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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Combined Commitment of Top Revolving Lenders, Stated Percentage

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Loss Of Available Capacity on Undrawn Portion

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Number Of Top Lenders Covering Revolving Loan

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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- Definition

Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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This item represents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of long-term debt instruments that have contractual principal amounts and for which the fair value option has been elected.

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- Definition

The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on interest rate cash flow hedges as of the balance sheet date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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- Definition

Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow for incremental, external costs directly pertaining to an early extinguishment of debt, including legal costs and prepayment penalties, and excluding interest and repayment of debt principal.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 15, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 lender	Jul. 15, 2014	May 15, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loans		$ 5,067,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt			$ 4,468,600,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	1,233,100,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		100.00%
Top revolving lenders		10
Percentage share of the revolving loan covered by top lenders		67.00%
Maximum loss of available capacity of the revolving loan		161,700,000
Fair Value Option Aggregate Differences Long Term Debt Instruments		63,800,000
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified During Next 12 Months, Net		800,000
Senior Notes due 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loans		1,000,000,000
Senior Notes	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000			1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Interest rate	3.50%	3.50%			3.50%
Senior Notes due 2017, interest payable semi-annually at 1.450% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loans		300,000,000
Senior Notes		300,000,000			0	300,000,000
Interest rate		1.45%			1.45%	1.45%
Senior Notes due 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loans		700,000,000
Senior Notes		700,000,000			0	700,000,000
Interest rate		3.875%			3.875%	3.875%
Senior Notes due 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 7.875% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		0			500,000,000
Interest rate		7.875%			7.875%
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount			500,000,000
Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs			35,400,000
Senior Notes due 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loans		250,000,000
Senior Notes	250,000,000	250,000,000			250,000,000
Interest rate	2.00%	2.00%			2.00%
Senior Notes due 2017, interest payable semi-annually at 7.625% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes				750,000,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount				801,600,000
Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs				51,600,000
Revolving Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility Outstanding amount		795,000,000
Additional term and revolving loan capacity in the future		2,204,200,000
FIS Credit Agreements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total committed capital, credit agreement		4,300,000,000
FIS Credit Agreements [Member] \| Term Loan A-3 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loans		1,300,000,000
FIS Credit Agreements [Member] \| Revolving Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		3,000,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility Outstanding amount		$ 800,000