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Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Restaurant
Schedule Of Lease Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Number of restaurants leased \| Restaurant	10,000
Additional lease signed but not commenced with total undiscounted minimum lease payments \| $	$ 161
Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Lease Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Lease agreements initial terms	20 years
Lease terms	20 years
Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Lease Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Lease agreements initial terms	10 years
Lease terms	1 year

Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, vesting interest percentage	30.00%
Deferred compensation arrangement with individual, minimum service period	3 years
Defined contribution plan, additional annual vesting interest percentage	10.00%
Government-Sponsored Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, contributed by company	$ 183	$ 167	$ 160
Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, contributed by company, in percentage	5.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Local Social Security Bureau [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, contributed by company, in percentage	13.00%
Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, contributed by company, in percentage	10.00%
Defined contribution plan, additional annual vesting interest percentage	100.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Local Social Security Bureau [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, contributed by company, in percentage	20.00%

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2016
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	449,000,000	440,000,000	364,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	428,000,000	420,000,000	364,000,000

Share-Based Compensation (Details) - Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Award Valuation
Risk-free interest rate	0.40%	1.50%	2.50%
Expected term (years)	6 years 3 months	6 years 6 months	6 years 6 months
Expected volatility	33.90%	33.20%	32.00%
Expected dividend yield	0.80%	1.10%	1.20%

Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

Note 18 –Segment Reporting

The Company has two reportable segments: KFC and Pizza Hut. Our remaining operating segments, including the operations of Little Sheep, Huang Ji Huang, Lavazza, COFFii & JOY, Taco Bell, East Dawning, Daojia and our e-commerce business, are combined and referred to as All Other Segments, as these operating segments are insignificant both individually and in the aggregate.

	2021
	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated^(a)		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Revenues
Revenue from external customers	$	7,003	$	2,109	$	227	$	514	$	9,853	$	—		$	9,853
Inter-segment revenue		—		—		246		6		252		(252	)		—
Total	$	7,003	$	2,109	$	473	$	520	$	10,105	$	(252	)	$	9,853

	2020
	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated^(a)		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Revenues
Revenue from external customers	$	5,821	$	1,730	$	184	$	528	$	8,263	$	—		$	8,263
Inter-segment revenue		—		—		58		—		58		(58	)		—
Total	$	5,821	$	1,730	$	242	$	528	$	8,321	$	(58	)	$	8,263

	2019
	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated^(a)		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Revenues
Revenue from external customers	$	6,039	$	2,054	$	121	$	562	$	8,776	$	—		$	8,776
Inter-segment revenue		1		—		37		—		38		(38	)		—
Total	$	6,040	$	2,054	$	158	$	562	$	8,814	$	(38	)	$	8,776

Operating Profit	2021			2020			2019
KFC^(b)	$	827		$	801		$	949
Pizza Hut		111			62			114
All Other Segments		(29	)		(7	)		(14	)
Unallocated revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates^(c)		500			533			558
Unallocated Other revenues		20			32			4
Unallocated expenses for transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates^(c)		(497	)		(531	)		(554	)
Unallocated Other operating costs and expenses		(17	)		(30	)		(4	)
Unallocated and corporate G&A expenses		(171	)		(144	)		(145	)
Unallocated Closures and impairment expense^(d)		—			—			(11	)
Unallocated Other income^(e)		642			245			4
Operating Profit		1,386			961			901
Interest income, net^(a)		60			43			39
Investment (loss) gain^(a)		(54	)		104			63
Income Before Income Taxes	$	1,392		$	1,108		$	1,003

	Depreciation and Amortization
	2021		2020		2019
KFC	$	378	$	315	$	290
Pizza Hut		111		113		120
All Other Segments		9		8		5
Corporate and Unallocated		18		14		13
	$	516	$	450	$	428

	Impairment Charges
	2021		2020		2019
KFC^(f)	$	30	$	32	$	16
Pizza Hut^(f)		13		29		20
All Other Segments^(f)		5		5		2
Corporate and Unallocated^(d)		—		—		11
	$	48	$	66	$	49

	Capital Spending
	2021		2020		2019
KFC	$	398	$	257	$	264
Pizza Hut		98		61		71
All Other Segments		16		5		10
Corporate and Unallocated		177		96		90
	$	689	$	419	$	435

	Total Assets
	2021		2020
KFC^(g)	$	6,072	$	4,084
Pizza Hut		972		906
All Other Segments		454		378
Corporate and Unallocated^(h)		5,725		5,507
	$	13,223	$	10,875

(a)	Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.

(b)	Includes equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates of $50 million, $63 million and $69 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(c)

Primarily includes revenues and associated expenses of transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates derived from the Company’s central procurement model whereby the Company centrally purchases substantially all food and paper products from suppliers then sells and delivers to KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants, including franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates. Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for purposes of making operating decisions or assessing financial performance as the transactions are deemed corporate revenues and expenses in nature.

(d)	Includes impairment charges on intangible assets and goodwill attributable to the Daojia business in 2019. See Note 6.

(e)

In 2021, unallocated other income primarily includes gain from re-measurement of previously held equity interest in connection with the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC and the Lavazza joint venture. In 2020, unallocated other income primarily includes gain from re-measurement of previously held equity interest in connection with the acquisition Suzhou KFC in 2020. See Note 3.

(f)

Primarily includes store closure impairment charges, restaurant-level impairment charges resulting from our semi-annual impairment evaluation as well as our additional impairment evaluation performed in the first quarter of 2020 in response to adverse impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, and incremental restaurant-level impairment charges in the first quarter of 2019 as a result of adopting ASC 842. (See Note 13).

(g)	Includes investments in unconsolidated affiliates.

(h)	Primarily includes cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, investment in equity securities, long-term time deposits and inventories that are centrally managed.

As substantially all of the Company's revenue is derived from the PRC and substantially all of the Company's long-lived assets are located in the PRC, no geographical information is presented. In addition, revenue derived from and long-lived assets located in the U.S., the Company’s country of domicile, are immaterial.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]
Impairment losses related to costs to obtain contracts	$ 0	$ 0
Costs to obtain contracts	7	9
Revenue recognized	$ 127	$ 95

Leases - Summary of Lease Cost (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Lease Cost [Abstract]

Operating lease cost

$ 564

$ 496

Finance lease cost

Amortization of leased assets

Interest on lease liabilities

Variable lease cost

^[1]

346

262

Short-term lease cost

Sublease income

(26)

(24)

Total lease cost

$ 898

$ 748

[1]

The Company was granted $12 million and $36 million in lease concessions from landlords related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The lease concessions were primarily in the form of rent reduction over the period of time when the Company’s restaurant business was adversely impacted. The Company applied the interpretive guidance in a FASB staff Q&A document issued in April 2020 and elected: (1) not to evaluate whether a concession received in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is a lease modification and (2) to assume such concession was contemplated as part of the existing lease contract with no contract modification. Such concession was recognized as negative variable lease cost in the period the concession was granted.

Segment Reporting (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity income	$ 44	$ 62	$ 69
KFC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity income	$ 50	$ 63	$ 69

Share-Based Compensation (Details 1) - Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

USD ($)

$ / shares

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Outstanding at the beginning of 2021 (in shares) | shares

11,850

Granted (in shares) | shares

1,171

Exercised (in shares) | shares

(2,074)

Forfeited or expired (in shares) | shares

(124)

Outstanding at the end of 2021 (in shares) | shares

10,823

^[1]

Exercisable at the end of 2021 (in shares) | shares

8,007

Outstanding at the beginning 2021, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 27.49

Granted, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

57.39

Exercised, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

21.56

Forfeited or expired, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

46.56

Outstanding at the end of 2021, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

31.65

Exercisable at the end of 2021, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 25.82

Outstanding at the end of 2021, Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)

5 years 1 month 2 days

Exercisable at the end of 2021, Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)

4 years 3 days

Outstanding at the end of 2021, Aggregate intrinsic value (in dollars) | $

$ 205

Exercisable at the end of 2021, Aggregate intrinsic value (in dollars) | $

$ 192

[1]	Outstanding awards include 182,083 stock options and 10,640,450 SARs with weighted-average exercise prices of $20.30 and $31.84, respectively. Outstanding awards represent Yum China awards held by employees of both the Company and YUM.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Preparation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Preparation and Principles of Consolidation. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We consolidate entities in which we have a controlling financial interest, the usual condition of which is ownership of a majority voting interest. We also consider consolidating an entity in which we have certain interests where the controlling financial interest may be achieved through arrangements that do not involve voting interests. Such an entity, known as a variable interest entity (“VIE”), is required to be consolidated by its primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is the entity that possesses the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that are significant to it.

Our most significant variable interests are in entities that operate restaurants under franchise arrangements. We do not generally have an equity interest in our franchisee businesses. Additionally, we do not typically provide significant financial support such as loans or guarantees to our franchisees. We have variable interests in certain entities that operate restaurants under franchise agreements through real estate lease arrangements with them to which we are a party. At December 31, 2021, the Company had future lease payments due from franchisees, on a nominal basis, of approximately $38 million. As our franchise arrangements provide our franchisee entities the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact their economic performance, we do not consider ourselves the primary beneficiary of any such entity that might otherwise be considered a VIE.

Through the acquisition of Daojia, the Company also acquired a VIE and subsidiaries of the VIE effectively controlled by Daojia. There exists a parent-subsidiary relationship between Daojia and its VIE as a result of certain exclusive agreements that require Daojia to consolidate its VIE and subsidiaries of the VIE because Daojia is the primary beneficiary that possesses the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance, and is entitled to substantially all of the profits and has the obligation to absorb all of the expected losses of the VIE. The acquired VIE and its subsidiaries were considered immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate. The results of Daojia’s operations have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements since the acquisition date.

We consolidate the entities that operate KFCs in and around Shanghai, Beijing, Wuxi, Suzhou and Hangzhou, as well as the Lavazza joint venture where we have controlling interests since the acquisition dates.

Comparative Information

Comparative Information. Certain comparative items in the Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation to facilitate comparison.

Fiscal Calendar

Fiscal Calendar. Our fiscal year ends on December 31, with each quarter comprised of three months.

Foreign Currency

Foreign Currency. Our functional currency for the operating entities in China is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”), the currency of the primary economic environment in which they operate. Income and expense accounts for our operations are then translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Assets and liabilities are then translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded in the Accumulated other comprehensive income on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Gains and losses arising from the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on transactions in foreign currency, to the extent they arise, are included in Other income, net in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

Franchise and License Operations

Franchise Operations. We execute agreements which set out the terms of our arrangement with franchisees. Our franchise agreements typically require the franchisee to pay an initial, non-refundable fee and continuing fees based upon a percentage of sales. Subject to our approval and their payment of a renewal fee, a franchisee may generally renew the franchise agreement upon its expiration.

The 3% license fees we pay to YUM for the right to sublicense the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell intellectual property to franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates are recorded in Franchise expenses. License fees due to YUM for our Company-owned stores are included in Occupancy and other operating expenses. Total license fees paid to YUM were $298 million, $256 million and $273 million during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Certain direct costs of our franchise operations are charged to Franchise expenses. These costs include provisions for estimated uncollectible fees, rent or depreciation expense associated with restaurants we sub-lease to franchisees, and certain other direct incremental franchise support costs.

We also have certain transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates, which consist primarily of sales of food and paper products, advertising services and other services provided to franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates. Related expenses are included in Expenses for transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition. The Company’s revenues primarily include Company sales, Franchise fees and income and Revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates.

Company Sales

Revenues from Company-owned restaurants are recognized when a customer takes possession of the food and tenders payment, which is when our obligation to perform is satisfied. The Company presents sales net of sales-related taxes. We also offer our customers delivery through both our own mobile applications and third-party aggregators’ platforms. For delivery orders placed through our mobile applications, we use our dedicated riders, while for orders placed through third-party aggregators’ platforms, we either used our dedicated riders or third-party aggregators’ delivery staff in the past. With respect to delivery orders delivered by our dedicated riders, we control and determine the price for the delivery service and generally recognize revenue, including delivery fees, when a customer takes possession of the food. When orders are fulfilled by the delivery staff of third-party aggregators, who control and determine the price for the delivery service, we recognize revenue, excluding delivery fees, when control of the food is transferred to the third-party aggregators’ delivery staff. The payment terms with respect to these sales are short-term in nature. Starting in 2019, we used our own dedicated riders to deliver orders placed through aggregators’ platforms to customers of KFC and Pizza Hut stores.

We recognize revenues from prepaid stored-value products, including gift cards and product vouchers, when they are redeemed by the customer. Prepaid gift cards sold at any given point generally expire over the next 36 months, and product vouchers generally expire over a period of up to 12 months. We recognize breakage revenue, which is the amount of prepaid stored-value products that is not expected to be redeemed, either (1) proportionally in earnings as redemptions occur, in situations where the Company expects to be entitled to a breakage amount, or (2) when the likelihood of redemption is remote, in situations where the Company does not expect to be entitled to breakage, provided that there is no requirement for remitting balances to government agencies under unclaimed property laws. The Company reviews its breakage estimates at least annually based upon the latest available information regarding redemption and expiration patterns.

Our privilege membership programs offer privilege members rights to multiple benefits, such as free delivery and discounts on certain products. For certain KFC and Pizza Hut privilege membership programs offering a pre-defined amount of benefits that can be redeemed ratably over the membership period, revenue is ratably recognized over the period based on the elapse of time. With respect to the KFC and Pizza Hut family privilege membership program offering members a mix of distinct benefits, including a welcome gift and assorted discount coupons with pre-defined quantities, consideration collected is allocated to the benefits provided based on their relative standalone selling price and revenue is recognized when food or services are delivered or the benefits expire. In determining the relative standalone selling price of the benefits, the Company considers likelihood of future redemption based on historical redemption pattern and reviews such estimates periodically based upon the latest available information regarding redemption and expiration patterns.

Franchise Fees and Income

Franchise fees and income primarily include upfront franchise fees, such as initial fees and renewal fees, and continuing fees. We have determined that the services we provide in exchange for upfront franchise fees and continuing fees are highly interrelated with the franchise right. We recognize upfront franchise fees received from a franchisee as revenue over the term of the franchise agreement or the renewal agreement because the franchise rights are accounted for as rights to access our symbolic intellectual property. The franchise agreement term is generally 10 years for KFC and Pizza Hut, five or 10 years for Little Sheep, and three or 10 years for Huang Ji Huang. We recognize continuing fees, which are based upon a percentage of franchisee sales, as those sales occur.

Revenues from Transactions with Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates

Revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates consist primarily of sales of food and paper products, advertising services and other services provided to franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates.

The Company centrally purchases substantially all food and paper products from suppliers for substantially all of our restaurants, including franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates, and then sells and delivers them to the restaurants. In addition, the Company owns seasoning facilities for its Chinese dining business unit, which manufacture and sell seasoning products to Huang Ji Huang and Little Sheep franchisees. The performance obligation arising from such transactions is considered distinct from the franchise agreement as it is not highly dependent on the franchise agreement and the customer can benefit from the procurement service on its own. We consider ourselves the principal in this arrangement as we have the ability to control a promised good or service before transferring that good or service to the franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control over ordered items, generally upon delivery to the franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates.

For advertising services, the Company often engages third parties to provide services and acts as a principal in the transaction based on our responsibilities of defining the nature of the services and administering and directing all marketing and advertising programs in accordance with the provisions of our franchise agreements. The Company collects advertising contributions, which are generally based on certain percentage of sales from substantially all of our restaurants, including franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates. Other services provided to franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates consist primarily of customer and technology support services. Advertising services and other services provided are highly interrelated to franchise right, and are not considered individually distinct. We recognize revenue when the related sales occur.

Loyalty Programs

Each of the Company’s KFC and Pizza Hut reportable segments operates a loyalty program that allows registered members to earn points for each qualifying purchase. Points, which generally expire 18 months after being earned, may be redeemed for future purchases of KFC or Pizza Hut branded products or other products for free or at a discounted price. Points cannot be redeemed or exchanged for cash. The estimated value of points earned by the loyalty program members is recorded as a reduction of revenue at the time the points are earned, based on the percentage of points that are projected to be redeemed, with a corresponding deferred revenue liability included in Accounts payable and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently recognized into revenue when the points are redeemed or expire. The Company estimates the value of the future redemption obligations based on the estimated value of the product for which points are expected to be redeemed and historical redemption patterns and reviews such estimates periodically based upon the latest available information regarding redemption and expiration patterns.

Direct Marketing Costs

Direct Marketing Costs. We charge direct marketing costs to expense ratably in relation to revenues over the year in which incurred and, in the case of advertising production costs, in the year the advertisement is first shown. Deferred direct marketing costs, which are classified as prepaid expenses, consist of media and related advertising production costs which will generally be used for the first time in the next fiscal year and have historically not been significant. Our direct marketing expenses incurred for Company-owned restaurants were $368 million, $307 million and $344 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and were included in Occupancy and other operating expenses. In addition, the direct marketing costs incurred for franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates were $55 million, $60 million and $65 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and were recorded in Expenses for transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses associated with our food innovation activities, which are expensed as incurred, are reported in general and administrative ("G&A") expenses. Research and development expenses were $6 million, $3 million and $4 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation. Prior to the separation, all employee equity awards were granted by YUM. Upon the separation, holders of outstanding YUM equity awards generally received both adjusted YUM awards and Yum China awards, or adjusted awards of either YUM or Yum China in their entirety, to maintain the pre-separation intrinsic value of the awards. The modified equity awards have the same terms and conditions as the awards held immediately before the separation, except the number of shares and the price were adjusted. The incremental compensation cost, measured as the excess of the fair value of the award immediately after the modification over the fair value of the award immediately before the modification, based on Black-Scholes option-pricing model was immaterial, and YUM and the Company continue to recognize the unamortized fair value of the awards over the remaining requisite service period as their respective employees continue to provide services. All awards granted following the separation were granted under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). We recognize all share-based payments to employees and directors, including grants of stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and performance share units (“PSUs”), in the Consolidated Financial Statements as compensation cost over the service period based on their fair value on the date of grant. This compensation cost is recognized over the service period on a straight-line basis, net of an assumed forfeiture rate, for awards that actually vest and when performance conditions are probable of being achieved, if applicable. Forfeiture rates are estimated at grant date based on historical experience and compensation cost is adjusted in subsequent periods for differences in actual forfeitures from the previous estimates. We present this compensation cost consistent with the other compensation costs for the employee recipient in either payroll and employee benefits or G&A expenses.

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Long-lived assets, primarily Property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) and operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. The assets are not recoverable if their carrying value is higher than the undiscounted cash flows we expect to generate from such assets. If the assets are not deemed to be recoverable, impairment is measured based on the excess of their carrying value over their fair value.

For purposes of impairment testing for our restaurants, we have concluded that an individual restaurant is the lowest level of independent cash flows unless our intent is to refranchise restaurants as a group. We review our long-lived assets of such individual restaurants (primarily operating lease ROU assets and PP&E) semi-annually for impairment, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a restaurant may not be recoverable. Our primary indicators of potential impairment for our semi-annual impairment testing of these restaurant assets include two consecutive years of operating losses after a restaurant has been open for three years. We evaluate the recoverability of these restaurant assets by comparing the forecasted undiscounted cash flows of the restaurant’s operation, which are based on our entity-specific assumptions, to the carrying value of such assets. The forecasted undiscounted cash flows incorporate our best estimate of sales growth based upon our operation plans for the unit and actual results at comparable restaurants. For restaurant assets that are not deemed to be recoverable, we write down an impaired restaurant to its estimated fair value, which becomes its new cost basis. Fair value is an estimate of the price market participants would pay for the restaurant and its related assets. In determining the fair value of restaurant-level assets, we considered the highest and best use of the assets from market participants’ perspective, which is represented by the higher of the forecasted discounted cash flows from operating restaurants and the price market participants would pay to sub-lease the operating lease ROU assets and acquire remaining restaurant assets, even if that use differs from the current use by the Company. The after-tax cash flows incorporate reasonable assumptions we believe a franchisee would make such as sales growth and include a deduction for royalties we would receive under a franchise agreement with terms substantially at market. The discount rate used in the fair value calculation is our estimate of the required rate-of-return that a franchisee would expect to receive when purchasing a similar restaurant and the related long-lived assets. The discount rate incorporates rates of returns for historical refranchising market transactions and is commensurate with the risks and uncertainty inherent in the forecasted cash flows. Estimates of the price market participants would pay to sub-lease the operating lease ROU assets are based on comparable market rental information that could be reasonably obtained for the property. In situations where the highest and best use of the restaurant-level assets from market participants’ perspective is represented by sub-leasing the operating lease ROU assets and acquiring remaining restaurant assets, the Company continues to use these assets in operating its restaurant business, which is consistent with its long-term strategy of growing revenue through operating restaurant concepts.

When we believe it is more likely than not a restaurant or groups of restaurants will be refranchised for a price less than their carrying value, but do not believe the restaurant(s) have met the criteria to be classified as held for sale, we review the restaurants for impairment. We evaluate the recoverability of these restaurant assets by comparing estimated sales proceeds plus holding period cash flows, if any, to the carrying value of the restaurant or group of restaurants. For restaurant assets that are not deemed to be recoverable, we recognize impairment for any excess of carrying value over the fair value of the restaurants, which is based on the expected net sales proceeds. To the extent ongoing agreements to be entered into with the franchisee simultaneous with the refranchising are expected to contain terms, such as royalty rates, not at prevailing market rates, we consider the off-market terms in our impairment evaluation. We recognize any such impairment charges in Refranchising gain. Refranchising gain includes the gains or losses from the sales of our restaurants to new and existing franchisees, including any impairment charges discussed above. We recognize gains on restaurant refranchising when the sale transaction closes, the franchisee has a minimum amount of the purchase price in at-risk equity and we are satisfied that the franchisee can meet its financial obligations.

When we decide to close a restaurant, it is reviewed for impairment, and depreciable lives are adjusted based on the expected disposal date. Other costs incurred when closing a restaurant such as costs of disposing of the assets as well as other facility-related expenses are generally expensed as incurred. Additionally, at the time we decide to close a restaurant, we reassess whether it is reasonably certain that we will exercise the termination option, and remeasure lease liability to reflect changes in lease term and remaining lease payments based on the planned exit date, if applicable. The amount of the re-measurement of the lease liability is recorded as an adjustment to the operating lease ROU asset first, with any remaining amount recorded in Closures and impairment expenses if the carrying amount of the operating lease ROU asset is reduced to zero. Any costs recorded upon store closure as well as any subsequent adjustments to remaining operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities as a result of lease termination are recorded in Closures and impairment expenses. In the event we are forced to close a store and receive compensation for such closure, that compensation is recorded in Closures and impairment expenses. To the extent we sell assets associated with a closed store, any gain or loss upon that sale is also recorded in Closures and impairment expenses.

Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate future cash flows, including cash flows from continuing use, terminal value, lease term and refranchising proceeds. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from our estimates.

Government Subsidies

Government Subsidies. Government subsidies generally consist of financial subsidies received from provincial and local governments for operating a business in their jurisdictions and compliance with specific policies promoted by the local governments. There are no defined rules and regulations to govern the criteria necessary for companies to receive such benefits, and the amount of financial subsidy is determined at the discretion of the relevant government authorities. Government subsidies are recognized when it is probable that the Company will comply with the conditions attached to them, and the subsidies are received. If the subsidy is related to an expense item, it is recognized as a reduction to the related expense to match the subsidy to the costs that it is intended to compensate. If the subsidy is related to an asset, it is deferred and recorded in other liabilities and then recognized ratably over the expected useful life of the related asset in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes. We record deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases as well as operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those differences or carryforwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Additionally, in determining the need for recording a valuation allowance against the carrying amount of deferred tax assets, we consider the amount of taxable income and periods over which it must be earned, actual levels of past taxable income and known trends and events or transactions that are expected to affect future levels of taxable income. Where we determine that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of an asset will not be realized, we record a valuation allowance.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was signed into law effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released the final transition tax regulations in the first quarter of 2019. We completed the evaluation of the impact on our transition tax computation based on the final regulations released in the first quarter of 2019 and recorded an additional income tax expense of $8 million for the transition tax accordingly.

We are subject to reviews, examinations and audits by Chinese tax authorities, the IRS and other taxing authorities with respect to income and non-income based taxes. We recognize the benefit of positions taken or expected to be taken in our tax returns when it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination by these tax authorities. A recognized tax position is then measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. We evaluate unrecognized tax benefits, including interest thereon, on a quarterly basis to ensure that they have been appropriately adjusted for events, including audit settlements, which may impact our ultimate payment for such exposures.

We have investments in our foreign subsidiaries where the carrying values for financial reporting exceed the tax basis. Except for the planned but yet to be distributed earnings, we have not provided deferred tax on the portion of the excess that we believe is indefinitely reinvested, as we have the ability and intent to indefinitely postpone the basis differences from reversing with a tax consequence. The Company’s separation from YUM was intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. income tax purposes resulting in the excess of financial reporting basis over tax basis in our investment in the China business continuing to be indefinitely reinvested. The excess of financial reporting basis over tax basis as of December 31 2017 was subject to the one-time transition tax under the Tax Act as a deemed repatriation of accumulated undistributed earnings from the foreign subsidiaries. However, we continue to believe that the portion of the excess of financial reporting basis over tax basis (including earnings and profits subject to the one-time transition tax) is indefinitely reinvested in our foreign subsidiaries for foreign withholding tax purposes.

Pursuant to the China Enterprise Income Tax Law (“EIT Law”), a 10% PRC withholding tax is generally levied on dividends declared by companies in China to their non-resident enterprise investors unless otherwise reduced according to treaties or arrangements between the Chinese central government and the governments of other countries or regions where the non-China resident enterprises are incorporated. Hong Kong has a tax arrangement with mainland China that provides for a 5% withholding tax on dividends distributed to a Hong Kong resident enterprise, upon meeting certain conditions and requirements, including, among others, that the Hong Kong resident enterprise own at least 25% equity interest of the Chinese enterprise and is a “beneficial owner” of the dividends. We believe that our Hong Kong subsidiary, which is the equity holder of our Chinese subsidiaries, met the relevant requirements pursuant to the tax arrangement between mainland China and Hong Kong in 2018 and is expected to meet the requirements in the subsequent years; thus, it is more likely than not that our dividends declared or earnings expected to be repatriated since 2018 are subject to the reduced withholding tax of 5%.

See Note 17 for a further discussion of our income taxes.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is the price we would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability (exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants. For those assets and liabilities we record or disclose at fair value, we determine fair value based upon the quoted market price, if available. If a quoted market price is not available for identical assets, we determine fair value based upon the quoted market price of similar assets or the present value of expected future cash flows considering the risks involved, including counterparty performance risk if appropriate, and using discount rates appropriate for the duration. The fair values are assigned a level within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the source of the inputs into the calculation.


Level 1		Inputs based upon quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

Level 2		Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3		Inputs that are unobservable for the asset.

In addition, when we acquire additional equity interest in the unconsolidated affiliates to obtain control, it may result in gain or loss from re-measurement of our previously held equity interest at fair value using a discounted cash flow valuation approach and incorporating assumptions and estimates that are Level 3 inputs. Key assumptions used in estimating future cash flows included projected revenue growth and costs and expenses, which were based on internal projections, store expansion plans, historical performance of stores and the business environment, as well as the selection of an appropriate discount rate based on the weighted-average cost of capital which includes company-specific risk premium.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash equivalents represent highly liquid investments with original maturities not exceeding three months and are primarily comprised of time deposits, fixed income debt securities and money market funds. Cash and overdraft balances that meet the criteria for right to offset are presented net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Short-term Investments

Short-term Investments. Short-term investments purchased primarily represent time deposits, fixed income debt securities with original maturities of over three months but less than one year when purchased, and certain structured deposits that are principal-protected and provide returns in the form of both fixed and variable interests. Such variable interest rates indexed to gold prices or foreign exchange rates are considered embedded derivatives and bifurcated from host contracts, and measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value change of the embedded derivatives is recorded in Investment gain or loss in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The remaining host contracts to receive guaranteed principal and fixed interest are measured at amortized cost, with accretion of interest recorded in Interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no outstanding balances for structured deposits containing embedded derivatives. See Note 13 for detail discussion on our Short-term Investments.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable. Accounts Receivable primarily consist of trade receivables and royalties from franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates, and are generally due within 30 days of the period in which the corresponding sales occur and are classified as Accounts receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Prior to the adoption of ASC 326, our provision for uncollectible receivable balances was based upon pre-defined aging criteria or upon the occurrence of other events that indicated that we may not collect the balance due. Additionally, we monitor the financial condition of our franchisees and record provisions for estimated losses on receivables when we believe it is probable that our franchisees will be unable to make their required payments. Upon adoption of ASC 326 starting from January 1, 2020, our provision of credit losses for accounts receivable is based upon the current expected credit losses ("CECL") model. The CECL model requires an estimate of the credit losses expected over the life of accounts receivable since initial recognition, and accounts receivable with similar risk characteristics are grouped together when estimating CECL. In assessing the CECL, the Company considers both quantitative and qualitative information that is reasonable and supportable, including historical credit loss experience, adjusted for relevant factors impacting collectability and forward-looking information indicative of external market conditions. While we use the best information available in making our determination, the ultimate recovery of recorded receivables is also dependent upon future economic events and other conditions that may be beyond our control. Accounts receivable that are ultimately deemed to be uncollectible, and for which collection efforts have been exhausted, are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the ending balances of provision for accounts receivable were both $1 million, and amounts of accounts receivable past due were immaterial. Receivables due from unconsolidated affiliates including accounts receivable and dividend receivables were insignificant as of December 31, 2021, and $50 million as of December 31, 2020.

Receivables from Payment Processors or Aggregators

Receivables from Payment Processors or Aggregators. Receivables from payment processors such as WeChat and Alipay or aggregators are cash due from them for clearing transactions and are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets. The cash was paid by customers through these payment processors or aggregators for food provided by the Company. The Company considers and monitors the credit worthiness of the third-party payment processors and aggregators used. Prior to the adoption of ASC 326, an allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded in the period in which a loss is determined to be probable. Upon adoption of ASC 326 starting from January 1, 2020, we adopted the same methodology of estimating expected credit losses based upon the CECL model as described above. Receivable balances are written off after all collection efforts have been exhausted. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, no allowance for doubtful accounts was provided for such receivables.

Inventories

Inventories. We value our inventories at the lower of cost (computed on the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment. We state PP&E at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. We calculate depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows: 20 to 50 years for buildings, the lesser of estimated useful lives (5 to 10 years) and remaining lease term for leasehold improvements, 3 to 10 years for restaurant machinery and equipment and 3 to 5 years for capitalized software costs. We suspend depreciation and amortization on assets related to restaurants that are held for sale.

Leases

Leases. The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC 842”) and subsequent amendments issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) on January 1, 2019, using a modified retrospective method for leases that exist at, or are entered into after, January 1, 2019.

Upon adoption of ASC 842, ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized upon lease commencement for operating leases based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the rate implicit in the lease cannot be readily determined, we use our incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date in determining the imputed interest and present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate was determined using a portfolio approach based on the rate of interest that we would have to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over a similar term. The incremental borrowing rate is primarily influenced by the risk-free interest rate of China, the Company’s credit rating and lease term, and is updated on a quarterly basis for measurement of new lease liabilities.

For operating leases, the Company recognizes a single lease cost on a straight-line basis over the remaining lease term. For finance leases, the Company recognizes straight-line amortization of the ROU asset and interest on the lease liability. For rental payments either based on a percentage of the restaurant’s sales in excess of a fixed base amount or solely based on a percentage of the restaurant’s sales, they are recognized as variable lease expenses as incurred.

The Company has elected not to recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In addition, the Company has elected not to separate non-lease components (e.g., common area maintenance fees) from the lease components.

From time to time, we purchase the rights to use government-owned land and the building occupying the land for a fixed period of time. Prior to the adoption of ASC 842, these land use rights and related buildings were recorded in Other Assets and Property, Plant and Equipment in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the land use rights. Upon the adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019, land use rights acquired are assessed in accordance with ASC 842 and recognized in ROU assets if they meet the definition of lease.

See Note 12 for further discussions on our leases.

Internal Development Costs and Abandoned Sites Costs

Internal Development Costs and Abandoned Site Costs. We capitalize direct costs associated with the site acquisition and construction of a Company unit on that site, including direct internal payroll and payroll-related costs. Only those site-specific costs incurred subsequent to the time that the site acquisition is considered probable are capitalized. If we subsequently make a determination that it is probable a site for which internal development costs have been capitalized will not be acquired or developed, any previously capitalized internal development costs are expensed and included in G&A expenses.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets. From time to time, the Company acquires restaurants from our existing franchisees or acquires another business, including restaurants business of unconsolidated affiliates. Goodwill from these acquisitions represents the excess of the cost of a business acquired over the net of the amounts assigned to assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not amortized and has been assigned to reporting units for purposes of impairment testing. Our reporting units are our individual operating segments.

We evaluate goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or more often if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate impairment might exist. We have selected the beginning of our fourth quarter as the date on which to perform our ongoing annual impairment test for goodwill. We may elect to perform a qualitative assessment for our reporting units to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying value. If a qualitative assessment is not performed, or if as a result of a qualitative assessment it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, then the reporting unit’s fair value is compared to its carrying value. Fair value is the price a willing buyer would pay for a reporting unit, and is generally estimated using discounted expected future after-tax cash flows from the business operation of the reporting unit. The discount rate is our estimate of the required rate-of-return that a third-party buyer would expect to receive when purchasing a business from us that constitutes a reporting unit. We believe the discount rate is commensurate with the risks and uncertainty inherent in the forecasted cash flows. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, we will record an impairment charge based on that difference. The impairment charge will be limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

If we record goodwill upon acquisition of a restaurant(s) from a franchisee and such restaurant(s) is then sold within two years of acquisition, the goodwill associated with the acquired restaurant(s) is written off in its entirety. If the restaurant is refranchised two years or more subsequent to its acquisition, we include goodwill in the carrying amount of the restaurants disposed of based on the relative fair values of the portion of the reporting unit disposed of in the refranchising and the portion of the reporting unit that will be retained.

We determine the useful life of intangible assets with consideration of factors including the expected use of the asset, the expected useful life of another asset or a group of assets to which the useful life of the intangible asset may relate, any legal, regulatory or contractual provisions that may limit the useful life, our historical experience in renewing or extending similar arrangements, the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors, and the level of maintenance expenditures required to obtain the expected future cash flows from the assets. We evaluate the remaining useful life of an intangible asset that is not being amortized each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. If an intangible asset that is not being amortized is subsequently determined to have a finite useful life, we amortize the intangible asset prospectively over its estimated remaining useful life. The Company’s indefinite-lived intangible asset represents Little Sheep and Huang Ji Huang trademarks as we consider their useful life to be indefinite since we intend to use Little Sheep and Huang Ji Huang trademarks indefinitely and there are no legal, regulatory or contractual provisions that may limit the useful life of the trademarks. Intangible assets that are deemed to have a finite life are generally amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis to their residual value as follows:

Reacquired franchise rights		1 to 10 years
Huang Ji Huang franchise related assets		19 years
Daojia platform		8 years
Customer-related assets		2 to 15 years
Others		up to 20 years

The useful life of reacquired franchise rights was determined based on the contractual term whereas both the contractual term and historical pattern of renewing franchise agreements were considered in assessing the useful life of Huang Ji Huang franchise related assets. Customer-related assets primarily represent the customer relationship and user base acquired and the estimate of the useful life was based on the historical pattern of extending similar arrangements and attrition rate of users. Others primarily represent Little Sheep’s secret recipe. The useful life of the Daojia platform and Little Sheep’s secret recipe was assessed based on our estimate of periods generating cash flows from utilizing such assets.

We evaluate our indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis or more often if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate impairments might exist. We perform our annual test for impairment of our indefinite-lived intangible assets at the beginning of our fourth quarter. We may elect to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is greater than its carrying value. If a qualitative assessment is not performed, or if as a result of a qualitative assessment it is not more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its carrying value, then the asset’s fair value is compared to its carrying value. Fair value is an estimate of the price a willing buyer would pay for the intangible asset and is generally estimated by discounting the expected future after-tax cash flows associated with the intangible asset.

Our finite-lived intangible assets that are not allocated to an individual restaurant are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the intangible asset may not be recoverable. An intangible asset that is deemed not recoverable based on forecasted undiscounted future cash flow is written down to its estimated fair value, which is our estimate of the price a willing buyer would pay for the intangible asset based on discounted expected future after-tax cash flows. For purposes of our impairment analysis, we update the cash flows that were initially used to value the finite-lived intangible asset to reflect our current estimates and assumptions over the asset’s future remaining life.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded an impairment charge of $11 million on intangible assets and goodwill attributable to the Daojia business. See Note 6 for additional details.

Equity Investments

Equity Investments. The Company’s equity investments include investments in unconsolidated affiliates and investments in equity securities with readily determinable fair value.

The Company applies the equity method to account for the investments in unconsolidated affiliates over which it has significant influence but does not control. Equity method investments are included as Investments in unconsolidated affiliates on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our share of earnings or losses and share of changes in other comprehensive income or losses of equity method investees is included in net income and other comprehensive income or losses, respectively. We record impairment charges related to an investment in an unconsolidated affiliate whenever events or circumstances indicate that a decrease in the fair value of an investment has occurred which is other than temporary.

For our investments in equity securities with readily determinable fair value, over which the Company has neither significant influence nor control, they are measured at fair value with subsequent changes recognized in net income.

See Note 3 for further discussions on our equity investments.

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments. We account for derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The financial instruments are recorded at their respective fair value as determined on the day of issuance and subsequently adjusted to the fair value at each reporting date. Changes in the fair value of financial instruments are recognized periodically in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The estimated fair values of derivative instruments are determined at discrete points in time using standard valuation techniques.

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests. We report Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests separately on the face of our Consolidated Statements of Income. The portion of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests is reported within equity, separately from the Company’s stockholders’ equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

When the noncontrolling interest is redeemable at the option of the noncontrolling shareholder, or contingently redeemable upon the occurrence of a conditional event that is not solely within the control of the Company, the noncontrolling interest is separately classified as mezzanine equity. In connection with the acquisition of Huang Ji Huang and Daojia, redeemable noncontrolling interests were initially recognized at fair value and classified outside of permanent equity on our Consolidated Balance Sheets due to redemption rights being held by noncontrolling shareholders. Subsequent changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interests are immediately recognized as they occur and adjusted to the carrying amount of redeemable noncontrolling interests.

Guarantees

Guarantees. We account for guarantees in accordance with ASC Topic 460 (“ASC 460”), Guarantees. Accordingly, the Company evaluates its guarantees to determine whether (a) the guarantee is specifically excluded from the scope of ASC 460, (b) the guarantee is subject to ASC 460 disclosure requirements only, but not subject to the initial recognition and measurement provisions, or (c) the guarantee is required to be recorded in the financial statements at fair value. The Company provides: (i) indemnifications to certain investors and other parties for certain losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party in connection with third-party claims; and (ii) indemnifications of officers and directors against third-party claims arising from the services they provide to the Company. To date, the Company has not incurred costs as a result of these obligations and does not expect to incur material costs in the future. Accordingly, the Company has not accrued any liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets related to these indemnifications.

Asset Retirement Obligations

Asset Retirement Obligations. We recognize an asset and a liability for the fair value of a required asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) when such an obligation is incurred. The Company’s AROs are primarily associated with leasehold improvements which, at the end of the lease, the Company is contractually obligated to remove in order to comply with the lease agreement. As such, we amortize the asset on a straight-line basis over the lease term and accrete the liability to its nominal value using the effective interest method over the lease term.

Contingencies

Contingencies. The Company records accruals for certain of its outstanding legal proceedings or claims when it is probable that a liability will be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company evaluates, on a quarterly basis, developments in legal proceedings or claims that could affect the amount of any accrual, as well as any developments that would make a loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. The Company discloses the amount of the accrual if it is material.

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans. Certain of the Company’s employees participate in noncontributory defined benefit plans and post-retirement medical plans sponsored by YUM prior to October 31, 2016. Subsequent to the separation, employees participating in YUM’s plans were enrolled in the Yum China Holdings, Inc. Leadership Retirement Plan (“YCHLRP”), an unfunded, unsecured account-based retirement plan which allocates a percentage of pay to an account payable to the executive following the executive’s separation of employment from the Company or attainment of age 55.

The Company also offers other defined contribution plans to employees. The total contribution for such employee benefits was expensed as incurred. The Company has no additional legal obligation or liabilities for the benefits beyond the paid and accrued amounts. See Note 14 for additional information.

PRC Value-Added Tax

PRC Value-Added Tax. The Company has been subject to VAT within the normal course of its restaurant business nationwide since May 1, 2016.

Entities that are VAT general taxpayers are permitted to offset qualified input VAT paid to suppliers against their output VAT upon receipt of appropriate supplier VAT invoices on an entity-by-entity basis. When the output VAT exceeds the input VAT, the difference is remitted to tax authorities, usually on a monthly basis; whereas when the input VAT exceeds the output VAT, the difference is treated as an input VAT credit asset which can be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net VAT payables. VAT related to purchases and sales which have not been settled at the balance sheet date is disclosed separately as an asset and liability, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At each balance sheet date, the Company reviews the outstanding balance of any input VAT credit asset for recoverability, giving consideration to the indefinite life of the input VAT credit assets as well as its forecasted operating results and capital spending, which inherently includes significant assumptions that are subject to change.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, an input VAT credit asset of $322 million and $270 million were recorded in Other assets, respectively, and payable of $2 million and $6 million, were recorded in Accounts payable and other current liabilities, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has not made an allowance for the recoverability of the input VAT credit asset, as the balance is expected to be utilized to offset against VAT payables more than one year from December 31, 2021. Any input VAT credit asset would be classified as Prepaid expenses and other current assets if the credit expected to be used within one year can be reasonably determined.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings per share represent net earnings to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common shares were exercised or converted into common shares. See Note 5 for further information.

