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Restaurant Information by Ownership Type (Detail) - Restaurant	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	37,011	36,504
Franchisee percentage ownership	90.00%
Franchised
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	31,936	30,367
Franchised | Conventional franchised
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	21,317	21,329
Franchised | Developmental licensed
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	7,263	5,674
Franchised | Affiliated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	3,356	3,364
Company-operated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	5,075	6,137
China and Hong Kong Held for Sale [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	2,700
Businesses held for sale, ownership percentage to be retained	20.00%
China and Hong Kong Held for Sale [Member] | Company-operated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	1,800

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