Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Sep. 03, 2016	Jun. 11, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Months Years Rate	Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other Short-term Borrowings				$ 9	$ 9
Short-term Debt, including debt issuance costs				74	921
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net				(8)	0
Short-term Borrowings
Total Short-term Borrowings				66	921
Long-term Debt
Long-term debt including hedge accounting adjustment				9,061	3,007
Capital Lease Obligations Excluded from Annual Maturities				121
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Capital Lease Obligations, Noncurrent				121	134
Long-term debt and capital less obligations, including current maturities and debt issuance costs				9,205	3,335
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net				(79)	(16)
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities				65	312
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
2016				64
2017				393
2018				324
2019				1,215
2020				760
Thereafter				6,337
Total				9,093
Interest expense on short-term borrowings and long-term debt				$ 333	153	$ 151
Senior Unsecured Notes Due March 2018 [Member]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Issuance date				Oct. 19, 2007
Maturity date				Mar. 15, 2018
Principal amount				$ 325
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths)				6.25%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths)	[1]			6.36%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due November 2037 [Member]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Issuance date				Oct. 19, 2007
Maturity date				Nov. 15, 2037
Principal amount				$ 325
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths)				6.88%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths)	[1]			7.45%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due September 2019 [Member]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Issuance date				Aug. 25, 2009
Maturity date				Sep. 15, 2019
Principal amount				$ 250
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths)				5.30%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths)	[1]			5.59%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due November 2020 [Member]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Issuance date				Aug. 31, 2010
Maturity date				Nov. 01, 2020
Principal amount				$ 350
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths)				3.88%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths)	[1]			4.01%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due November 2021 [Member]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Issuance date				Aug. 29, 2011
Maturity date				Nov. 01, 2021
Principal amount				$ 350
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths)				3.75%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths)	[1]			3.88%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due October 2023 [Member]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Issuance date				Oct. 31, 2013
Maturity date				Nov. 01, 2023
Principal amount				$ 325
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths)				3.88%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths)	[1]			4.01%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due October 2043 [Member]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Issuance date				Oct. 31, 2013
Maturity date				Nov. 01, 2043
Principal amount				$ 275
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths)				5.35%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths)	[1]			5.42%
Secured Debt [Member] | The Credit Agreement and Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross				$ 56
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt				500
Long-term Debt				$ 500	0
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Maturity date				Jun. 16, 2021
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths) | Rate				3.01%
Frequency of interest payments				quarterly
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms				amortization payments beginning one full fiscal quarter after the first anniversary of the closing date
Term Loan A Facility, Repayments of Principal in Year Two and Three | Rate				1.25%
Term Loan A Facility, Repayments of Principal in Year Four | Rate				1.875%
Term Loan A, Repayments of Principal in Year Five | Rate				3.75%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt				$ 2,000
Long-term Debt				$ 1,990	0
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Maturity date				Jun. 16, 2023
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths) | Rate				3.91%
Frequency of interest payments				quarterly
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Term Loan B, Repayment of Principal | Rate				0.25%
Secured Debt [Member] | Class A-2 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt				$ 2,300
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Issuance date			May 11, 2016
Maturity date				May 01, 2046
Frequency of interest payments				quarterly
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms				no amortization of principal of the Class A-2 Notes is required prior to their anticipated repayment dates
Long-term Debt, Contingent Payment of Principal or Interest				as of any quarterly measurement date the consolidated leverage ratio (the ratio of total debt to Net Cash Flow (as defined in the Indenture)) for the preceding four fiscal quarters of either the Company and its subsidiaries or the Issuer and its subsidiaries exceeds 5.0:1, in which case amortization payments of 1% per year of the outstanding principal as of the closing of the Securitization Notes is required. As of the most recent quarterly measurement date the consolidated leverage ratio exceeded 5.0:1 and, as a result, amortization payments are required.
Secured Debt [Member] | Revolving Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,000
Unused Credit Facility				995
Outstanding borrowings				$ 0
Secured Debt [Member] | the Credit Agreement [Member]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Issuance date		Jun. 16, 2016
Frequency of interest payments				quarterly
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms				The Credit Agreement is subject to certain mandatory prepayments, including an amount equal to 50% of excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement) on an annual basis and the proceeds of certain asset sales, casualty events and issuances of indebtedness, subject to customary exceptions and reinvestment rights.
