Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Unallocated [Member]
Costs Associated with strategic initiatives	$ 7
Franchise and license expenses [Member] | Unallocated and General and administrative expenses [Domain]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	3	$ 9		$ 98
Franchise and license expenses [Member] | 2015 to 2018 [Domain] | Unallocated and General and administrative expenses [Domain]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	120
Franchise and license expenses [Member] | 2016 [Domain] | Unallocated and General and administrative expenses [Domain]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	20
Incremental Advertising [Domain] | KFC Global Division [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	4		$ 30
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] | 2018 [Member] | KFC Global Division [Member]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement	$ 10