Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 888	$ 882	$ 2,647	$ 2,606
Cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below		324	307	965	876
Selling, general and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below		213	218	650	642
Depreciation and amortization		129	129	386	382
Restructuring charges	[1]	4	6	18	12
Operating income		218	222	628	694
Interest expense, net		70	68	203	217
Other expense/(income), net		7	2	(1)	32
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates		141	152	426	445
Provision for income taxes		32	33	98	129
Equity in net income of affiliates			(1)	(4)	(1)
Net income from continuing operations		109	120	332	317
Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		1	(17)	6	440
Net income		110	103	338	757
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		2	3	14	8
Net income attributable to Nielsen shareholders		$ 108	$ 100	$ 324	$ 749
Net income per share of common stock, basic
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Nielsen shareholders		$ 0.30	$ 0.33	$ 0.88	$ 0.86
Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Nielsen shareholders			(0.05)	0.02	1.23
Net income attributable to Nielsen shareholders		0.30	0.28	0.90	2.09
Net income per share of common stock, diluted
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Nielsen shareholders		0.30	0.32	0.88	0.86
Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Nielsen shareholders			(0.05)	0.02	1.22
Net income attributable to Nielsen shareholders		$ 0.30	$ 0.28	$ 0.90	$ 2.08
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding
Basic		359,885,616	358,879,518	359,732,970	358,489,287
Diluted		361,767,966	360,528,113	361,439,746	360,385,984

[1] For the three months ended September 30, 2022, restructuring charges primarily consist of real estate consolidation as well as severance expenses. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, restructuring charges primarily consist of real estate consolidation.