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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 25, 2010
Sep. 03, 2011
LJS and AW
Mar. 19, 2011
LJS and AW
Dec. 29, 2012
LJS and AW
Dec. 31, 2011
LJS and AW
Dec. 31, 2011
U.S. state [Member]
LJS and AW
Dec. 29, 2012
Current Year Operations
Dec. 31, 2011
Current Year Operations
Dec. 25, 2010
Current Year Operations
Dec. 31, 2011
Current Year Operations
LJS and AW
Dec. 31, 2011
Current Year Operations
U.S. state [Member]
LJS and AW
Dec. 29, 2012
Changes in Judgement
Dec. 31, 2011
Changes in Judgement
Dec. 25, 2010
Changes in Judgement
Mar. 24, 2012
Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Non-recurring basis
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Non-recurring basis
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Non-recurring basis
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Little Sheep Group Limited [Member]
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]
U.S. and foreign income before income taxes [Abstract]                                          
U.S. $ 504 $ 266 $ 345                                    
Foreign 1,641 1,393 1,249                                    
Income Before Income Taxes 2,145 [1],[2],[3],[4] 1,659 [1],[2],[3],[5] 1,594 [1],[2],[3]                                    
Details of income tax provision (benefit) [Abstract]                                          
Current: Federal 160 78 155                                    
Current: Foreign 314 374 356                                    
Current: State 35 9 15                                    
Total current income tax provision (benefit) 509 461 526                                    
Deferred: Federal 91 (83) (82)                                    
Deferred: Foreign (57) (40) (29)                                    
Deferred: State (6) (14) 1                                    
Total deferred income tax provision (benefit) 28 (137) (110)                                    
Effective income tax rate 537 324 416                                    
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract]                                          
U.S. federal statutory rate 751 580 558                                    
State income tax, net of federal tax benefit 4 2 12                                    
Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations (165) (218) (235)                                    
Adjustments to reserves and prior years (47) 24 55                                    
Net benefit from LJS and A&W divestitures 0 (72) 0                                    
Change in valuation allowance 14 22 22                                    
Other, net (20) (14) 4                                    
Effective income tax rate 537 324 416                                    
Effective income tax rate reconciliation [Abstract]                                          
U.S. federal statutory rate (in hundredths) 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%                                    
State income tax, net of federal tax benefit (in hundredths) 0.20% 0.10% 0.70%                                    
Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations (in hundredths) (7.70%) (13.10%) (14.70%)                                    
Adjustments to reserves and prior years (in hundredths) (2.20%) 1.40% 3.50%                                    
Net tax benefit from LJS and A&W divestitures (in hundreths) 0.00% (4.30%) 0.00%                                    
Change in valuation allowance (in hundredths) 0.60% 1.30% 1.40%                                    
Other, net (in hundredths) (0.90%) (0.90%) 0.20%                                    
Effective income tax rate (in hundredths) 25.00% 19.50% 26.10%                                    
Changes in valuation allowance [Roll Forward]                                          
Valuation Allowance, Change in Amount                 (16) (15) 25 (45) 4 2 (7) (3)          
Income Tax And Effective Tax Rate [Abstract]                                          
Tax benefit recognized on business divestitures             (117) (8)                          
Tax benefit on net pre-tax losses and other costs related to business divestitures             (32)                            
Pre-tax losses recognized on business divestitures       17 68   86                            
Net tax benefit on business divestitures, including benefit on pre-tax losses and valuation allowance related to capital losses           (104) (104)                            
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep 74 [6] 0 0                           74 74 74 [7] 0 [7] 74
Income tax expense (benefit) related to business combination, step acquisition, equity interest in acquiree, remeasurement gain                                   $ 0      
[1] Includes equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates of $47 million, $47 million and $42 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, for China.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] 2012 includes gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep of $74 million. See Note 4.
[5] 2011 represents net losses resulting from the LJS and A&W divestitures. See Note 4.
[6] See Note 4 for further details on the acquisition of Little Sheep.
[7] See Note 4 for further discussions of Refranchising (gain) loss, including the Pizza Hut UK dine-in refranchising and the acquisition of Little Sheep.