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Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Jan. 01, 2018
Pizza Hut Global Division [Member] | Incremental Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Costs associated with PH U.S. Acceleration Agreement | $ 12.5 |  |  |  |
Franchise and property expenses [Member] | Pizza Hut Global Division [Member] | Incremental Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Costs associated with PH U.S. Acceleration Agreement | 12.5 | $ 25.0 |  |  |
Incremental Advertising [Member] | KFC Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement | 10.0 | $ 20.0 | $ 20.0 | $ 10.0 |
Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss to accumulated deficit for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 |  |  |  |  | $ 19.0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-16 [Member] | Other Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of unamortized tax consequence of certain historical intra-entity transfers of assets |  |  |  |  | $ (30.0)
2019 [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] | Liabilities, Total [Member] |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Total Liabilities | 750.0 |  |  |  |
2019 [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] | Assets, Total [Member] |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Total Assets | $ 675.0 |  |  |  |

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