Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenues
Total revenues		$ 5,652	$ 5,597	$ 5,688
Costs and Expenses, Net
Company restaurant expenses		1,506	1,235	1,634
General and administrative expenses		1,064	917	895
Franchise and property expenses		145	180	188
Franchise advertising and other services expense		1,314	1,368	1,208
Refranchising (gain) loss		(34)	(37)	(540)
Other (income) expense		154	4	7
Total costs and expenses, net		4,149	3,667	3,392
Operating Profit		1,503	1,930	2,296
Investment (income) expense, net	[1]	(74)	67	(9)
Other Pension (income) expense	[1]	14	4	14
Interest expense, net	[1]	(543)	(486)	(452)
Income before income taxes		1,020	1,373	1,839
Income tax provision		116	79	297
Net Income		$ 904	$ 1,294	$ 1,542
Basic Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)		$ 2.99	$ 4.23	$ 4.80
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)		2.94	4.14	4.69
Dividends Declared Per Common Share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.88	$ 1.68	$ 1.44
Company Sales
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 1,810	$ 1,546	$ 2,000
Franchise and property revenue [Member]
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		2,510	2,660	2,482
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 1,332	$ 1,391	$ 1,206

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