Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Discontinued Operations [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the financial results of the Company’s discontinued operations:

	2016(a)
Company sales	$	5,667
Franchise and property revenues	109
Company restaurant expenses	(4,766		)
G&A expenses(b)	(406		)
Franchise and property expenses	(45		)
Other income (expense)(c)	(8		)
Refranchising gain	12
Interest income, net	8
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes	571
Income tax benefit(d)	65
Income from discontinued operations - including noncontrolling interests	636
Income from discontinued operations - noncontrolling interests	(11		)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	625

(a) Includes Yum China financial results from January 1, 2016 to October 31, 2016.

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

(c) Includes store closure and impairment expenses and equity income from KFC franchisees in which Yum China owns a minority interest.

(d)

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.