)
China Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss	(3)	(6)	(7)	(12)
KFC Global Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss	4	(10)	36	(10)
Pizza Hut Global Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss	15	(3)	52	(4)
Taco Bell Global Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss	(14)	0	(21)	(1)
India Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss	0	$ (1)	0	$ 0
Property, Plant and Equipment [Domain] \| Unallocated and General and administrative expenses [Domain]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	21		31
Advertising [Domain] \| KFC Global Division [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	3		6
2015 to 2017 [Domain] \| Property, Plant and Equipment [Domain]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	125
2015 to 2017 [Domain] \| Advertising [Domain] \| KFC Global Division [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	60
2015 [Domain] \| Property, Plant and Equipment [Domain] \| Unallocated amounts to segment [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement			80
2015 [Domain] \| Advertising [Domain] \| KFC Global Division [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	10
MEXICO
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales, Cash Proceeds Received for Assets Derecognized, Amount						$ 58
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal	(12)		(80)
MEXICO \| KFC Global Division [Member]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal	(4)		(40)
Rental Income to transfer to purchaser of held for sale properties in Mexico					$ 3
MEXICO \| Pizza Hut Global Division [Member]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal	(8)		(40)
Rental Income to transfer to purchaser of held for sale properties in Mexico					$ 1
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF \| Pizza Hut Global Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss	$ 8		$ 13