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Note 5. Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income, Financial Position and Cash Flows Refranchising (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Refranchising (gain) loss [Member] |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |
Facility Actions [Table Text Block] | A summary of Refranchising (gain) loss is as follows:
|  | Quarter ended
|  | 2019 |  | 2018
KFC Division |  | (2 | ) |  | $ | (57 | )
Pizza Hut Division |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Taco Bell Division |  | (4 | ) |  | (97 | )
Worldwide |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | (156 | )

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