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Financial Statement Presentation (Details 2) | 8 Months Ended
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Sep. 03, 2016 Months operating_segments weeks shares
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Fiscal Period Weeks Standard | weeks | 12
Number of periods or months in advance that certain of our international businesses close their books | 1
Fiscal Period Weeks Standard Fourth Quarter | weeks | 16
Number of Reportable Segments | operating_segments | 4
Fiscal period months standard first quarter | 2
Fiscal period months standard second and third quarters | 3
Fiscal period months standard fourth quarter | 4
Number of Yum China Shares distributed for each Yum Share held at spin date | shares | 1
Record date for distribution of Yum China common stock | Oct. 19, 2016

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