Common Stock Repurchases

Common Stock Repurchases. We may repurchase shares of Yum China common stock under a program authorized by our board of directors from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, including block trades, accelerated share repurchase transactions and the use of Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. Shares repurchased are included in treasury stock in the financial statements. See Note 16 for further information.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Tax (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions to the guidance in Topic 740 related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The guidance also simplifies the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. We adopted the standard on January 1, 2021 and such adoption did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) (“ASU 2020-01”), which clarifies the interaction between equity securities under Topic 321 and investments accounted for under the equity method in Topic 323 and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options accounted for under Topic 815. We adopted the standard on January 1, 2021 and such adoption did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-08, Codification Improvements to Subtopic 310-20, Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (“ASU 2020-08”), which clarifies that an entity should reevaluate for each reporting period whether a callable debt security is within the scope of certain guidance in ASC 310-20 that was issued in ASU 2017-08, Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. We adopted the standard on January 1, 2021 and such adoption did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

U.S. and foreign income (loss) before taxes are set forth below:

	2021			2020			2019
U.S.	$	(1	)	$	(10	)	$	(7	)
Mainland China		1,424			1,014			941
Other Foreign	$	(31	)		104			69
	$	1,392		$	1,108		$	1,003

Details of Income Tax Provision

The details of our income tax provision are set forth below:

		2021			2020		2019
Current:	Federal	$	—		$	1	$	16
	Foreign		209			183		228
		$	209		$	184	$	244

Deferred:	Federal	$	(8	)	$	26	$	(1	)
	Foreign		168			85		17
		$	160		$	111	$	16
		$	369		$	295	$	260

Effective Income Tax and Tax Rate Reconciliation

The reconciliation of income taxes calculated at the U.S. federal statutory rate to our effective tax rate is set forth below:

	2021					2020					2019
U.S. federal statutory rate	$	292		21.0	%	$	233		21.0	%	$	211		21.0	%
Impact from the Tax Act		—		—			—		—			8		0.8
Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations		73		5.2			63		5.7			53		5.3
Adjustments to reserves and prior years		(4	)	(0.3	)		(6	)	(0.6	)		(2	)	(0.2	)
Change in valuation allowances		9		0.7			1		0.1			2		0.2
Impact from investment (gain) loss		(1	)	(0.1	)		7		0.7			(10	)	(1.0	)
Other, net		—		—			(3	)	(0.3	)		(2	)	(0.2	)
Effective income tax rate	$	369		26.5	%	$	295		26.6	%	$	260		25.9	%

Details of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

The details of 2021 and 2020 deferred tax assets (liabilities) are set forth below:

	2021			2020
Operating losses and tax credit carryforwards	$	43		$	24
Tax benefit from Little Sheep restructuring		17			17
Employee benefits		3			3
Share-based compensation		5			5
Lease		64			62
Other liabilities		15			13
Deferred income and other		89			75
Gross deferred tax assets		236			199
Deferred tax asset valuation allowances		(53	)		(42	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	183		$	157
Intangible assets		(69	)		(61	)
Property, plant and equipment		(138	)		(85	)
Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition		(245	)		(87	)
Unrealized gains from equity securities		(18	)		(26	)
Withholding tax on distributable earnings		(32	)		(27	)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	$	(502	)	$	(286	)
Net deferred tax (liabilities)	$	(319	)	$	(129	)
Reported in Consolidated Balance Sheets as:
Deferred income taxes		106			98
Deferred income tax liabilities		(425	)		(227	)
	$	(319	)	$	(129	)

Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	2021			2020
Beginning of Year	$	21		$	19
Additions on tax positions		5			8
Reductions due to statute expiration		(6	)		(6	)
End of Year	$	20		$	21

Summary of Income Tax Examinations

		2021				2020
Accrued interest and penalties		$	5			$	5

Investment Agreements with Strategic Investors - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2017 Tranche	Nov. 01, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 Tranche shares
Subsidiary Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Investment agreements, consideration received \| $		$ 460
Common stock shares		18,000,000
Number of tranches of warrants \| Tranche	2		2
Warrants exercisable period			Oct. 31, 2021
Number of common shares issued as result of cashless exercise			7,534,316
Percentage of common stock shares issued upon cashless exercise of warrants			1.80%
Percentage of common stock shares outstanding upon cashless exercise of warrants			1.80%
Primavera [Member]
Subsidiary Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Investment agreements, consideration received \| $		$ 410
Ant Financial [Member]
Subsidiary Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Investment agreements, consideration received \| $		$ 50
Warrants First Tranche [Member] \| Primavera & Ant Financial [Member]
Subsidiary Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Warrant exercise price \| $ / shares		$ 31.40
Warrants First Tranche [Member] \| Primavera [Member]
Subsidiary Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock		7,309,057
Warrants First Tranche [Member] \| Ant Financial [Member]
Subsidiary Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock		891,348
Warrants Second Tranche [Member] \| Primavera & Ant Financial [Member]
Subsidiary Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Warrant exercise price \| $ / shares		$ 39.25
Warrants Second Tranche [Member] \| Primavera [Member]
Subsidiary Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock		7,309,057
Warrants Second Tranche [Member] \| Ant Financial [Member]
Subsidiary Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock		891,348

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures - Schedule of Amounts Recognized From Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Total expense recognized from non-recurring fair value measurements

$ 48

$ 66

$ 38

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Total expense recognized from non-recurring fair value measurements

121

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | ASU 2016-02 [Member] | Cumulative Adjustment to Impairment on ROU Due to Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

ROU impairment prior to the adoption of ASC 842

^[1]

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Restaurant-level impairment [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Total expense recognized from non-recurring fair value measurements

^[2]

$ 32

$ 52

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Daojia Impairment [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Total expense recognized from non-recurring fair value measurements

^[3]

$ 11

[1]	ROU impairment prior to the adoption of ASC 842 represents an impairment charge on operating lease ROU assets arising from existing operating leases as of January 1, 2019. After netting with the related impact on deferred taxes of $19 million and the impact on noncontrolling interests of $3 million, we recorded a cumulative adjustment of $60 million to retained earnings in accordance with the transition guidance for the new lease standard. For those restaurants under operating leases with full impairment on their long-lived assets (primarily property, plant and equipment) before January 1, 2019, an additional impairment charge would have been recorded before January 1, 2019 had the operating lease ROU assets been recognized at the time of impairment.
[2]	Restaurant-level impairment charges are recorded in Closures and impairment expenses, net and resulted primarily from our semi-annual impairment evaluation of long-lived assets of individual restaurants that were being operated at the time of impairment and had not been offered for refranchising. We performed an additional impairment evaluation in the first quarter of 2020, considering the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as an impairment indicator. A trend of continuing operating losses for certain restaurants due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in higher impairment during 2020 and 2021. We also performed an additional impairment evaluation upon adoption of ASC 842 in the first quarter of 2019. After considering the impairment charges recorded during the corresponding years, the fair value of assets as of the relevant measurement date was $112 million, $157 million and insignificant during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
[3]	See Note 6 for further discussion.

Income Taxes (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Beginning of Year	$ 21	$ 19
Additions for tax positions of prior years	5	8
Reductions due to statute expiration	(6)	(6)
End of Year	$ 20	$ 21

Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

Equity

Note 16 – Equity

Immediately after the separation on October 31, 2016, Yum China authorized capital stock consisted of 1,000 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 364 million shares of Yum China common stock were issued and outstanding. As of December 31, 2021, 449 million shares of Yum China common stock were issued and 428 million shares were outstanding.

Share Repurchase Program

The Company repurchased 1.3 million, 0.2 million and 6.2 million shares of common stock at a total cost of $75 million, $7 million and $261 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, $617 million remained available for repurchase under the current authorization.

Cash Dividend

On October 4, 2017, the board of directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend program, and declared an initial cash dividend of $0.10 per share on Yum China’s common stock in the fourth quarter of 2017. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2018, we have paid a cash dividend of $0.12 per share. However, due to the unprecedented effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company suspended its dividend payments in the second and third quarter of 2020. Cash dividends totaling $203 million, $95 million and $181 million were paid to stockholders in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”)

The Company’s other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 and AOCI balances as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were comprised solely of foreign currency translation adjustments. Other comprehensive income was $108 million and $230 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and other comprehensive loss was $32 million for the years ended December 31, 2019. The accumulated balances reported in AOCI in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for currency translation adjustments were net gain of $268 million and $167 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. There was no tax effect related to the components of other comprehensive income for all years presented.

Restricted net assets

The Company’s ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent on the Company receiving distributions of funds from its subsidiaries. Relevant PRC statutory laws and regulations permit payments of dividends by the Company’s PRC subsidiaries only out of their retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. The results of operations reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP differ from those reflected in the statutory financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries.

In accordance with the PRC Regulations on Enterprises with Foreign Investment and the articles of association of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries, a foreign-invested enterprise established in the PRC is required to provide certain statutory reserves, namely general reserve fund, the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund which are appropriated from net profit as reported in the enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. A foreign-invested enterprise is required to allocate at least 10% of its annual after-tax profit to the general reserve until such reserve has reached 50% of its respective registered capital based on the enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. Appropriations to the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund are at the discretion of the board of directors for all foreign-invested enterprises. The aforementioned reserves can only be used for specific purposes and are not distributable as cash dividends.

As a result of these PRC laws and regulations subject to the limit discussed above that require annual appropriations of 10% of after-tax income to be set aside, prior to payment of dividends as general reserve fund, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company in the form of dividend payments, loans or advances. The restricted net assets of the PRC subsidiaries is approximately $1 billion as of December 31, 2021.

Furthermore, cash transfers from the Company’s PRC subsidiaries to its subsidiaries outside of China are subject to PRC government control of currency conversion. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict the ability of the PRC subsidiaries to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends or other payments to the Company, or otherwise satisfy their foreign currency-denominated obligations.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income.

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Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Assets Measured on Recurring Basis or Disclosed at Fair Value

The following table is a summary of our financial assets measured on a recurring basis or disclosed at fair value and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurement falls. The Company classifies its cash equivalents, short-term investments, long-term time deposits, and investment in equity securities within Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy because it uses quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs to determine their fair value, respectively.

			Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure at December 31, 2021
	Balance at December 31, 2021		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash equivalents:
Time deposits	$	321			$	321
Money market funds		45		45
Fixed income debt securities^(a)		163		63		100
Total cash equivalents		529		108		421		—
Short-term investments:
Time deposits		1,726				1,726
Fixed income debt securities^(a)		1,055				1,055
Variable return investments		79		79
Total short-term investments		2,860		79		2,781		—
Other assets:
Investment in equity securities		122		122
Long-term time deposits		90				90
Total	$	3,601	$	309	$	3,292	$	—

			Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure at December 31, 2020
	Balance at December 31, 2020		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash equivalents:
Time deposits	$	601			$	601
Fixed income debt securities^(a)		207		207
Total cash equivalents		808		207		601		—
Short-term investments:
Time deposits		2,165				2,165
Fixed income debt securities^(a)		784		104		680
Variable return investments		156		156
Total short-term investments		3,105		260		2,845		—
Other assets:
Investment in equity securities		160		160
Long-term time deposits		61				61
Total	$	4,134	$	627	$	3,507	$	—

(a)	Classified as held-to-maturity investments and measured at amortized cost.

Schedule of Amounts Recognized From Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents amounts recognized from all non-recurring fair value measurements based on unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. These amounts exclude fair value measurements made for restaurants that were subsequently closed or refranchised prior to those respective year-end dates.

	2021		2020		2019		Account Classification
Restaurant-level impairment^(a)		32		52		28	Closure and impairment expenses, net
ROU impairment prior to the adoption of ASC 842^(b)		—		—		82	Retained Earnings
Daojia impairment^(c)		—		—		11	Closure and impairment expenses, net
Total	$	32	$	52	$	121

(a)

Restaurant-level impairment charges are recorded in Closures and impairment expenses, net and resulted primarily from our semi-annual impairment evaluation of long-lived assets of individual restaurants that were being operated at the time of impairment and had not been offered for refranchising. We performed an additional impairment evaluation in the first quarter of 2020, considering the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as an impairment indicator. A trend of continuing operating losses for certain restaurants due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in higher impairment during 2020 and 2021. We also performed an additional impairment evaluation upon adoption of ASC 842 in the first quarter of 2019. After considering the impairment charges recorded during the corresponding years, the fair value of assets as of the relevant measurement date was $112 million, $157 million and insignificant during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(b)

ROU impairment prior to the adoption of ASC 842 represents an impairment charge on operating lease ROU assets arising from existing operating leases as of January 1, 2019. After netting with the related impact on deferred taxes of $19 million and the impact on noncontrolling interests of $3 million, we recorded a cumulative adjustment of $60 million to retained earnings in accordance with the transition guidance for the new lease standard. For those restaurants under operating leases with full impairment on their long-lived assets (primarily property, plant and equipment) before January 1, 2019, an additional impairment charge would have been recorded before January 1, 2019 had the operating lease ROU assets been recognized at the time of impairment.

(c)	See Note 6 for further discussion.

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounts Receivable, net	2021			2020
Accounts receivable, gross	$	68		$	100
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1	)		(1	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	67		$	99

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	2021		2020
Receivables from payment processors and aggregators	$	45	$	47
Dividends receivable from unconsolidated affiliates		—		10
Other prepaid expenses and current assets		176		119
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	221	$	176

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment	2021			2020
Buildings and improvements	$	2,695		$	2,367
Finance leases, primarily buildings		52			36
Machinery and equipment and construction in progress		1,878			1,490
Property, plant and equipment, gross		4,625			3,893
Accumulated depreciation		(2,374	)		(2,128	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,251		$	1,765

Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities

Other Assets	2021		2020
VAT assets	$	322	$	270
Land use right^(a)		138		140
Investment in equity securities		122		160
Long-term deposits		101		83
Investment in long-term time deposits^(b)		90		61
Costs to obtain contracts		7		9
Others		52		26
Other Assets	$	832	$	749

(a)	Amortization expense related to land use right was $5 million, $5 million and $4 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(b)

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $90 million and $61 million invested in long-term time deposits, respectively, bearing a fixed interest rate with original maturity of three years. The asset is restricted for use in order to secure the balance of prepaid stored-value cards issued by the Company pursuant to regulatory requirements.

Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	2021		2020
Accounts payable	$	830	$	708
Operating leases liabilities		508		448
Accrued compensation and benefits		283		238
Accrued capital expenditures		269		203
Contract liabilities		182		175
Accrued marketing expenses		71		73
Other current liabilities		189		150
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	2,332	$	1,995

Other Liabilities and Deferred Credits

Other Liabilities	2021		2020
Accrued income tax payable	$	56	$	66
Contract liabilities		26		31
Other noncurrent liabilities		85		70
Other liabilities	$	167	$	167

Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Feb. 08, 2022	Oct. 04, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared date		Oct. 04, 2017
Dividends payable, amount per share		$ 0.10
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared date	Feb. 08, 2022
Dividends payable, amount per share	$ 0.12
Dividends payable date	Mar. 29, 2022
Dividends payable, date of record	Mar. 08, 2022
Estimated cash dividend payable	$ 51

Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation, vesting terms		Certain awards are subject to specific retirement conditions, which allow the awards to fully vest as long as the employee is actively employed for at least one year following the grant date, provides at least six months notification of intention to retire, and signs non-solicitation and non-compete agreements. Under such circumstances, the grant-date fair value of the award is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the one-year service period from the grant date.
Share-based compensation expense		$ 41.0	$ 36.0	$ 26.0
Deferred tax benefit recognized		$ 1.0	$ 1.0	$ 1.0
Non-Employee Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common stock granted		31,182	54,757	60,419
Grant date fair value		$ 2.1	$ 2.6	$ 2.4
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)		4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period		10 years
Vesting schedule of grants under stock award plans		25.00%
Risk-free interest rate		0.40%	1.50%	2.50%
Expected dividend yield		0.80%	1.10%	1.20%
Expected volatility		33.90%	33.20%	32.00%
Total intrinsic value of stock options and SARs exercised		$ 22.0	$ 75.0	$ 39.0
RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)		3 years
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share)		$ 58.77	$ 48.01	$ 42.62
Unrecognized compensation cost		$ 23.0
Remaining weighted-average vesting period		1 year 11 months 23 days
Total fair value at grant date or modification date of awards vested		$ 11.0	$ 11.0	$ 4.0
Unvested shares		683,672	552,000
RSUs [Member] \| Third Grant Anniversary [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting schedule of grants under stock award plans		100.00%
Annual PSU Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period		3 years	3 years	3 years
Risk-free interest rate		0.20%	1.40%
Expected dividend yield		35.70%	33.40%
PSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Model to fair value share-based payment awards		Monte-Carlo Simulation model (the “MCS model”)
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share)		$ 68.04	$ 39.78	$ 57.41
Unrecognized compensation cost		$ 24.0
Remaining weighted-average vesting period		1 year 11 months 8 days
Total fair value at grant date or modification date of awards vested		$ 3.0	$ 3.0
Unvested shares		1,232,599	1,148,000
Partner PSU Awards[Member] \| Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period	4 years
Model to fair value share-based payment awards		MCS model
Share-based compensation expense		$ 8.0	$ 7.0
Risk-free interest rate	1.40%
Expected dividend yield	1.10%
Expected volatility	33.40%
Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share)		$ 17.44	$ 13.36	$ 13.43
Unrecognized compensation cost		$ 29.0
Remaining weighted-average vesting period		1 year 8 months 8 days
Total fair value at grant date or modification date of awards vested		$ 15.0	$ 15.0	$ 14.0
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)		1 year
Minimum [Member] \| Partner PSU Awards[Member] \| Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation PSU award percentage	0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Partner PSU Awards[Member] \| Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation PSU award percentage	200.00%
Long Term Incentive Plan (the "2016" Plan) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for future issuance					45,000,000
Long Term Incentive Plan (the "2016" Plan) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)		3 years
Long Term Incentive Plan (the "2016" Plan) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)		5 years

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Our preparation of the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Comparative Information. Certain comparative items in the Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation to facilitate comparison.

Fiscal Calendar. Our fiscal year ends on December 31, with each quarter comprised of three months.

Revenue Recognition. The Company’s revenues primarily include Company sales, Franchise fees and income and Revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates.

Company Sales

Franchise Fees and Income

Revenues from Transactions with Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates

Loyalty Programs

See Note 17 for a further discussion of our income taxes.


Level 1		Inputs based upon quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

Level 2		Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3		Inputs that are unobservable for the asset.

Inventories. We value our inventories at the lower of cost (computed on the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value.

See Note 12 for further discussions on our leases.

Reacquired franchise rights		1 to 10 years
Huang Ji Huang franchise related assets		19 years
Daojia platform		8 years
Customer-related assets		2 to 15 years
Others		up to 20 years

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded an impairment charge of $11 million on intangible assets and goodwill attributable to the Daojia business. See Note 6 for additional details.

Equity Investments. The Company’s equity investments include investments in unconsolidated affiliates and investments in equity securities with readily determinable fair value.

See Note 3 for further discussions on our equity investments.

PRC Value-Added Tax. The Company has been subject to VAT within the normal course of its restaurant business nationwide since May 1, 2016.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
U.S. federal statutory rate, percent		21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Estimated additional income tax expense (benefit)	$ 8			$ 8
Effective income tax rate		26.50%	26.60%	25.90%
Tax related to gains on investment in equity securities		$ 1	$ (7)	$ 10
Foreign withholding taxes not recognized, cumulative amount of temporary differences		3,000
Cash payments for tax liabilities on income tax returns		$ 255	$ 170	255
Percentage threshold that the positions taken or expected to be taken is more likely than not sustained upon examination by tax authorities (in hundredths)		50.00%	50.00%
Increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits		$ 5	$ 8
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits balance		20	$ 21	19
Total interest and penalties recorded during the period				(1)
Scenario Forecast [Member]
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months					$ (5)
Other Liabilities [Member]
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits balance		20
Little Sheep Group Limited and Daojia [Member]
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards		$ 186
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year			2026
Minimum [Member]
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Foreign Tax Withholding		5.00%
Maximum [Member]
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Foreign Tax Withholding		10.00%
Meituan Dianping [Member]
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
U.S. tax recorded			$ 29
Tax related to gains on investment in equity securities			$ 22	$ 7
China [Member]
Income Taxes Disclosure [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate		25.00%

Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

$ 9,853

$ 8,263

$ 8,776

Operating profit

1,386

961

901

Interest income, net

^[1]

Investment (loss) gain

(54)

104

Income Before Income Taxes

1,392

1,108

1,003

Depreciation and amortization

516

450

428

Impairment Charges

Capital Spending

689

419

435

Total Assets

13,223

10,875

Combined Elimination [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

252

Revenue From External Customers [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

9,853

8,263

8,776

Revenue From External Customers [Member] | KFC [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

7,003

5,821

6,039

Revenue From External Customers [Member] | Pizza Hut [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

2,109

1,730

2,054

Revenue From External Customers [Member] | All Other Segments [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

227

184

121

Corporate and Unallocated [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

^[1]

520

528

562

Unallocated revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates

^[2]

500

533

558

Unallocated Other revenues

Unallocated expenses for transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates

^[2]

(497)

(531)

(554)

Unallocated Other operating costs and expenses

(17)

(30)

(4)

Unallocated and corporate G&A expenses

(171)

(144)

(145)

Unallocated Closures and impairment expense

^[3]

(11)

Unallocated Other income

^[4]

642

245

Depreciation and amortization

Impairment Charges

^[3]

Capital Spending

177

Total Assets

^[5]

5,725

5,507

Corporate and Unallocated [Member] | Revenue From External Customers [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

^[1]

514

528

562

Operating Segments [Member] | KFC [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

7,003

5,821

6,040

Operating profit

^[6]

827

801

949

Depreciation and amortization

378

315

290

Impairment Charges

^[7]

Capital Spending

398

257

264

Total Assets

^[8]

6,072

4,084

Operating Segments [Member] | Pizza Hut [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

2,109

1,730

2,054

Operating profit

111

114

Depreciation and amortization

111

113

120

Impairment Charges

^[7]

Capital Spending

Total Assets

972

906

Operating Segments [Member] | All Other Segments [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

473

242

158

Operating profit

(29)

(7)

(14)

Depreciation and amortization

Impairment Charges

^[7]

Capital Spending

Total Assets

454

378

Operating Segments [Member] | Revenue From External Customers [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

9,853

8,263

8,776

Elimination [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

(252)

(58)

(38)

Elimination [Member] | All Other Segments [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

246

Elimination [Member] | Corporate and Unallocated [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

^[1]

Combined [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

$ 10,105

$ 8,321

$ 8,814

[1]	Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.
[2]	Primarily includes revenues and associated expenses of transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates derived from the Company’s central procurement model whereby the Company centrally purchases substantially all food and paper products from suppliers then sells and delivers to KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants, including franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates. Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for purposes of making operating decisions or assessing financial performance as the transactions are deemed corporate revenues and expenses in nature.
[3]	Includes impairment charges on intangible assets and goodwill attributable to the Daojia business in 2019. See Note 6.
[4]	In 2021, unallocated other income primarily includes gain from re-measurement of previously held equity interest in connection with the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC and the Lavazza joint venture. In 2020, unallocated other income primarily includes gain from re-measurement of previously held equity interest in connection with the acquisition Suzhou KFC in 2020. See Note 3.
[5]	Primarily includes cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, investment in equity securities, long-term time deposits and inventories that are centrally managed.
[6]	Includes equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates of $50 million, $63 million and $69 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
[7]	Primarily includes store closure impairment charges, restaurant-level impairment charges resulting from our semi-annual impairment evaluation as well as our additional impairment evaluation performed in the first quarter of 2020 in response to adverse impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, and incremental restaurant-level impairment charges in the first quarter of 2019 as a result of adopting ASC 842. (See Note 13).
[8]	Includes investments in unconsolidated affiliates.

Business Acquisitions and Equity Investments - Summary of Pre-tax Gains or Losses in Investment in Equity Securities (Details) - Meituan Dianping [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule Of Trading Securities And Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Unrealized (losses) gains recorded on equity securities still held as of the end of the year	$ (38)	$ 105	$ 63
Losses recorded on equity securities sold during the year		(1)
(Losses) gains recorded on equity securities	$ (38)	$ 104	$ 63

Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 04, 2017	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract]
Common stock, shares authorized		1,000,000,000				1,000,000,000							1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000		1,000,000,000
Common stock, par value		$ 0.01				$ 0.01							$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, shares issued		449,000,000				440,000,000							449,000,000	440,000,000		364,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding		428,000,000				420,000,000							428,000,000	420,000,000		364,000,000
Treasury stock repurchased, shares													1,300,000	200,000	6,200,000
Treasury stock repurchased, value													$ 75,000,000	$ 7,000,000	$ 261,000,000
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 617,000,000											617,000,000
Dividends declared date	Oct. 04, 2017
Dividends payable, amount per share	$ 0.10
Total cash dividend paid													203,000,000	95,000,000	181,000,000
Cash dividends paid, amount per share		$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12
Other comprehensive Income (loss)													108,000,000	230,000,000	(32,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive Income (loss)		$ 268,000,000				$ 167,000,000							268,000,000	167,000,000
Tax effect related to components of other comprehensive income													$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Percentage of annual after tax profit required to be allocated to general reserve		10.00%											10.00%
Maximum percentage of annual after tax profit to be allocated to general reserve based on registered capital		50.00%											50.00%
Restricted net assets		$ 1,000,000,000											$ 1,000,000,000

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 1,136

$ 1,158

Short-term investments

2,860

3,105

Accounts receivable, net

Inventories, net

432

398

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

221

176

Total Current Assets

4,716

4,936

Property, plant and equipment, net

2,251

1,765

Operating lease right-of-use assets

2,612

2,164

Goodwill

2,142

832

Intangible assets, net

272

246

Deferred income taxes

106

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

292

Other assets

832

749

Total Assets

13,223

10,875

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

2,332

1,995

Income taxes payable

Total Current Liabilities

2,383

2,067

Non-current operating lease liabilities

^[1]

2,286

1,915

Non-current finance lease obligations

Deferred income tax liabilities

425

227

Other liabilities

167

Total Liabilities

5,301

4,404

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

Equity

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000 million shares authorized; 449 million shares and 440 million shares issued at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively; 428 million shares and 420 million shares outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively

Treasury stock

(803)

(728)

Additional paid-in capital

4,695

4,658

Retained earnings

2,892

2,105

Accumulated other comprehensive income

268

167

Total Yum China Holdings, Inc. Stockholders' Equity

7,056

6,206

Noncontrolling interests

852

253

Total Equity

7,908

6,459

Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Equity

$ 13,223

$ 10,875

[1]	Changes in balances of operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities include impact from the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC.

Other Income, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income, Net

	2021			2020			2019
Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition^(a)	$	628		$	239		$	—
Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates^(b)		43			62			69
Amortization of reacquired franchise rights^(c)		(43	)		(22	)		(14	)
Derecognition of indemnification asset^(d)		—			(3	)		—
Foreign exchanges and other		15			9			5
Other income, net	$	643		$	285		$	60

(a)

In the fourth and third quarter of 2021, as a result of the consolidation of Hangzhou KFC and the Lavazza joint venture, the Company recognized a gain of $618 million and $10 million, respectively, from the re-measurement of our previously held equity interest at fair value. In the third quarter of 2020, the Company recognized a re-measurement gain of $239 million as a result of the consolidation of Suzhou KFC. The re-measurement gains were not allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes. (See Note 3 for additional information).

(b)	Includes equity income from our investments in Hangzhou KFC, Suzhou KFC and the Lavazza joint venture before we consolidated the results of these entities upon completion of acquisitions. (See Note 3 for additional information).

(c)

As a result of the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC, Suzhou KFC and Wuxi KFC, $66 million, $61 million and $61 million of the purchase price were allocated to intangible assets related to reacquired franchise rights, respectively, which are being amortized over the remaining franchise contract period of 1 year, 2.4 years and 5 years. (See Note 3 for additional information).

(d)

In the second quarter of 2020, the Company derecognized a $3 million indemnification asset previously recorded for the Daojia acquisition as the indemnification right pursuant to the purchase agreement expired. The expense was included in Other income, net, but was not allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.

Other Income, Net (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Other Income And Expenses [Line Items]

Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition

^[1]

$ 628

$ 239

Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates

^[2]

$ 69

Amortization of reacquired franchise rights

^[3]

(43)

(22)

(14)

Foreign exchanges and other

Other income, net

$ 643

285

$ 60

Daojia platform [Member]

Other Income And Expenses [Line Items]

Derecognition of indemnification asset

$ (3)

^[4]

[1]	In the fourth and third quarter of 2021, as a result of the consolidation of Hangzhou KFC and the Lavazza joint venture, the Company recognized a gain of $618 million and $10 million, respectively, from the re-measurement of our previously held equity interest at fair value. In the third quarter of 2020, the Company recognized a re-measurement gain of $239 million as a result of the consolidation of Suzhou KFC. The re-measurement gains were not allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes. (See Note 3 for additional information).
[2]	Includes equity income from our investments in Hangzhou KFC, Suzhou KFC and the Lavazza joint venture before we consolidated the results of these entities upon completion of acquisitions. (See Note 3 for additional information).
[3]	As a result of the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC, Suzhou KFC and Wuxi KFC, $66 million, $61 million and $61 million of the purchase price were allocated to intangible assets related to reacquired franchise rights, respectively, which are being amortized over the remaining franchise contract period of 1 year, 2.4 years and 5 years. (See Note 3 for additional information).
[4]	In the second quarter of 2020, the Company derecognized a $3 million indemnification asset previously recorded for the Daojia acquisition as the indemnification right pursuant to the purchase agreement expired. The expense was included in Other income, net, but was not allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.

Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contingencies

Note 19 – Contingencies

Indemnification of China Tax on Indirect Transfers of Assets

In February 2015, the STA issued Bulletin 7 on Income arising from Indirect Transfers of Assets by Non-Resident Enterprises. Pursuant to Bulletin 7, an “indirect transfer” of Chinese taxable assets, including equity interests in a Chinese resident enterprise (“Chinese interests”), by a non-resident enterprise, may be recharacterized and treated as a direct transfer of Chinese taxable assets, if such arrangement does not have reasonable commercial purpose and the transferor has avoided payment of Chinese enterprise income tax. As a result, gains derived from such an indirect transfer may be subject to Chinese enterprise income tax at a rate of 10%.

YUM concluded and we concurred that it is more likely than not that YUM will not be subject to this tax with respect to the distribution. However, given how recently Bulletin 7 was promulgated, there are significant uncertainties regarding what constitutes a reasonable commercial purpose, how the safe harbor provisions for group restructurings are to be interpreted and how the taxing authorities will ultimately view the distribution. As a result, YUM’s position could be challenged by Chinese tax authorities resulting in a 10% tax assessed on the difference between the fair market value and the tax basis of the separated China business. As YUM’s tax basis in the China business is minimal, the amount of such a tax could be significant.

Any tax liability arising from the application of Bulletin 7 to the distribution is expected to be settled in accordance with the tax matters agreement between the Company and YUM. Pursuant to the tax matters agreement, to the extent any Chinese indirect transfer tax pursuant to Bulletin 7 is imposed, such tax and related losses will be allocated between YUM and the Company in proportion to their respective share of the combined market capitalization of YUM and the Company during the 30 trading days after the separation. Such a settlement could be significant and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and our financial condition. At the inception of the tax indemnity being provided to YUM, the fair value of the non-contingent obligation to stand ready to perform was insignificant and the liability for the contingent obligation to make payment was not probable or estimable.

Guarantees for Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates

From time to time we have guaranteed certain lines of credit and loans of franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates. As of December 31, 2021, no guarantees were outstanding for franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates.

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

The Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws include provisions that require the Company to indemnify directors or officers for monetary damages for actions taken as a director or officer of the Company or while serving at the Company’s request as a director or officer or another position at another corporation or enterprise, as the case may be. The Company purchases standard directors and officers insurance to cover claims or a portion of the claims made against its directors and officers. Since a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated in the Company’s bylaws or in the indemnification agreements and will depend on the facts and circumstances that arise out of any future claims, the overall maximum amount of the obligations cannot be reasonably estimated. The Company has not been required to make payments related to these obligations, and the fair value for these obligations is zero as of December 31, 2021.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to various lawsuits covering a variety of allegations from time to time. The Company believes that the ultimate liability, if any, in excess of amounts already provided for these matters in the Consolidated Financial Statements, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s annual results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. Matters faced by the Company from time to time include, but are not limited to, claims from landlords, employees, customers and others related to operational, contractual or employment issues.

Share-Based Compensation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Share-Based Compensation

Note 15 – Share-Based Compensation

Overview

Upon the separation, holders of outstanding YUM equity awards generally received both adjusted YUM awards and Yum China awards, or adjusted awards of either YUM or Yum China in their entirety, to maintain the pre-separation intrinsic value of the awards. Depending on the tax laws of the country of employment, awards were modified using either the shareholder method or the employer method. Share issuances for Yum China awards held by YUM’s employees will be satisfied by Yum China. Share issuances for YUM awards held by the Company’s employees will be satisfied by YUM. The shareholder method was based on the premise that employees holding YUM awards prior to the separation should receive an equal number of awards of both YUM and Yum China. Under the employer method, employees holding YUM awards prior to the separation had their awards converted into awards of the Company that they worked for subsequent to the separation. As a result, Yum China may issue shares of common stock to YUM’s employees upon exercise or vesting of various types of awards, including stock options, SARs, RSUs, and awards from the executive income deferral plan.

The modified equity awards have the same terms and conditions as the awards held immediately before the separation, except that the number of shares and the price were adjusted. In accordance with ASC 718, the Company compared the fair value of the awards immediately prior to the separation to the fair value immediately after the separation to measure the incremental compensation cost, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model (the “BS model”). The incremental compensation cost was insignificant, and YUM and the Company continue to recognize the unamortized original grant-date fair value of the modified awards over the remaining requisite service period as their respective employees continue to provide services. Share-based compensation for the Company’s employees is based on both YUM awards and Yum China awards held by those employees.

Effective October 31, 2016, the Company adopted the Yum China Holdings, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). The Company has reserved for issuance under the 2016 Plan of 45,000,000 shares of our common stock. Under this plan, the exercise price of stock options and SARs granted must be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant.

Potential awards to employees and non-employee directors under the 2016 Plan include stock options, incentive options, SARs, restricted stock, stock units, RSUs, performance shares, performance units, and cash incentive awards. We have issued only stock options, SARs, RSUs and PSUs under the 2016 Plan. While awards under the 2016 Plan can have varying vesting provisions and exercise periods, outstanding awards under the 2016 Plan vest in periods ranging from three to five years. Stock options and SARs expire ten years after grant.

The Company recognizes all share-based payments to employees and non-employee directors in the Consolidated Financial Statements as compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the service period based on their fair value on the date of grant, for awards that actually vest and when performance conditions are probable of being achieved, if applicable. If no substantive service condition exists, the grant-date fair value is fully recognized as expense upon grant. Certain awards are subject to specific retirement conditions, which allow the awards to fully vest as long as the employee is actively employed for at least one year following the grant date, provides at least six months notification of intention to retire, and signs non-solicitation and non-compete agreements. Under such circumstances, the grant-date fair value of the award is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the one-year service period from the grant date.

Award Valuation

Stock Options and SARs

The Company estimated the fair value of each stock option and SAR award granted to the Company’s employees as of the date of grant, using the BS model with the following assumptions:

	2021			2020			2019
Risk-free interest rate		0.4	%		1.5	%		2.5	%
Expected term (years)		6.25			6.50			6.50
Expected volatility		33.9	%		33.2	%		32.0	%
Expected dividend yield		0.8	%		1.1	%		1.2	%

Share option and SAR awards granted to employees typically have a graded vesting schedule of 25% per year over four years and expire 10 years after grant. The Company uses a single weighted-average term for awards that have a graded vesting schedule and determined average terms of exercise based on analysis of the historical exercise and post-vesting termination behavior. Forfeitures were estimated based on historical experience. Historical data used to estimate the expected term and forfeiture rate were based on data associated with the Company’s employees who were granted share-based awards by YUM prior to the separation.

For those awards granted by the Company after the separation, the Company considered the volatility of common shares of comparable companies in the same business as the Company, as well as the historical volatility of the Company stock. The dividend yield was estimated based on the Company’s dividend policy at the time of the grant.

RSUs and PSUs

RSU awards generally vest over a three-year period with a majority of the awards cliff vesting at 100% on the third grant anniversary. The fair values of RSU awards are based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant.

During 2019, the Company granted PSUs that are subject to market conditions and service conditions, cliff vesting at the end of the performance period. The number of shares to be distributed is based on the Company’s performance on its total shareholder return relative to its peer group in the MSCI International China Index, measured over a three-year performance period. The fair value of PSU awards was valued based on the outcome of the Monte-Carlo Simulation model (the “MCS model”) and amortized on a straight-line basis over the three-year period. The total amount of fair value for the PSUs granted in 2019 is immaterial.

In February 2020, the Company’s board of directors approved new grants of a special award of PSUs ("Partner PSU Awards") to select employees who were deemed critical to the Company’s execution of its strategic operating plan under the 2016 Plan. These Partner PSU Awards are subject to market and performance conditions, and will cliff vest only if threshold performance goals are achieved over a four-year performance period, with the payout ranging from 0% to 200% of the target number of shares. The fair value of Partner PSU Awards was determined based on the outcome of the MCS model and closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of the grant. The assumptions used in determining the grant date fair value of Partner PSU Awards include the risk-free interest rate of 1.4%, expected dividend yield of 1.1%, and expected volatility of 33.4%.

The annual PSU awards granted in 2020 and 2021 are based on the Company’s achievement of performance goals including relative total shareholder return against the MSCI China Index, and will cliff vest only if threshold performance goals are achieved over a three-year performance period. The fair value of annual PSU awards was determined based on the outcome of the MCS model and closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of the grant. The assumptions used in determining the grant date fair value of annual PSU awards include the risk-free interest rate of 0.2% and expected volatility of 35.7% in 2021, and risk-free interest rate of 1.4% and expected volatility of 33.4% in 2020.

Compensation costs associated with annual and Partner PSU Awards are recognized on a straight-line basis over the performance period when performance conditions are probable of being achieved, adjusted for estimated forfeiture rate.

Others

Commencing from November 11, 2016, Yum China also granted annual awards of common stock to non-employee directors for their service on Yum China’s board of directors. The fair value of these awards is based on the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The shares were issued outright to the directors on the date of grant, with no conditions attached. Therefore, the fair value of the awards was fully recognized as expenses upon grant. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, a total of 31,182, 54,757 and 60,419 shares of Yum China common stock, respectively, were granted to non-employee directors and the grant-date fair value of $2.1 million, $2.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively, was immediately recognized in full in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Award Activity

Stock Options and SARs

	Shares (in thousands)				Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at the beginning of 2021		11,850				27.49
Granted		1,171				57.39
Exercised		(2,074	)			21.56
Forfeited or expired		(124	)			46.56
Outstanding at the end of 2021		10,823		^(a)		31.65		5.09		205
Exercisable at the end of 2021		8,007				25.82		4.01		192

(a)	Outstanding awards include 182,083 stock options and 10,640,450 SARs with weighted-average exercise prices of $20.30 and $31.84, respectively. Outstanding awards represent Yum China awards held by employees of both the Company and YUM.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of SARs granted in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $17.44, $13.36 and $13.43, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options and SARs exercised by the Company’s employees during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $22 million, $75 million and $39 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2021, $29 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested SARs, which will be reduced by any forfeitures that occur, is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of approximately 1.69 years. This reflects unrecognized cost for both Yum China awards and YUM awards held by the Company’s employees. The total fair value at grant date or modification date of awards held by the Company’s employees that vested during 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $15 million, $15 million and $14 million, respectively.

RSUs

	Shares (in thousands)			Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at the beginning of 2021		552			40.57
Granted		461			58.77
Vested		(291	)		37.04
Forfeited or expired		(38	)		50.93
Unvested at the end of 2021		684			53.77

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of RSUs granted in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $58.77, $48.01 and $42.62, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, $23 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to 683,672 unvested RSUs, which will be reduced by any forfeiture that occurs, is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of approximately 1.98 years. The total fair value at grant date of awards that vested during 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $11 million, $11 million and $4 million, respectively.

PSUs

	Shares (in thousands)			Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at the beginning of 2021		1,148			40.49
Granted		135			68.04
Vested		(42	)		59.56
Forfeited or expired		(8	)		40.81
Unvested at the end of 2021		1,233			42.86

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of PSUs granted in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $68.04, $39.78 and $57.41, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, $24 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to 1,232,599 unvested PSUs, which will be reduced by any forfeiture that occurs and adjusted based on the Company’s achievement of performance goals, is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of approximately 1.94 years. The total fair value at grant date of awards that vested during 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $3 million, $3 million and nil respectively.

Impact on Net Income

Share-based compensation expense was $41 million, $36 million and $26 million for 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Deferred tax benefits of $1 million was recognized in each of 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Share-Based Compensation (Details 3) - PSUs [Member] - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested at the beginning of 2021 (in shares)	1,148,000
Granted (in shares)	135,000
Vested (in shares)	(42,000)
Forfeited or expired (in shares)	(8,000)
Unvested at the end of 2021 (in shares)	1,232,599	1,148,000
Unvested at the beginning of 2021	$ 40.49
Granted	68.04	$ 39.78	$ 57.41
Vested	59.56
Forfeited or expired	40.81
Unvested at the end of 2021	$ 42.86	$ 40.49

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details 1) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Foreign Currency [Abstract]
License fee percentage		3.00%
Total license fees paid		$ 298,000,000	$ 256,000,000	$ 273,000,000
Direct Marketing Costs [Abstract]
Direct marketing expenses		368,000,000	307,000,000	344,000,000
Research and Development Expenses [Abstract]
Research and development expenses		$ 6,000,000	$ 3,000,000	4,000,000
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Number of consecutive years of operating losses used as primary indicator of potential impairment for our semi-annual impairment testing of restaurant assets		2 years
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Transaction tax	$ 8,000,000			8,000,000
Percentage threshold that the positions taken or expected to be taken is more likely than not sustained upon examination by tax authorities (in hundredths)		50.00%	50.00%
Short-term investments [Abstract]
Outstanding balances for structured deposits containing embedded derivatives		$ 0	$ 0
Receivables [Abstract]
Number of days from the period in which the corresponding sales occur that trade receivables are generally due		30 days
Provision for accounts receivable		$ 1,000,000	1,000,000
Receivables due from unconsolidated affiliates including accounts receivables and dividend receivables			50,000,000
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Goodwill Written Off Related To Sale Of Business Unit Years From Acquisition		2 years
Fair Value Goodwill Written Off Related To Sale Of Business Unit Minimum Years Refranchised		2 years
Daojia platform [Member]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Intangible asset and goodwill Impairment charge				11,000,000
Buildings [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Estimated useful life used in the calculation of the depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis (in years)		20 years
Buildings [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Estimated useful life used in the calculation of the depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis (in years)		50 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Estimated useful life used in the calculation of the depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis (in years)		5 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Estimated useful life used in the calculation of the depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis (in years)		10 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Estimated useful life used in the calculation of the depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis (in years)		3 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Estimated useful life used in the calculation of the depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis (in years)		10 years
Capitalized Software Costs [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Estimated useful life used in the calculation of the depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis (in years)		3 years
Capitalized Software Costs [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Estimated useful life used in the calculation of the depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis (in years)		5 years
Payment Processors and Aggregators [Member]
Receivables [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 0	0
Chinese Local Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Abstract]
PRC withholding tax on dividends		10.00%
Percentage of withholding tax on dividends by Hong Kong		5.00%
Minimum percentage of equity interest in a PRC-resident enterprise to be held by Hong Kong resident enterprise		25.00%
Tax withholding reduction percentage		5.00%
Transactions With Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates [Member]
Direct Marketing Costs [Abstract]
Direct marketing expenses		$ 55,000,000	$ 60,000,000	$ 65,000,000

Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Leases [Abstract]

Summary of Supplemental Balance Sheet

Supplemental Balance Sheet
	2021/12/31		2020/12/31		Account Classification
Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets^(a)	$	2,612	$	2,164	Operating lease right-of-use assets
Finance lease right-of-use assets		33		20	Property, plant and equipment, net
Total leased assets	$	2,645	$	2,184

Liabilities
Current
Operating lease liabilities^(a)	$	508	$	448	Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Finance lease liabilities		3		2	Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Non-current
Operating lease liabilities^(a)		2,286		1,915	Non-current operating lease liabilities
Finance lease liabilities		40		28	Non-current finance lease liabilities
Total lease liabilities	$	2,837	$	2,393

(a)	Changes in balances of operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities include impact from the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC.

Summary of Lease Cost

Summary of Lease Cost							Account Classification
	2021			2020

Operating lease cost	$	564		$	496		Occupancy and other operating expenses, G&A or Franchise expenses
Finance lease cost
Amortization of leased assets		3			2		Occupancy and other operating expenses
Interest on lease liabilities		2			2		Interest expense, net
Variable lease cost^(b)		346			262		Occupancy and other operating expenses or Franchise expenses
Short-term lease cost		9			10		Occupancy and other operating expenses or G&A
Sublease income		(26	)		(24	)	Franchise fees and income or Other revenues
Total lease cost	$	898		$	748

(b)

Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information
	2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	573	$	493
Operating cash flows from finance leases		2		2
Financing cash flows from finance leases		2		2
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities^(c):
Operating leases	$	541	$	337
Finance leases		11		2

(c)	This supplemental non-cash disclosure for ROU obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities also includes noncash transactions resulting in adjustments to the lease liability or ROU asset due to modification or other reassessment events.

Schedule of Lease Terms and Discount Rate

Lease Term and Discount Rate	2021			2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases		7.2			7.0
Finance leases		11.3			10.9

Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases		5.5	%		5.8	%
Finance leases		5.5	%		5.8	%

Summary of Maturities of Lease Liabilities

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 were as follows:

	Amount of Operating Leases		Amount of Finance Leases		Total
2022	$	644	$	6	$	650
2023		547		6		553
2024		477		5		482
2025		400		5		405
2026		338		5		343
Thereafter		983		31		1,014
Total undiscounted lease payment		3,389		58		3,447
Less: imputed interest^(d)		595		15		610
Present value of lease liabilities	$	2,794	$	43	$	2,837

(d)

As the rate implicit in the lease cannot be readily determined, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the imputed interest and present value of lease payments. We used the incremental borrowing rate on January 1, 2019 for operating leases that commenced prior to that date.

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
U.S. and foreign income (loss) before income taxes [Abstract]
U.S.	$ (1)	$ (10)	$ (7)
Mainland China	1,424	1,014	941
Other Foreign	(31)	104	69
Income Before Income Taxes	$ 1,392	$ 1,108	$ 1,003

- Definition

Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.

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+ Details

Investment Agreements with Strategic Investors

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

Investment Agreements with Strategic Investors

Note 11 – Investment Agreements with Strategic Investors

On September 1, 2016, YUM and the Company entered into investment agreements (the “Investment Agreements”) with each of Pollos Investment L.P., an affiliate of Primavera Capital Group (“Primavera”), and API (Hong Kong) Investment Limited, an affiliate of Zhejiang Ant Small and Micro Financial Services Group Co., Ltd. (“Ant Financial” and, together with Primavera, the “Investors”). Pursuant to the Investment Agreements, on November 1, 2016 (“Closing Date”), Primavera and Ant Financial invested $410 million and $50 million, respectively, for a collective $460 million investment (the “Investment”) in the Company in exchange for: (i) over 18 million shares of Yum China common stock and (ii) two tranches of warrants (the “Warrants”). Upon exercise, the first tranche of Warrants initially provided Primavera and Ant Financial with the right to purchase 7,309,057 and 891,348 shares of Yum China common stock, respectively, at an initial exercise price of $31.40 per share. The second tranche of Warrants initially provided Primavera and Ant Financial with the right to purchase the same number of shares of Yum China common stock under the first tranche of Warrants, at an initial exercise price of $39.25 per share. The Warrants were exercisable at any time through October 31, 2021 and contain customary anti-dilution protections, which were equity-classified and recorded in Additional paid in capital in the Consolidated balance sheet presented since December 2016, when the number of Warrants to be issued became fixed.

As of December 31, 2020, Primavera and Ant Financial had separately entered into pre-paid forward sale transactions with respect to all of their Warrants with several financial institutions, pursuant to which Primavera and Ant Financial would deliver their respective Warrants on the applicable settlement date.

In 2021, 7,534,316 shares of Yum China common stock were issued as a result of the cashless exercise of all Warrants, representing approximately 1.8% of Yum China common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021.

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment	$ 465	$ 421	$ 408

Description of Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business

Note 1 – Description of Business

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (“Yum China” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) was incorporated in Delaware on April 1, 2016.

The Company owns, franchises or has ownership in entities that own and operate restaurants (also referred to as “stores” or “units”) under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Little Sheep, Huang Ji Huang, Lavazza, COFFii & JOY, Taco Bell, and East Dawning concepts (collectively, the “concepts”). In connection with the separation of the Company in 2016 from its former parent company, Yum! Brands, Inc. (“YUM”), a 50-year master license agreement was entered into between Yum Restaurants Consulting (Shanghai) Company Limited (“YCCL”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company and YUM, through YRI China Franchising LLC, a subsidiary of YUM, effective from January 1, 2020 and previously through Yum! Restaurants Asia Pte. Ltd., another subsidiary of YUM, from October 31, 2016 to December 31, 2019, with automatic renewals for additional consecutive renewal terms of 50 years each, subject only to YCCL being in “good standing” and unless YCCL gives notice of its intent not to renew, for the exclusive right to use and sublicense the use of intellectual property owned by YUM and its subsidiaries for the development and operation of the KFC, Pizza Hut and, subject to achieving certain agreed-upon milestones, Taco Bell brands and their related marks and other intellectual property rights for restaurant services in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”), excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. In exchange, we pay a license fee to YUM equal to 3% of net system sales from both our Company and franchise restaurants. We own the intellectual property of Little Sheep, Huang Ji Huang, COFFii & JOY and East Dawning, and pay no license fee related to these concepts.

In 1987, KFC was the first quick-service restaurant brand to enter China. As of December 31, 2021, there are over 8,100 KFC stores in China. We maintain a 58%, 70%, and 83% controlling interest in the entities that own and operate the KFCs in and around Shanghai, Beijing and Wuxi, respectively. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of an additional 25% equity interest in an unconsolidated affiliate that operates KFC stores in and around Suzhou, China (“Suzhou KFC”), for cash consideration of $149 million. Upon closing of the acquisition, the Company increased its equity interest to 72%, allowing the Company to consolidate Suzhou KFC. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company completed its investment of a 28% equity interest in Hangzhou Catering Service Group (“Hangzhou Catering”), for cash consideration of $255 million. Upon closing, the Company directly and indirectly holds an approximately 60% equity interest in the Hangzhou KFC joint venture that operates KFC stores in and around Hangzhou, China (“Hangzhou KFC”), allowing the Company to consolidate Hangzhou KFC. These acquisitions were considered immaterial. We began consolidating Suzhou KFC and Hangzhou KFC upon the completion of acquisition.

The first Pizza Hut in China opened in 1990. As of December 31, 2021, there are over 2,500 Pizza Hut restaurants in China.

In the second quarter of 2020, the Company partnered with Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. (“Lavazza Group”), the world renowned family-owned Italian coffee company, and entered into a joint venture to explore and develop the Lavazza coffee shop concept in China. In September 2021, the Company and Lavazza Group entered into agreements for the previously formed joint venture (“Lavazza joint venture”) to accelerate the expansion of Lavazza coffee shops in China. Upon execution of these agreements, the Company controls and consolidates the joint venture with its 65% equity interest. The acquisition was considered immaterial.

The Company has two reportable segments: KFC and Pizza Hut. Our remaining operating segments, including the operations of Little Sheep, Huang Ji Huang, Lavazza, COFFii & JOY, Taco Bell, East Dawning, Daojia and our e-commerce business, are combined and referred to as All Other Segments, as those operating segments are insignificant both individually and in the aggregate. Additional details on our segment reporting are included in Note 18.

The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol “YUMC”. On September 10, 2020, the Company completed a secondary listing of its common stock on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ("HKEX") under the stock code “9987”, in connection with a global offering of 41,910,700 shares of its common stock. Net proceeds raised by the Company from the global offering after deducting underwriting fees and the offering expenses amounted to $2.2 billion.

Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 17 – Income Taxes

In December 2017, the U.S. enacted the Tax Act, which included a broad range of tax reforms, including, but not limited to, the establishment of a flat corporate income tax rate of 21%, the elimination or reduction of certain business deductions, and the imposition of tax on deemed repatriation of accumulated undistributed foreign earnings. The Tax Act has impacted Yum China in two material aspects: (1) in general, all of the foreign-source dividends received by Yum China from its foreign subsidiaries will be exempted from taxation starting from its tax year beginning after December 31, 2017 and (2) Yum China recorded additional income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017, including an estimated one-time transition tax on its deemed repatriation of accumulated undistributed foreign earnings and additional tax related to the revaluation of certain deferred tax assets.

We completed the evaluation of the impact on our transition tax computation based on the final regulations released in the first quarter of 2019 and recorded an additional income tax expense of $8 million for the transition tax accordingly.

The Tax Act requires a U.S. shareholder to be subject to tax on Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (“GILTI”) earned by certain foreign subsidiaries. We have elected the option to account for current year GILTI tax as a period cost as incurred.

U.S. and foreign income (loss) before taxes are set forth below:

	2021			2020			2019
U.S.	$	(1	)	$	(10	)	$	(7	)
Mainland China		1,424			1,014			941
Other Foreign	$	(31	)		104			69
	$	1,392		$	1,108		$	1,003

The details of our income tax provision are set forth below:

		2021			2020		2019
Current:	Federal	$	—		$	1	$	16
	Foreign		209			183		228
		$	209		$	184	$	244

Deferred:	Federal	$	(8	)	$	26	$	(1	)
	Foreign		168			85		17
		$	160		$	111	$	16
		$	369		$	295	$	260

The reconciliation of income taxes calculated at the U.S. federal statutory rate to our effective tax rate is set forth below:

	2021					2020					2019
U.S. federal statutory rate	$	292		21.0	%	$	233		21.0	%	$	211		21.0	%
Impact from the Tax Act		—		—			—		—			8		0.8
Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations		73		5.2			63		5.7			53		5.3
Adjustments to reserves and prior years		(4	)	(0.3	)		(6	)	(0.6	)		(2	)	(0.2	)
Change in valuation allowances		9		0.7			1		0.1			2		0.2
Impact from investment (gain) loss		(1	)	(0.1	)		7		0.7			(10	)	(1.0	)
Other, net		—		—			(3	)	(0.3	)		(2	)	(0.2	)
Effective income tax rate	$	369		26.5	%	$	295		26.6	%	$	260		25.9	%

Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations. This item includes local taxes, withholding taxes, and shareholder-level taxes, net of foreign tax credits. A majority of our income is earned in China, which is generally subject to a 25% tax rate. The negative impact in 2021, 2020 and 2019 is primarily due to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, which is lower than China’s statutory income tax rate.

Adjustments to reserves and prior years. This item includes: (1) changes in tax reserves, including interest thereon, established for potential exposure we may incur if a taxing authority takes a position on a matter contrary to our position; and (2) the effects of reconciling income tax amounts recorded in our Consolidated Statements of Income to amounts reflected on our tax returns, including any adjustments to the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The impact of certain effects or changes may affect items reflected in ‘Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations’.

Change in valuation allowances. This item relates to changes for deferred tax assets generated or utilized during the current year and changes in our judgment regarding the likelihood of using deferred tax assets that existed at the beginning of the year. The impact of certain changes may affect items reflected in ‘Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations’.

Impact from investment (gain) loss. This item primarily relates to impact of gain or loss on investment in equity securities of Meituan. The Company recorded $29 million of U.S. tax in 2020, including $22 million and $7 million related to gains on investment in equity securities of Meituan recognized during the year of 2020 and prior year, respectively.

Others. This item primarily includes the impact of permanent differences related to current year earnings, as well as U.S. tax credits and deductions.

The details of 2021 and 2020 deferred tax assets (liabilities) are set forth below:

	2021			2020
Operating losses and tax credit carryforwards	$	43		$	24
Tax benefit from Little Sheep restructuring		17			17
Employee benefits		3			3
Share-based compensation		5			5
Lease		64			62
Other liabilities		15			13
Deferred income and other		89			75
Gross deferred tax assets		236			199
Deferred tax asset valuation allowances		(53	)		(42	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	183		$	157
Intangible assets		(69	)		(61	)
Property, plant and equipment		(138	)		(85	)
Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition		(245	)		(87	)
Unrealized gains from equity securities		(18	)		(26	)
Withholding tax on distributable earnings		(32	)		(27	)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	$	(502	)	$	(286	)
Net deferred tax (liabilities)	$	(319	)	$	(129	)
Reported in Consolidated Balance Sheets as:
Deferred income taxes		106			98
Deferred income tax liabilities		(425	)		(227	)
	$	(319	)	$	(129	)

We have investments in our foreign subsidiaries where the carrying values for financial reporting exceed the tax basis. Except for the planned but yet to be distributed earnings, we have not provided deferred tax on the portion of the excess that we believe is indefinitely reinvested, as we have the ability and intent to indefinitely postpone the basis differences from reversing with a tax consequence. The Company’s separation from YUM was intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. income tax purposes resulting in the excess of financial reporting basis over tax basis in our investment in the China business continuing to be indefinitely reinvested. The excess of financial reporting basis over tax basis as of December 31, 2017 was subject to the one-time transition tax under the Tax Act as a deemed repatriation of accumulated undistributed earnings from the foreign subsidiaries. However, we continue to believe that the portion of the excess of financial reporting basis over tax basis (including earnings and profits subject to the one-time transition tax) is indefinitely reinvested in our foreign subsidiaries for foreign withholding tax purposes. We estimate that our total temporary difference for which we have not provided foreign withholding taxes is approximately $3 billion at December 31, 2021. The foreign withholding tax rate on this amount is 5% or 10% depending on the manner of repatriation and the applicable tax treaties or tax arrangements.

At December 31, 2021, the Company had operating loss carryforwards of $186 million, primarily related to our Little Sheep and Daojia business as well as certain underperforming entities, most of which will expire by 2026. These losses are being carried forward in jurisdictions where we are permitted to use tax losses from prior periods to reduce future taxable income.

Cash payments for tax liabilities on income tax returns filed were $255 million, $170 million and $255 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

We recognize the benefit of positions taken or expected to be taken in tax returns in the financial statements when it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. A recognized tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	2021			2020
Beginning of Year	$	21		$	19
Additions on tax positions		5			8
Reductions due to statute expiration		(6	)		(6	)
End of Year	$	20		$	21

In 2021 and 2020, our unrecognized tax benefits were increased by $5 million and $8 million, respectively. The unrecognized tax benefits balance of $20 million as of December 31, 2021 related to the uncertainty with regard to the deductibility of certain business expenses incurred, all of which, if recognized upon audit settlement or statute expiration, would affect the effective tax rate. The Company believes it is reasonably possible its unrecognized tax benefits of $20 million as of December 31, 2021, which is included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, may decrease by approximately $5 million in the next 12 months, which if recognized, would affect the 2022 effective tax rate. The accrued interest and penalties related to income taxes at December 31, 2021 and 2020 are set forth below:

		2021				2020
Accrued interest and penalties		$	5			$	5

During 2021, 2020 and 2019, a net benefit of nil, nil and $1 million for interest and penalties was recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Income as components of our income tax provision, respectively.

The Company’s results are subject to examination in the U.S. federal jurisdiction as well as various U.S. state jurisdictions as part of YUM’s and our own income tax filings, and separately in foreign jurisdictions. Any liability arising from these examinations related to periods prior to the separation is expected to be settled among the Company, YCCL and YUM in accordance with the tax matters agreement we entered into in connection with the separation.

We are subject to reviews, examinations and audits by Chinese tax authorities, the IRS and other tax authorities with respect to income and non-income based taxes. Since 2016, we have been under a national audit on transfer pricing by the STA in China regarding our related party transactions for the period from 2006 to 2015. The information and views currently exchanged with the tax authorities focuses on our franchise arrangement with YUM. We continue to provide information requested by the tax authorities to the extent it is available to the Company. It is reasonably possible that there could be significant developments, including expert review and assessment by the STA, within the next 12 months. The ultimate assessment and decision of the STA will depend upon further review of the information provided, as well as ongoing technical and other discussions with the STA and in-charge local tax authorities, and therefore, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the potential impact at this time. We will continue to defend our transfer pricing position. However, if the STA prevails in the assessment of additional tax due based on its ruling, the assessed tax, interest and penalties, if any, could have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS") (Parenthetical) (Details)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2017 Tranche $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 shares	Dec. 31, 2021 Tranche shares
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Number of tranches of warrants \| Tranche	2		2
Number of common shares issued as result of cashless exercise			7,534,316
Tranche One Warrants [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock	8,200,405
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 31.40
Tranche Two Warrants [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock	8,200,405
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 39.25
Secondary Listing [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Global offering shares of common stock		41,910,700

Business Acquisitions and Equity Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Meituan Dianping [Member]

Schedule Of Trading Securities And Other Trading Assets [Line Items]

Summary of Pre-tax Gains or Losses on Investment in Equity Securities

A summary of pre-tax gains or losses on investment in equity securities of Meituan recognized, which was included in Investment gain or loss in our Consolidated Statements of Income, is as follows:

	2021			2020			2019
Unrealized (losses) gains recorded on equity securities still held as of the end of the year	$	(38	)	$	105		$	63
Losses recorded on equity securities sold during the year		—			(1	)		—
(Losses) gains recorded on equity securities	$	(38	)	$	104		$	63

Revenue - Schedule of Franchise Fees and Income (Details) - Franchise [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Franchise fees and income	$ 153	$ 148	$ 148
Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Franchise fees and income	8	8	8
Transferred over Time [Member]
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Franchise fees and income	$ 145	$ 140	$ 140

- Definition

Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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Income Taxes (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory rate		$ 292	$ 233	$ 211
Transaction tax	$ 8			8
Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations		73	63	53
Adjustments to reserves and prior years		(4)	(6)	(2)
Change in valuation allowances		9	1	2
Impact from investment (gain) loss		(1)	7	(10)
Other, net			(3)	(2)
Effective income tax rate		$ 369	$ 295	$ 260
Effective income tax rate reconciliation [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory rate, percent		21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Impact from the Tax Act, percent				0.80%
Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations, percent		5.20%	5.70%	5.30%
Adjustments to reserves and prior years		(0.30%)	(0.60%)	(0.20%)
Change in valuation allowances, percent		0.70%	0.10%	0.20%
Impact on investment gain loss		(0.10%)	0.70%	(1.00%)
Other, net, percent			(0.30%)	(0.20%)
Effective income tax rate, percent		26.50%	26.60%	25.90%

Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Items Affecting Comparability Of Net Income [Abstract]

Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income

Note 6 – Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

Starting in the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the Company’s operations, resulting in a significant decline in Operating profit mainly driven by same-store sales declines and temporary store closures. While operating results improved sequentially in the last three quarters of 2020 and the first half of 2021, multiple waves of Delta-variant outbreaks persisted throughout the second half of 2021, spreading to nearly all provinces in China. As a result, the Company’s operations and financial results were significantly affected in the second half of 2021. Operating profit for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $1,386 million, $961 million and $901 million, respectively. Excluding the impacts of $628 million and $239 million in gains from the re-measurement of our previously held equity interests in former unconsolidated affiliates recognized upon acquisition in 2021 and 2020, respectively, as described in Note 3, the Operating profit for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $758 million, $722 million and $901 million, respectively.

Consolidation of Former Unconsolidated Affiliates

Store Impairment Charges

We recorded store impairment charges of $48 million, $66 million and $38 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in store impairment charges in both 2021 and 2020 as compared to 2019 mainly resulted from the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. See Note 13 for additional information.

Fair Value Changes for Investment in Equity Securities

In September 2018, we invested in the equity securities of Meituan, the fair value of which is determined based on the closing market price for the shares at the end of each reporting period, with subsequent fair value changes recorded in our consolidated statements of income. We recorded related pre-tax loss of $38 million for 2021 and related pre-tax gains of $104 million and $63 million for 2020 and 2019, respectively.

In the first quarter of 2021, we invested in a 5% equity interest in Sunner. The investment in Sunner was recorded at fair value based on their closing market price on each measurement date before it became subject to the equity method of accounting when the Company established significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Sunner in May 2021. We recorded related pre-tax loss of $22 million for 2021, representing changes in fair value before the equity method of accounting was applied.

See Note 3 for additional information on our investment in Meituan and Sunner.

Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded impairment charges of $2 million on the intangible assets acquired from the Daojia business and goodwill related to Daojia reporting unit was fully impaired, resulting in an impairment charge of $9 million.

The fair values of Daojia intangible assets and reporting unit were based on the estimated price a willing buyer would pay, using unobservable inputs (level 3). The fair values of intangible assets were determined using a relief-from-royalty valuation approach, with estimated future sales and royalty rates as significant inputs. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined using an income approach with future cash flow estimates supported by estimated future sales and margin. Both valuation approaches incorporated a selection of an appropriate discount rate based on weighted-average cost of capital and Company-specific risk premium.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, these non-cash impairment charges totaling $11 million were included in Closures and impairment expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Income, but were not allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes. We recorded a tax benefit of $1 million associated with the impairment, and allocated $2 million of the after-tax impairment charge to Net Income - noncontrolling interests, which resulted in a net impairment charge of $8 million allocated to Net Income - Yum China Holdings, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 2019 .

Partner PSU Awards

In February 2020, the Company’s board of directors approved new grants of SARs, RSUs and PSUs to employees under the Yum China Holdings, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). The awards will be earned based on their respective vesting terms, with PSUs subject to market conditions or performance conditions. A special award of PSUs (“Partner PSU Awards”) was granted to select employees who were deemed critical to the Company’s execution of its strategic operating plan. These Partner PSU Awards will only vest if threshold performance goals are achieved over a four-year performance period, with the payout ranging from 0% to 200% of the target number of shares. Partner PSU Awards were granted to address increased competition for executive talent, motivate transformational performance and encourage management retention. Given the unique nature of these grants, the Compensation Committee of the Board does not intend to grant similar, special grants to the same employees during the performance period. The impact from these special awards is excluded from metrics that management uses to assess the Company’s performance. The Company recognized a share-based compensation cost of $8 million and $7 million, respectively, associated with the Partner PSU Awards for years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Transition Tax

The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released the final transition tax regulations in the first quarter of 2019. We completed the evaluation of the impact on our transition tax computation based on the final regulations released in the first quarter of 2019 and recorded an additional income tax expense of $8 million for the transition tax accordingly.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Note 9 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

	Total Company			KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments
Balance as of December 31, 2019
Goodwill, gross	$	645		$	235	$	19	$	391
Accumulated impairment losses^(a)		(391	)		—		—		(391	)
Goodwill, net		254			235		19		—
Goodwill acquired^(b)		524			465				59
Effect of currency translation adjustments		54			48		1		5
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Goodwill, gross		1,223			748		20		455
Accumulated impairment losses^(a)		(391	)		—		—		(391	)
Goodwill, net	$	832		$	748	$	20	$	64
Goodwill acquired^(b)		1,288			1,272				16
Effect of currency translation adjustments		22			20		—		2
Balance as of December 31, 2021
Goodwill, gross		2,533			2,040		20		473
Accumulated impairment losses^(a)		(391	)		—		—		(391	)
Goodwill, net	$	2,142		$	2,040	$	20	$	82

(a)	Accumulated impairment losses represent goodwill impairment attributable to the reporting units of Little Sheep and Daojia.

