Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) restaurants		Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) restaurants		Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Proceeds from refranchising of restaurants		$ 395				$ 716		$ 147
Refranchising (gain) loss		(201)		$ (21)		(331)		(75)
Interest Income (Expense), Net		(109)		(98)		(322)		(191)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent				422				630
KFC Global Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss		(50)	[1]	2		(8)	[1]	3
Unallocated [Member]
Franchise Revenue	[2]	(3)		(1)		(3)		(2)
Refranchising (gain) loss		(201)		(21)		(331)		(75)
Cost of Goods Sold	[3]	5		0		5		0
General and Administrative Expense	[4]	(45)		(78)		(167)		(180)
Franchise Costs	[2]	(5)		1		(21)		(15)
Pizza Hut Global Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss		27	[5]	(9)		40	[5]	(63)
Taco Bell Global Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss		(178)	[6]	(14)		$ (363)	[6]	(15)
TURKEY | KFC Global Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss		51						51
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Pizza Hut Global Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss		$ 25						25
Refranchising (gain) loss
Number of Restaurants Refranchised | restaurants		209				574
Continuing Operations [Member]
Company sales		$ 871		992		$ 2,682		2,951
Franchise Revenue		565		526		1,619		1,519
Refranchising (gain) loss		(201)		(21)		(331)		(75)
Cost of Goods Sold		(717)		(831)		(2,223)		(2,475)
General and Administrative Expense		(215)		(270)		(699)		(767)
Franchise Costs		(61)		(40)		(161)		(145)
Interest Income (Expense), Net		(109)		(98)		(322)		(191)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		106		83		278		263
Continuing Operations [Member] | CHINA
Discontinued Operation, Amount of Continuing Cash Flows after Disposal		63				167
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Company sales				1,848	[7]			4,684	[8]
Franchise Revenue				35	[7]			90	[8]
Refranchising (gain) loss				(3)	[7]			(8)	[8]
Cost of Goods Sold				(1,488)	[7]			(3,896)	[8]
General and Administrative Expense				(111)	[7]			(297)	[8]
Franchise Costs				(15)	[7]			(40)	[8]
Other Income				18	[7]			44	[8]
Interest Income (Expense), Net				4	[7]			7	[8]
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	[9]			289	[7]			564	[8]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	[10]			(143)	[7]			(76)	[8]
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest				432	[7]			640	[8]
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest				(10)	[7]			(10)	[8]
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		$ 0		422	[7]	$ 0		630	[8]
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent				4				(13)
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] | CHINA
Franchise Revenue				64				189
Value Added Tax				$ 4				12
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | KFC Global Division [Member]
Number of Restaurants Held For Sale | restaurants		520
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Unallocated [Member]
Depreciation		$ 5						5
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Pizza Hut Global Division [Member]
Refranchising (gain) loss		$ 12						$ 12

[1] During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, KFC refranchising gains related primarily to the sale of restaurants in the Netherlands and Australia. These gains were partially offset by a loss recorded related to our planned refranchising of KFC Turkey, which was classified as held-for-sale during the quarter ended September 30, 2017. While the sales price we expect to receive for KFC Turkey exceeds the carrying value of the restaurants being sold, this pending transaction would represent a substantially complete liquidation of our KFC Turkey foreign entity. Accordingly, we are required to include accumulated translation losses associated with our KFC Turkey business within our held-for-sale impairment evaluations. As such, we recorded a $51 million non-cash charge within Refranchising (gain) loss that represents the excess of the book value of our KFC Turkey business, which included the accumulated translation losses and a proportionate amount of the KFC Turkey goodwill balance, over the expected sales price.

[2] Represents costs associated with the KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement and the Pizza Hut U.S. Transformation Agreement. See Note 5.

[3] Represents depreciation reductions arising from KFC restaurants we offered to sell. See Note 5.

[4] Amounts include charges associated with YUM's Strategic Transformation Initiatives of $4 million and $15 million for the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $30 million and $34 million, respectively, for the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2016. Year to date 2017 amounts also include non-cash charges associated with share-based compensation of $18 million. See Note 5.

[5] During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, we recorded a $25 million Refranchising loss related to executing a master franchising agreement that consolidated our existing Pizza Hut Korea franchise base under a single master franchisee. This loss included writing off $12 million of accumulated translation losses as this transaction resulted in a substantially complete liquidation of our Pizza Hut Korea foreign entity.

[6] Net refranchising gains for Taco Bell Division for both the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2017, relate to refranchising Taco Bell restaurants in the U.S.

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

[8] 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.

[9] Includes costs incurred to execute the Separation of $7 million and $25 million for the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2016. Such costs primarily related to transaction advisors, legal and other consulting fees.

[10] 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.