Earnings (Loss) Per Unit/Share - Additional Information (Detail) - shares	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Class B Exchangeable Limited Partnership Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]
Net income (loss) allocation percentage	56.70%	56.70%
Partnership exchangeable units, units issued	265,041,783	265,041,783	265,041,783
Burger King Worldwide [Member]
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Conversion basis		One-for-one

Describe the conversion features of common stock if such stock is convertible. That is, shares of common stock into which another convertible security was converted, or shares of common stock into which another class of common stock was converted.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 6

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21506-112644

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.29)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 30

-Article 5

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