Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows (Details 3) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2016
Total Revenues		$ 1,417	$ 1,443
Impact of retrospectively adopting new accounting guidance on Benefit Costs			1
Impact on Total Assets due to Change in Reporting Calendar					$ 25
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities		288	309
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities		104	(67)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities		(629)	(378)
Operating Profit		484	349
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			226
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			138
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent		$ 280	$ 364
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		$ 0.77	$ 0.87
General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Unallocated [Member]
Costs Associated with strategic initiatives		$ 7
U.S. Pension Plans | Other pension (income) expense [Member]
Pension data adjustment	[1]	22	$ 0
Impact of change in reporting calendar [Member]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			10
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities			6
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			94
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities		0	338
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities		0	(128)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities		0	43
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		$ 0	$ 138	[2]
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		$ 0	$ 0.33
Continuing Operations [Member]
Total Revenues		$ 1,417	$ 1,443
Operating Profit		484	349
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		$ 280	$ 226
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		$ 0.77	$ 0.54
Excluding the impact of retrospectively adopting new accounting guidance [Member]
Operating Profit	[3]		$ 350
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Total Revenues			79
Operating Profit			(6)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			(14)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			(13)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent			$ (27)
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			$ (0.06)
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			(0.03)
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member]
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			$ (0.03)
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Total Revenues			$ 1,364
Operating Profit			356
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			240
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			151
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent			$ 391
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			$ 0.93
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			0.36
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member]
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			$ 0.57

[1] Reflects a non-cash, out-of-year charge related to the adjustment of certain historical deferred vested liability balances in the Plan during the quarter ended March 31, 2017. This charge was recorded in Other pension (income) expense. See Note 5.

[2] 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.

[3] Amount does not reconcile to our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income due to the $1 million impact of retrospectively adopting a new accounting standard on Benefit Costs. See Note 1.