Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2018		Sep. 30, 2018		Jun. 30, 2018		Mar. 31, 2018		Dec. 31, 2017		Sep. 30, 2017		Jun. 30, 2017		Mar. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2018		Dec. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2016
Revenues
Total revenues																		$ 5,688				$ 6,356
Costs and Expenses, Net
Cost of Goods and Services Sold																		1,634
General and administrative expenses																		895
Franchisor Costs																		188		$ 237		201
Cooperative Advertising Expense																		1,208		0		0
Refranchising (gain) loss		$ (255)		$ (100)		$ (29)		$ (156)		$ (752)		$ (201)		$ (19)		$ (111)		(540)		(1,083)		(163)
Operating Profit																		2,296		2,761		1,682
Investment Income, Net																		(9)		(5)		(2)
Other Pension (income) expense	[1],[2]																	14		47		32
Interest expense, net	[1]																	452		445		307
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes																		1,839		2,274		1,345
Income tax provision																		297
Income from continuing operations																						1,018
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax																						625
Net Income										$ 436		$ 418		$ 206		$ 280		$ 1,542		$ 1,340		$ 1,643
Basic Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)																		$ 4.80		$ 3.86		$ 4.17
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)																		4.69		3.77		4.10
Dividends Declared Per Common Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.36		$ 0.36		$ 0.36		$ 0.36		$ 0.30		$ 0		$ 0.30		$ 0.30		$ 1.44		$ 0.90		$ 1.73
Continuing Operations [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues		$ 1,558		$ 1,391		$ 1,368		$ 1,371		$ 1,577		$ 1,436		$ 1,448		$ 1,417		$ 5,688		$ 5,878		$ 6,356
Costs and Expenses, Net
Cost of Goods and Services Sold																		1,634		2,954		3,489
General and administrative expenses																		895		999		1,129
Closures and impairment (income) expenses																		6		3		15
Refranchising (gain) loss																		(540)		(1,083)		(163)
Other (income) expense																		7		10		18
Operating Expenses																		3,392		3,117		4,674
Operating Profit		741	[3]	553	[3]	449	[3]	553	[3]	$ 1,215	[4]	$ 643	[4]	$ 419	[4]	$ 484	[4]	2,296	[3]	2,761	[4]	1,682
Other Pension (income) expense																		14		47		32
Interest expense, net																		452		445		307
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes																		1,839		2,274		1,345
Income tax provision																		297		934		327
Income from continuing operations		$ 334		$ 454		$ 321		$ 433										$ 1,542		$ 1,340		$ 1,018
Basic Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.07		$ 1.43		$ 0.99		$ 1.30		$ 1.29		$ 1.21		$ 0.59		$ 0.78		$ 4.80		$ 3.86		$ 2.58
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.04		$ 1.40		$ 0.97		$ 1.27		$ 1.26		$ 1.18		$ 0.58		$ 0.77		$ 4.69		$ 3.77		$ 2.54
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Costs and Expenses, Net
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	[5]																					$ 4,766
General and administrative expenses	[5],[6]																					406
Franchisor Costs	[5]																					45
Refranchising (gain) loss	[5]																					(12)
Other (income) expense	[5],[7]																					(8)
Interest expense, net	[5]																					(8)
Income tax provision	[5],[8]																					(65)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax																		$ 0		$ 0		$ 625	[5]
Basic Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)																						$ 1.59
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)																						$ 1.56
Product [Member]
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 477		$ 499		$ 512		$ 512		$ 890		$ 871		$ 909		$ 902		2,000		3,572		$ 4,189
Product [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[5]																					5,667
Franchise and property revenue [Member]
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		709		605		584		584		$ 687		$ 565		$ 539		$ 515		2,482		2,306		2,167
Franchise and property revenue [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[5]																					109
Advertising [Member]
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 372		$ 287		$ 272		$ 275										$ 1,206		$ 0		$ 0

[1] Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.

[2] Amounts in 2017 include a non-cash charge of $22 million related to the adjustment of certain historical deferred vested liability balances in our qualified U.S. plan. See Note 5.

[3] Includes net gains from refranchising initiatives of $156 million, $29 million, $100 million and $255 million in the first, second, third and fourth quarters, respectively.

[4] Includes net gains from refranchising initiatives of $111 million, $19 million, $201 million and $752 million in the first, second, third and fourth quarters, respectively.

[5] Includes Yum China financial results from January 1, 2016 to October 31, 2016.

[6] Includes costs incurred to execute the Separation of $68 million for 2016. Such costs primarily relate to transaction advisors, legal and other consulting fees.

[7] Includes store closure and impairment expenses and equity income from KFC franchisees in which Yum China owns a minority interest.

[8] During 2016, we recorded a tax benefit of $233 million related to previously recorded losses associated with our Little Sheep business. The tax benefit associated with these losses was able to be recognized as a result of legal entity restructuring completed in anticipation of the Separation.