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(Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities - Additional Information) (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Derivative, Notional Amount $ 714,600,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Cumulative deferred hedging gains, after tax, included in accumulated other comprehensive income 47,900,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
Foreign currency denominated royalties  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Period covered by hedge 18 months
Derivative, Notional Amount 340,500,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_RoyaltyArrangementMember
Cross Currency Swap  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Period covered by hedge 24 months
Derivative, Notional Amount 142,600,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= mcd_CrossCurrencySwapMember
Interest Rate Swap  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Derivative, Notional Amount 2,700,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Intercompany Debt [Member]  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Foreign currency denominated debt designated to hedge investments in certain foreign subsidiaries and affiliates 3,400,000,000us-gaap_NotionalAmountOfNonderivativeInstruments
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mcd_IntercompanyDebtMember
Debt [Member]  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Foreign currency denominated debt designated to hedge investments in certain foreign subsidiaries and affiliates 3,800,000,000us-gaap_NotionalAmountOfNonderivativeInstruments
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
Fair Value Hedging [Member] | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Net $ 8,100,000us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateRiskMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember