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Debt Debt (Details)
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Apr. 03, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2011
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2011
Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2011
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2011
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 24, 2013
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2013
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2013
Three Sixty Four Day Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 11, 2013
Three Sixty Four Day Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2014
Three Sixty Four Day Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Jul. 12, 2013
Three Sixty Four Day Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Minimum [Member]
Apr. 03, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Maximum [Member]
Apr. 03, 2014
Federal Fund Rate [Member]
Apr. 03, 2014
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Apr. 03, 2014
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Apr. 03, 2014
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Apr. 03, 2014
Base Rate [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Apr. 03, 2014
Base Rate [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Oct. 31, 2013
NYSE Euronext, Payoff Outstanding Commercial Paper Obligations and Other [Member]
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2013
NYSE Euronext, Cash Portion of Purchase Price [Member]
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 13, 2013
NYSE Euronext [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2013
NYSE Euronext [Member]
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2014
ICE Clear Europe
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2014
ICE Clear Credit
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2014
ICE Clear Canada
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2014
Ice Clear Us [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
NYSE Euronext EUR Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
NYSE Euronext EUR Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 13, 2013
NYSE Euronext EUR Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2011
Four Point One Three Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2011
Four Point Six Nine Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 16, 2013
Private Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 11, 2013
Private Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
NYSE Euronext USD Notes (2.0% senior unsecured notes due October 5, 2017)
USD ($)
Nov. 13, 2013
NYSE Euronext USD Notes (2.0% senior unsecured notes due October 5, 2017)
USD ($)
Oct. 16, 2013
Prepayment To Investors [Member]
Private Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 16, 2013
Write Off of Debt Issuance Costs [Member]
Private Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 02, 2014
Commercial Paper [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 24, 2013
Commercial Paper [Member]
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2013
Commercial Paper [Member]
Three Sixty Four Day Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 08, 2013
2016 Senior Notes
USD ($)
Oct. 08, 2013
Senior Notes Due Twenty Twenty Three [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
NYSE Euronext EUR Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
NYSE Euronext EUR Notes [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
NYSE Euronext EUR Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
NYSE Euronext EUR Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 24, 2014
NYSE Euronext [Member]
IPO [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 24, 2014
NYSE Euronext [Member]
IPO [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
NYSE Euronext [Member]
IPO [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
NYSE Euronext [Member]
IPO [Member]
EUR (€)
Jun. 24, 2014
Term Deposits [Member]
NYSE Euronext [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 24, 2014
Term Deposits [Member]
NYSE Euronext [Member]
EUR (€)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                                                                                                                        
Repayments of Lines of Credit                 $ 900,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		   $ 450,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ice_ThreeSixtyFourDayUnsecuredRevolvingCreditAgreementMember		                                                                       $ 900,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember		 $ 450,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ice_ThreeSixtyFourDayUnsecuredRevolvingCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember		                        
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 3,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity         2,600,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ice_SeniorUnsecuredCreditFacilitiesMember		 500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ice_SeniorUnsecuredTermLoanFacilityMember		 2,100,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ice_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember		                                                                                                        
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity 1,000,000,000ice_LineofCreditFacilityAdditionalBorrowingCapacity                                                                                                                      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate                                         0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= ice_FederalFundRateMember		 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember		 0.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember		 1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember		 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember		 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember		                                                                    
Long-term Line of Credit                   900,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		     0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ice_ThreeSixtyFourDayUnsecuredRevolvingCreditAgreementMember		                                                                                              
Proceeds from Lines of Credit                       450,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ice_ThreeSixtyFourDayUnsecuredRevolvingCreditAgreementMember		                             500,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextPayoffOutstandingCommercialPaperObligationsandOtherMember
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		 400,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextCashPortionofPurchasePriceMember
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		   400,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextMember
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		                                                            
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage                                                                         5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember		           2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextUSDNotesMember		                                  
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity   1,800,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity                                                                                                                    
Credit Facility Funds Reserved For Clearing Operations 303,000,000ice_CreditFacilityFundsReservedForClearingOperations                                                           150,000,000ice_CreditFacilityFundsReservedForClearingOperations
/ ice_CountryAxis
= ice_ICEClearEuropeLimitedMember		 100,000,000ice_CreditFacilityFundsReservedForClearingOperations
