Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations		$ 71		$ 71
Long-term debt and capital less obligations, including current maturities and debt issuance costs		10,148		10,167
Less Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net		(81)		(85)
Less current maturities of long-term debt		(331)		(331)
Other Short-term Borrowings		17		0
Short-term Debt, excluding debt issuance costs		348		331
Long-term debt		9,736		9,751
Short-term borrowings		338		321
Less current portion of debt issuance costs and discounts		(10)		(10)
Interest Income (Expense), Net		(115)	$ (107)
Interest Paid, Including Capitalized Interest, Operating and Investing Activities		72	$ 71
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Existing [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Senior Notes		1,875		1,875
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Senior Notes	[1]	2,850		2,850
Secured Debt [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Senior Notes		2,920		2,928
Secured Debt [Member] | Securitization Notes [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Senior Notes	[2]	2,920		2,928
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	[1]	482		488
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		$ 1,950		$ 1,955	[1]

[1] We estimated the fair value of the YUM and Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes, Term Loan A Facility, and Term Loan B Facility using market quotes and calculations based on market rates.

[2] We estimated the fair value of the Securitization Notes by obtaining broker quotes from two separate brokerage firms that are knowledgeable about the Company’s Securitization Notes and, at times, trade these notes. The markets in which the Securitization Notes trade are not considered active markets.