CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016		Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues
Total Revenues		$ 1,436	$ 1,518		$ 4,301	$ 4,470
Costs and Expenses, Net
Closures and impairment (income) expenses					3	10
Refranchising (gain) loss		(201)	(21)		(331)	(75)
Operating Profit		643	398		1,546	1,162
Other pension (income) expense		10	(1)		42	(2)
Interest expense, net		109	98		322	191
Income Before Income Taxes		524	301		1,182	973
Income from continuing operations			218			710
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			422			630
Net Income		$ 418	$ 640		$ 904	$ 1,340
Basic Earnings Per Common Share		$ 1.21	$ 1.65		$ 2.58	$ 3.32
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		1.18	1.62		2.52	3.27
Dividends Declared Per Common Share		$ 0	$ 0.51		$ 0.60	$ 1.43
Continuing Operations [Member]
Revenues
Company sales		$ 871	$ 992		$ 2,682	$ 2,951
Franchise and license fees and income		565	526		1,619	1,519
Total Revenues		1,436	1,518		4,301	4,470
Costs and Expenses, Net
Food and paper		275	303		831	897
Payroll and employee benefits		224	260		707	780
Occupancy and other operating expenses		218	268		685	798
Company restaurant expenses		717	831		2,223	2,475
General and Administrative Expense		215	270		699	767
Franchise and license expenses		61	40		161	145
Closures and impairment (income) expenses		1	1		3	10
Refranchising (gain) loss		(201)	(21)		(331)	(75)
Other (income) expense		0	(1)		0	(14)
Total costs and expenses, net		793	1,120		2,755	3,308
Operating Profit		643	398		1,546	1,162
Other pension (income) expense		10	(1)		42	(2)
Interest expense, net		109	98		322	191
Income Before Income Taxes		524	301		1,182	973
Income tax provision		106	83		278	263
Income from continuing operations		$ 418	$ 218		$ 904	$ 710
Basic Earnings Per Common Share		$ 1.21	$ 0.56		$ 2.58	$ 1.76
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		$ 1.18	$ 0.55		$ 2.52	$ 1.73
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Revenues
Company sales			$ 1,848	[1]		$ 4,684	[2]
Franchise and license fees and income			35	[1]		90	[2]
Costs and Expenses, Net
Company restaurant expenses			1,488	[1]		3,896	[2]
General and Administrative Expense			111	[1]		297	[2]
Franchise and license expenses			15	[1]		40	[2]
Closures and impairment (income) expenses			5	[1]		36	[2]
Refranchising (gain) loss			(3)	[1]		(8)	[2]
Interest expense, net			(4)	[1]		(7)	[2]
Income tax provision	[3]		(143)	[1]		(76)	[2]
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		$ 0	$ 422	[1]	$ 0	$ 630	[2]
Basic Earnings Per Common Share			$ 1.09			$ 1.56
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			$ 1.07			$ 1.54

[1] Includes historical Yum China financial results from June 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016.

[2] Includes historical Yum China financial results from January 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016, plus an additional month of expense associated with the license fee paid to YUM to conform to the new YUM reporting calendar.

[3] Includes a tax benefit of $233 million recognized in the third quarter of 2016 related to previously recorded losses associated with our former Little Sheep business. The tax benefit associated with these losses was able to be recognized as a result of legal entity restructuring in anticipation of the Separation.