/ ice_CountryAxis
= ice_IceClearCreditMember		 3,000,000ice_CreditFacilityFundsReservedForClearingOperations
/ ice_CountryAxis
= ice_ICEClearCanadaIncMember		 50,000,000ice_CreditFacilityFundsReservedForClearingOperations
/ ice_CountryAxis
= ice_IceClearUsMember		                                                    
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage 0.125%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage                           0.08%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember		     0.20%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember		                                                                                    
Senior Notes         400,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes                                                                 200,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_FourPointOneThreeSeniorNotesMember		 200,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_FourPointSixNineSeniorNotesMember		     1,990,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextUSDNotesMember		                                    
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period                                                                           4.13%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_FourPointOneThreeSeniorNotesMember		 4.69%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_FourPointSixNineSeniorNotesMember		                                          
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount                                                                                           367,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
/ us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember		                            
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt                                                                               51,000,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_PrivateSeniorNotesMember		       49,000,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis
= ice_PrepaymentToInvestorsMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_PrivateSeniorNotesMember		 2,000,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis
= ice_WriteOffofDebtIssuanceCostsMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_PrivateSeniorNotesMember		                              
Early Repayment of Senior Debt   0us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt (49,000,000)us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt 0us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt                                                                         450,000,000us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_PrivateSeniorNotesMember		                                      
Cash paid for interest   140,000,000us-gaap_InterestPaid 32,000,000us-gaap_InterestPaid 29,000,000us-gaap_InterestPaid                                                                                                                
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity                           600,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ice_ThreeSixtyFourDayUnsecuredRevolvingCreditAgreementMember		                                                                                            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                                                                                                 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ice_SeniorNotesDueTwentyEighteenMember		 800,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ice_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember		                    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period                                                                                                 2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ice_SeniorNotesDueTwentyEighteenMember		 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ice_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember		                    
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross                                                         2,700,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextMember		                                                              
Senior Notes                                                                                     850,000,000us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextUSDNotesMember		                   0us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember		 1,353,000,000us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember		            
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure                                                                         1,300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember		         2,010,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextUSDNotesMember		 854,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextUSDNotesMember		                                  
Debt Instrument Fair Value over Face Amount                                                                         89,000,000ice_DebtInstrumentFairValueoverFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember		           4,000,000ice_DebtInstrumentFairValueoverFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextUSDNotesMember		                                  
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)                                                                     100,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember		 0us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember		                                                
Commercial Paper   905,000,000us-gaap_CommercialPaper 1,080,000,000us-gaap_CommercialPaper                                                                                                                  
Commercial Paper Maturities                               2 days 1 day   82 days 97 days                                                                                
Commercial Paper, Weighted Average Interest Rate   0.26%ice_CommercialPaperWeightedAverageInterestRate 0.28%ice_CommercialPaperWeightedAverageInterestRate                                                                                                                  
Commercial Paper Weighted Average Maturity Period   24 days 33 days                                                                                                                  
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities   54,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 16,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities                                                                                                     1,900,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember		 1,400,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember		 2,100,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember		 1,500,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember		 1,200,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
/ ice_BusinessPurposeAxis
= ice_TermDepositsMember
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextMember		 969,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
/ ice_BusinessPurposeAxis
= ice_TermDepositsMember
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextMember
Unsecured Debt, Current                                                                                                     1,100,000,000us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember		 920,000,000us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember		                
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest                                                                                                     $ 60,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember		 € 49,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ice_NYSEEuronextEURNotesMember