Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS") (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 11, 2016	Jun. 13, 2015	Jun. 11, 2016	Jun. 13, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Income - YUM! Brands, Inc.		$ 339	$ 235	$ 730	$ 597
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)		410.0	437.0	413.0	437.0
Effect of dilutive share-based employee compensation		7.0	8.0	7.0	9.0
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)		417.0	445.0	420.0	446.0
Basic EPS		$ 0.82	$ 0.54	$ 1.77	$ 1.36
Diluted EPS		$ 0.81	$ 0.53	$ 1.74	$ 1.34
Unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (in millions) excluded from the diluted EPS computation	[1]	6.6	4.3	6.8	5.3

[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.