Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Nov. 03, 2021
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001673358
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Type	10-Q
Trading Symbol	YUMC
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2021
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		428,126,907
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-37762
Entity Tax Identification Number	81-2421743
Entity Address, Address Line One	7100 Corporate Drive
Entity Address, City or Town	Plano
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	75024
City Area Code	469
Local Phone Number	980-2898
Entity Address, Country	US
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited [Member]
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	9987
Other Address [Member]
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Address, Address Line One	Yum China Building
Entity Address, City or Town	Shanghai
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	200030
Entity Address, Country	CN
Entity Address, Address Line Two	20 Tian Yao Qiao Road