Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS") (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended
		Sep. 03, 2016	Sep. 05, 2015	Sep. 03, 2016	Sep. 05, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Income - YUM! Brands, Inc.		$ 622	$ 421	$ 1,352	$ 1,018
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)		392.0	436.0	406.0	437.0
Effect of dilutive share-based employee compensation		6.0	8.0	6.0	8.0
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)		398.0	444.0	412.0	445.0
Basic EPS		$ 1.59	$ 0.97	$ 3.33	$ 2.33
Diluted EPS		$ 1.56	$ 0.95	$ 3.28	$ 2.29
Unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (in millions) excluded from the diluted EPS computation	[1]	2.3	4.2	6.2	4.3

[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.