Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2016	Sep. 05, 2015	Sep. 03, 2016	Sep. 05, 2015	Dec. 26, 2015
Franchise and license expenses [Member] | Unallocated and General and administrative expenses [Domain]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	$ 1	$ 21	$ 17	$ 31	$ 72
Franchise and license expenses [Member] | 2015 to 2018 [Domain] | Unallocated and General and administrative expenses [Domain]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	125
Franchise and license expenses [Member] | 2016 [Domain] | Unallocated and General and administrative expenses [Domain]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement			30
Incremental Advertising [Domain] | KFC Global Division [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	5	$ 3	14	$ 6	$ 10
Advertising [Domain] | 2015 to 2018 [Domain] | KFC Global Division [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	$ 60
Advertising [Domain] | 2016 [Domain] | KFC Global Division [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement			20
Advertising [Domain] | 2017 [Domain] | KFC Global Division [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement			20
Advertising [Domain] | 2018 [Member] | KFC Global Division [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement			$ 10