(b)	Goodwill acquired resulted from the acquisitions of Hangzhou KFC and the Lavazza joint venture during 2021, and the acquisitions of Suzhou KFC and Huang Ji Huang during 2020 (Note 3).

Intangible assets, net as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

	2021										2020
	Gross Carrying Amount^(a)		Accumulated Amortization			Accumulated Impairment Losses^(b)			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Accumulated Impairment Losses^(b)			Net Carrying Amount
Finite-lived intangible assets
Reacquired franchise rights^(c)	$	295	$	(191	)	$	—		$	104	$	223	$	(144	)	$	—		$	79
Huang Ji Huang franchise related assets		23		(2	)		—			21		23		(1	)		—			22
Daojia platform		16		(4	)		(12	)		—		16		(4	)		(12	)		—
Customer-related assets		12		(9	)		(2	)		1		12		(8	)		(2	)		2
Other		10		(5	)		—			5		9		(4	)		—			5
	$	356	$	(211	)	$	(14	)	$	131	$	283	$	(161	)	$	(14	)	$	108
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Little Sheep trademark	$	57	$	—		$	—		$	57	$	56	$	—		$	—		$	56
Huang Ji Huang trademark		84		—			—			84		82		—			—			82
	$	141	$	—		$	—		$	141	$	138	$	—		$	—		$	138

Total intangible assets	$	497	$	(211	)	$	(14	)	$	272	$	421	$	(161	)	$	(14	)	$	246

(a)	Changes in gross carrying amount include effect of currency translation adjustment.

(b)	Accumulated impairment losses represent impairment charges on intangible assets acquired from Daojia primarily attributable to the Daojia platform.

(c)	Increase in gross carrying amount of reacquired franchise rights during the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily resulted from the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC (Note 3).

Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $45 million in 2021, $24 million in 2020 and $16 million in 2019. Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets is expected to approximate $104 million in 2022, $4 million in 2023, and $2 million in each of 2024, 2025 and 2026. Increase in expected amortization expenses for finite-lived intangible assets in 2022 primarily relates to reacquired franchise rights resulting from the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC (Note 3).

Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Note 20 – Subsequent Events

Cash Dividend

On February 8, 2022, the Company announced that the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share on Yum China’s common stock, payable as of the close of business on March 29, 2022, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 8, 2022. Total estimated cash dividend payable is approximately $51 million.

Revenue

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

Note 4 – Revenue

The following table presents revenue disaggregated by types of arrangements and segments:

	2021
Revenues	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Company sales	$	6,816	$	2,092	$	53	$	—	$	8,961	$	—		$	8,961
Franchise fees and income		120		8		25		—		153		—			153
Revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates		59		6		98		500		663		—			663
Other revenues		8		3		297		20		328		(252	)		76
Total revenues	$	7,003	$	2,109	$	473	$	520	$	10,105	$	(252	)	$	9,853

	2020
Revenues	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Company sales	$	5,633	$	1,721	$	42	$	—	$	7,396	$	—		$	7,396
Franchise fees and income		125		5		18		—		148		—			148
Revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates		61		4		60		522		647		—			647
Other revenues		2		—		122		6		130		(58	)		72
Total revenues	$	5,821	$	1,730	$	242	$	528	$	8,321	$	(58	)	$	8,263

	2019
Revenues	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Company sales	$	5,839	$	2,045	$	41	$	—	$	7,925	$	—		$	7,925
Franchise fees and income		136		4		8		—		148		—			148
Revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates		64		4		28		558		654		—			654
Other revenues		1		1		81		4		87		(38	)		49
Total revenues	$	6,040	$	2,054	$	158	$	562	$	8,814	$	(38	)	$	8,776

Franchise Fees and Income

	2021		2020		2019
Initial fees, including renewal fees	$	8	$	8	$	8
Continuing fees and rental income		145		140		140
Franchise fees and income	$	153	$	148	$	148

Costs to Obtain Contracts

Costs to obtain contracts consist of upfront franchise fees that we paid to YUM prior to the separation in relation to initial fees or renewal fees we received from franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates, as well as license fees that are payable to YUM in relation to our deferred revenue of prepaid stored-value products, privilege membership programs and customer loyalty programs. They meet the requirements to be capitalized as they are incremental costs of obtaining contracts with customers and the Company expects to generate future economic benefits from such costs incurred. Such costs to obtain contracts are included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized on a systematic basis that is consistent with the transfer to the customer of the goods or services to which the assets relate. Subsequent to the separation, we are no longer required to pay YUM initial or renewal fees that we receive from franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates. The Company did not incur any impairment losses related to costs to obtain contracts during any of the periods presented. Costs to obtain contracts were $7 million and $9 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	2021		2020
Contract liabilities
- Deferred revenue related to prepaid stored-value products	$	134	$	117
- Deferred revenue related to upfront franchise fees		30		38
- Deferred revenue related to customer loyalty programs		25		23
- Deferred revenue related to privilege membership programs		18		27
- Others		1		1
Total	$	208	$	206

Contract liabilities primarily consist of deferred revenue related to prepaid stored-value products, privilege membership programs, customer loyalty programs and upfront franchise fees. Deferred revenue related to prepaid stored-value products, privilege membership programs, and customer loyalty programs is included in Accounts payable and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Deferred revenue related to upfront franchise fees that we expect to recognize as revenue in the next 12 months is included in Accounts payable and other current liabilities, and the remaining balance is included in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the year amounted to $127 million and $95 million in 2021 and 2020, respectively. Changes in contract liability balances were not materially impacted by business acquisition, change in estimate of transaction price or any other factors during any of the years presented.

The Company has elected, as a practical expedient, not to disclose the value of remaining performance obligations associated with sales-based royalty promised to franchisees in exchange for franchise right and other related services. The remaining duration of the performance obligation is the remaining contractual term of each franchise agreement. We recognize continuing franchisee fees and revenues from advertising services and other services provided to franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates based on certain percentage of sales, as those sales occur.

- Definition

The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts.

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Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS")

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earning Per Common Share (EPS)

Note 5 – Earnings Per Common Share (“EPS”)

The following table summarizes the components of basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions, except for per share data):

	2021		2020		2019
Net Income – Yum China Holdings, Inc.	$	990	$	784	$	713
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)⁽^a)		422		390		377
Effect of dilutive share-based awards^(a)		6		7		8
Effect of dilutive warrants^(b)		6		5		3
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)		434		402		388
Basic Earnings Per Share	$	2.34	$	2.01	$	1.89
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	2.28	$	1.95	$	1.84
Share-based awards excluded from the diluted EPS computation^(c)		2		3		2

(a)

As a result of the separation, shares of Yum China common stock were distributed to YUM’s shareholders of record as of October 19, 2016 and were included in the calculated weighted-average common shares outstanding. Holders of outstanding YUM equity awards generally received both adjusted YUM awards and Yum China awards, or adjusted awards of either YUM or Yum China in their entirety. Any subsequent exercise of these awards, whether held by the Company’s employees or YUM’s employees, would increase the number of common shares outstanding. The incremental shares arising from outstanding equity awards are included in the computation of diluted EPS, if there is dilutive effect. See Note 15 for a further discussion of share-based compensation. In September 2020, 41,910,700 common shares were issued as a result of the Company’s global offering and secondary listing on the HKEX and they were included in the calculated weighted-average common shares outstanding.

(b)

Pursuant to the investment agreements dated September 1, 2016 (Note 11), Yum China issued to strategic investors two tranches of warrants on January 9, 2017, with each tranche initially providing the right to purchase 8,200,405 shares of Yum China common stock, at an initial exercise price of $31.40 and $39.25 per share, respectively, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The warrants were exercisable at any time through October 31, 2021. The incremental shares arising from outstanding warrants were included in the computation of diluted EPS, if there is dilutive effect when the average market price of Yum China common stock for the year exceeds the applicable exercise price of the warrants. During 2021, an aggregate of 7,534,316 common shares were issued as a result of the cashless exercise of all warrants outstanding, which upon exercise were excluded from the calculation of dilutive warrants and included in the weighted-average common shares outstanding.

(c)

These outstanding SARs, RSUs and PSUs were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the years presented, or because certain PSUs are contingently issuable based on the achievement of performance and market conditions, which have not been met as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Transfer from Level 1 to Level 2	$ 0	$ 0
Transfer from Level 2 to Level 1	$ 0	$ 0

Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Revenues

Total revenues

$ 9,853

$ 8,263

$ 8,776

Costs and Expenses, Net

General and administrative expenses

564

479

487

Other operating costs and expenses

Closures and impairment expenses, net

Other income, net

(643)

(285)

(60)

Total costs and expenses, net

8,467

7,302

7,875

Operating Profit

1,386

961

901

Interest income, net

^[1]

Investment (loss) gain

(54)

104

Income Before Income Taxes

1,392

1,108

1,003

Income tax provision

(369)

(295)

(260)

Net income – including noncontrolling interests

1,023

813

743

Net income – noncontrolling interests

Net Income – Yum China Holdings, Inc.

$ 990

$ 784

$ 713

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in millions):

Basic

^[2]

422

390

377

Diluted

434

402

388

Basic Earnings Per Common Share

$ 2.34

$ 2.01

$ 1.89

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share

$ 2.28

$ 1.95

$ 1.84

Company Sales [Member]

Revenues

Revenues

$ 8,961

$ 7,396

$ 7,925

Franchise [Member]

Revenues

Revenues

153

148

Costs and Expenses, Net

Cost of goods and services sold

Transactions With Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates [Member]

Revenues

Revenues

663

647

654

Costs and Expenses, Net

Cost of goods and services sold

649

633

645

Other Revenues [Member]

Revenues

Revenues

Company Restaurant Expenses [Member]

Costs and Expenses, Net

Food and paper

2,812

2,342

2,479

Payroll and employee benefits

2,258

1,730

1,807

Occupancy and other operating expenses

2,664

2,226

2,373

Cost of goods and services sold

$ 7,734

$ 6,298

$ 6,659

[1]

Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.

[2]

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures - Assets Measured on Recurring Basis or Disclosed at Fair Value (Details) - Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

$ 529

$ 808

Short-term investments, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

2,860

3,105

Total assets, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

3,601

4,134

Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

108

207

Short-term investments, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

260

Total assets, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

309

627

Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

421

601

Short-term investments, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

2,781

2,845

Total assets, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

3,292

3,507

Time Deposits [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

321

601

Short-term investments, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

1,726

2,165

Time Deposits [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

321

601

Short-term investments, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

1,726

2,165

Money Market Funds [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

Money Market Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

Fixed Income Debt Securities [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

^[1]

163

207

Short-term investments, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

^[1]

1,055

784

Fixed Income Debt Securities [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

^[1]

207

Short-term investments, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

^[1]

104

Fixed Income Debt Securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

^[1]

100

Short-term investments, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

^[1]

1,055

680

Investment in Equity Securities [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Other assets, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

122

160

Investment in Equity Securities [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Other assets, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

122

160

Variable Return Investments [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Short-term investments, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

156

Variable Return Investments [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Short-term investments, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

156

Long-term Time Deposits [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Other assets, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

Long-term Time Deposits [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Other assets, Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure

$ 90

$ 61

[1]	Classified as held-to-maturity investments and measured at amortized cost.

Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS") (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income – Yum China Holdings, Inc.

$ 990

$ 784

$ 713

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)

^[1]

422

390

377

Effect of dilutive share-based awards

^[1]

Effect of dilutive warrants

^[2]

Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)

434

402

388

Basic Earnings Per Share

$ 2.34

$ 2.01

$ 1.89

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$ 2.28

$ 1.95

$ 1.84

Share-based awards excluded from the diluted EPS computation

^[3]

[1]	As a result of the separation, shares of Yum China common stock were distributed to YUM’s shareholders of record as of October 19, 2016 and were included in the calculated weighted-average common shares outstanding. Holders of outstanding YUM equity awards generally received both adjusted YUM awards and Yum China awards, or adjusted awards of either YUM or Yum China in their entirety. Any subsequent exercise of these awards, whether held by the Company’s employees or YUM’s employees, would increase the number of common shares outstanding. The incremental shares arising from outstanding equity awards are included in the computation of diluted EPS, if there is dilutive effect. See Note 15 for a further discussion of share-based compensation. In September 2020, 41,910,700 common shares were issued as a result of the Company’s global offering and secondary listing on the HKEX and they were included in the calculated weighted-average common shares outstanding.
[2]	Pursuant to the investment agreements dated September 1, 2016 (Note 11), Yum China issued to strategic investors two tranches of warrants on January 9, 2017, with each tranche initially providing the right to purchase 8,200,405 shares of Yum China common stock, at an initial exercise price of $31.40 and $39.25 per share, respectively, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The warrants were exercisable at any time through October 31, 2021. The incremental shares arising from outstanding warrants were included in the computation of diluted EPS, if there is dilutive effect when the average market price of Yum China common stock for the year exceeds the applicable exercise price of the warrants.
[3]	These outstanding SARs, RSUs and PSUs were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the years presented, or because certain PSUs are contingently issuable based on the achievement of performance and market conditions, which have not been met as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

- Definition

The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

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$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2020

Dec. 31, 2021

Sep. 30, 2021

Sep. 30, 2020

Mar. 31, 2019

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Mar. 31, 2021

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$ 961

$ 901

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^[1]

628

239

Impairment of long lived asset

Impairment charge

Tax benefit

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295

260

Compensation expense recognized

Estimated additional income tax expense (benefit)

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Employees [Member] | Partner PSU Awards[Member]

Performance period

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Compensation expense recognized

Minimum [Member] | Employees [Member] | Partner PSU Awards[Member]

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0.00%

Maximum [Member] | Employees [Member] | Partner PSU Awards[Member]

Stock-based compensation PSU award percentage

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Daojia Platform and Customer-related Assets [Member]

Goodwill impairment

Impairment charge

Tax benefit

(1)

Impairment charge allocated to noncontrolling interests

Impairment charge allocated to parent

Daojia Platform and Customer-related Assets [Member] | Closures And Impairment Expenses [Member]

Impairment charge

Meituan Dianping [Member]

Pre-tax loss from disposal of equity security

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105

Pre-tax gain from disposal of equity security

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104

Fujian Sunner Development Co., Ltd. [Member]

Pre-tax loss from disposal of equity security

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Suzhou KFC [Member]

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Hangzhou KFC [Member]

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Lavazza Group [Member]

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COVID-19 [Member]

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$ 722

$ 901

[1]

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Amortization expense related to land use right

$ 5

$ 4

Investment in long-term time deposits

^[1]

$ 90

$ 61

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3 years

[1]

Credit Facilities - Narrative (Details) - 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2021 ¥ in Millions	USD ($)	CNY (¥)
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing amount	$ 546,000,000	¥ 3,471
Onshore Credit Facility [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing amount	346,000,000	2,200
Bank guarantees outstanding	28,000,000	¥ 177
Borrowings outstanding	0
Offshore Credit Facility [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing amount	$ 200,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
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Credit facility expiration start period	less than one year
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility expiration period	2 years

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	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income - including noncontrolling interests	$ 1,023	$ 813	$ 743
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of nil
Foreign currency translation adjustments	108	230	(32)
Comprehensive income - including noncontrolling interests	1,131	1,043	711
Comprehensive income - noncontrolling interests	40	43	30
Comprehensive Income - Yum China Holdings, Inc.	$ 1,091	$ 1,000	$ 681

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+ Details

Leases - Schedule of Lease Term and Discount Rate (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	7 years 2 months 12 days	7 years
Finance leases	11 years 3 months 18 days	10 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	5.50%	5.80%
Finance leases	5.50%	5.80%

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Cash Flows – Operating Activities

Net income - including noncontrolling interests

$ 1,023

$ 813

$ 743

Depreciation and amortization

516

450

428

Non-cash operating lease cost

424

368

339

Closures and impairment expenses

Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition

^[1]

(628)

(239)

Investment loss (gain)

(104)

(63)

Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates

(44)

(62)

(69)

Distributions of income received from unconsolidated affiliates

Deferred income taxes

160

111

Share-based compensation expense

Changes in accounts receivable

(5)

(15)

(9)

Changes in inventories

(16)

(77)

Changes in prepaid expenses and other current assets

(28)

(15)

(3)

Changes in accounts payable and other current liabilities

118

171

Changes in income taxes payable

(26)

(8)

Changes in non-current operating lease liabilities

(461)

(394)

(381)

Other, net

(62)

(44)

(37)

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

1,131

1,114

1,185

Cash Flows – Investing Activities

Capital spending

(689)

(419)

(435)

Purchases of short-term investments

(6,114)

(4,499)

(1,024)

Purchases of long-term time deposits

(25)

(57)

Maturities of short-term investments

6,383

2,061

534

Contributions to unconsolidated affiliates

(17)

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

(115)

(288)

(Acquisitions) disposal of equity investments

(300)

Other, net

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

(855)

(3,109)

(910)

Cash Flows – Financing Activities

Common stock issuance proceeds, net of issuance costs

2,195

Repurchase of shares of common stock

(75)

(8)

(265)

Cash dividends paid on common stock

(203)

(95)

(181)

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

(57)

(33)

(32)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

Payment of acquisition related holdback

(8)

Other, net

(7)

(1)

(2)

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities

(313)

2,058

(480)

Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

(6)

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

(22)

103

(211)

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Year

1,158

1,055

1,266

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - End of Year

1,136

1,158

1,055

Supplemental Cash Flow Data

Cash paid for income tax

255

170

255

Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities

Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and other current liabilities

$ 269

$ 203

$ 150

[1]

Credit Facilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Credit Facilities

Note 10 – Credit Facilities

As of December 31, 2021, the Company had credit facilities of RMB3,471 million (approximately $546 million), comprised of onshore credit facilities of RMB2,200 million (approximately $346 million) in the aggregate and offshore credit facilities of $200 million in the aggregate.

The credit facilities had remaining terms ranging from less than one year to two years as of December 31, 2021. Each credit facility bears interest based on the prevailing rate stipulated by the People’s Bank of China, Loan Prime Rate (“LPR”) published by the National Interbank Funding Centre of the PRC or London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration. Each credit facility contains a cross-default provision whereby our failure to make any payment on a principal amount from any credit facility will constitute a default on other credit facilities. Some of the credit facilities contain covenants limiting, among other things, certain additional indebtedness and liens, and certain other transactions specified in the respective agreement. Interest on any outstanding borrowings is due at least monthly. Some of the onshore credit facilities contain sub-limits for overdrafts, non-financial bonding, standby letters of credit and guarantees. As of December 31, 2021, we had outstanding bank guarantees of RMB 177 million (approximately $28 million) to secure our lease payment to landlords for certain Company-owned restaurants. The credit facilities were therefore reduced by the same amount, while there were no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2021.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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+ Details

Description of Business - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Description of Business - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 10, 2020 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Restaurant	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 Restaurant Segment	Sep. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Expiration term of master license agreement				50 years
Additional consecutive renewal terms of license agreement				50 years
Percentage of license fees on net sales				3.00%
Number of restaurants		10,000		10,000
Number of reportable segments \| Segment				2
Global Offering [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Global offering shares of common stock \| shares	41,910,700
Net proceeds from global offering \| $	$ 2,200
Joint Venture [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Joint venture equity interest percentage						65.00%
Joint Venture [Member] \| Lavazza Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Joint venture equity interest percentage					65.00%	35.00%
Suzhou KFC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of additional equity interest acquired			25.00%
Cash consideration paid to acquire interest \| $			$ 149
Equity interest in acquiree, including subsequent acquisition, percentage			72.00%
Hangzhou Catering [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants		60		60
Percentage of additional equity interest acquired		28.00%		28.00%
Cash consideration paid to acquire interest \| $		$ 255
Joint venture equity interest percentage		28.00%		28.00%
Hangzhou KFC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Controlling ownership percentage maintained		60.00%		60.00%
KFC [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants		8,100		8,100
KFC [Member] \| Shanghai [Member] \| Owner and Operator of KFC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Controlling ownership percentage maintained		58.00%		58.00%
KFC [Member] \| Beijing [Member] \| Owner and Operator of KFC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Controlling ownership percentage maintained		70.00%		70.00%
KFC [Member] \| Wuxi [Member] \| Owner and Operator of KFC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Controlling ownership percentage maintained		83.00%		83.00%
Pizza Hut [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants		2,500		2,500

Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

Note 12 – Leases

As of December 31, 2021, we leased approximately 10,000 properties in China for our Company-owned restaurants. We generally enter into lease agreements for our restaurants with initial terms of 10 to 20 years. Most of our lease agreements contain termination options that permit us to terminate the lease agreement early if the restaurant’s unit contribution is negative for a specified period of time. We generally do not have renewal options for our leases. Such options are accounted for only when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise the options. The rent under the majority of our current restaurant lease agreements is generally payable in one of three ways: (i) fixed rent; (ii) the higher of a fixed base rent or a percentage of the restaurant’s sales; or (iii) a percentage of the restaurant’s sales. Most leases require us to pay common area maintenance fees for the leased property. In addition to restaurants leases, we also lease office spaces, logistics centers and equipment. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

In limited cases, we sub-lease certain restaurants to franchisees in connection with refranchising transactions or lease our properties to other third parties. The lease payments under these leases are generally based on the higher of a fixed base rent or a percentage of the restaurant’s annual sales. Income from sub-lease agreements with franchisees or lease agreements with other third parties are included in Franchise fees and income and Other revenue, respectively, within our Consolidated Statements of Income. The impact of ASC 842 on our accounting as a lessor was not significant.

