Acquisitions Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The purchase price allocation is as follows (in millions):



Property and equipment	$	636
Goodwill	7,208
Identifiable intangible assets	8,516
Other assets and liabilities, net	286
Deferred tax liabilities on identifiable intangible assets	(2,701		)
Short-term and long-term debt	(2,529		)
Non-controlling interests	(327		)
Total purchase price	$	11,089

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the components of the intangible assets associated with the acquisition as of December 31, 2014 (in millions, except years):



Intangible Assets	Acquisition-Date Fair Value		Foreign Currency Translation		De-Consolidation of Euronext and NYSE Technologies (Note 16)			Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value		Useful Life
Exchange registrations, licenses and contracts	$	6,960	$	8	$	(1,258	)	$	—		$	5,710	Indefinite
Customer relationships	1,128		1		(168		)	(56		)	905		17-25 years
Trade names	315		—		(30		)	(4		)	281		1 year to Indefinite
Developed technology	113		—		(23		)	(35		)	55		3 years
Total	$	8,516	$	9	$	(1,479	)	$	(95	)	$	6,951

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The pro forma financial information combines the historical results for us and NYSE for the year ended December 31, 2013 in the following table (in millions, except per share amounts).



Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses	$	3,013
Operating income	1,373
Income from continuing operations	774
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	217
Net income attributable to ICE	991
Basic earnings per common share:
Continuing operations	$	6.75
Discontinued operations	1.90
Basic earnings per share	$	8.65
Diluted earnings per share
Continuing operations	$	6.71
Discontinued operations	1.89
Diluted earnings per share	$	8.60