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance				We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2016
Secured Debt [Member] | Class A-2-I Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt				$ 800
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths) | Rate				3.832%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths) | Rate				4.18%
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Anticipated Repayment Date | Years				4
Secured Debt [Member] | Class A-2-II Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt				$ 500
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths) | Rate				4.377%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths) | Rate				4.59%
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Anticipated Repayment Date | Years				7
Secured Debt [Member] | Class A-2-III Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt				$ 1,000
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths) | Rate				4.97%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths) | Rate				5.14%
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Anticipated Repayment Date | Years				10
Secured Debt [Member] | Securitization Notes [Member]
Short-term Borrowings
Senior Notes, Noncurrent				$ 2,294	0
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross				$ 31
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Description of Violation or Event of Default				The Securitization Notes are also subject to certain customary events of default, including events relating to non-payment of required interest or principal due on the Securitization Notes, failure to comply with covenants within certain time frames, certain bankruptcy events, breaches of specified representations and warranties, failure of security interests to be effective, certain judgments and failure of the Securitization Entities to maintain a stated debt service coverage ratio
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance				As of December 31, 2016, we were in compliance with all of our debt covenant requirements and were not subject to any rapid amortization events
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Number of months until first required interest payment after debt issuance | Months				6
Frequency of interest payments				semi-annually
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Outstanding borrowings				$ 0	701
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt				2,100
Short-term Borrowings
Senior Notes, Noncurrent				$ 2,100	0
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Issuance date		Jun. 16, 2016
Frequency of interest payments				semi-annually
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance				We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2016
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Existing [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Repayments of Lines of Credit				$ 701
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt				$ 1,050
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Maturity date				Jun. 01, 2024
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths) | Rate				5.00%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths) | Rate				5.16%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt				$ 1,050
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Maturity date				Jun. 01, 2026
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths) | Rate				5.25%
Interest rate, effective (in hundredths) | Rate				5.39%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | YUM Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt			$ 300
Short-term Borrowings
Senior Notes, Noncurrent				$ 2,200	2,500
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Description of Violation or Event of Default				Our YUM Senior Unsecured Notes contain cross-default provisions whereby the acceleration of the maturity of any of our indebtedness in a principal amount in excess of $50 million will constitute a default under the YUM Senior Unsecured Notes unless such indebtedness is discharged, or the acceleration of the maturity of that indebtedness is annulled, within 30 days after notice.
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | Rate				2.75%
Base Rate [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | Rate				1.75%
Minimum [Member] | Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | YUM Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] [Domain]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths) | Rate				3.75%
Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Facility [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | Rate				2.00%
Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Facility [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | Rate				1.00%
Maximum [Member] | Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | YUM Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] [Domain]
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths) | Rate				6.88%
Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Facility [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | Rate				2.50%
Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Facility [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | Rate				1.50%
Total Leverage Ratio [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | the Credit Agreement [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description				require the Borrowers to maintain a total leverage ratio (defined as the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA (as these terms are defined in the Credit Agreement)) of 5.0:1 or less
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | the Credit Agreement [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description				fixed charge coverage ratio (defined as the ratio of EBITDA minus capital expenditures to fixed charges (inclusive of rental expense and scheduled amortization)) of at least 1.5:1
Debt Service Coverage Ratio - Rapid Amortization Events [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Securitization Notes [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description				debt service coverage ratio (as defined in the Indenture) of at least 1.1:1
Debt Service Coverage Ratio - Cash Trap Reserve Account [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Securitization Notes [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description				debt service coverage ratio (or the ratio of Net Cash Flow to all debt service payments for the preceding four fiscal quarters) of at least 1.75:1
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance				During the quarter ended December 31, 2016, the Securitization Entities maintained a debt service coverage ratio significantly in excess of the 1.75:1 requirement
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current				$ 55
Line of Credit [Member] | Bridge Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable				0	$ 600
Line of Credit [Member] | Variable Funding Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				100
Outstanding borrowings				$ 0
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date				May 01, 2021
Annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt excluding capital lease obligations and derivative instrument adjustments [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Contingent Payment of Principal or Interest				Following the anticipated repayment date and any extensions thereof, additional interest will accrue on the Variable Funding Notes equal to 5.00% per year
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayment Terms				subject to two additional one-year extensions at the option of the Issuer and further extensions as agreed between the Issuer and the Administrative Agent
Letter of Credit [Member] | Revolving Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Outstanding letters of credit				$ 5
Letter of Credit [Member] | Variable Funding Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				50
Outstanding letters of credit				$ 15

[1] Includes the effects of the amortization of any (1) premium or discount; (2) debt issuance costs; and (3) gain or loss upon settlement of related treasury locks and forward starting interest rate swaps utilized to hedge the interest rate risk prior to debt issuance.