Equity Method Investment, Increase (Decrease) In Ownership Percentage

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Purchase price of expected business acquisition prior to consideration being transferred. Excludes asset acquisition.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 15
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- Definition

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
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-Section 50
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Subsequent Event [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Business Combination, Price of Acquisition, Expected	$ 1,800
Equity Method Investment, Increase (Decrease) In Ownership Percentage	28.00%
China and Hong Kong [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in McDonald's Japan		20.00%
China and Hong Kong [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in McDonald's Japan	48.00%
CITIC Consortium \| CITIC Consortium
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in McDonald's Japan		52.00%