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Debt Financing - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2009
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Feb. 28, 2012
Issuance of Debt
Due After Ten Year
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Feb. 28, 2012
Issuance of Debt
Due After Thirty Years
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Dec. 31, 2011
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Plan
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Dec. 31, 2010
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Plan
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Dec. 31, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility Expiring in Twenty Sixteen
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Dec. 31, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility Expiring in Twenty Sixteen
Unused lines of Credit
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Dec. 31, 2011
Outside the U.S.
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Dec. 31, 2010
Outside the U.S.
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Dec. 31, 2011
Outside the U.S.
Unused lines of Credit
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| Debt Disclosure [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Unused Line of credit | $ 1,500.0 | $ 838.9 | ||||||||||
| Unused Line of credit agreement, fees | 0.065% | |||||||||||
| Description of Line of credit agreement fee | Fees and interest rates on this line are based on the Company's long-term credit rating assigned by Moody's and Standard & Poor's. | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average interest rate on short-term borrowings | 4.60% | 4.30% | ||||||||||
| Unused Line of credit agreement, description of currency | Denominated in various currencies | |||||||||||
| Unused Line of credit agreement, description of interest rate | Local market rates of interest | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency bank line borrowings | 640.3 | 595.0 | ||||||||||
| Commercial paper | 250.0 | |||||||||||
| Debt, face amount | 1,367.3 | 1,931.8 | 1,169.3 | 250.0 | 500.0 | |||||||
| Debt, maturity period | 10 years | 30 years | ||||||||||
| Debt, coupon rate | 2.625% | 3.70% | ||||||||||
| Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), loan amount | 39.6 | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | $ 5,487.3 | $ 5,196.4 | $ 34.4 | $ 41.7 | ||||||||
| Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), terms of the loan | The ESOP is repaying the loans and interest through 2018 using Company contributions and dividends from its McDonald's common stock holdings. | |||||||||||