Other (Income) Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2020		Mar. 31, 2020	[1]	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss and other (income) expense, before tax	[1]	$ (6)				$ 0	$ (2)	$ 5
Other (income) expense		4				(1)	154	5
yum:ClosuresAndImpairmentIncomeExpense	[2]	10				$ (1)	156	0
Asset Impairment Charges							156	0
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Assets held for sale		10					10		$ 25
Goodwill [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		5	[1]	$ 139			144
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		$ 5	[1]				$ 11
Other Income and Expenses [Domain]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability								$ 8

[1] (a)    The year to date ended September 30, 2019 includes the settlement of contingent consideration associated with our 2013 acquisition of the KFC Turkey and Pizza Hut Turkey businesses of $8 million.

[2] (b)    The quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2020 includes charges of $5 million and $144 million, respectively, related to the impairment of Habit Burger Grill goodwill. See Note 2. The quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2020 also includes charges of $5 million and $11 million, respectively, related to the write-off of software no longer being used.