Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Facility Actions [Line Items]
Closure and impairment expenses		$ (78)	$ (64)	$ (517)
Exclude Little Sheep Impairment Losses in Twenty Fourteen and Incremental Restaurant-Level Impairment upon Spin-Off the Separation in Twenty Sixteen [Member]
Facility Actions [Line Items]
Store closure income (costs)	[1]	9	6
Store impairment charges		(70)	(70)	(54)
Closure and impairment expenses		(61)	(64)	(54)
KFC [Member] | Exclude Little Sheep Impairment Losses in Twenty Fourteen and Incremental Restaurant-Level Impairment upon Spin-Off the Separation in Twenty Sixteen [Member]
Facility Actions [Line Items]
Store closure income (costs)	[1]	7	7	2
Store impairment charges		(48)	(57)	(43)
Closure and impairment expenses		(41)	(50)	(41)
Pizza Hut Casual Dining [Member] | Exclude Little Sheep Impairment Losses in Twenty Fourteen and Incremental Restaurant-Level Impairment upon Spin-Off the Separation in Twenty Sixteen [Member]
Facility Actions [Line Items]
Store closure income (costs)	[1]	1	2	1
Store impairment charges		(18)	(10)	(3)
Closure and impairment expenses		(17)	(8)	(2)
All Other Segments [Member] | Exclude Little Sheep Impairment Losses in Twenty Fourteen and Incremental Restaurant-Level Impairment upon Spin-Off the Separation in Twenty Sixteen [Member]
Facility Actions [Line Items]
Store closure income (costs)	[1]	1	(3)	(3)
Store impairment charges		(4)	(3)	(8)
Closure and impairment expenses		$ (3)	$ (6)	$ (11)

[1] Store closure income (costs) include lease reserves established when we cease using a property under an operating lease and subsequent adjustments to those reserves, other facility-related expenses from previously closed stores and proceeds from forced store closures. Remaining lease obligations for the closed stores were not material at December 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015.