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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination achieved in stages, including equity interests in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date and acquired at the acquisition date.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Represents the number of stores.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Additional consecutive renewal terms of license agreement.

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Percentage of license fees on net sales.

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Description of Business - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Description of Business - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 10, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 Segment	Dec. 31, 2021 Store
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Entity, date of incorporation						Apr. 01, 2016
Entity incorporation, state name						DE
Additional consecutive renewal terms of license agreement						50 years
Percentage of license fees on net sales						3.00%
Number of reportable segments \| Segment						2
Global Offering [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Global offering shares of common stock \| shares	41,910,700
Net proceeds from global offering	$ 2,200
Hangzhou KFC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interest by company		47.00%				47.00%
Hangzhou KFC [Member] \| Scenario Forecast [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interest by company							60.00%
Number stores \| Store							700
Joint Venture [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Joint venture equity interest percentage				65.00%
Joint Venture [Member] \| Lavazza Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Joint venture equity interest percentage		65.00%		35.00%		65.00%
Huang Ji Huang Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of additional equity interest acquired				93.30%
Cash consideration paid to acquire interest				$ 185
Suzhou KFC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of additional equity interest acquired			25.00%		25.00%
Cash consideration paid to acquire interest			$ 149		$ 149
Equity interest in acquiree, including subsequent acquisition, percentage			72.00%		72.00%
Hangzhou Catering [Member]
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Percentage of additional equity interest acquired		28.00%				28.00%
Cash consideration paid to acquire interest		$ 250
Hangzhou Catering [Member] \| Hangzhou KFC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Joint venture equity interest percentage		45.00%				45.00%