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Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS") (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 11, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share Table

	Quarter ended								Year to date
	6/11/2011				6/12/2010				6/11/2011				6/12/2010
Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.	$	316			$	286			$	580			$	527
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)	471				473				472				474
Effect of dilutive share-based employee compensation	13				12				13				11
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)	484				485				485				485
Basic EPS	$	0.67			$	0.61			$	1.23			$	1.11
Diluted EPS	$	0.65			$	0.59			$	1.20			$	1.09
Unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (in millions) excluded from the diluted EPS computation(a)	4.7				0.9				3.5				4.7

(a) These unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented.

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