Supplemental Balance Sheet
	2021/12/31		2020/12/31		Account Classification
Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets^(a)	$	2,612	$	2,164	Operating lease right-of-use assets
Finance lease right-of-use assets		33		20	Property, plant and equipment, net
Total leased assets	$	2,645	$	2,184

Liabilities
Current
Operating lease liabilities^(a)	$	508	$	448	Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Finance lease liabilities		3		2	Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Non-current
Operating lease liabilities^(a)		2,286		1,915	Non-current operating lease liabilities
Finance lease liabilities		40		28	Non-current finance lease liabilities
Total lease liabilities	$	2,837	$	2,393

(a)	Changes in balances of operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities include impact from the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC.

Summary of Lease Cost							Account Classification
	2021			2020

Operating lease cost	$	564		$	496		Occupancy and other operating expenses, G&A or Franchise expenses
Finance lease cost
Amortization of leased assets		3			2		Occupancy and other operating expenses
Interest on lease liabilities		2			2		Interest expense, net
Variable lease cost^(b)		346			262		Occupancy and other operating expenses or Franchise expenses
Short-term lease cost		9			10		Occupancy and other operating expenses or G&A
Sublease income		(26	)		(24	)	Franchise fees and income or Other revenues
Total lease cost	$	898		$	748

(b)

Supplemental Cash Flow Information
	2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	573	$	493
Operating cash flows from finance leases		2		2
Financing cash flows from finance leases		2		2
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities^(c):
Operating leases	$	541	$	337
Finance leases		11		2

(c)	This supplemental non-cash disclosure for ROU obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities also includes noncash transactions resulting in adjustments to the lease liability or ROU asset due to modification or other reassessment events.

Lease Term and Discount Rate	2021			2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases		7.2			7.0
Finance leases		11.3			10.9

Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases		5.5	%		5.8	%
Finance leases		5.5	%		5.8	%

Summary of Future Lease Payments and Lease Liabilities

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 were as follows:

	Amount of Operating Leases		Amount of Finance Leases		Total
2022	$	644	$	6	$	650
2023		547		6		553
2024		477		5		482
2025		400		5		405
2026		338		5		343
Thereafter		983		31		1,014
Total undiscounted lease payment		3,389		58		3,447
Less: imputed interest^(d)		595		15		610
Present value of lease liabilities	$	2,794	$	43	$	2,837

(d)

As of December 31, 2021, we have additional lease agreements that have been signed but not yet commenced, with total undiscounted minimum lease payments of $161 million. These leases will commence between 2022 and 2026 with lease terms of 1 year to 20 years.

Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS") (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

The following table summarizes the components of basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions, except for per share data):

	2021		2020		2019
Net Income – Yum China Holdings, Inc.	$	990	$	784	$	713
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)⁽^a)		422		390		377
Effect of dilutive share-based awards^(a)		6		7		8
Effect of dilutive warrants^(b)		6		5		3
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)		434		402		388
Basic Earnings Per Share	$	2.34	$	2.01	$	1.89
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	2.28	$	1.95	$	1.84
Share-based awards excluded from the diluted EPS computation^(c)		2		3		2

(a)

(b)

(c)

Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Assumptions Used in the BS Model

The Company estimated the fair value of each stock option and SAR award granted to the Company’s employees as of the date of grant, using the BS model with the following assumptions:

	2021			2020			2019
Risk-free interest rate		0.4	%		1.5	%		2.5	%
Expected term (years)		6.25			6.50			6.50
Expected volatility		33.9	%		33.2	%		32.0	%
Expected dividend yield		0.8	%		1.1	%		1.2	%

Summary of award activity

	Shares (in thousands)				Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at the beginning of 2021		11,850				27.49
Granted		1,171				57.39
Exercised		(2,074	)			21.56
Forfeited or expired		(124	)			46.56
Outstanding at the end of 2021		10,823		^(a)		31.65		5.09		205
Exercisable at the end of 2021		8,007				25.82		4.01		192

(a)	Outstanding awards include 182,083 stock options and 10,640,450 SARs with weighted-average exercise prices of $20.30 and $31.84, respectively. Outstanding awards represent Yum China awards held by employees of both the Company and YUM.

Summary of RSUs

RSUs

	Shares (in thousands)			Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at the beginning of 2021		552			40.57
Granted		461			58.77
Vested		(291	)		37.04
Forfeited or expired		(38	)		50.93
Unvested at the end of 2021		684			53.77

Summary of PSUs

PSUs

	Shares (in thousands)			Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at the beginning of 2021		1,148			40.49
Granted		135			68.04
Vested		(42	)		59.56
Forfeited or expired		(8	)		40.81
Unvested at the end of 2021		1,233			42.86

Leases - Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Operating cash flows from operating leases

$ 573

$ 493

Operating cash flows from finance leases

Financing cash flows from finance leases

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:

Operating leases

^[1]

541

337

Finance leases

^[1]

$ 11

$ 2

[1]	This supplemental non-cash disclosure for ROU obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities also includes noncash transactions resulting in adjustments to the lease liability or ROU asset due to modification or other reassessment events.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures - Schedule of Amounts Recognized From Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cumulative adjustment to retained earnings	$ 2,892	$ 2,105
ASU 2016-02 [Member] \| Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cumulative adjustment to retained earnings	60
ASU 2016-02 [Member] \| Cumulative Adjustment to Deferred Income Tax Expenses Due to Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cumulative adjustment to opening retained earnings due to adoption of new accounting pronouncement	19
ASU 2016-02 [Member] \| Cumulative Adjustment to Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Due to Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cumulative adjustment to opening retained earnings due to adoption of new accounting pronouncement	3
Restaurant-level impairment [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value	$ 112	$ 157

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Future lease payments due from franchisees on a nominal basis	$ 38
Prepaid gift cards expiration period	36 months
Product vouchers maximum expiration period	12 months
Points expiration period	18 months
Other Assets [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Input VAT credit asset	$ 322	$ 270
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
VAT payable	$ 2	$ 6
KFC [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Franchisee agreement term	10 years
Pizza Hut [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Franchisee agreement term	10 years
Little Sheep [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Franchisee agreement term	5 years
Little Sheep [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Franchisee agreement term	10 years
Huang Ji Huang [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Franchisee agreement term	3 years
Huang Ji Huang [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Franchisee agreement term	10 years

Leases - Summary of Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details)
$ in Millions

Dec. 31, 2021

USD ($)

Amount of Operating Leases

$ 644

547

477

400

338

983

Total undiscounted lease payment

3,389

Present value of lease liabilities

2,794

Less: imputed interest

595

^[1]

Amount of Finance Leases

Total undiscounted lease payment

Present value of lease liabilities

Less: imputed interest

^[1]

Amount of Operating And Finance Leases, Total

650

553

482

405

343

1,014

Total undiscounted lease payment

3,447

Present value of lease liabilities

2,837

Less: imputed interest

$ 610

^[1]

[1]

Revenue - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue by Types of Arrangements and Segments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Total revenues

$ 9,853

$ 8,263

$ 8,776

Corporate and Unallocated [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Total revenues

^[1]

520

528

562

Combined [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Total revenues

10,105

8,321

8,814

Elimination [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Total revenues

(252)

(58)

(38)

Elimination [Member] | All Other Segments [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Total revenues

246

Operating Segments [Member] | KFC [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Total revenues

7,003

5,821

6,040

Operating Segments [Member] | Pizza Hut [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Total revenues

2,109

1,730

2,054

Operating Segments [Member] | All Other Segments [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Total revenues

473

242

158

Company Sales [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

8,961

7,396

7,925

Company Sales [Member] | KFC [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

6,816

5,633

5,839

Company Sales [Member] | Pizza Hut [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

2,092

1,721

2,045

Company Sales [Member] | All Other Segments [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

Company Sales [Member] | Combined [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

8,961

7,396

7,925

Franchise [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

153

148

Franchise [Member] | KFC [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

120

125

136

Franchise [Member] | Pizza Hut [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

Franchise [Member] | All Other Segments [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

Franchise [Member] | Combined [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

153

148

Transactions With Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

663

647

654

Transactions With Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates [Member] | KFC [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

Transactions With Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates [Member] | Pizza Hut [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

Transactions With Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates [Member] | All Other Segments [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

Transactions With Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates [Member] | Corporate and Unallocated [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

500

522

558

Transactions With Franchisees and Unconsolidated Affiliates [Member] | Combined [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

663

647

654

Other Revenues [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

Other Revenues [Member] | KFC [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

Other Revenues [Member] | Pizza Hut [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

Other Revenues [Member] | All Other Segments [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

297

122

Other Revenues [Member] | Corporate and Unallocated [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

Other Revenues [Member] | Combined [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

328

130

Other Revenues [Member] | Elimination [Member]

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]

Revenues

$ (252)

$ (58)

$ (38)

[1]	Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

Note 13 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, long-term time deposits, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and lease liabilities, and the carrying values of these assets and liabilities approximate their fair value in general.

The Company accounts for its investment in the equity securities of Meituan at fair value, which is determined based on the closing market price for the shares at the end of each reporting period, with subsequent fair value changes recorded in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

			Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure at December 31, 2021
	Balance at December 31, 2021		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash equivalents:
Time deposits	$	321			$	321
Money market funds		45		45
Fixed income debt securities^(a)		163		63		100
Total cash equivalents		529		108		421		—
Short-term investments:
Time deposits		1,726				1,726
Fixed income debt securities^(a)		1,055				1,055
Variable return investments		79		79
Total short-term investments		2,860		79		2,781		—
Other assets:
Investment in equity securities		122		122
Long-term time deposits		90				90
Total	$	3,601	$	309	$	3,292	$	—

			Fair Value Measurement or Disclosure at December 31, 2020
	Balance at December 31, 2020		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash equivalents:
Time deposits	$	601			$	601
Fixed income debt securities^(a)		207		207
Total cash equivalents		808		207		601		—
Short-term investments:
Time deposits		2,165				2,165
Fixed income debt securities^(a)		784		104		680
Variable return investments		156		156
Total short-term investments		3,105		260		2,845		—
Other assets:
Investment in equity securities		160		160
Long-term time deposits		61				61
Total	$	4,134	$	627	$	3,507	$	—

(a)	Classified as held-to-maturity investments and measured at amortized cost.

Non-recurring fair value measurements

In addition, certain of the Company’s restaurant-level assets (including operating lease ROU assets, property, plant and equipment), goodwill and intangible assets, are measured at fair value based on unobservable inputs (Level 3) on a non-recurring basis, if determined to be impaired. As of December 31, 2021, the fair value of restaurant-level assets, if determined to be impaired, are primarily represented by the price market participant would pay to sub-lease the operating lease ROU assets and acquire remaining restaurants assets, which reflects the highest and best use of the assets. Significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement include market rental prices, which were determined with the assistance of an independent valuation specialist. The direct comparison approach is used as the valuation technique by assuming sub-lease of each of these properties in its existing state with vacant possession. By making reference to lease transactions as available in the relevant market, comparable properties in close proximity have been selected and adjustments have been made to account for the difference in factors such as location and property size.

	2021		2020		2019		Account Classification
Restaurant-level impairment^(a)		32		52		28	Closure and impairment expenses, net
ROU impairment prior to the adoption of ASC 842^(b)		—		—		82	Retained Earnings
Daojia impairment^(c)		—		—		11	Closure and impairment expenses, net
Total	$	32	$	52	$	121

(a)

(b)

(c)	See Note 6 for further discussion.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Other Income, Net (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Sep. 30, 2021

Sep. 30, 2020

Jun. 30, 2020

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Other Operating Income (Expense), Net

Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition

^[1]

$ 628

$ 239

Daojia platform [Member]

Other Operating Income (Expense), Net

Derecognition of indemnification assets related to Daojia

$ 3

^[2]

Hangzhou KFC [Member]

Other Operating Income (Expense), Net

Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition

$ 618

Hangzhou KFC [Member] | Reacquired Franchise Rights [Member]

Other Operating Income (Expense), Net

Purchase price allocated to intangible assets

$ 66

Remaining franchise contract period

1 year

Lavazza Group [Member]

Other Operating Income (Expense), Net

Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition

$ 10

Suzhou KFC [Member]

Other Operating Income (Expense), Net

Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition

$ 239

Suzhou KFC [Member] | Reacquired Franchise Rights [Member]

Other Operating Income (Expense), Net

Purchase price allocated to intangible assets

$ 61

Remaining franchise contract period

2 years 4 months 24 days

Wuxi KFC [Member] | Reacquired Franchise Rights [Member]

Other Operating Income (Expense), Net

Purchase price allocated to intangible assets

$ 61

Remaining franchise contract period

5 years

[1]

[2]

Retirement Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

Note 14 –Retirement Plans

For executives who were hired or re-hired after September 30, 2001, YUM has implemented the YUM LRP. This is an unfunded, unsecured account-based retirement plan which allocates a percentage of pay to an account payable to the executive following the executive’s separation of employment from YUM or attainment of age 55. The Company adopted the YCHLRP upon separation while the assets and liabilities associated with these employees under YUM LRP were transferred to YCHLRP. YCHLRP will continue to be in effect until terminated by the Company’s board of directors. The terms of the YCHLRP are substantially similar to the terms of the YUM LRP. Under the YCHLRP, certain executives who are at least age 21, who are classified as salary level 12, who are not eligible to participate in a tax-qualified defined benefit plan, and who satisfy certain additional requirements as to work location and assignment, are eligible to participate in the YCHLRP if selected for participation by the Company. The YCHLRP is an unfunded, unsecured account-based retirement plan that allocates a percentage of pay to an account payable to an executive following the later to occur of the executive’s separation of employment from the Company or attainment of age 55. Under the YCHLRP, participants aged 55 or older are entitled to a lump sum distribution of their account balance on the last day of the calendar quarter that occurs on or follows their separation of employment. The liabilities attributable to our employees under the YCHLRP were insignificant as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

YUM offers certain of the Company’s executives working in China retirement benefits under the Bai Sheng Restaurants China Holdings Limited Retirement Scheme (previously known as the Bai Sheng Restaurants (Hong Kong) Ltd. Retirement Scheme). Under this defined contribution plan, YUM provides a Company-funded contribution ranging from 5% to 10% of an executive’s base salary. Upon termination, participants will receive a lump sum equal to a percentage of the Company’s contributions inclusive of investment return. This percentage is based on a vesting schedule that provides participants with a vested 30% interest upon completion of a minimum of 3 years of service, and an additional 10% vested interest for each additional completed year, up to a maximum of 100%. The Company adopted the same plan after the separation and the contribution amount to the plan for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was insignificant.

As stipulated by Chinese state regulations, the Company participates in a government-sponsored defined contribution retirement plan. Substantially all employees are entitled to an annual pension equal to a fixed proportion of the average basic salary amount of the geographical area of their last employment at their retirement date. We are required to make contributions to the local social security bureau between 13% and 20% of the previous year’s average basic salary amount of the geographical area where the employees are under our employment. Contributions are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income as they become payable. We have no obligation for the payment of pension benefits beyond the annual contributions as set out above. In 2020, the Company also received one-time government subsidy related to COVID-19 in the form of a reduction in social security contributions, which was recognized as reduction to the related expenses when it was granted. The Company contributed $183 million, $167 million and $160 million to the government-sponsored plan for 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for retirement benefits.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Estimated Useful Lives of Intangible Assets (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021
Reacquired Franchise Rights [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	1 year
Reacquired Franchise Rights [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	10 years
Huang Ji Huang Group [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	19 years
Daojia platform [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	8 years
Customer-related Assets [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	2 years
Customer-related Assets [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	15 years
Others [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	20 years

Other Income, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income, Net

Note 7– Other Income, net

	2021			2020			2019
Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition^(a)	$	628		$	239		$	—
Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates^(b)		43			62			69
Amortization of reacquired franchise rights^(c)		(43	)		(22	)		(14	)
Derecognition of indemnification asset^(d)		—			(3	)		—
Foreign exchanges and other		15			9			5
Other income, net	$	643		$	285		$	60

(a)

(b)	Includes equity income from our investments in Hangzhou KFC, Suzhou KFC and the Lavazza joint venture before we consolidated the results of these entities upon completion of acquisitions. (See Note 3 for additional information).

(c)

(d)

Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	2021
	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated^(a)		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Revenues
Revenue from external customers	$	7,003	$	2,109	$	227	$	514	$	9,853	$	—		$	9,853
Inter-segment revenue		—		—		246		6		252		(252	)		—
Total	$	7,003	$	2,109	$	473	$	520	$	10,105	$	(252	)	$	9,853

	2020
	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated^(a)		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Revenues
Revenue from external customers	$	5,821	$	1,730	$	184	$	528	$	8,263	$	—		$	8,263
Inter-segment revenue		—		—		58		—		58		(58	)		—
Total	$	5,821	$	1,730	$	242	$	528	$	8,321	$	(58	)	$	8,263

	2019
	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated^(a)		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Revenues
Revenue from external customers	$	6,039	$	2,054	$	121	$	562	$	8,776	$	—		$	8,776
Inter-segment revenue		1		—		37		—		38		(38	)		—
Total	$	6,040	$	2,054	$	158	$	562	$	8,814	$	(38	)	$	8,776

Operating Profit	2021			2020			2019
KFC^(b)	$	827		$	801		$	949
Pizza Hut		111			62			114
All Other Segments		(29	)		(7	)		(14	)
Unallocated revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates^(c)		500			533			558
Unallocated Other revenues		20			32			4
Unallocated expenses for transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates^(c)		(497	)		(531	)		(554	)
Unallocated Other operating costs and expenses		(17	)		(30	)		(4	)
Unallocated and corporate G&A expenses		(171	)		(144	)		(145	)
Unallocated Closures and impairment expense^(d)		—			—			(11	)
Unallocated Other income^(e)		642			245			4
Operating Profit		1,386			961			901
Interest income, net^(a)		60			43			39
Investment (loss) gain^(a)		(54	)		104			63
Income Before Income Taxes	$	1,392		$	1,108		$	1,003

	Depreciation and Amortization
	2021		2020		2019
KFC	$	378	$	315	$	290
Pizza Hut		111		113		120
All Other Segments		9		8		5
Corporate and Unallocated		18		14		13
	$	516	$	450	$	428

	Impairment Charges
	2021		2020		2019
KFC^(f)	$	30	$	32	$	16
Pizza Hut^(f)		13		29		20
All Other Segments^(f)		5		5		2
Corporate and Unallocated^(d)		—		—		11
	$	48	$	66	$	49

	Capital Spending
	2021		2020		2019
KFC	$	398	$	257	$	264
Pizza Hut		98		61		71
All Other Segments		16		5		10
Corporate and Unallocated		177		96		90
	$	689	$	419	$	435

	Total Assets
	2021		2020
KFC^(g)	$	6,072	$	4,084
Pizza Hut		972		906
All Other Segments		454		378
Corporate and Unallocated^(h)		5,725		5,507
	$	13,223	$	10,875

(a)	Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.

(b)	Includes equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates of $50 million, $63 million and $69 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(c)

(d)	Includes impairment charges on intangible assets and goodwill attributable to the Daojia business in 2019. See Note 6.

(e)

(f)

(g)	Includes investments in unconsolidated affiliates.

(h)	Primarily includes cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, investment in equity securities, long-term time deposits and inventories that are centrally managed.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Estimated Useful Lives of Intangible Assets

Intangible assets that are deemed to have a finite life are generally amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis to their residual value as follows:

Reacquired franchise rights		1 to 10 years
Huang Ji Huang franchise related assets		19 years
Daojia platform		8 years
Customer-related assets		2 to 15 years
Others		up to 20 years

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill, gross

$ 2,533

$ 1,223

$ 645

Accumulated impairment losses

^[1]

(391)

Goodwill, net

2,142

832

254

Goodwill acquired

^[2]

1,288

524

Effect of currency translation adjustments

KFC [Member]

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill, gross

2,040

748

235

Goodwill, net

2,040

748

235

Goodwill acquired

^[2]

1,272

465

Effect of currency translation adjustments

Pizza Hut [Member]

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill, gross

Goodwill, net

Effect of currency translation adjustments

All Other Segments [Member]

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill, gross

473

455

391

Accumulated impairment losses

^[1]

(391)

$ (391)

Goodwill, net

Goodwill acquired

^[2]

Effect of currency translation adjustments

$ 2

$ 5

[1]	Accumulated impairment losses represent goodwill impairment attributable to the reporting units of Little Sheep and Daojia.
[2]	Goodwill acquired resulted from the acquisitions of Hangzhou KFC and the Lavazza joint venture during 2021, and the acquisitions of Suzhou KFC and Huang Ji Huang during 2020 (Note 3).

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

	Total Company			KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments
Balance as of December 31, 2019
Goodwill, gross	$	645		$	235	$	19	$	391
Accumulated impairment losses^(a)		(391	)		—		—		(391	)
Goodwill, net		254			235		19		—
Goodwill acquired^(b)		524			465				59
Effect of currency translation adjustments		54			48		1		5
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Goodwill, gross		1,223			748		20		455
Accumulated impairment losses^(a)		(391	)		—		—		(391	)
Goodwill, net	$	832		$	748	$	20	$	64
Goodwill acquired^(b)		1,288			1,272				16
Effect of currency translation adjustments		22			20		—		2
Balance as of December 31, 2021
Goodwill, gross		2,533			2,040		20		473
Accumulated impairment losses^(a)		(391	)		—		—		(391	)
Goodwill, net	$	2,142		$	2,040	$	20	$	82

(a)	Accumulated impairment losses represent goodwill impairment attributable to the reporting units of Little Sheep and Daojia.

(b)	Goodwill acquired resulted from the acquisitions of Hangzhou KFC and the Lavazza joint venture during 2021, and the acquisitions of Suzhou KFC and Huang Ji Huang during 2020 (Note 3).

