Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill

Intangible assets, net and goodwill consist of the following (in millions):

	As of December 31,
	2018							2017
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Identifiable assets subject to amortization:
Franchise agreements	$	705	$	(194	)	$	511	$	725	$	(168	)	$	557
Favorable leases	407		(200		)	207		456		(194		)	262
Subtotal	1,112		(394		)	718		1,181		(362		)	819
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Tim Hortons brand	$	6,259	$	—		$	6,259	$	6,727	$	—		$	6,727
Burger King brand	2,131		—			2,131		2,161		—			2,161
Popeyes brand	1,355		—			1,355		1,355		—			1,355
Subtotal	9,745		—			9,745		10,243		—			10,243
Intangible assets, net						$	10,463						$	11,062
Goodwill
Tim Hortons segment	$	4,038						$	4,326
Burger King segment	602							610
Popeyes segment	846							846
Total	$	5,486						$	5,782

Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expenses on Intangible Assets

As of December 31, 2018, the estimated future amortization expense on identifiable assets subject to amortization is as follows (in millions):

Twelve-months ended December 31,	Amount
2019	$	64
2020	59
2021	55
2022	51
2023	48
Thereafter	441
Total	$	718