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Financial Statement Presentation (Details 2)	8 Months Ended
	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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