CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues
Total Revenues		$ 1,417	$ 1,443
Costs and Expenses, Net
Closures and impairment (income) expenses		1	2
Refranchising (gain) loss		(111)	0
Operating Profit		484	349
Interest expense, net		109	42
Income Before Income Taxes		347	308
Net Income - YUM! Brands, Inc.		$ 280	$ 364
Basic Earnings Per Common Share		$ 0.78	$ 0.88
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		0.77	0.87
Dividends Declared Per Common Share		$ 0.30	$ 0.46
Other Pension Expense		$ (28)	$ 1
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			138
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			226
Continuing Operations [Member]
Revenues
Company sales		902	953
Franchise and license fees and income		515	490
Total Revenues		1,417	1,443
Costs and Expenses, Net
Food and paper		276	287
Payroll and employee benefits		244	257
Occupancy and other operating expenses		238	261
Company restaurant expenses		758	805
General and Administrative Expense		237	243
Franchise and license expenses		46	51
Closures and impairment (income) expenses		1	2
Refranchising (gain) loss		(111)	0
Other (income) expense		2	(7)
Total costs and expenses, net		933	1,094
Operating Profit		484	349
Interest expense, net		109	42
Income Before Income Taxes		347	308
Income tax (benefit) provision		$ 67	$ 82
Basic Earnings Per Common Share		$ 0.78	$ 0.55
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		$ 0.77	$ 0.54
Other Pension Expense		$ 28	$ (1)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		$ 280	226
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Revenues
Company sales	[1]		1,278
Franchise and license fees and income	[1]		25
Costs and Expenses, Net
Company restaurant expenses	[1]		1,045
General and Administrative Expense	[1]		74
Franchise and license expenses	[1]		12
Refranchising (gain) loss	[1]		(3)
Interest expense, net	[1]		(1)
Income tax (benefit) provision	[1]		$ (50)
Basic Earnings Per Common Share		$ 0	$ 0.33
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		$ 0	$ 0.33
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		$ 0	$ 138	[1]

[1] Includes historical Yum China financial results from January 1, 2016 to February 29, 2016 plus an additional month of expense associated with the license fee paid to YUM to conform to the new YUM reporting calendar.