2.2.0.25falsefalse114 - Disclosure - Gain on Sale of Investmenttruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 USD ($) USD ($) / shares $eol_PE2163----1010-K0023_STD_365_20101231_0http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000063908duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00iso4217_USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170pureStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepure0YearStandardhttp://www.mcdonalds.com/20101231Yearmcd0sharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instanceshares0iso4217_USD_per_sharesDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instanceshares0USDUSD$5false0us-gaap_ScheduleOfDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsIncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1fals efalsefalse00<div> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 11px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" size="3">Gain on Sale of Investment</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 8px"> &#xA0;</p> <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 0.5pt solid; LINE-HEIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2px"> &#xA0;</p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" size="2">In 2009, the Company sold its minority ownership interest in Redbox Automated Retail, LLC to Coinstar, Inc., the majority owner, for total consideration of $139.8 million. In connection with the sale, in first quarter 2009, the Company received initial consideration valued at $51.6 million consisting of 1.5&#xA0;million shares of Coinstar common stock at an agreed to value of $41.6 million and $10 million in cash with the balance of the purchase price deferred. In subsequent quarters of 2009, the Company sold all of its holdings in the Coinstar common stock for $46.8 million and received $88.2 million in cash from Coinstar as final consideration. As a result of the transaction, the Company recognized a nonoperating pretax gain of $94.9 million (after tax&#x2013;$58.8&#xA0;million or $0.05 per share).</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 3%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" size="2">In second quarter 2008, the Company sold its minority ownership interest in U.K.-based Pret A Manger. In connection with the sale, the Company received cash proceeds of $229.4 million and recognized a nonoperating pretax gain of $160.1 million (after tax&#x2013;$109.0 million or $0.09 per share).</font></p> </div>Gain on Sale of Investment &#xA0; &#xA0; In 2009, the Company sold its minority ownership interest in Redbox Automated Retail, LLC to Coinstar, Inc., thefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringText block for income statement, balance sheet and additional disclosures relating to disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations). May include the facts and circumstances leading to the expected or completed disposal or to changes in the plan of sale, manner and timing of disposal, the gain or loss recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain or loss, amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued o perations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also includes the nature and amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 144 -Paragraph 43, 44, 45, 47, 48 falsefalse11Gain on Sale of InvestmentUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue