2.0.0.10falseSegment Information115 - Disclosure - Segment Informationtruefalsefalsefalse1usd$falsefalseiso4217_USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170iso4217_USD_per_sharesDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instanceshares0sharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instanceshares053us-gaap_SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationstringNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalsefalse00<div>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Segment
Information</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company
franchises and operates McDonald’s restaurants in the food
service industry. The following table presents the Company’s
revenues and operating income by geographic segment. The APMEA
segment represents operations in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and
Africa. Other Countries & Corporate represents operations
in Canada and Latin America, as well as Corporate
activities.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
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<td width="86%"></td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Quarters Ended<br />
March 31,</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>In
millions</b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>2010</b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2009</font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Revenues</b></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">U.S.</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>$</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>1,876.7</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>  </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,876.4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Europe</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>2,245.4</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>  </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,948.2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">APMEA</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>1,191.3</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>  </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,009.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Other Countries &
Corporate</font></p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>296.7</b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>  </b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">243.7</font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 5em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Total
revenues</b></font></p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>$</b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>5,610.1</b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>  </b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">5,077.4</font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Operating
income</b></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">U.S.</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>$</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>809.4</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>  </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">725.5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Europe</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>601.0</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>  </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">489.9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">APMEA</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>272.1</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>  </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">213.6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Other Countries &
Corporate</font></p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b> </b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>(8.4</b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>) </b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(28.6</font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 5em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Total operating
income</b></font></p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" valign="bottom">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>$</b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>1,674.1</b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>  </b></font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" valign="bottom">
<font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" valign="bottom">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,400.4</font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>Segment
Information
The Company
franchises and operates McDonald’s restaurants in the food
service industry. The following table presents thefalsefalsefalseThis element may be used to capture the complete disclosure of 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% 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.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 131
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