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Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) restaurants | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) restaurants | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) restaurants | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 24, 2020 USD ($)
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (35) | $ (434) |
General and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,064 | $ 917 | 895 |  |
Investment (income) expense, net | [1] |  |  |  |  | 74 | (67) | 9 |  |
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | 65 | 232 | 11 |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  | 34 | 37 | 540 |  |
Proceeds from Sale, Maturity and Collection of Investments |  |  |  |  |  | 206 |  |  |  |
Noncash or Part Noncash Divestiture, Amount of Consideration Received | [2] |  |  |  |  | 31 | 6 | 0 |  |
Charitable Contribution, Authorized Spend |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Including Noncash Consideration |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19 | $ 110 | $ 825 |  |
Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  | (0.90%) | 0.90% | (4.60%) |  |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 206 | $ 0 | $ (200) |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Percent |  |  |  |  |  | (2.50%) | 0.00% | (1.90%) |  |
Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt, Maturing in More than Three Months |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,050 |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26 |  |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6 |  |  |  |
Foreign [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Percent |  | 19.00% | 17.00% | 17.00% |  | 19.00% |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Restaurants Refranchised | restaurants |  |  |  |  |  | 97 | 25 | 660 |  |
General and Administrative Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs Associated with Resource Optimization Initiative |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36 |  |  |  |
Other pension (income) expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs Associated with Resource Optimization Initiative |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expenses | [1],[3] |  |  |  |  | (312) | $ (188) | $ (171) |  |
KFC Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  | 33 | 6 | 240 |  |
Pizza Hut Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  | (1) | 0 | (13) |  |
Taco Bell Global Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refranchising (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 31 | 313 |  |
Interest Expense [Member] | Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
GrubHub Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment (income) expense, net |  |  |  |  |  | 69 | (77) | $ 14 |  |
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares | shares |  |  |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  |  |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments |  |  |  |  | $ 200 |  |  |  |  |
Intra-Entity IP Transfers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | $ 25 |  |  |  | 3 | $ 226 |  |  |
2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Actions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35 |  |  |  |
[1] | Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.
[2] | In 2020 we received as refranchising consideration a minority interest in an entity that operates KFC and Pizza Hut franchised units in India and in 2019 we received as refranchising consideration a minority interest in an entity that owns our KFC Brazil and Pizza Hut Brazil master franchisee rights, respectively (See Note 5).
[3] | Amounts in 2020 include charitable contributions to Yum! Brands Foundation, Inc. of $50 million and $25 million related to our Unlocking Opportunity Initiative and COVID-19 employee relief, respectively. Additionally, 2020 includes $36 million for charges associated with resource optimization (See Note 5) and $9 million in costs associated with our acquisition and integration of Habit Burger Grill (See Note 3).

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