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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
|  | China |  | YRI |  | U.S. |  | India |  | Worldwide
Balance as of December 25, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, gross |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 269 |  |  | $ | 348 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 702 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  | — |  |  | (17 | ) |  | (26 | ) |  | — |  |  | (43 | )
Goodwill, net |  | 85 |  |  | 252 |  |  | 322 |  |  | — |  |  | 659 |
Acquisitions (a) |  | — |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Disposals and other, net(b) |  | 3 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | — |  |  | (10 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2011(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, gross |  | 88 |  |  | 299 |  |  | 311 |  |  | — |  |  | 698 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  | — |  |  | (17 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17 | )
Goodwill, net |  | 88 |  |  | 282 |  |  | 311 |  |  | — |  |  | 681 |
Acquisitions(d) |  | 376 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 376 |
Disposals and other, net(b) |  | 2 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | — |  |  | (23 | )
Balance as of December 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, gross |  | 466 |  |  | 288 |  |  | 297 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,051 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  | — |  |  | (17 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17 | )
Goodwill, net |  | $ | 466 |  |  | $ | 271 |  |  | $ | 297 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,034 |
(a) | We recorded goodwill in our YRI segment related to the acquisition of 68 stores in South Africa. See Note 4.
(b) | Disposals and other, net includes the impact of foreign currency translation on existing balances and goodwill write-offs associated with refranchising.
(c) | As a result of the LJS and A&W divestitures in 2011, we disposed of $26 million of goodwill assigned to our LJS and A&W reporting unit that was previously fully impaired. Goodwill that was assigned to our KFC U.S. and Taco Bell U.S. reporting units upon the acquisition of LJS and A&W and that has not been previously included in the carrying amounts of restaurants disposed of was not impaired, totals approximately $130 million and remains on our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 29, 2012.
(d)We recorded goodwill of $376 million related to our acquisition of Little Sheep. See Note 4.
Schedule Of Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class [Text Block] | Intangible assets, net for the years ended 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Definite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reacquired franchise rights |  | $ | 163 |  |  | $ | (47 | ) |  | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | (33 | )
Franchise contract rights |  | 131 |  |  | (84 | ) |  | 130 |  |  | (77 | )
Lease tenancy rights |  | 57 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 58 |  |  | (12 | )
Favorable operating leases |  | 21 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 29 |  |  | (13 | )
Other |  | 51 |  |  | (19 | ) |  | 33 |  |  | (14 | )
|  | $ | 423 |  |  | $ | (173 | ) |  | $ | 417 |  |  | $ | (149 | )
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
KFC trademark |  | $ | 31 |  |  |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  |
Little Sheep trademark |  | 409 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |
|  | $ | 440 |  |  |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  |

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