| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues | | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | China | | $ | 6,898 |
| | $ | 5,566 |
| | $ | 4,135 |
| YRI | | 3,281 |
| | 3,192 |
| | 3,039 |
| U.S. | | 3,352 |
| | 3,786 |
| | 4,120 |
| India | | 102 |
| | 82 |
| | 49 |
| | | $ | 13,633 |
| | $ | 12,626 |
| | $ | 11,343 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Operating Profit; Interest Expense, Net; and Income Before Income Taxes | | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | China (b) | | $ | 1,015 |
| | $ | 908 |
| | $ | 755 |
| YRI | | 715 |
| | 673 |
| | 592 |
| U.S. | | 666 |
| | 589 |
| | 668 |
| India | | (1 | ) | | — |
| | (3 | ) | Unallocated Occupancy and other(a)(c) | | 16 |
| | 14 |
| | 9 |
| Unallocated and corporate expenses(a)(d) | | (271 | ) | | (223 | ) | | (194 | ) | Unallocated Closures and impairment expense(a)(e) | | — |
| | (80 | ) | | — |
| Unallocated Other income (expense)(a)(f) | | 76 |
| | 6 |
| | 5 |
| Unallocated Refranchising gain (loss)(a)(g) | | 78 |
| | (72 | ) | | (63 | ) | Operating Profit | | 2,294 |
| | 1,815 |
| | 1,769 |
| Interest expense, net | | (149 | ) | | (156 | ) | | (175 | ) | Income Before Income Taxes | | $ | 2,145 |
| | $ | 1,659 |
| | $ | 1,594 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and Amortization | | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | China | | $ | 332 |
| | $ | 257 |
| | $ | 225 |
| YRI | | 162 |
| | 181 |
| | 156 |
| U.S. | | 141 |
| | 177 |
| | 201 |
| India | | 6 |
| | 5 |
| | 3 |
| Corporate(c) | | 4 |
| | 8 |
| | 4 |
| | | $ | 645 |
| | $ | 628 |
| | $ | 589 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Capital Spending | | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | China | | $ | 655 |
| | $ | 405 |
| | $ | 272 |
| YRI | | 251 |
| | 240 |
| | 249 |
| U.S. | | 173 |
| | 256 |
| | 241 |
| India | | 18 |
| | 16 |
| | 10 |
| Corporate | | 2 |
| | 23 |
| | 24 |
| | | $ | 1,099 |
| | $ | 940 |
| | $ | 796 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Identifiable Assets | | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | China (h) | | $ | 3,752 |
| | $ | 2,527 |
| | $ | 2,289 |
| YRI | | 2,663 |
| | 2,847 |
| | 2,606 |
| U.S. | | 1,844 |
| | 2,070 |
| | 2,398 |
| India | | 68 |
| | 52 |
| | 43 |
| Corporate(i) | | 684 |
| | 1,338 |
| | 980 |
| | | $ | 9,011 |
| | $ | 8,834 |
| | $ | 8,316 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Long-Lived Assets(j) | | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | China | | $ | 2,779 |
| | $ | 1,546 |
| | $ | 1,269 |
| YRI | | 1,561 |
| | 1,600 |
| | 1,523 |
| U.S. | | 1,555 |
| | 1,805 |
| | 2,095 |
| India | | 47 |
| | 35 |
| | 25 |
| Corporate | | 32 |
| | 36 |
| | 52 |
| | | $ | 5,974 |
| | $ | 5,022 |
| | $ | 4,964 |
|
| | (a) | Amounts have not been allocated to the U.S., YRI or China Division segments for performance reporting purposes. |
| | (b) | Includes equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates of $47 million, $47 million and $42 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, for China. |
| | (c) | 2012, 2011 and 2010 include depreciation reductions arising from the impairment of KFC restaurants we offered to sell of $3 million, $10 million and $9 million, respectively. 2012 and 2011 include depreciation reductions arising from the impairment of Pizza Hut UK restaurants we decided to sell in 2011 of $13 million and $3 million, respectively. See Note 4. |
| | (d) | 2012 includes the YUM Retirement Plan settlement charge of $84 million. 2012, 2011 and 2010 include approximately $5 million, $21 million and $9 million, respectively, of charges relating to U.S. general and administrative productivity initiatives and realignment of resources. See Note 4. |
| | (e) | 2011 represents net losses resulting from the LJS and A&W divestitures. See Note 4. |
| | (f) | 2012 includes gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep of $74 million. See Note 4. |
| | (g) | See Note 4 for further discussion of Refranchising gain (loss). |
| | (h) | China includes investments in 3 unconsolidated affiliates totaling $72 million for 2012 and 4 unconsolidated affiliates totaling $167 million and $154 million, for 2011 and 2010, respectively. |
| | (i) | Primarily includes cash, deferred tax assets and property, plant and equipment, net, related to our office facilities. 2011 includes $300 million of restricted cash related to the Little Sheep acquisition. |
| | (j) | Includes property, plant and equipment, net, goodwill, and intangible assets, net. |
See Note 4 for additional operating segment disclosures related to impairment and store closure (income) costs. |
| Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and Amortization | | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | China | | $ | 332 |
| | $ | 257 |
| | $ | 225 |
| YRI | | 162 |
| | 181 |
| | 156 |
| U.S. | | 141 |
| | 177 |
| | 201 |
| India | | 6 |
| | 5 |
| | 3 |
| Corporate(c) | | 4 |
| | 8 |
| | 4 |
| | | $ | 645 |
| | $ | 628 |
| | $ | 589 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Capital Spending | | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | China | | $ | 655 |
| | $ | 405 |
| | $ | 272 |
| YRI | | 251 |
| | 240 |
| | 249 |
| U.S. | | 173 |
| | 256 |
| | 241 |
| India | | 18 |
| | 16 |
| | 10 |
| Corporate | | 2 |
| | 23 |
| | 24 |
| | | $ | 1,099 |
| | $ | 940 |
| | $ | 796 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Identifiable Assets | | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | China (h) | | $ | 3,752 |
| | $ | 2,527 |
| | $ | 2,289 |
| YRI | | 2,663 |
| | 2,847 |
| | 2,606 |
| U.S. | | 1,844 |
| | 2,070 |
| | 2,398 |
| India | | 68 |
| | 52 |
| | 43 |
| Corporate(i) | | 684 |
| | 1,338 |
| | 980 |
| | | $ | 9,011 |
| | $ | 8,834 |
| | $ | 8,316 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Long-Lived Assets(j) | | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | China | | $ | 2,779 |
| | $ | 1,546 |
| | $ | 1,269 |
| YRI | | 1,561 |
| | 1,600 |
| | 1,523 |
| U.S. | | 1,555 |
| | 1,805 |
| | 2,095 |
| India | | 47 |
| | 35 |
| | 25 |
| Corporate | | 32 |
| | 36 |
| | 52 |
| | | $ | 5,974 |
| | $ | 5,022 |
| | $ | 4,964 |
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