Financial Statement Presentation

8 Months Ended

Sep. 03, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

We have prepared our accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (“Financial Statements”) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. Therefore, we suggest that the accompanying Financial Statements be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2015 (“2015 Form 10-K”).

YUM! Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as “YUM” or the “Company”) comprise primarily the worldwide operations of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (collectively the “Concepts”). References to YUM throughout these Notes to our Financial Statements are made using the first person notations of “we,” “us” or “our.”

YUM currently consists of four reporting segments:


•	YUM China (“China” or “China Division”) which includes all operations in mainland China


•	The KFC Division which includes all operations of the KFC concept outside of China Division


•	The Pizza Hut Division which includes all operations of the Pizza Hut concept outside of China Division


•	The Taco Bell Division which includes all operations of the Taco Bell concept

Effective January 2016 our India business was segmented by brand, integrated into the global KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Divisions, and is no longer a separate operating segment. While our consolidated results were not impacted, we have restated our historical segment information for consistent presentation. Integrating India into our Brand Divisions increased Total revenues for the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Divisions by $27 million, $2 million and less than $1 million, respectively, and decreased Operating Profit by $6 million, $2 million and less than $1 million, respectively, for the quarter ended September 5, 2015. Integrating India into our Brand Divisions increased Total revenues for the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Divisions by $79 million, $5 million and $2 million respectively, and decreased Operating Profit by $12 million, $2 million and $1 million, respectively, for the year to date ended September 5, 2015.

In October 2015 we announced our intent to separate YUM’s China business from YUM into an independent, publicly-traded company. This transaction, which is expected to be a tax-free spin-off of our China business, will create two powerful, independent, focused growth companies with distinct strategies, financial profiles and investment characteristics.

On September 23, 2016 the YUM Board of Directors (“Board”) approved a distribution of one share of YUM China common stock for each share of YUM common stock held at the close of business on October 19, 2016, the record date for the distribution.

YUM expects to complete the distribution after the close of business on October 31, 2016.

Completion of the spin-off will be subject to certain conditions, including, among others, receipt of various regulatory approvals, receipt of external opinions with respect to certain tax matters, the effectiveness of filings related to public listing and applicable securities laws, and other terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board of Directors.

After the spin-off of our China business, we anticipate reclassifying our China Division historical results, other results attributable to China though not allocated to the China Division (e.g. refranchising gains), and related income tax expense for periods presented prior to the spin-off, including those periods in 2016, to Discontinued Operations within our Consolidated Income Statement. The China business results presented in Discontinued Operations will include an incremental license fee expense similar to what will be paid by YUM China to YUM going forward. Likewise, YUM's historical results for our KFC and Pizza Hut Divisions will include incremental license fee income from our China business such that recast total Net income, including Discontinued Operations, will be the same as previously reported results.

YUM’s fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in December. The first three quarters of each fiscal year consist of 12 weeks and the fourth quarter consists of 16 weeks. Our subsidiaries operate on similar fiscal calendars except that China and certain other international subsidiaries operate on a monthly calendar with two months in the first quarter, three months in the second and third quarters and four months in the fourth quarter. The current fiscal year of 2016 will have a 53 week for YUM and our subsidiaries that do not operate on a monthly calendar, which will be included in our fourth quarter results. Our international subsidiaries that operate on a monthly calendar, including China, are not impacted by the addition of a 53week. Our international subsidiaries within^rdweek. Our international subsidiaries within week. Our international subsidiaries within ^rd week for YUM and our subsidiaries that do not operate on a monthly calendar, which will be included in our fourth quarter results. Our international subsidiaries that operate on a monthly calendar, including China, are not impacted by the addition of a 53week. Our international subsidiaries within^rdweek. Our international subsidiaries within week. Our international subsidiaries within week for YUM and our subsidiaries that do not operate on a monthly calendar, which will be included in our fourth quarter results. Our international subsidiaries that operate on a monthly calendar, including China, are not impacted by the addition of a 53week. Our international subsidiaries within ^rdweek. Our international subsidiaries within week. Our international subsidiaries within o

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Our preparation of the accompanying Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

The accompanying Financial Statements include all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary to present fairly, when read in conjunction with our 2015 Form 10-K, our financial position as of September 3, 2016, and the results of our operations and comprehensive income for the quarters and years to date ended September 3, 2016 and September 5, 2015 and cash flows for the years to date ended September 3, 2016 and September 5, 2015. Our results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Our significant interim accounting policies include the recognition of certain advertising and marketing costs, generally in proportion to revenue, and the recognition of income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate.

In April 2015 the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” (ASU 2015-03). ASU 2015-03 amended the then-current presentation guidance by requiring that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. ASU 2015-03 was effective for the Company beginning with the quarter ended March 19, 2016. The adoption of this standard required restatement of our consolidated balance sheet as of December 26, 2015. As a result, Other assets and Long-term debt each decreased by $13 million and Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Short-term borrowings each decreased by $1 million versus amounts previously reported.

We have reclassified certain items in the Financial Statements for the prior periods to be comparable with the classification for the quarter and year to date ended September 3, 2016. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported Net Income - YUM! Brands, Inc.