Share-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($) Years groups plans $ / shares shares		Dec. 27, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 28, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock award plans in effect | plans	4
Approximate number of shares available for grant (in shares) | shares	13,000
Award Valuation
Risk-free interest rate (in hundredths)	1.30%		1.60%	0.80%
Expected term (years)	6 years 4 months 26 days		6 years 2 months	6 years 2 months
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	26.90%		29.70%	29.90%
Expected dividend yield (in hundredths)	2.20%		2.10%	2.10%
Number of homogeneous groups appropriate to group awards into when estimating expected term | groups	2
Summary of award activity - Stock options and SARs, additional disclosures [Abstract]
Options outstanding at the end of the year (in shares) | shares	1,623
SARs outstanding at the end of the year (in shares) | shares	24,310
Options outstanding at the end of the year, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 49.34
SARs outstanding at the end of the year, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 51.98
Impact on net income [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 57		$ 55	$ 49
Deferred Tax Benefit recognized	18		17	15
EID compensation expense not share-based	1		8	11
Cash received from stock options exercises	12		29	37
Tax benefit realized on tax returns from tax deductions associated with stock options and SARs exercised	66		61	65
Performance Share Units [Member]
Impact on net income [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Expense	3		1	(1)
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Impact on net income [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 4		$ 6	$ 6
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Minimum vesting period of outstanding awards (in years)	1.8
Summary of award activity - Stock options and SARs [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at the beginning of the year (in shares) | shares	27,172
Granted (in shares) | shares	3,811
Exercised (in shares) | shares	(4,089)
Forfeited or expired (in shares) | shares	(961)
Outstanding at the end of the year (in shares) | shares	25,933	[1]	27,172
Summary of award activity - Stock options and SARs, additional disclosures [Abstract]
Outstanding at the beginning of the year, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 46.68
Granted, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	74.32
Exercised, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	35.25
Forfeited or expired, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	65.86
Outstanding at the end of the year, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 51.79		$ 46.68
Outstanding at the end of the year, Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years) | Years	5.41
Outstanding at the end of the year, Aggregate intrinsic value (in dollars)	$ 577
Exercisable at the end of the year (in shares) | shares	17,084
Exercisable at the end of the year, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 42.49
Exercisable at the end of the year, Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years) | Years	4.03
Exercisable at the end of the year, Aggregate intrinsic value (in dollars)	$ 538
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 15.95		$ 17.28	$ 14.67
Total intrinsic value of stock options and SARs exercised	$ 186		$ 157	$ 176
Unrecognized compensation cost	89
Total fair value at grant date of awards vested	48		41	51
Impact on net income [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Expense	50		$ 48	$ 44
Restricted Stock Units And Performance Share Units [Member]
Summary of award activity - Stock options and SARs, additional disclosures [Abstract]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 8
Unvested RSUs and PSUs | shares	500
Long Term Incentive Plans [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Minimum vesting period of outstanding awards (in years)	immediate
Maximum vesting period of outstanding awards (in years)	5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
Restaurant General Manager Stock Option Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Average Exercise Period	4 years 9 months
Vesting period (in years)	4 years
Executive stock plans [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Average Exercise Period	6 years 6 months
Vesting period (in years)	4 years
Award Valuation
Graded vesting schedule of grants made to executives under other stock award plans	0.25
SharePower Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
Vesting period (in years)	4 years
Executive Income Deferral Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of Company match on amount deferred (in hundredths)	33.00%
Executive Income Deferral Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	2 years

[1] Outstanding awards include 1,623 options and 24,310 SARs with weighted average exercise prices of $49.34 and $51.98, respectively.