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Description of Business (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) operating_segments restaurants countries_and_territiories		Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Approximate Number Of System Units | restaurants	43,500
Percent Of System Units Located Outside United States	58.00%
Approximate Number Of Countries And Territories Where System Units Are Located | countries_and_territiories	135
Number of Operating Segments | operating_segments	3
Operating Profit	$ 1,625		$ 1,402	$ 1,517
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	5,447	[1]	1,200	820
KFC Global Division [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Profit	874		832	876
Pizza Hut Global Division [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Profit	370		347	347
Taco Bell Global Division [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Profit	$ 593		536	478
Impact of India Integration into Other Brand Divisions [Member] | KFC Global Division [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			105	128
Operating Profit			(16)	(6)
Impact of India Integration into Other Brand Divisions [Member] | Pizza Hut Global Division [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			8	11
Operating Profit			1	(1)
Impact of India Integration into Other Brand Divisions [Member] | Taco Bell Global Division [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			3	2
Operating Profit			$ (3)	$ (2)
[1] Includes the effect of $45 million in share repurchases (0.7 million shares) with trade dates prior to December 31, 2016 but settlement dates subsequent to December 31, 2016.

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