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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Income taxes receivable (payable) $ 12.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReceivable $ 30.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReceivable  
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards 183.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 155.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards  
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards resulting in deferred tax assets 157.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign 138.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign  
Foreign tax credit carryforwards 12.7us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount 24.4us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits 18.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 29.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 40.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate 13.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 19.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest Expense Recognized 1.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense 3.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense 3.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest And Penalties Accrued 7.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 12.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that may be recognized during the next twelve month period 2.7us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit    
Federal and State      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards 26.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= fis_InternalRevenueServiceIRSandStateandLocalJurisdictionMember
17.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= fis_InternalRevenueServiceIRSandStateandLocalJurisdictionMember
 
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Valuation allowance against net operating loss deferred tax assets 8.8us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
11.6us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Valuation allowance against net operating loss deferred tax assets $ 112.9us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
$ 86.1us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember