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Other (Income) Expense (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 21, 2015 | Mar. 22, 2014
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items] |  |
Equity (income) loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliates | $ (9)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | $ (13)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Foreign exchange net (gain) loss and other | 6 yum_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossAndOtherIncomeExpenseBeforeTax | 11 yum_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossAndOtherIncomeExpenseBeforeTax
Other (income) expense | $ (3)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet | $ (2)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet

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