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Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 05, 2015 | Jun. 13, 2015 | Mar. 21, 2015 | Sep. 07, 2013 | Mar. 24, 2012 | Dec. 26, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 26, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Feb. 01, 2012
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10 | $ (33) | $ (100) |
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement |  | $ 21 | $ 8 | $ 2 |  |  | $ 41 |  |  | 125 |  |  |
Franchise and license expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 242 | 160 | 158 |
Store closure (income) costs(a) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8) | 3 | (5) |
Business Combination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9) | (28) | (99) |
Goodwill impairment loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 160 |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 550 |  |  |  |
Losses and other costs related to the extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (120) | 0 | 0 | 120 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 118 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Unsecured Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 599 |  |  |  |
Pension settlement charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) | (6) |  |
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87 | 69 | 41 |
Closure and impairment (income) expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (79) | (535) | (331) |
Carrying value of goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 656 | $ 700 | 889 | 656 | 700 | 889 |
Closures and impairment (income) expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Closure and impairment (income) expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79 | 72 | 36 |
MEXICO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales, Cash Proceeds Received for Assets Derecognized, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 |  |  | 58 |  |  |
Activity related to reserves for remaining lease obligations for closed stores [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |
INDIA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Store closure (income) costs(a) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Closure and impairment (income) expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Taco Bell Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Store closure (income) costs(a) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) | 0 | 0 |
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Closure and impairment (income) expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Pizza Hut Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Store closure (income) costs(a) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) | 1 | (3) |
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Closure and impairment (income) expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 5 | 0 |
CHINA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Store closure (income) costs(a) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6) | 0 | (1) |
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70 | 54 | 31 |
Closure and impairment (income) expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64 | 54 | 30 |
KFC Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Store closure (income) costs(a) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | (1) |
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Closure and impairment (income) expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 9 | 3 |
KFC Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 | (18) | (8) |
KFC Global Division [Member] | MEXICO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Activity related to reserves for remaining lease obligations for closed stores [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |
Rental income transferred to buyer of held for sale property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 |  |
Unallocated and General and administrative expenses [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Occupancy Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Franchise and license expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |
China Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13) | (17) | (5) |
Business Combination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment loss | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 160 |  |
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85 | 89 | 256 | 85 | 89 | 256 |
India Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Business Combination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1 | 2 | $ 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Pizza Hut Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss | [2],[4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55 | 4 | (3) |
Pizza Hut Global Division [Member] | MEXICO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Activity related to reserves for remaining lease obligations for closed stores [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |
Rental income transferred to buyer of held for sale property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |
Pizza Hut Global Division [Member] | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |
Taco Bell Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (65) | (4) | (84) |
Little Sheep Group Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional percentage of ownership acquired (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.00%
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  | $ (540) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash acquired due to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | $ 44 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93.00% |  |  | 93.00% |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00%
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Fair Value Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 |  |  | 58 |  |
Indefinite-Lived Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 342 |  |  | 342 |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill) |  |  |  |  | $ 69 |  |  | 284 |  |  | 284 | 69 |
Goodwill impairment loss |  |  |  |  | 222 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 160 | 222 |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  | $ 4 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 14 | 4 |
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5 |  |  | $ 5 | 0 |
Little Sheep Franchise Revenue Growth |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.00% |  |
Little Sheep Franchise Unit Openings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 |  |
Little Sheep Franchise unit annual closures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |
Impairment effect on tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (76) | (18) |
Loss attributable to non-controlling interest resulting from Little Sheep Acquisition and Subsequent Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 | 19 |
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (463) | (295) |
Activity related to reserves for remaining lease obligations for closed stores [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) from Little Sheep Acquistion and Subsequent Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 361 | $ 258 |
Little Sheep [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-Lived Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400
Facility Actions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 375
Advertising [Domain] | KFC Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 60 |  |  |
Advertising [Domain] | 2015 [Domain] | KFC Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10 |  |  |
[1] | Store closure (income) costs include the net gain or loss on sales of real estate on which we formerly operated a Company-owned restaurant that was closed, lease reserves established when we cease using a property under an operating lease and subsequent adjustments to those reserves and other facility-related expenses from previously closed stores. Remaining lease obligations for closed stores were not material at December 26, 2015 or December 27, 2014.
[2] | In 2010 we refranchised our then-remaining Company-operated restaurants in Mexico. To the extent we owned it, we did not sell the real estate related to certain of these restaurants, instead leasing it to the franchisee. During 2015, we sold the real estate for approximately $58 million. While these proceeds exceeded the book value of the real estate, the sale represented a substantial liquidation of our Mexican foreign entities under GAAP. As such, the accumulated translation losses associated with our Mexican business were included in our loss on the sale. We recorded charges of $80 million representing the excess of the sum of the book value of the real estate and other related assets and our accumulated translation losses over the sales price. Consistent with the classification of the original market refranchising transaction, these charges were classified as Refranchising (gain) loss. Refranchising losses of $40 million were associated with both the KFC and Pizza Hut Divisions.Our KFC and Pizza Hut Divisions earned approximately $2 million and $1 million, respectively, of rental income in 2015 and $3 million and $1 million, respectively, of rental income in 2014 related to this real estate that transferred to the buyer subsequent to the sale of the real estate. We continue to earn U.S. dollar-denominated franchise fees, most of which are sales-based royalties, under our existing franchise contracts with our Mexico franchisee.
[3] | China Accumulated impairment losses represent Little Sheep impairment, of which $160 million was recorded in 2014. See Note 4.
[4] | During 2015 we recognized charges of $16 million within Refranchising (gain) loss associated with the refranchising of our company-owned Pizza Hut restaurants in Korea. While additional gains or losses may occur as the refranchising plans move forward, such amounts are not expected to be material at this time.

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