Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	USD ($) shares		Common Stock USD ($) shares	Retained Earnings USD ($)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) USD ($)	Noncontrolling Interest USD ($)	Total Permanent Equity USD ($)	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest USD ($)	Discontinued Operations [Member] Retained Earnings USD ($)	Discontinued Operations [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) USD ($)	Discontinued Operations [Member] Noncontrolling Interest USD ($)	Discontinued Operations [Member] Total Permanent Equity USD ($)
Balance at Dec. 28, 2013			$ 0	$ 2,102	$ 64	$ 63	$ 2,229	$ 39
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 28, 2013 | shares			443,000
Net Income (loss) - YUM! Brands, Inc.	$ 1,051			1,051
Net Income (loss) - noncontrolling interests						(1)
Net Income (loss) - including noncontrolling interest							1,050	(29)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature (net of tax impact)					(143)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature - noncontrolling interest (net of tax impact)						(1)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature - including noncontrolling interest (net of tax impact)							(144)	(1)
Reclassifications of adjustments and (gains) losses into Net Income	2				2		2
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans (net of tax impact)	(113)				(113)		(113)
Comprehensive income - including noncontrolling interests							795	(30)
Dividends declared				(691)		(4)	(695)
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock	$ (820)		$ (95)	(725)			(820)
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock (in shares) | shares	(11,225)		(11,000)
Employee stock option and SARs exercises (includes tax impact)			$ 33				33
Employee stock option and SARs exercises (in shares) | shares			2,000
Compensation-related events (includes tax impact)			$ 62				62
Balance at Dec. 27, 2014			$ 0	1,737	(190)	57	1,604	9
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 27, 2014 | shares			434,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Tax	$ 4
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Tax	0
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans (tax impact)	69
Employee Stock Option And SARs Exercises Value, Tax	(37)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share Based Compensation, Tax	(5)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax	0
Net Income (loss) - YUM! Brands, Inc.	1,293			1,293
Net Income (loss) - noncontrolling interests						6
Net Income (loss) - including noncontrolling interest							1,299	(1)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature (net of tax impact)					(250)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature - noncontrolling interest (net of tax impact)						(4)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature - including noncontrolling interest (net of tax impact)							(254)	(2)
Reclassifications of adjustments and (gains) losses into Net Income	115				112		112
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans (net of tax impact)	97				97		97
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments (net of tax impact)					(8)		(8)
Comprehensive income - including noncontrolling interests							1,246	(3)
Dividends declared				(756)			(756)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests			$ (1)			1	0
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock	$ (1,200)		$ (76)	(1,124)			(1,200)
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock (in shares) | shares	(15,942)		(16,000)
Employee stock option and SARs exercises (includes tax impact)			$ 11				11
Employee stock option and SARs exercises (in shares) | shares			2,000
Compensation-related events (includes tax impact)			$ 64				64
Balance at Dec. 26, 2015	$ 969		$ 0	1,150	(239)	58	969	6
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 26, 2015 | shares			420,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Tax	3
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Tax	3
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans (tax impact)	(57)
Employee Stock Option And SARs Exercises Value, Tax	(43)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share Based Compensation, Tax	(7)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax	1
Net Income (loss) - YUM! Brands, Inc.	1,619			1,619
Net Income (loss) - noncontrolling interests						18
Net Income (loss) - including noncontrolling interest							1,637	(7)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature (net of tax impact)					(146)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature - noncontrolling interest (net of tax impact)						(3)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature - including noncontrolling interest (net of tax impact)							(149)	1
Reclassifications of adjustments and (gains) losses into Net Income	(11)				(11)		(11)
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans (net of tax impact)	(14)				(14)		(14)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments (net of tax impact)					24		24
Comprehensive income - including noncontrolling interests							1,487	(6)
Dividends declared				(661)		(6)	(667)
Separation of China business									(1,932)	(47)	(67)	(2,046)
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock	$ (5,447)	[1]	$ (49)	(5,399)			(5,448)
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock (in shares) | shares	(67,963)	[1]	(68,000)
Employee stock option and SARs exercises (includes tax impact)			$ 1				1
Employee stock option and SARs exercises (in shares) | shares			3,000
Compensation-related events (includes tax impact)			$ 48				48
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ (5,656)		$ 0	$ (5,223)	$ (433)	$ 0	$ (5,656)	$ 0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016 | shares			355,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Tax	20
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Tax	0
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans (tax impact)	5
Employee Stock Option And SARs Exercises Value, Tax	(75)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share Based Compensation, Tax	(11)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax	$ (16)

[1] Includes the effect of $45 million in share repurchases (0.7 million shares) with trade dates prior to December 31, 2016 but settlement dates subsequent to December 31, 2016.