Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows (Details 3) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016		Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Total Revenues		$ 1,436	$ 1,518		$ 4,301	$ 4,470
Impact of retrospectively adopting new accounting guidance on Benefit Costs			1			2
Operating Profit		643	398		1,546	1,162
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			218			710
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			422			630
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent		$ 418	$ 640		$ 904	$ 1,340
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		$ 1.18	$ 1.62		$ 2.52	$ 3.27
Unallocated [Member]
Total Revenues		$ (3)	$ (1)		$ (3)	$ (2)
General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Unallocated [Member]
Costs Associated with strategic initiatives		4	30		15	34
Impact of change in reporting calendar [Member]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities						674
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities					0	761
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities					0	(231)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities					0	(186)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		0	$ 422	[1]	0	$ 630	[2]
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			$ 1.07			$ 1.54
Continuing Operations [Member]
Total Revenues		1,436	$ 1,518		4,301	$ 4,470
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities					718	936
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities					489	(127)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities					(1,029)	442
Operating Profit		643	398		1,546	1,162
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		$ 418	$ 218		$ 904	$ 710
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		$ 1.18	$ 0.55		$ 2.52	$ 1.73
Excluding the impact of retrospectively adopting new accounting guidance [Member]
Operating Profit	[3]		$ 397			$ 1,160
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Total Revenues			17			128
Operating Profit			25			24
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			14			1
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			4			(13)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent			$ 18			$ (12)
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			$ 0.06			$ (0.01)
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			0.02			(0.02)
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member]
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			$ 0.04			$ 0.01
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Total Revenues			$ 1,501			$ 4,342
Operating Profit			372			1,136
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			204			709
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			418			643
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent			$ 622			$ 1,352
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			$ 1.56			$ 3.28
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			1.05			1.56
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member]
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share			$ 0.51			$ 1.72

[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] Amount does not reconcile to our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2016 due to the impact of retrospectively adopting a new accounting standard on Benefit Costs of $1 million and $2 million, respectively. See Note 1.