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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		36 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax And Effective Tax Rate [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	15.10%		20.20%	13.70%	23.50%
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act [Member]
Income Tax And Effective Tax Rate [Abstract]
Provisional discrete net tax expense (benefit)	$ (16)	$ 434		$ (32)
Equipment [Member] | Franchise and property expenses [Member] | Unallocated and General and administrative expenses [Domain]
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement						$ 115
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Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement			$ 4		$ 12
Tax Year 2018 [Member]
Income Tax And Effective Tax Rate [Abstract]
Limit on deductibility of interest expense				30.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent				21.00%
Tax Year 2017 [Member]
Income Tax And Effective Tax Rate [Abstract]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent				35.00%

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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