Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Rate	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations		$ 122		$ 120
Long-term debt and capital less obligations, including current maturities and debt issuance costs		9,200		9,204
Less Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net		(90)		(79)
Less current maturities of long-term debt		(395)		(66)
Long-term debt		8,715		9,059
Other		9		8
Short-term Debt, including debt issuance costs		404		74
Short-term borrowings		393		66
Less current portion of debt issuance costs and discounts		(11)		(8)
Interest Income (Expense), Net		109	$ 42
Interest Paid		68	$ 25
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Existing [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Senior Notes		2,200		2,200
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Senior Notes	[1]	2,100		2,100
Secured Debt [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Senior Notes		2,288		2,294
Secured Debt [Member] | Securitization Notes [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Senior Notes	[2]	2,288		2,294
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	[1]	500		500
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	[1]	$ 1,990		$ 1,990
Amount of basis points Term Loan B interest rate reduced by due to repricing		75
Principal assigned to existing lenders		$ 1,798
Additional principal assigned to existing lenders		73
Principal assigned to new lenders		119
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		18
Interest Income (Expense), Net		4
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		$ 2
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | Rate		2.00%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Stepdown | Rate		1.75%

[1] We estimated the fair value of the YUM and Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes, Term Loan A Facility, and Term Loan B Facility using market quotes and calculations based on market rates.

[2] We estimated the fair value of the Securitization Notes by obtaining broker quotes from two separate brokerage firms that are knowledgeable about the Company’s Securitization Notes and, at times, trade these notes. The markets in which the Securitization Notes trade are not considered active markets.