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Income Taxes (Details 3) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]      
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep $ 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain $ 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain $ 74us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain [1]
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2015 80yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireWithinNextTwelveMonths    
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2016 and 2019 371yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireYearBetweenYearTwoAndFive    
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2020 and 2034 1,141yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireYearBetweenYearSixAndTwenty    
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely 324yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsWhichMayBeCarriedForwardIndefinitely    
Total operating and capital loss carryforwards 1,916yum_TotalOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwards    
Foreign [Member]      
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]      
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2015 62yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireWithinNextTwelveMonths
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Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2016 and 2019 192yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireYearBetweenYearTwoAndFive
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Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2020 and 2034 96yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireYearBetweenYearSixAndTwenty
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Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely 324yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsWhichMayBeCarriedForwardIndefinitely
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Total operating and capital loss carryforwards 674yum_TotalOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwards
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U.S. state [Member]      
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]      
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2015 18yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireWithinNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		    
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2016 and 2019 90yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireYearBetweenYearTwoAndFive
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		    
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2020 and 2034 888yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireYearBetweenYearSixAndTwenty
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		    
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely 0yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsWhichMayBeCarriedForwardIndefinitely
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		    
Total operating and capital loss carryforwards 996yum_TotalOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		    
U.S. federal [Member]      
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]      
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2015 0yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireWithinNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember		    
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2016 and 2019 89yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireYearBetweenYearTwoAndFive
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember		    
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2020 and 2034 157yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsDueToExpireYearBetweenYearSixAndTwenty
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember		    
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely 0yum_AmountOfOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsWhichMayBeCarriedForwardIndefinitely
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember		    
Total operating and capital loss carryforwards 246yum_TotalOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember		    
Little Sheep [Member]      
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]      
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep     (74)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
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= yum_LittleSheepGroupLimitedMember
Non-recurring basis | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Little Sheep [Member]      
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]      
Gain upon acquisition of Little Sheep     $ 74us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
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[1] See Note 4.