Schedule of Finite and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

Intangible assets, net as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

	2021										2020
	Gross Carrying Amount^(a)		Accumulated Amortization			Accumulated Impairment Losses^(b)			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Accumulated Impairment Losses^(b)			Net Carrying Amount
Finite-lived intangible assets
Reacquired franchise rights^(c)	$	295	$	(191	)	$	—		$	104	$	223	$	(144	)	$	—		$	79
Huang Ji Huang franchise related assets		23		(2	)		—			21		23		(1	)		—			22
Daojia platform		16		(4	)		(12	)		—		16		(4	)		(12	)		—
Customer-related assets		12		(9	)		(2	)		1		12		(8	)		(2	)		2
Other		10		(5	)		—			5		9		(4	)		—			5
	$	356	$	(211	)	$	(14	)	$	131	$	283	$	(161	)	$	(14	)	$	108
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Little Sheep trademark	$	57	$	—		$	—		$	57	$	56	$	—		$	—		$	56
Huang Ji Huang trademark		84		—			—			84		82		—			—			82
	$	141	$	—		$	—		$	141	$	138	$	—		$	—		$	138

Total intangible assets	$	497	$	(211	)	$	(14	)	$	272	$	421	$	(161	)	$	(14	)	$	246

(a)	Changes in gross carrying amount include effect of currency translation adjustment.

(b)	Accumulated impairment losses represent impairment charges on intangible assets acquired from Daojia primarily attributable to the Daojia platform.

(c)	Increase in gross carrying amount of reacquired franchise rights during the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily resulted from the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC (Note 3).

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Finite-lived intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, amortization expense	$ 45	$ 24	$ 16
Approximate amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets - 2022	104
Approximate amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets - 2023	4
Approximate amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets - 2024	2
Approximate amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets - 2025	2
Approximate amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets - 2026	$ 2

Business Acquisitions and Equity Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Abstract]

Business Acquisitions and Equity Investments

Note 3 – Business Acquisitions and Equity Investments

Consolidation of Hangzhou KFC and Equity Investment in Hangzhou Catering

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company completed its investment of a 28% equity interest in Hangzhou Catering for cash consideration of $255 million. Hangzhou Catering holds a 45% equity interest in Hangzhou KFC, of which the Company previously held a 47% equity interest. Along with the investment, the Company also obtained two additional board seats in Hangzhou KFC. Upon completion of the transaction, the Company directly and indirectly holds an approximately 60% equity interest in Hangzhou KFC and has majority representation on the board, and thus obtained control over Hangzhou KFC and started to consolidate its results from the acquisition date.

As a result of the consolidation of the Hangzhou KFC, the Company also recognized a gain of $618 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 from the re-measurement of our previously held equity interest at fair value. The gain was recorded in Other income, net and not allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes. Additionally, $66 million of the purchase price was allocated to the reacquired franchise right, which is amortized over the remaining franchise contract period of 1 year.

In addition to its equity interest in Hangzhou KFC, Hangzhou Catering operates approximately 60 Chinese dining restaurants under four time-honored brands and a food processing business. The Company applies equity method of accounting to the 28% equity interests in Hangzhou Catering excluding the Hangzhou KFC business and classified this investment in Investment in unconsolidated affiliates based on its then fair value. The Company elected to report its share of Hangzhou Catering’s financial results with a one-quarter lag because its results are not available in time for the Company to record them in the concurrent period. As a result, no equity income from Hangzhou Catering was recorded in 2021.

Consolidation of Suzhou KFC

In the third quarter of 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of an additional 25% equity interest in Suzhou KFC for cash consideration of $149 million, increasing our equity interest to 72%, and thus the Company obtained control over the joint venture and started to consolidate Suzhou KFC from the acquisition date.

As a result of the consolidation of Suzhou KFC, the Company also recognized a gain of $239 million in the third quarter of 2020, from the re-measurement of our previously held equity interest at fair value. The gain was recorded in Other income, net and not allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.

Additionally, $61 million of the purchase price was allocated to the reacquired franchise right in 2020, which is amortized over the remaining franchise contract period of 2.4 years.

Consolidation of Lavazza Joint Venture

In April 2020, the Company and Lavazza Group established the Lavazza joint venture to explore and develop the Lavazza coffee shop concept in China, with ownership of a 65% and 35% equity interest, respectively. The Company accounted for the Lavazza joint venture under the equity method of accounting because Lavazza Group held substantive participating rights on certain significant financial and operating decisions. In September 2021, the Company and Lavazza Group entered into agreements for the joint venture, whereby substantive participating rights previously held by Lavazza Group were removed, and thus the Company obtained control over the joint venture and started to consolidate its results from the acquisition date.

As a result of the consolidation of the Lavazza joint venture, the Company also recognized a gain of $10 million in the third quarter of 2021 from the re-measurement of our previously held equity interest at fair value. The gain was recorded in Other income, net and not allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.

Acquisition of Huang Ji Huang Group

On April 8, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of a 93.3% interest in the Huang Ji Huang group (“Huang Ji Huang”), a leading Chinese-style casual dining franchise business, for cash consideration of $185 million. Huang Ji Huang became an operating segment of the Company. See Note 9 for the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets acquired from our acquisition of Huang Ji Huang.

Fujian Sunner Development Co., Ltd. (“Sunner”) Investment

In the first quarter of 2021, the Company acquired a 5% equity interest in Sunner, a Shenzhen Stock Exchange listed company, for a total consideration of approximately $261 million. Sunner is China’s largest white-feathered chicken producer and the Company’s largest poultry supplier.

The Company accounted for the equity securities at fair value based on their closing market price on each measurement date, with subsequent fair value changes recorded in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

In May 2021, a senior executive of the Company was nominated and appointed to Sunner’s board of directors upon Sunner’s shareholder approval. Through this representation, the Company participates in Sunner’s policy making process. The representation on the board, along with the Company being Sunner’s second largest shareholder, provides the Company with the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Sunner. As a result, the Company started to apply the equity method of accounting to the investment and reclassified this investment from Other assets to Investment in unconsolidated affiliates in May 2021 based on its then fair value. The Company elected to report its share of Sunner’s financial results with a one-quarter lag because Sunner’s results are not available in time for the Company to record them in the concurrent period. In 2021, the Company’s equity income from Sunner was immaterial. The unrealized loss of $22 million was included in Investment gain or loss in our Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2021, representing changes in fair value before the equity method of accounting was applied.

Since Sunner became the Company’s unconsolidated affiliate in May 2021, the Company purchased inventories of $318 million from Sunner for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the Company’s accounts payable and other current liabilities due to Sunner were $56 million as of December 31, 2021.

As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s investment in Sunner was stated at the carrying amount of $248 million, which was $171 million higher than the Company’s interest in Sunner’s underlying net assets. Of this basis difference, $20 million was related to finite-lived intangible assets which are being amortized over estimated useful life of 20 years. The remaining differences were related to goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, which are not subject to amortization, as well as deferred tax liabilities impact. As of December 31, 2021, the market value of the Company’s investment in Sunner was $237 million based on its quoted closing price.

Meituan Dianping (“Meituan”) Investment

In the third quarter of 2018, the Company subscribed for 8.4 million, or less than 1%, of the ordinary shares of Meituan, an e-commerce platform for services in China, for a total consideration of approximately $74 million, when it launched its initial public offering on the HKEX in September 2018. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company sold 4.2 million of the ordinary shares of Meituan for proceeds of approximately $54 million, and realized a $17 million pre-tax gain which was recognized during the holding period.

The Company accounted for the equity securities at fair value with subsequent fair value changes recorded in our Consolidated Statements of Income. The fair value of the investment in Meituan is determined based on the closing market price for the shares at the end of each reporting period. The fair value change, to the extent the closing market price of shares of Meituan as of the end of reporting period is higher than our cost, is subject to U.S. tax.

A summary of pre-tax gains or losses on investment in equity securities of Meituan recognized, which was included in Investment gain or loss in our Consolidated Statements of Income, is as follows:

	2021			2020			2019
Unrealized (losses) gains recorded on equity securities still held as of the end of the year	$	(38	)	$	105		$	63
Losses recorded on equity securities sold during the year		—			(1	)		—
(Losses) gains recorded on equity securities	$	(38	)	$	104		$	63

Leases - Summary of Lease Cost (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Lease Cost [Abstract]
Lease concessions from landlords related to the effects of COVID-19	$ 12	$ 36

Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue by Types of Arrangements and Segments

The following table presents revenue disaggregated by types of arrangements and segments:

	2021
Revenues	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Company sales	$	6,816	$	2,092	$	53	$	—	$	8,961	$	—		$	8,961
Franchise fees and income		120		8		25		—		153		—			153
Revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates		59		6		98		500		663		—			663
Other revenues		8		3		297		20		328		(252	)		76
Total revenues	$	7,003	$	2,109	$	473	$	520	$	10,105	$	(252	)	$	9,853

	2020
Revenues	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Company sales	$	5,633	$	1,721	$	42	$	—	$	7,396	$	—		$	7,396
Franchise fees and income		125		5		18		—		148		—			148
Revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates		61		4		60		522		647		—			647
Other revenues		2		—		122		6		130		(58	)		72
Total revenues	$	5,821	$	1,730	$	242	$	528	$	8,321	$	(58	)	$	8,263

	2019
Revenues	KFC		Pizza Hut		All Other Segments		Corporate and Unallocated		Combined		Elimination			Consolidated
Company sales	$	5,839	$	2,045	$	41	$	—	$	7,925	$	—		$	7,925
Franchise fees and income		136		4		8		—		148		—			148
Revenues from transactions with franchisees and unconsolidated affiliates		64		4		28		558		654		—			654
Other revenues		1		1		81		4		87		(38	)		49
Total revenues	$	6,040	$	2,054	$	158	$	562	$	8,814	$	(38	)	$	8,776

Franchise Fees and Income

	2021		2020		2019
Initial fees, including renewal fees	$	8	$	8	$	8
Continuing fees and rental income		145		140		140
Franchise fees and income	$	153	$	148	$	148

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	2021		2020
Contract liabilities
- Deferred revenue related to prepaid stored-value products	$	134	$	117
- Deferred revenue related to upfront franchise fees		30		38
- Deferred revenue related to customer loyalty programs		25		23
- Deferred revenue related to privilege membership programs		18		27
- Others		1		1
Total	$	208	$	206

Business Acquisitions and Equity Investments - Narrative (Details)
shares in Millions

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Apr. 08, 2020

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2021

USD ($)

Restaurant

Sep. 30, 2021

USD ($)

Mar. 31, 2021

USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2020

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2020

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2021

USD ($)

Restaurant

Dec. 31, 2020

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2019

USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2018

USD ($)

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition

^[1]

$ 628,000,000

$ 239,000,000

Number of restaurants | Restaurant

10,000

Equity income

$ 44,000,000

62,000,000

$ 69,000,000

Fujian Sunner Development Co., Ltd. [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Percentage of equity interest acquired

5.00%

Total consideration paid to acquire interest

$ 261,000,000

Unrealized investment gain (loss)

(22,000,000)

Purchase of inventories

318,000,000

Investment carrying amount

248,000,000

Market value

$ 237,000,000

237,000,000

Investment in net assets excess of carrying amount

171,000,000

$ 171,000,000

Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life

20 years

Fujian Sunner Development Co., Ltd. [Member] | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Investment in net assets excess of carrying amount

20,000,000

$ 20,000,000

Fujian Sunner Development Co., Ltd. [Member] | Accounts payable and other current liabilities [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Accounts payable and other current liabilities due to Sunner

$ 56,000,000

56,000,000

Meituan Dianping [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Unrealized investment gain (loss)

$ (38,000,000)

105,000,000

$ 63,000,000

Number of ordinary shares subscribed | shares

8.4

Maximum percentage of ordinary shares subscribed

1.00%

Fair value of Investment in Meituan's ordinary shares

$ 74,000,000

Number of ordinary shares sold | shares

4.2

Proceeds from disposal of equity security

$ 54,000,000

Pre-tax gain from disposal of equity security

$ 17,000,000

Joint Venture [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Percentage of equity interest acquired

65.00%

Hangzhou KFC [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Percentage of equity interest previously held by company

47.00%

Percentage of equity interest by company

60.00%

Hangzhou KFC [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition

$ 618,000,000

Hangzhou KFC [Member] | Reacquired Franchise Rights [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Purchase price allocated to intangible assets

$ 66,000,000

Remaining franchise contract period

1 year

Lavazza Group [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition

$ 10,000,000

Lavazza Group [Member] | Joint Venture [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Percentage of equity interest acquired

65.00%

35.00%

Hangzhou Catering [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Percentage of additional equity interest acquired

28.00%

Cash consideration paid to acquire interest

$ 255,000,000

Percentage of equity interest acquired

28.00%

Number of restaurants | Restaurant

Equity income

$ 0

Hangzhou Catering [Member] | Hangzhou KFC [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Percentage of equity interest acquired

45.00%

Suzhou KFC [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Percentage of additional equity interest acquired

25.00%

Cash consideration paid to acquire interest

$ 149,000,000

Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition

$ 239,000,000

Equity interest in acquiree, including subsequent acquisition, percentage

72.00%

Suzhou KFC [Member] | Reacquired Franchise Rights [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Purchase price allocated to intangible assets

$ 61,000,000

Remaining franchise contract period

2 years 4 months 24 days

Huang Ji Huang Group [Member]

Business Acquisitions And Equity Investments [Line Items]

Percentage of additional equity interest acquired

93.30%

Cash consideration paid to acquire interest

$ 185,000,000

[1]

Income Taxes (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Details of income tax provision (benefit) [Abstract]
Current: Federal		$ 1	$ 16
Current: Foreign	$ 209	183	228
Total current income tax provision (benefit)	209	184	244
Deferred: Federal	(8)	26	(1)
Deferred: Foreign	168	85	17
Total deferred income tax provision	160	111	16
Effective income tax rate	$ 369	$ 295	$ 260

- Definition

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

+ References + Details

Revenue - Contract Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities	$ 208	$ 206
Deferred Revenue Related To Prepaid Stored Value Products [Member]
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities	134	117
Deferred Revenue Related To Upfront Franchise Fees [Member]
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities	30	38
Deferred Revenue Related To Customer Loyalty Programs [Member]
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities	25	23
Deferred Revenue Related To Privilege Membership Programs [Member]
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities	18	27
Others [Member]
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities	$ 1	$ 1

Income Taxes (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Accrued interest and penalties	$ 5	$ 5

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable, gross

$ 68

$ 100

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(1)

Accounts receivable, net

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Receivables from payment processors and aggregators

Dividends receivable from unconsolidated affiliates

Other prepaid expenses and current assets

176

119

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

221

176

Other Assets

VAT assets

322

270

Land use right

^[1]

138

140

Investment in equity securities

122

160

Long-term deposits

101

Investment in long-term time deposits

^[2]

Costs to obtain contracts

Others

Other Assets

832

749

Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

830

708

Operating leases liabilities

^[3]

508

448

Accrued compensation and benefits

283

238

Accrued capital expenditures

269

203

Contract liabilities

182

175

Accrued marketing expenses

Other current liabilities

189

150

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

2,332

1,995

Other Liabilities

Accrued income tax payable

Contract liabilities

Other noncurrent liabilities

Other liabilities

$ 167

[1]	Amortization expense related to land use right was $5 million, $5 million and $4 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
[2]	As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $90 million and $61 million invested in long-term time deposits, respectively, bearing a fixed interest rate with original maturity of three years. The asset is restricted for use in order to secure the balance of prepaid stored-value cards issued by the Company pursuant to regulatory requirements.
[3]	Changes in balances of operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities include impact from the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC.

Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021 Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2

Share-Based Compensation (Details 2) - RSUs [Member] - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested at the beginning of 2021 (in shares)	552,000
Granted (in shares)	461,000
Vested (in shares)	(291,000)
Forfeited or expired (in shares)	(38,000)
Unvested at the end of 2021 (in shares)	683,672	552,000
Unvested at the beginning of 2021	$ 40.57
Granted	58.77	$ 48.01	$ 42.62
Vested	37.04
Forfeited or expired	50.93
Unvested at the end of 2021	$ 53.77	$ 40.57

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 1) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Finite-lived intangible assets

Gross Carrying Amount

$ 356

^[1]

$ 283

Accumulated Amortization

(211)

(161)

Accumulated Impairment Losses

^[2]

(14)

Net Carrying Amount

131

108

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

Net Carrying Amount

141

138

Total intangible assets

Gross Carrying Amount

497

^[1]

421

Intangible assets, net

272

246

Reacquired franchise rights [Member]

Finite-lived intangible assets

Gross Carrying Amount

^[3]

295

^[1]

223

Accumulated Amortization

^[3]

(191)

(144)

Net Carrying Amount

^[3]

104

Huang Ji Huang Group [Member]

Finite-lived intangible assets

Gross Carrying Amount

^[1]

Accumulated Amortization

(2)

(1)

Net Carrying Amount

Daojia platform [Member]

Finite-lived intangible assets

Gross Carrying Amount

^[1]

Accumulated Amortization

(4)

Accumulated Impairment Losses

^[2]

(12)

Customer-related assets [Member]

Finite-lived intangible assets

Gross Carrying Amount

^[1]

Accumulated Amortization

(9)

(8)

Accumulated Impairment Losses

^[2]

(2)

Net Carrying Amount

Other [Member]

Finite-lived intangible assets

Gross Carrying Amount

^[1]

Accumulated Amortization

(5)

(4)

Net Carrying Amount

Trademark [Member] | Little Sheep [Member]

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

Net Carrying Amount

Trademark [Member] | Huang Ji Huang Group [Member]

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

Net Carrying Amount

$ 84

$ 82

[1]	Changes in gross carrying amount include effect of currency translation adjustment.
[2]	Accumulated impairment losses represent impairment charges on intangible assets acquired from Daojia primarily attributable to the Daojia platform.
[3]	Increase in gross carrying amount of reacquired franchise rights during the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily resulted from the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC (Note 3).

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 4,625	$ 3,893
Accumulated depreciation	(2,374)	(2,128)
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,251	1,765
Buildings and Improvements [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	2,695	2,367
Finance Leases, Primarily Buildings [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	52	36
Machinery and Equipment and Construction in Progress [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 1,878	$ 1,490

Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015	Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax rate on gains derived from indirect transfer of assets	10.00%
Percentage of tax assessed on difference between fair market value and tax basis	10.00%
Guarantees outstanding of unconsolidated affiliates		$ 0
Fair value obligations related to indemnifications		$ 0

Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Statement Of Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends declared, per common share	$ 0.48	$ 0.24	$ 0.48

Leases - Summary of Supplemental Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Schedule Of Lease Assets And Liabilities [Abstract]

Operating lease right-of-use assets

$ 2,612

$ 2,164

Finance lease right-of-use assets

$ 33

$ 20

Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]

Property, plant and equipment, net

Total leased assets

$ 2,645

$ 2,184

Operating leases liabilities

^[1]

508

448

Finance lease liabilities, Current

$ 3

$ 2

Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

Non-current operating lease liabilities

^[1]

$ 2,286

$ 1,915

Non-current finance lease liabilities

Total lease liabilities

$ 2,837

$ 2,393

[1]	Changes in balances of operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities include impact from the acquisition of Hangzhou KFC.

Income Taxes (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) [Abstract]
Operating losses and tax credit carryforwards	$ 43	$ 24
Tax benefit from Little Sheep restructuring	17	17
Employee benefits	3	3
Share-based compensation	5	5
Lease	64	62
Other liabilities	15	13
Deferred income and other	89	75
Gross deferred tax assets	236	199
Deferred tax asset valuation allowances	(53)	(42)
Net deferred tax assets	183	157
Intangible assets	(69)	(61)
Property, plant and equipment	(138)	(85)
Gain from re-measurement of equity interest upon acquisition	(245)	(87)
Unrealized gains from equity securities	(18)	(26)
Withholding tax on distributable earnings	(32)	(27)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	(502)	(286)
Net deferred tax (liabilities)	(319)	(129)
Reported in Consolidated Balance Sheets as:
Deferred income taxes	106	98
Deferred income tax liabilities	(425)	(227)
Net deferred tax (liabilities)	$ (319)	$ (129)

Share-Based Compensation (Parenthetical) (Details 1)	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares shares
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Stock options outstanding at the end of 2021 (in shares) \| shares	182,083
SARs outstanding at the end of 2021 (in shares) \| shares	10,640,450
Stock options outstanding at the end of 2021, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 20.30
SARs outstanding at the end of 2021, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 31.84

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Note 8 – Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Accounts Receivable, net	2021			2020
Accounts receivable, gross	$	68		$	100
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1	)		(1	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	67		$	99

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	2021		2020
Receivables from payment processors and aggregators	$	45	$	47
Dividends receivable from unconsolidated affiliates		—		10
Other prepaid expenses and current assets		176		119
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	221	$	176

Property, Plant and Equipment	2021			2020
Buildings and improvements	$	2,695		$	2,367
Finance leases, primarily buildings		52			36
Machinery and equipment and construction in progress		1,878			1,490
Property, plant and equipment, gross		4,625			3,893
Accumulated depreciation		(2,374	)		(2,128	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,251		$	1,765

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment was $465 million, $421 million and $408 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Other Assets	2021		2020
VAT assets	$	322	$	270
Land use right^(a)		138		140
Investment in equity securities		122		160
Long-term deposits		101		83
Investment in long-term time deposits^(b)		90		61
Costs to obtain contracts		7		9
Others		52		26
Other Assets	$	832	$	749

(a)	Amortization expense related to land use right was $5 million, $5 million and $4 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(b)

Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	2021		2020
Accounts payable	$	830	$	708
Operating leases liabilities		508		448
Accrued compensation and benefits		283		238
Accrued capital expenditures		269		203
Contract liabilities		182		175
Accrued marketing expenses		71		73
Other current liabilities		189		150
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	2,332	$	1,995

Other Liabilities	2021		2020
Accrued income tax payable	$	56	$	66
Contract liabilities		26		31
Other noncurrent liabilities		85		70
Other liabilities	$	167	$	167