Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Note 2 – Basis of Presentation

Our preparation of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

We have prepared the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary to present fairly our financial position as of September 30, 2019, results of our operations and comprehensive income for the quarters and years to date ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and cash flows for the years to date ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. Our results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto defined and included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on February 27, 2019.

Through the acquisition of Daojia in 2017, the Company also acquired a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and subsidiaries of the VIE effectively controlled by Daojia. There exists a parent-subsidiary relationship between Daojia and its VIE as a result of certain exclusive agreements that require Daojia to consolidate its VIE and subsidiaries of the VIE because Daojia is the primary beneficiary that possesses the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and has the obligation to absorb substantially all of the profits and all of the expected losses of the VIE. The acquired VIE and its subsidiaries were considered immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate. The results of Daojia’s operations have been included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements since the acquisition date.

During the first quarter of 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of an additional 36% equity interest in an unconsolidated affiliate that operates KFC stores in Wuxi, China (“Wuxi KFC”), for cash consideration of approximately $98 million, increasing the Company’s equity interest to 83%, allowing the Company to consolidate the entity. The acquisition was considered immaterial. We began consolidating Wuxi KFC upon the completion of acquisition.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02” or “ASC 842”), which increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The FASB subsequently issued amendments to clarify the implementation guidance. The Company adopted these standards on January 1, 2019, using a modified retrospective method for leases that exist at, or are entered into after, January 1, 2019, and has not recast the comparative periods presented in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, we elected the package of practical expedients that allowed us to not reassess: (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (2) lease classification for any expired or existing leases and (3) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases. We also elected the hindsight practical expedient to determine the reasonably certain lease term for existing leases.

Upon the adoption of ASC 842, the Company recognized right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities of approximately $2.0 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively, for operating leases of the land and/or building of our restaurants and office spaces based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. In addition, an impairment charge of $60 million (net of related impact on deferred taxes and noncontrolling interests) on ROU assets arising from existing operating leases as of January 1, 2019 was recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings, as the additional impairment charge would have been recorded before adoption had the operating lease ROU assets been recognized at the time of impairment.

The following table summarizes the effect on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as a result of adopting ASC 842.

	December 31, 2018			Effect of adoption				January 1, 2019
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,266						$	1,266
Short-term investments		122							122
Accounts receivable, net		80							80
Inventories, net		307							307
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		177			(39	)	(a)		138
Total Current Assets		1,952			(39	)			1,913
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,615			(1	)			1,614
Operating lease right-of-use assets		—			1,997		(b)		1,997
Goodwill		266							266
Intangible assets, net		116			(2	)	(c)		114
Deferred income taxes		89			19		(d)		108
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		81			(1	)			80
Other assets		491			(4	)	(c)		487
Total Assets	$	4,610		$	1,969			$	6,579
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING    INTEREST AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	1,199		$	320		(e)	$	1,519
Income taxes payable		54							54
Total Current Liabilities		1,253			320				1,573
Non-current operating lease liabilities		—			1,860		(f)		1,860
Non-current finance lease liabilities		25			—				25
Other liabilities		355			(148	)	(g)		207
Total Liabilities		1,633			2,032				3,665
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest		1							1
Equity
Common stock		4							4
Treasury stock		(460	)						(460	)
Additional paid-in capital		2,402							2,402
Retained earnings		944			(60	)	(h)		884
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(17	)						(17	)
Total Equity – Yum China Holdings, Inc.		2,873			(60	)			2,813
Noncontrolling interests		103			(3	)	(i)		100
Total Equity		2,976			(63	)			2,913
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest    and Equity	$	4,610		$	1,969			$	6,579

(a) Represents the current portion of prepaid rent reclassified to operating lease ROU assets.

(b) Represents the net result of capitalization of operating lease payments and reclassification of prepaid rent, initial direct cost, deferred rent accrual and lease incentives, and offset by impairment of operating lease ROU assets that existed prior to the date of adoption.

(c) Represents initial direct cost, favorable lease and non-current prepaid rent reclassified to operating lease ROU assets.

(d) Represents the deferred tax impact related to impairment of operating lease ROU assets.

(e) Represents recognition of the current portion of operating lease liabilities, offset by the reclassification of accrued rental payments and the current portion of deferred rent accrual to operating lease ROU assets.

(f) Represents recognition of the non-current operating lease liabilities.

(g) Represents reclassification of the non-current portion of deferred rent accrual and lease incentives to operating lease ROU assets.

(h) Represents an impairment charge on operating lease ROU assets arising from existing operating leases as of January 1, 2019, net of related impact on deferred taxes and noncontrolling interests, with a corresponding reduction to the carrying amount of operating lease ROU assets. The impairment charge was recorded for those restaurants under operating leases with full impairment on the long-lived assets before January 1, 2019, as the additional impairment charge would have been recorded before January 1, 2019 had the operating lease ROU assets been recognized at the time of impairment.

(i) Represents impairment of operating lease ROU assets attributable to noncontrolling interests.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2018-02”). The new guidance allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) and will improve the usefulness of information reported to financial statement users. ASU 2018-02 is effective for the Company from January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We adopted the standard on January 1, 2019, and such adoption did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). The new guidance largely aligns the accounting for share-based awards issued to employees and non-employees. Existing guidance for employee awards will apply to nonemployee share-based transactions with limited exceptions. The new guidance also clarifies that any share-based payment awards issued to customers should be evaluated under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2018-07 is effective for the Company from January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We adopted the standard on January 1, 2019, and such adoption did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Certain prior period items in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation to facilitate comparison.